Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-05
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Another Beautiful Ball for Sweet Char
ity
Balls, Dinners, Tens, Breakfasts and
LunchcOns Where Friends
Met Personals.

National Rifles Armery Hall never pre-
sented a more brilliant scene or rarely has
larger throng gathered than was wit
messed last evening at the annual charity
ball given by the Ladies' Southern Relief
Society. In addition to those of :he south
ern contingent, many notable leaders of
society were present, including a number
of eX-Unon soldiers and their families.
Guests began to arrive early. and at 8
o'clock the reception committee took their
places at the right of the entrance Of the
main door. The receiving party consisted
of Mrs. Gadsden, president of the asso-
citation; Mrs. Martin of Virginia, Mrs.
Holmes Conrad, Mrs. ]. T. Callaghan, Mrs
N. c. Blanchard, Mrs. Robert Lee, Mrs
Henry Berry. Mrs. Albert Akers, Mrs. j.
=. Gordon, Mrs. W. b. Bate, Mrs Seth
Shepard. Mrs. w. H Sims, Mrs. c. B. How
ry, Mrs; j. G. Hutchinson, Mrs. r. II.
Savers, Mrs Jos. Wheeler, Mrs. w. A.
Jones, Mrs. c. f. Joy, Mrs d. g. Tyler,
Mrs. w: L. Draper, Miss Virginia Miller
Miss Alice Rigs. Mrs. P. F. Harvey. Mrs.
robert W.. Hunter Mrs. M. ]. Wright, Mrs
NJ. A. Ba1linger, Mrs. Ralph Walsh, Mrs
Micou. Mrs. Thurmond Mrs. Ayres Mrs j.
NJ. Hickey, Mrs. ]. A. Howard, Mrs. Holtz-
man, Mrs. NJ. Thompson, Mrs. Rust Smith,
Miss Storm.
A second committee of reception, COM
posed of young ladies, headed by Miss
Harold, assisted by Misses Stevenson
Misses Scott, Miss Wilson, the Misses Con-
RAD, MISS Gordon, Miss Blanchard, Miss
Gallery, Miss LomaX, the Misses Minre-
tree. Miss Ballinger, Miss Thompson, Miss
Jones, Miss Clark and Miss Cockerill
Dancing began at 9:3O when the rece;y-
ing parties repaired to the stage, where
late ccmers We're informally received
ne gentlemen representing the Confed-
crate Veterans Association reception com
mittee were Maj. Hugh Waddell. chair
man; Maj. r. w. Hunter Capt Leigh Rob
inson. Maj. J. D. Darden, DR.. W. p Young,
Maj Holmes CGnrad, Cen Marcus Wright,
Gen l., l.. Lomax, Gen: J. b. Irwin, Maj.
Gordon, Or. G. Byrd Harrison, Col. Carter
berkeley. Maj. Julian Moore.s Mr.. w. d.
feachey, Captain Munce, Maj. w. c. Nc
Hickey.
Among the later arrivals were Vice Presi-
dent Stevenson and daughter. Secretary
Herbert and Miss Herbert, Secretary Hoke
Smith, Sec etary and Mrs. Carlisle, Attor-
ney General Harmon and Mr.. Proctor of
the civil service commission. Mr. NJ S.
thompson was floor manager, assisted by
a number of young society men of the city
among the toilets were those worn by Mrs
o. n. Gadsden, president of the Southern
Reilef Society, who appeared in gown of
black silk with pink roses; Mrs. Draper
ceris Oh ve Gen praper superb toilet Of
rare lace and diamond ornaments; Mrs
Clarke, rich toilet of black velvet: Mrs
Sayers, pink satin with white chiffon trim
ming; Mrs. Robert Lee white brocadad
silk. the trimming about the bodice being
or gold passcmen.erie; Miss Mnnetree
Dresden silk with red velvet trimming; Mrs
Payne, wine-colored velvet and satin with
point lace trimmings; Miss Mary Jones'
pink chiffon and white satin; Mrs Catch
lngs, white satin with lace trimmings: Mrs
Bahkhead' white brocaded silk with green
velvet trimmings; Mrs. Macgruder, bite
satin with lace trimmings; Mrs Meredith.
PINK satin brocade and point lace; Miss
Neal, white brccaded satin; Miss Frances
Benjamin johnson, embroidered red tulle
oyer over req satin; Mrs Robinson. pink silk;
mrs. Madison Ballinger, pink brocaded satin
WIN tulle and lace trimmings; Miss Bal
Hnger, white satin and tulle; Miss Cooke of
otauhton, Va, white silk: Mrs. Blanchard
white satin, with a striking trimming of
magenta; Miss Blanchard, pale blue 1ulle
over white satin; Miss Bercav; of Easton
IA. pink satin with tulle; Miss Reisjnper
a a, paie green SILK, with lavender velvet
MISS clark, white tulle over white satin
MRS. Closson, white satin, with point lace:
MISS OWinSS, white broeadnu satin witt,
point lace and blue velvet TRAININGS: Mics
rouhtane, white silk; Miss Roberts, white
sptnSied tulie over white satin; Miss Rev
Eolds OF virginia, yellow sill, and white
iace; Miss Elliott, white satin and tulIe.
