Evening star., 1932-03-30
"A CLASSES LISTED
FOR RIDING SHOW
Spectacular Society Circus
to Open Friday Afternoon
at Fort Myer.

With IA spectacular classes listed on
its program, the four performance series
of the Fort Myer Society Circus will
open Friday afternoon at 2:15 o'clock.
The entire program will be repeated
again Friday night at 8:15 o'clock and
twice Saturday at the same hours.
A brilliant list of equestrian stars,
debutantes and prominent patrons will
combine to make the 1882 circus notable
among the annual exhibitions arranged
to raise funds for Army post charities
and recreation funds. This year for
the first time portion of the gate re-
ceipts will be donated to the District
Tor use In unemployment relief.
New Acts Devised.
Weeks of intensive practice have
whipped into shape new acts, invented
specifically for this years show and the
group of popular favorites we'll known
to spectators at past Army perform
anceS
Among the riders are so Washington
debutantes, who have rehearsed care
fully the three events in which they are
to participate-"English Hunt" Hyde
Park Sporting Tandems" and "Seno-
ritas From Old Madrid"
Meanwhile the youngsters who will
appear in the cub scout and paddock
parade classes have learned their rou-
tine ike the veteran rodeo and aero
batic ri6ers who have thrilled Wash
mgton crowds for many years.
Among the novelties to be introduced
are the mounted basket ball game, di-
rected by Lieut.. Bugher; the clowns
Waltz of Time" presented by Lieut..
Fuller, and an extraordinary jump ride
OF the Hungarian Hussars," led by
Capt. TTuscott. General preparations
have been under the guidance of Col.
Harry Cootes, chairman of the Society
circus Committee, and Lieut.. Col. C. P.
George, executive director.
Curtis Heads Patrons.
The list Of patrons is led by Vice
President Charles Curtis. Others are
the Japanese Ambassador and Nine.
KatSuJi DebuSchi, the Ambassador of
Poland and Nine. Titus FilipoWicz Mr..
and Mrs. Edward E. Gam, Secretary of
the Treasury Mills, Secretary of War
Hurley, Senator and Mrs. Frederick
Hale, Senator Tasker L. Oddie, Senator
and Mrs. David A. Reed, Senator and
Mrs. Cordell Hull, Senator and Mrs
Warren R. Austin, Senator and Mrs. w.
Warren Barbour, Representative and
Mrs. James S. Parker, Gen. Douglas
Macarthur, Maj Gen. George Van Horn
MoSeley, Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Stephen o.
Fuqua, Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Guy v,
Henry, Maj. Gen. George E. Leach, Mai.
Gen. Anton Stephan, Brig. Gen. Francis
Le j: Parker, Mr.. and Mrs Keith Mer-
r11l, Col. and Mrs. Morris E. Locke, Col.
Rush R. Wallace, Mai. Horace H. Fuller,
Maj. Reginald L. Foster, Mr.. and Mrs.
NeWoolo NoyeS, Mrs. Henry B. Car
penoer, Mrs. Marion W. DaWley Mrs.
Frank Hight, Mrs. Jacob Leander Loose
Mrs. Henry K. McHarg, 306th Cavalry.
ana Machine Gun Troop, 306th Cavalry.
Mrs. Hoover heads the list of box
holders, which includes Herr Friedrich
Won Prittwitz und Gaffron. Ambassador
from Germany; Katsuji Debuchi, Am
bassador from Japan: Tytus Filipowicz
Ambassador from Poland; Ogden T.
Mills, Secretary of the Treasury; Pat
rick j. Hurley, Secretary of War; Fred |
er1ck H. Payne, Assistant Secretary of
war; David S. ingalls,, Assistant Secre- |
tary OF the Navy; Senator Tasker L.
Odd1e, Senator and Mrs. David A. Reed,
Maj. Gen. Guy v. Henry, Mai. Gen.
George E. Lynch. Maj. Gen. j. L. Cham
berla1n, Maj. Gen. Blanton Winship.
Maj. Gen. George Van Horn MoseIey
Brig. Gen. Francis LIE j. Parker, Col.
Harry N. Cootes, Col and Mrs. M. r.
Locke, Col. r. r. Wallace, Lieut.. Col
H. E.. Stephenson, Maj. George S. Pat
Ton, lr.; Maj. H. H Fuller, Mai. Regi-
maid L. Foster, Mrs. Cary D. Langhorne.
Mrs. j. Henry Lancashire, Mrs. E. St
Jonn Greble, Mrs. Henry B. Carpenter,
Mrs. Jacob Leander Loose, Mrs Arthur
II. Vandenberg, Mrs. Keith Merrill. Mrs.
George R. Cecil. Mrs. George B. Pills |
Dury, Mrs. James S. Parker. Mrs
Eleanor Patterson, Mrs. E. j. DawIev.
Mrs. Frank Hight, Mrs. Newbold Moves
Mrs. U. S. Grant, Sd; Mrs Clarence e.
Hancock, Mrs. A. H. Balsley M. Robert |
Guggenheim, Joseph L. Seligman, Frank |
=. Noyes, Miss Frances Eagles. Miss |
Excellona Hamilton, I. s. Turover, Mrs.
N. H. Luttrell, Mrs L. S. Whitehouse
S. H. Berman, Lieut.. Charles K. Galley
1r., and others.