The Washington times., 1928-09-07

NEWS on PERSONS AND EVENTS SOCIAL WIIRL OF WASHINGTON
ARM Carnival IN October 70 Be Bigger
And Better Than EUer, = Plans Developing

Great Military Show to
Give Civilians an Idea
Of What Uncle Sans
Army Does in Peace
Times
Write down October 4, 5
and 6 in your date books.
Those are the dates chosen
Tor the great military car
nival at the Army War Col
lege and nobody should miss
lit The Army puts on Al
marvelous show and this
Iykar it's to be bigger and
better than ever.
Brain Child
IL was Mrs. Charles z. Sum
neral, wife Of the chief Of
etsff who first conceived the
idea Of putting on one big
benefit for the Army Relief
Society instead Of the grist at
bridge drives, bazaars, dances
and what not, which had pre-
vfousIy been given from time to
time through the season By IN
dividuaI units Of the crga1iiza-
ton.
Outgrew It's Parent
Fresh from Governors Island. she
HAD in mind some such glorified
garden party, with q military e.
hibitf6n as side show. ~ has been
given there each year for these
many moons. But when tried out
hers last autumn, the lusty infant
ot5l6 its parent. AL the garden
paftv features were to be found
ana were greatly enjoyed but they
were overshado wed by such q great
military show as could only be as
serN bled In washington. where all
the threads Of Army activities con-
VERGE.
Tsw Who visited washington
Barracks on those two bright 0cto-
Der days last autumn, when the
show was III progress, have for
gotten It Or viii miss the oppor-
tunity to see it again. Kaleido-
scopic memories come to mind Of
bis guns booming, Of stirring cav
airy drills. Of startling aerial dis
plavn ana OG ii sham battle, which
iifted the spectators right out OF
thcif seats and brought home to
them some sense of the true cOn-
dftlons Of modern warfare. And
the night battle, fought out In the
glare of searchlights, with mus
elxtry fire splitting through pillows
Of smoke and Very lights casting
their strange glow over the mimic
combat, was beautiful as well as
stirring.
Carnival Features
All this win be repeated this
year. with the dancing, theatricals,
supper parties, ETC., which were so
popular last time, and many new
and original features. The Pres
fde1st and Mrs. Coolidge took In the
show last year, as did the Secre.
tary Of War, General Pershins and
representative group from the
official and diplomatic contingefits.
n addition to being highly sue
ceSSful way to raise money for
the Army Relief's philanthropic
work among service folk, the car.
niva1 is designed to give civilians
sons idea Of what the Army does
IN peace times. why and how 1t
does III.
Preparations for the gigantic fete
have been going on for months.
Every department Of the Army
Will eontrfbute something and the
ladies' Of the various corps are to
he III charge Of the garden party
features.
In Allegiance
coli plans for the fall season
at the War !. College have had
to give way to preparations for
the. carnival and not until II
IS over will it be possible to
uQlU LIl0 WGCh1y WOAAAGA . AANAANA7
cap tournaments which are being
arranged. A series was held
IN the spring and summer, ana
ii u hoped that this may be
repeated, as well as the Army
and Navy championship event,
1nauaurated last September. Mrs.
u. Ii. Hedrick, OF the Army, then
defeated Mrs. II. B. Bird, Of
the Navy, for the title. Mrs.
Everett Hughes Is chairman Of
the golf committee and will an.
nounce plans for play as soon
rs possible after the carnival.
y
Mrs. Maurice Crumpacker, who
has been abroad for several
months, is expected in Washing
ton on Saturday.