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the closing ceremony of retreat by
all Sd Cavalry organizations and q
detachment from the 18th Field
Artillery.
Miss Townsend to Present
Prizes to Winners.
Prizes will be presented to the
winners of first, second place and
third place in the musical chair
and rescue race by the queen. These
prizes were donated by the Cherry
Blossom Festival Committee.
The mounted regimental band and
buglers of the Sd Cavalry will pro-
vide the music for the military ex-
hibitions. The opening ceremony
will be parade in the arena pro-
vided by Mr.. c. Marshall Finnan,
superintendent of the National Cap
itol Parks. All exhibitors will be in
cluded in this parade, which will
be preliminary to the formal crown
ing of the Cherry Blossom Festival
queen, who will ride in the parade.
Troop F, Sd Cavalry, will furnish
q military escort for Miss Townsend
and will accompany her during the
parade and ddring the coronation
ceremony.
Mrs. Roosevelt Patroness
For footprints of 1899.
Another cause of much activity
at the post is the approaching an
nual pageant of "Hoofprints of
1885," which will be held at the Rid
Ing Hall on the evenings of April
IA, IS and Is and on the afternoon of
April Is. Mrs. Roosevelt heads the
list OF patronesses for the pageant,
with other distinguished ladies in
cabinet and official circles.
Mrs. John Meade, who has been
spending the last several days in
New York selecting costumes for
the pageant, has joined Capt. Meade
at the post, and has selected a COL
orful consignment for the affair.
The Morse legend of the Valkyries
Is one of the scenes. and Miss Ruth
Ellen Patton. daughter of Col and
Mrs. Patton, will lead a group of the
younger social set in number most
appropriate to the occasion-the
Ride of the Valkyries." Twenty
four of the loveliest girls in the
pageant will take part in another of
Wagner's ring music, when they con-
duct a cadenced musical ride to the
strains of the fire music.
Other activities on the post this
week have consisted mainly of en-
tertaining visitors, and a few resi-
dents Of the post are preparing to
leave for other stations.
Capt. and Mrs. Collier
Have Guests With Them.
Capt. and Mrs. John H. Collier
have as guests at their quarters
Capt. Golfers sister-ir-law, Mrs. G.
Pierce Collier Of San Juan, Puerto
Rico. who arrived Wednesday with
her young daughter, Nancy Collier.
Also arriving on the same day was
Mr.. Robert Collier, who came from
his studies at Kent School in Con-
necticut to join his mother and
sister during their visit here and
to spend his spring vacation with
Capt. and Mrs. Collier.
Mrs. Crane. wife of 1t. Col. Will
liam c. Crane, is again at home
tier spending the past week in
pitinsville, Mass, where she visited
- mother. Mrs. Crane was hostess
at ma tea dance given in the Fort
Myer Riding Hall Friday afternoon
following the last of the Friday
afternoon rides.
Several recent Army orders are
Of particular interest to this post.
Capt. Thomas j. H. Trapnell has
been ordered to the Philippines,
but does not expect to sail for
his new post until some time in
June. Capt. and Mrs. Trapnells
plans are as yet incomplete, but
they will 60 on short leave before
sailing.
Capt. Lawrence R. Dewey, who
has been aide to Gen. Evans H.