Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-27
American Legion Ball.
To Be Held January 80,
An Outstanding Event
President Coolidge and Vice
President Dawes Head
Patrons-Disabled Veter-
ans Enrolled as Guests.

The annual ball OF the Department
OF the District of Columbia, the Ameri-
can Legion, will be featured this year
by the presence Of large number Of
disabled veterans from local hospitals,
who will be the special guests of the
LegionnaireS of the National Capital
at the New Willard Hotel, Wednesday
night, January 80. Many of the hospi-
tai boys have evinced an interest in
the coming affair and several boxes
nave been donated by persons prominent
in local social circles with the request
that they be occupied by veterans who
became disabled in the World War, and
for each one so donated the American
Legion has duplicated the requests. Ar
rangements for the comfort of these
veterans is In the hands of Mr.. Thomas
z. Franklin, chairman of the box COM
mittee, who will be assisted by Mrs.
Mary Esther Kolhos. Mr.. Hugh B. New
marsh, Mr.. Bernard G. MCGEE, Mr..
Raymond A. Burke, Mr.. Joseph Byrne,
Mr.. James F. Pierce, Mr.. Francis F..
Miller and Mr.. William H. Glass.
Distinguished Patrons
and Patr0neSSess Listed.
President and Mrs. Coolidge and Vice
President and Mrs. Dawes, head the
patrons and patronesses committee this
year and are interested in seeing the
affair surpass those of previous years.
In order to meet the demand additional
boxes were provided and every effort
is being put forth by the various COM
mittees to make this big success. The
ballroom will be the scene of a notable
gathering of persons prominent in
Washington and out-of-town society.
Army Navy Marine, Coast Guard and
congressional circles, and executives of
the Federal Government. Many officials
of the national organizations of the
Legion and American Legion Auxiliary
will come on from indianapolis to at
tend the function. National Comdr. and
Mrs. Paul v. McNutt of the American
Legion, National Adjt. and Mrs. James
F. Barton, and Mrs. Boyce Ficklen, jr.,
National president of the American
Legion Auxiliary, and Mrs. Gwendolyn
Wiggin Mcdowell, National secretary
of the auxiliary, will participate in the
festivities of the evening. Others in
clude Mrs. Bessie Stuart Smith, Nation
al membership chairman of Chicago;
Miss Helen w. Clark of East Orange,
N. j.: Mrs. Lee e. Moore. department
secretary Of Ohio, Newark, Ohio; Mrs.
Edna Davol, LIE Chapeau National Passe
of East Providence, r. l.; Past Depart
ment Comdr. Albert Cox of South Caro-
lima and Mrs. Cox, Mrs. Charles K.
Brown, historian of the Department of
Virginia, and party of friends.
Prominent Box Holders
Already Enrolled.
Included among the box holders,
patrons and patronesses for the. ball
are Secretary of State Frank B. Kellogg,
Secretary of the Treasury Andrew w.
Mellon, Undersecretary of the Treasury
Ogden l.. Mills, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank B.
NoyeS, Senators David Reed of PennSyl-
vania, Lawrence C. Phipps, Colorado;
Hiram Bingham, George P. Mclean of
Connecticut, Frederick Hale, Maine;
Arthur Capper, Kansas, and Senator
and Mrs. Jesse H. Metcalf of Rhode
Island: Secretary of War and Mrs.
Dwight F. Davis, Assistant Secretary Of
War Col. Charles B. Robbins and Mrs.
Robbins, Mrs. Arthur j. BroSseau of
Daughters of the American Revolution,
Past Department Comdr. and Mrs. j.
Miller Kenyon, Mrs. Constance G.
Williams, Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Penn
broke Thorn, Past Post Comdr. and
Mrs. Wallace Streater, Mrs. Alvin S.
Hert, Past Department Comdr. Paul
j. McGahan, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert G.
Simmons, Mrs. Peter Drury, Mrs. Will
liam j. Harris, Mrs. Briant Wells, Mrs
Frederick MoSeley Sackett, DR.. anc
Mrs. E. C. Riggs, Mrs. William G. RiveS
Mrs. Charles B. McVay, Lieut.. Comdr