Mrs Mrs: u; d. Camden. black satin trimmed
with white chiffon and Jet; Mrs. 7 Kaith
Edwards, black velvet and jet. diamond or-
haments Mrs. Robert n. HARPER. mink
.ieps, pearl passenenteria. diamond o-na-
1hehts; MISS Martin of Alabama, white silk
ana tlille; Mrs. Henry Berry, white satin
SILK trimmings; Mrs. Akers, black siIit hro'
cade with white silk trimmings; Mrs. Hick-
ey, blue silk N'' ii'e
AmoEg those present were:
Treasurer Morgan, Miss Morgan N3ss
Agatha Allen. Miss Belle Henderson. Ren-
resentative Miles Crowley, SUPERVISING A.
Gh1tect Aiken, Mrs: Aiken. Mrs. Carlisle,
A. T.. AI We Or. w. H. Atkinson, Thomas
arinat, W. II. Anderson, Carroll Ashby A,
"A: Adams L. F. Abel, Gustav Ayres, r.
". Bullock, l.. S. Brown. w Blandford. G.
r. brooks, Duncan Bradley, Stuart Ban. 7.
ard, DR.. r. w. Baker. Randolph Berkeley,
ohafies ClaSett, Charles A. Calhoun. Nj. L.
CroXall, DR.. Charles r. Collins, ID. IL cal
iaghan. Gen. McIvor. F. G. j. Davidson.
Villain Mlillam ): Donnelly. H. H. DarneilIe,
d; Deale. Robert o. Dyer, c. w. Eliason.
Alfred Elliott, DR. John c. Exner, r. c.
Edwards. l.. f. B. Eaton, Keith Forrest.
H Haske,, farr % u. C. j. Faulkner, L. W.
Heron, +. A. HILL DIR. Jarvis, b, A. John
son, c: F. Carr, Alexander Kilgore, c. h.
King, l.. NJ. Knott, DR.. S. f. Lewis G. Lit
iiehales' n. N. Locke, J: j. Jordan, Prof.
J. p. Lawrence. H. c. Long, l.. S. Lips
comb Frank Martin, +. Moore, Prof. L. b.
Mullen. w. NJ. Barton, r. r. Black, Viii
lam Barclay, Acton Bassett. Robert Lee
baiiS, j. W. Balne, j. ). Combs, Kennedy
Campbell r. K. Cralle. NJ. NJ. Crenshaw,
DR.. G. w. Cook, DR.. r. B. Carmichael.
Robert Cantrell, T. w. Conrad, r. Pollock
c. E. Pely, b. Powell, DR.. Willis Pomeroy.
jr.; s. c. Poole, Charles W. burlington, +.
B. Parrot, Hugh N: Pendleton, Peter e.
Freeland. Payne c. Bland, j. s. Primrose,
Charles Rogers, John Finn, A H. FIoecker
I. r. K. Forrest. S. P. Ficklin, David
Grenless, Hayden Gibbs, w. H. Griffin, r.
G. Carrot, Arnold Graves. ST. c. V.
Gwynne, R. NJ. Geddings, Charles J. Gov
ern, F. H. Hitchcock. w. A. Hopkins, w.
B. Hester, Lucien Howry, DR.. Resinger,
Or. Sterling Rufin, Thomas Ruftin, H. {.
Rothrock, William NJ. Ricketts, Ward
Schuster W. H. Saunders, H. Clay Smith,
w. A. Smoot. DR.. Staples, ]. p. Spindle A.
r. Stands, Benjamin Martin, DIR. Lewis
Mackall. r. c. Mckinney, b. S. Minor, Dr.
w. c. Murphy, P. G. Melbourne, Dominick
1. Murphy, d. S. Mackall, Lawton Morgan,
D. Oswald Morgan. Seymour Mcleod H.
G: McAtee. Cary Male, E. S. Newman. G.
Hatey Norton, F. c. O'Connell, Percy
Thompson, H. F. Taft, DR.. E. L. Tompkins,
1. P. B. Viers, Charles G. Van Hoek Alfred
Veazie, John G. Williams, Charles G. Wat
son, DR.. S. E. Watkins, r. E. Lee YelIott,
Mrs. Savers, Hon. Joseph D. Sayers, Mrs
Blanchard, Gen. and Mrs. Howry, Assist
ant Secretary Sims, Hon. W. H. Crane,
Mrs. Charlotte Johnson, Gen. Lomax, Cen
Heth, Mr.. and Mrs F. J. Lavender, Morrill,
Chamberlin, William Wilson, Mrs. H H.