Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-23
American Legion Ball,
Wednesday, April %,
Elaborately Planned
President and Mrs. Hoover
Head List of Patrons.
Dancing Scheduled From
9 to l O'Clock.

President and Mrs. Herbert Hoover
have accepted an invitation to head the
list of patrons for the annual American
Legion ball of the Department of the
District of Columbia to be given at the
Mayflower Hotel Wednesday, April %.
with dancing from to o'clock.
The interior of the two bali rooms
Of the hotel will be appropriately dec
Grated with the national colors and the
flags of the various posts representing
the local department. The orchestra
Will be located on a special stage to be
erected between the two ball rooms.
The general committee in charge of
the ball is composed of Legionnaires
and includes Edgar H. Hale, chairman;
Thomas j. Frailey, vice chairman;
Eugene r. Langley, secretary; Fred c..
Fraser, treasurer: W. c. Ashford Forest
F. Bartl, H. A. Baukhage, Charlotte
Berry, Jane M Breen. Howard H.
BULGE, Emily j. Carey, Theodore Cogs-
well, John Dugan, Thomas E. Franklin,
Ben l. Fuller, Joseph j. Idler, Percy w.
Jarboe, Ralph Kilgour. Francis F.
Miller, Warren E. Miller, John j. Mo-
riarty, Winifred Nichols. Richard A.
OBrien, Charles j. Painter, Julius /.
Peyser, James H. Phillips Anne Pryde.
H. A. REM, jr.; T. N. Sheehan, r. N.
Sherwood, Helen M. Sprague, T. Nor
man Templeton. George L. Walden,
Harlan Wood, Marjorie Woodzell and
Lucille Allan.
On the reception committee are
Amos A. Fries, chairman; Harlan
Wood, John Lewis Smith, Paul j. Nc
Gahan Watson B. Miller, Frank L.
Peckham, j. Miller Kenyon, George F.
Unmacht, william Mitchell, John A.
Lejeune. Peter G. Harris, Frank T.
Hines. John Thomas Taylor, Theodore
Cogswell, Paul v. Collins, w. A. Bethel,
Frederic William Vile, William Wolff
Smith, j. O'Connor Roberts, Mary
Emily ]. Carey, Pauline M. MeVey.
Anne Humphrey. Lucille Allan. Julius
]. Peyser, Charles H. Knight, Dorothy
B. Harper and Mary A. Hickey.
The music committee includes For
est F. Bartl, chairman: Richard A.
O,Brien, Jane M. Breen, Marjorie
Woodzell, Lucille Allan and Francis =.
Miller.
Members of the decorations commit
tee are Austin S. Imtrie, chairman; w.
C. Ashford, j. ]. Moriarty, p. G.. jar
Doe, r. H. Madden, Howard H. BULGE,
Il. Norman Templeton, Amelia Boberg,
Hope Knickerbocker, Ralph KilgOur
and Charles ]. Painter.
On the patron and patroness COM
mittee are Emily ]. Carey. chairman;
Helen NJ Sprague. Wintfred Nichols.
Anne Pryde. Jane M. Breen, MarJorie
Woodzen and Lucille Allan.
The box committee Is composed OF
Thomas e. Franklin, chairman; w. A.
Bethel, Frederick II. Brook, Harlan
wood, Harry A. Cocpe, julius !. Peyser,
Charlotte Berry, Warren 2. Miller, n.
A. Renz. jr.; r. NJ. sherwood ana
George l. Walden.
The publicity committee includes
Howard s. Fisk, chairman; Paul J
McGahan, Edward T. Pollard ana ~.
Al. Baukhage, and the ticket commit
tee, Edgar II. Hale. chairman; Clyde u.
Gtoval, John Dugan, Ben L. Fuller. Jo-
aeph j. Idler, II. A. REM, jr.; Z. N:
Sheehan, Emily ]. Carey, Wtnfned
nichols and George L. Walden.
The distinguished guests commfttee
includes John Thomas Taylor. cnam-
man; Watson b. Miller, Peter G. Harris,
). OConnoF Roberts, Harlan Wood.
Jane M. Breen, Lucille Allan, Wntfred
Nichols, Anne Pryde, Helen M. Sprague,
Marjorie Wocdzen and Charloste
On the floor committee are Theodore
BOSWELL. chairman; Bernard Q. Nc
Gee, Jane NJ. Breen, Emily Carey. W
y. A. Strawhridge, Marjorie Woodzen,
Howard p. Bresee, Forest z. Bart,
warren e. Miller, Francis L. Fany,
Jesse 9. sweeney, Fred g. Fraser. Rich
ard A. OBrien, Or. Milburn Fowler,
II. A. REM H.; Richard w. West
wood, James F. Pierce, James II. ke-
hoe, John A. Dugan, Joseph J. 1oler
and Earl j. Brown.