Army and Navy Review 1915 Panama-California Edition - Balboa Park

B ATTALIO N OF U. S. B LU EJA CK ETS A T T H E PLAZA DE PANAMA
Brilliant Dinner Given
No more brilliant function has ever been given at the Cristobal cafe than that of
last night, when the Exposition gave a dinner in honor of Admiral Howard. The cafe
was filled to overflowing with army and navy men, with their wives, and the dancing
floor was in constant use between courses. San Diego and Coronado society were well
represented.
Those at the Exposition table: Admiral Thomas Benton Howard and Mrs. Howard,
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Spreckels, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Belcher, Jr., Mrs. J. M. Morton,
Commander F. N. Freeman and Mrs. Freeman, Admiral Uriel Sebree and Mrs. Sebree,
Lieutenant and Mrs. R. M. Griswold, Lieut. A. J. James, Capt. George Van Horn Moseley
and Mrs. Moseley, Col. W. C. Davis and Mrs. Davis, Mrs. George McKenzie, Col. J.
H. Pendleton and Mrs. Pendleton, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Davidson, Lieut. F. L. Oliver,
Mrs. W. P. B. Prentice, Mr. and Mrs. George Burnham.
Indians from the Painted Desert gave their eagle dance, a number which is always
popular with diners at the cafe. After the dinner a large number became spectators
at the party of the enlisted men at the Plaza de Panama.
Others who entertained parties: H. L. Titus, party of twelve; Alexander Sharp,
party of twenty; A. S. Bridges, party of twelve; Capt. Ashley M. Robertson, party of
eighteen; Judge W. A. Sloane, party of ten; F. E. Marber, party of six; S. Clifford Payson,
party of three, and Frank Von Tesmar, party of six.
Ball for Enlisted Men
The outdoor ball, given later in the evening in the Plaza de Panama for enlisted
men of all branches of the government service, was the most successful event of the kind
ever held at the Exposition. Fully 1500 were in attendance. The grand march, at 9:30,
was led by Admiral Howard and Mrs. G. A. Davidson. President Davidson and Mrs.
Howard were next in line. Three bands—the Coast Artillery, the Marine Corps and
the U. S. S. Colorado— furnished the music. The enlisted men were surely “stepping
out some,” for one band started as soon as the other had stopped. The music was going
nearly every minute, and those who tried to keep up with it had to have the endurance
of a marathon or long distance racer. The bands were on the spacious platform
of the Sacramento building, and fully one-half of the entire plaza had been prepared
for the dancers.