The Washington times., 1932-01-30
NotabIeCompany
Attend Gala
Function

The annual ball given by the
department of the District Of
Columbia of the American
Legion was held last evening in
the main ballroom suite of the
Mayflower, and it was one of
the most brilliant and interest
. ing events of the season in the
Capital.
Members of the Diplomatic
Corps and of official society
in Washington, together with
distinguished veterans of the
World War we're present, and
the tiers of boxes surrounding
the large ball room were
thronged with notable guests.
Many of the men present were
in uniform, which added to the
splendor of the scene.
A beautiful scheme of decora-
ton was carried out in the main
ballroom and the Chinese room,
myriads of tiny varicolored
lights festooning the boxes, and
overhead the flags of all the
allies formed a striking canopy
of color.
Mrs. Hoover Sponsor
Mrs. Hoover headed the list
of patronesses together with a
number of other important
women, among them Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson, Mrs. Patrick
Jay Hurley, Mrs. Arthur M.
Hyde, Mrs. Frederick H. Payne.
Mrs. Hiram Bingham. Mrs.
Robert w. Imbrie, Mrs. Charles
B. McVey. jr.. Mrs. Christian
Heurich, and Miss Alice Wads-
worth.
The guests were received by
Col. John Lewis Smith, chair.
man of the reception commit
tee, assisted by Col. John
Thomas Taylor, Major Julius I.
Peyser, Lieut.. Harlan Wood,
Department Commander Ferdi-
nand G.. Fraser, Lieut.. Frank
L. Peckham. Major Thomas j.
Frailey, Mrs. Joseph H. Minis.
president of the American Le-
gion Auxiliary; Maj. Gen. Amos
A. Fries, Brig. Gen. Frank T.
Hines, Capt. Watson B. Miller.
DR.. B. c. MacNeil, and Major
E. H. Hale, chairman of the
ball committee, in the Chinese
room. The guests then passed
into the ballroom, where dane
ing was enjoyed to the strains
of a well-known orchestra.
Col. George TAFT was chair.
man of the box committee.
and among those having reser.
vations for the ball were the
Chief Justice and Mrs. Charles
Evans Hughes, the Secretary of
the Treasury, Mr.. Andrew w.
Mellon; the Secretary of the
Navy and Mrs. Charles Francis
Adams, Sena tor and Mrs.
James Couzens, Senator and
Mrs. Cameron Morrison, who
had taken two boxes; Senator
Frederick Hale, former Senator
and Mrs. Lawrence w. PhippS,
the department commander of
the District, Mr.. Ferdinand G.
Frazer; Mrs. Lowell Fletcher
Hobart, Mrs. Clarence c. Will
liams, Col. John Lewis Smith,
Col. J. Miller Kenyon, Major
Paul G. McGahon, Capt. Wat
son B. Miller, DR.. B. c.. Mcneil,
Mr.. ]. O'Connor Roberts, the
American Gold Star Mothers,
the District of Columbia De-
partment of the American Le-
gion Auxiliary, LIE Societe de
40 and 8, and the various posts
of the American Legion of the
department of the District of
Columbia.
Honorary Chairman
Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan
was honorary chairman of the
ball, the proceeds of which are
to be devoted to the main.
tenance of the department
headquarters of the legionnaireS
of the District.
Among the outstanding guests
present were: ViScomte de Liant
Sheere, of the Royal Belgian
Embassy; Col. F.. L. Husson,
naval attache of the French
Embassy; Lieut.. Col. Marco
Pennaroli, military attache
Italian Embassy; Mr.. Ogden L.
Mills, the Undersecretary of
the Treasury: Mr.. F.. H. Payne,
the Assistant Secretary of
War; Brig. Gen. Frank T.
Hines, administrator veterans
affairs, and Capt. Patrick Mac
namara, naval attache of the
British Embassy.
Dinner Hosts Tonight
Mr.. Raymond Gerber will
have eight guests dining with
him at the dinner-dance this
evening at Wardman Park
Hotel. Mr.. Odle B. Porter will
also entertain a small group
at the dinner-dance, later tax
ing his guests to the supper
dance in the gold room of the
hotel.
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Mai. Gen. and Mrs. George
E. Leach will be the guests of
honor at a rncentioYo apd dopca