The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-05
President Attending Var College
Fete This Acknowledging Gay
Merrymaking in Contrast
to Mighty Military
Show; "Big Guns"
Literal and Figurative

Socially speaking, the "big
guns" are being reserved for
the closing days of the great
military carnival at the
Army War College. But,
literally, there were enough
big guns in action yester-
day, when the fete opened,
to shake the very ground
under the feet of the spec
tators and to give them a
mild taste of how it must
feel to be under fire.
Pink Tea and T. N. T.
The President and Mrs. Cool
ldge are attending the show this
afternoon, with the Secretary
of War and the assistant secre-
taries also among the guests of
honor. The War Department
officials were involved yester-
day with the Army Ordnance
Associations meeting at Aber-
deem Proving Ground. But,
even with such notabilities
among the missing, there were
enough dignitaries and dow
ayers and debutantes-yes, and
diplomats, tom the tents
along the side lines yesterday
afternoon to give a pink tea at
anosphere in piquant contrast to
the mighty display of military
prowess in progress.
On the Sidelines
Mai. Gen. Charles P. Summerall.
chief Of staff. u. S. A, and Mrs.
Eummerall. who had "mothered"
the idea of an annual military
show for the benefit of the Army
Relief Society, were hosts to dis
finguished group of guests under
the central marquee. There one
epied dear old Col. Robert NJ.
Thompson, always favorite in
Washington, and being given
warm welcome on this his first
visit home" in many months.
There, too, was Gen. Johnnie"
Glenn. who began his Army career
as a drummer boy in Civil War
days.
Engineer Commissioner and Mrs.
1adue were also in the generals
tent. with such other guests as
Mrs. James Carroll Frazer. Gen.
and Mrs. Mason Patrick. Mrs.
Medorem Crawford and Mise De-
lores Crawford. Others spotted"
were Gen. and Mrs. Merritte Ire.
land, Gen. and Mrs. Herbert o.
Williams, Gen. and Mrs. Francis
H. Pope. Col. and Mrs. W. L.
Pitcher. Mrs. Amos Fries, Mrs.
c. G. Calhoun. Col and Mrs. Evan
Humphrey, Major and Mrs. Ennalls
Waggarnan, Miss Frances Virginia
Wagganlan-in a gay coolie coat
and selling something which in
terested the buyers less than did
the pretty safeswoman: Miss Kath-
crime Andrews, Mrs. Amos Fries.
Gen. George Owen Sduier. Gen.
William e. Horton and Lieut..
George Foster. aide TO General
Summeral. Most of the Army
women in the group were in
working clothes" and attached to
Dne or another of the gay booths.
A production of the epic stand
Of the Lost Battalion in the
Argonne Forest was the climax
of the great military circus in.
'luding cavalry and artillery drills,
aerial acrobattcs the passage of a
-ank over a charge of INT. and
score of 0fhar .fbrilIerS And
when this performance vas over
Tor the afternoon--to be repeated
IN the evening-there was time
off" before supper for an in
ypection Of the exhibitions or
every phase of Army activity and
Every sort Of Army equipment,
which make up one of the most
features of the carni-
val.
Rushing Business
Then. too, there was rush Of
business to the gaily DECORATED
booths facing the parade ground
across lantern.hunc street..
where pretty girls were selling
hot dogs. ice cream, soft drinks.
candy and cigarettes. The for
tune tellers came into their own.
And the youngsters AID those
children of a larger growth"
who delight in such things. made
q rush for the midway, with its
merry go-round. its ferris wheel
and other amusing devices.
The bridge devotess had had
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