The Washington times., 1929-01-29
LEGION BALL
TO BE GALA
EVENT

the embassies and legations will
attend the annual ball OF the
District OF Columbia Depart
rnent, American Legion. tornor.
row evening at the Willard Hotel.
On entering the ball room guests
will be received BY a committee
headed by Past Department Com.
mander Gen. Amos A. Fries, and
Department Commander Harlan
Wood OF the American Legion, as
sisted by the following: Past Der
partment Commander e. Lester
Jones, John Lewis Smith, Paul J..
McGahan, Watson b. Miller,
Frank l.. Peckham, and j. Miller
Kenyon, Mai. Gen. John A. Lee
Jeune. Mai. Gen. Peter c. Harris,
Past Department Adiutant George
r, Unmacht, John Thomas Tay-
lor, Post Commander Theodore
Cogsweil, Past Post Commanders
Wallace Streater, Miss j Beatrice
Bowman, William Mitchell, y. O'C.
Roberts. Post Commander L. e.
Atkins. Paul v. Collins, Mrs. Anne
Humphrey. Mrs. Lucille Allan,
Gen. Frank 7. Hines, Walter o.
Woods. Gen. w. A. Bethel, VIII
liam Wolff Smith, Frederic vii.
liam Vile. Department Vice Com
manders Thomas ID. Walsh, Ed.
gar II. Hale. Miss Emily ]. Carey,
Department ,AdIutant Howard s.
Fisk, Past Department Vice Com
rnander Miss Pauline Nj. McVey.
A number Of out-of-town guests
viii attend the ball, including rep
resentatives attending the Wom-
ems Patriotic Conference of Ma
tional Defense now In session.
Officials OF the departments OF
the American Legion Auxiliary
throughout the United States are
arriving daily and will partici.
pate in the activities Of the eve.
ming.
The Ambassador OF Great Brit.
ain and Lady isabella Howard
and the Ambassador OF Spain
and Madame Padilla win be the
ranking guests ut the dinner to
be igven this evening at the May
flower by the Minister OF Norway
and Madame Bachke.
:
The Minister of China and Nine.
Sze will be the guests in whose
honor Representative and Mrs.
Charles A. Eaton will entertain at
dinner this evening at the Ward.
man Park Hotel.
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Mime. Teller. wife Of the Mexi-
can Ambassador, and Mrs. Allied
J. Brosseau. president general Of
the D. A. r., will be the honor
I guests at luncheon If Miss Mary
Temple, who will entertain at the
Mayflower on February 81
Luncheon
Mrs. woodrow Wilson was the
honor guest at luncheon today of
Bernard B. Jones, who enter
tanned in her home on wyoming
Avenue. Other guests were Mrs.
William e. Borah, Mrs. Guy d.
Goff, Mrs. John B. Kendrick,
Mime. Varela. Lady Broderick,
Mrs. William Barrett Ridgely,
Mrs. sydney A. Cloman. Mrs.
William p. MacCracksn. Mrs.
Harry Covington, Mrs. Harry Nor
n1ent. Mrs. George Mesta and
Mrs. Minnigerode Andrews.
Mrs. Edward &. Gam was the
honor guest ut luncheon today OF
Mrs Edward e. Robbins. who
entertained a company Of Is in
her home on Connecticut Avenue.
The Commercial Secretary Of
! -. a. NR
LAander Mccormick. .Csoodhart
will entertain at dinner this eve
ming in their apartment at 17s5
Massachusetts, Ave. Later they
will take their guests 10 the the
ater.
Mrs. Absalonn Waller entertained
at luncheon today In her home on
Wyoming Avenue In compliment to
Mrs. Harold PArot Keen, of Ryn-
lyn. near Wilmington Del Other
guests were Mrs. Il. g. Lord, Mrs.
Henry Clay Carpenter, Mrs. F'itz.
hugh Ward, Mrs. C. w. Robertson.
Mrs. John Ryan Devereux. Miss
Pike. Mrs. Albert Gore, Mrs. C. G.
Vandenburg, Miss Mona Gill Mrs
Albert Pike and Mrs. Paul Gil.
lespie.
$50
Mrs. William Livingston Crounse
will receive tomorrow afternoon
for the only time this season from
to o'clock in her home at
24ls wyoming Ave.
The Congressional Club will have
as its speaker at the tea on Fri
day afternoon DR.. w. u. Showalter,
who will talk on Seeking the
iolden Fleece Of 4 Thousand Em-
pires. The club viii have an at.
home on tuesday evening, Febru-
ary 5. from $50 to II o'clock.
Mrs. Sidney Tahaferro will en-.
tertain at luncheon tomorrow fol
lowing Mrs. Lawrence Townsend,s
musical morning at the Mayflower,
when Mrs. william Howard Taft
will be the guest of honor.
Mrs. Taliaferro win be ait home
on Thursday from to s o'clock
for the last time this season.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Maurice
Morris will be hosts al q dinner
dance this evening in the palm
court Of the Mayflower.
Visitors Depart
The Misses Mtllicent and Mary.
Hammond, daughters of the
United States Ambassador gto
Spain and Mrs. Ogden Hammond.
who have been visiting the span.
ish Ambassador and Mms.s Pa.
diila, left the city for New York
to rejoin their parents at the
savoy Plaza. They win sail for
Spain late IN February. Miles,
Rosa and Maria Padilla enter.
tanned ct tea yesterday for their
guests.