The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-24
TO
ATTEND THE
LEGION BALL
Annual Event Will Have
Special Brilliance
Tonight

EDwARD FOR D. com.
IL mander Of the American
Legion, and Mrs. Spafford have
come to washington from Indian
apolis to attend the American
Legion ball at the Willard tonight.
This ball is annually given
under the most distinguished OF.
ficial auspices. This year the
President and Mrs. Coolidge and
the Speaker and Mrs. LoIlgworth
head the list of patronesses, and
the floor committee includes Such
members of the Senate AID the
House who saw service during
the World War.
The Secretary Of War and the
Secretary of the Navy are ex.
pected to attend, as viii Maj.
Gen. Frank r. Hines. head Of the
Veterans Bureau. and Mrs. Hines.
Both bathrooms at the Willard
will be in use all evening, and
25-piece orchestra win provide the
mnsic.
AIRS. HARRIET HAWLEY
W LoCHER, director OF the De-
partment Of Public Service and
Education stanley Company or
America. will attend the Better
Films Conference, January 1928,
at the Waldorf.Astoria in New
York. Mrs. Locher is taking an
exhibit. showing the development
of music appreciation work by
the Woman's Club Of Bethesda
Nd, which has been going on In
the Saturday morning programs
for children at the Ambassador,
Chevy Chase, and Colony
theaters during the season. This
exhibit was compiled by MRS.
Nina Church Brann, the motion
picture chairman for Montgomery
county, Md.
There Ii also an exhibit from
the library cooperation work Of
last season with the Mt. Pleasant
Branch, Public Library. This
demonstrates the stimulation OF
the pictures for reading. with
long lists Of books correlating
with such pictures as Treasure
Island" and The Covered
Mrs. Locher was the guest of
honor and speaker today at the
Woman's Club luncheon In
Camden. N. J.
A distinguished company has
been asked to meet Miss Maurine
Watkins, Miss Francine Larrtmore
and Miss Maureen McKernan at
4 tea which the District League
of American Pen Women VIII give
in their honor tomorrow from 4:S0
to o'clock. Miss Watkins ID
the author OF Chicago" now
playing at the Belasco.
MAN
Members of the Art Promoters
Club and their friends win have .
Persian evening next Friday in
honor Of the birthday OF Madame
Josephine C. de Lagnel, beginning
with q Persian dinner at o'clock,
in the new headquarters. Hotel
Dupont, entrance 1491 Twentieth
st. N. w. Special features Of the
evening will be an illustrated talk
at 8:15 on "The Dover Rug of
+. Persia by Miss KIttie Eugenia
Burch in costume, followed by
Travels In Persia" by Charles
Mason Remey. Sars Manoukian
will lend Persian rugs. These
lectures are open to the public.
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Mr.. and Mrs, Andrew Ten Eyck.
of New York city, have arrived
in Washington for =. two weeks
stay at the Willard Hotel.
The Mt. Holyolxe Alumnae As.
sociation of Washington win be
the guest of Nine. Panaretoff at
her home, 1910 Kalcrarna Road.
Saturday afternoon at 2:30. Mrs.
w. c. Gordon will assist Nine.
.Panaretoff and the guest of honor
will be Miss Grace Temple, who
will speak on home decoration.
MONG those noted in the
"A large audience at the per.
Torrance Of Chicago" last even.
ing at the Relasco were Senator
and Mrs. Royal Copeland, the
secretary of the German Embassy
and Nine. Won Selzam, Lieut..
and Mrs. William D. Thomas, Mrs.
Kenna Elkins, Mr.. and Mrs.
Glenn Stewart and Miss Eppes
Halves. daughter of Senator and
Mrs. Harry 3. Halves.