Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-22
THE STUDENTS BALL
Happy Party Dance Together
at New Willard.
PRETTY GIRLS IN PLENTY
The Dainty Toilets That Enhanced
the Scene.
WERE HUNDREDS OF PARTNERS
Maids and Matrons and Men of At
fairs All Help Good
Cause.
HUNDREDS OF PARTNERS

for the benefit of the George Washington
University Hospital was held last night a
the New Willard. 1t followed in success ;
long line of happy social events which ir
years past have done SO much for tht
mdwinter round of pleasure of the stu
dents of the university and their friends
The waltz "The Debutante" was played
at O'Clock.
BY that time the dance cards had been
filled. and dignified professors. seniors
juniors "sophs. freshmen and "co-eds
met on an equal footing in the effort fol
the hospital The Marine Band furnished
the music. The guests were received by
Mrs Charles Willis Needham, wife of the
| president of the university. She wore q
gown of black lace over white satin. AS
sisting Mrs. Needham were Mrs. ]. II
Crawford. who wore gray chiffon: Mrs. c.
w. Richardson. black velvet: Mrs Mum
roe. president of the board Of lady man
ayers of the hospital. and Mrs. Harry
Crecy Yarrow. The receiving line stood
,, in the north end Of the ballroom and as
| the guests passed before the line the
scene. with its background of decorations
| of cedar and smilaX and brilliant lights,
formed pleasing picture Shortly before
midnight the twO-step THE Last Cali
was danced. and then the guests went to
supper. which was served in the smaller
ballroom. Then at 1870 merry waltz
strains were heard again and all adj
| journed to the waxed floor OF the large
ballroom. where they danced until the
morning was we'll on.
| The young ladies' committee was made
I'D of Misses Adee. Bell. Helen Beale. Cur
tin. Carroll. Winnifred Davis, Everett,
| Helen Evans. Finley. Lille Finley. Marie
Virginia Heth. Halford, Pickett Heth.
| Latimer Olive Latimer Mccoy. Munroe,
McLauren. Jean McLauren. Kate Mozart
ney. Needham. Edith Needham. Nabuco,
Perkins. F'eroline Perkins. Peyton, Ridge
Ily. Raymond. Richardson. D. Root. Tay-
! lor Hannah Taylor Adele Taylor, Wood
ward, Margaret Woodward. Whitney. May
| Wilson Wright Claire Wright Brown
ing Cochran. Bethnn ",;o; harrington nngn Can
Some beautiful toilets were worn by
Miss Edgarina Hastings in white French
swiss princess and valenciennes lace
Miss Marie Fisher. brocaded satin In
shades of pale blue and gold; Miss Gage,
lace pattern princess: Miss Kirby, pale
blue lace and broadcloth; Miss LeutZ.
white lace over taffeta; Mrs. H. T.
Lemon, white lace over white satin: MISS
Daisy Cooper. black lace and tulle over
satin and duchess lace: Miss Adele TAYLOR,
orange satin and white lace: Miss Ella
Stevens. white chiffon cloth and lace;
Miss Woodward, pink peau de sole: MISS
| PIERCE, yellow SatlIl. tIiItilcu Will 6c'NS'i
brown panne velvet: Miss Margaret Eas-
terday. white satin empire and lace: MISS
Mona Gill. blossom pink silk. elaborateiy
| trimmed with lace: Miss Raymond. gray
crepe de chine: Miss Virginia Hetn PINK
satin; Mrs. w. V. Cox, black lace over
black; Miss Emery, cream satin and lace;
| Miss Smith. green satin empire. trimmed
with gold lace and tassels; MISS
| George Maury. gray tulle over gray
satin: Miss Marjorie Duvall. white
| liberty satin empire. trimmed with
white lace and gold thread: Miss
| Mary Duvall, pink satin and lace;
Miss Munroe. black pattern lace over
Mrs w c. Vance, white chiffon and lace:
Mrs Breese Stevens. black satin. relieved
| by white tulle; Mrs. w. f. Clark, black
satin and white lace; Mrs. Charles +.
| gray silk and lace; Mrs. McKahan, pale
| blue silk and white lace; Mrs. A. Il. Tvs
sowski. white thread lace and satin; Mrs;
| Steele, white lace over SILK ana
| lace over pink satin: Miss Mildred
| F'inckel. yellow crepe de chine;
Miss Sessions, canary chiffon and
white lace; Mrs. Williston Hough. White
lace: Miss Needham: white liberty satin
empire. trimmed with point lace; MISS
Edith Needham. pale blue satin: Mrs
Joseph r. Thropp. gray satin: trimmed
with old lace. diamond tiara and
diamond and pearl necklace; MIS-
John Crayke Simpson. black spangled
| tulle: Mrs ]. Wesley Bovee. white lace,
| trimmed with gold tissue; Miss May kehoe,
white silk: Mrs. Stowell. black lace and
| jet: Miss Mackal. black princess. span
gled with jet; Miss Hewett pompadour
! chiffon over a gray slip. and touched with
pink velvet. and Miss Gertrude Woodland
white silk.
| The patronesses were Mrs. Fairbanks
Mrs Root. Mrs. Cortelyou. Mrs Metcalf
! loo
Baroness Hengelmuller. Nine. Jusse-
rand. Baroness Won Sternburg. Nine. Ma
| buco. Baroness Moncheur. Mrs. Lotus
Nine. Godoy, Mrs. A. E. Bates. Mrs
Franklin Bell. Mrs. Brewer. Mrs Brom'
we'll. Mrs. Burrows. Mrs. Cameron. Mrs
Glover. Mrs. Converse. Mrs. Cummings
Mrs Dalzell, Mrs. De Caindry. Mrs
Depew. Mrs. Dewey. Mrs. Edison. Mrs
Elkirs. Mrs: Emo, Mrs. Evans, Mrs. For
Glover. Mrs. Harlan. Mrs J. s. Har-
Ian. Mrs. Harlow. Mrs. Hay, Mrs. Hen
derson. Mrs. Archibald Hopkins. Mrs
Hennen Jennings, Mrs. j. y. Larner
Mrs. Arthur Lee. Mrs. Lodge. Mrs
Cure. Mrs. Stanley Matthews, Mrs. rheo-
dore W. Noyes. Mrs. Olcott, Mrs. Oliver
Mrs Thomas Nelson Page, Mrs. NJ: M
Parker. Mrs. II. c. Perkins. Mrs: Fl. Kirk
R!deely. Mrs. Rixey. Mrs. Russell. Mrs
James B. Scott. Mrs. Fremont Smith
Mrs. c. A. Spaulding. Mrs. Sternberg
Mrs. Seymour Mrs. Tittman, Mrs. Thropp
| Mrs Wadsworth. Mrs. Walcott, Mrs
| Walsh, Mrs. Wetmore, Mrs. Huntington
Wilson. Miss Woodruff. Mrs. r. S. Wood
ward, Mrs. S. w. Woodward and Mrs
| Wendell.
| The entertainment committee having
| the ball in charge included: Mrs. Charles
]. Bell. chairman: Mrs. Charles +. Num-
| roe, president OF the board: Mrs. Charles
w Needham. Mrs. II. G. Yarrow, Mrs
| Shu.e Mrs. Ashe. Mrs. w. r. Vance, Mrs
| Taylor. Mrs G.. II. Brown. Mrs. Frank L.
Day, Mrs. j. c. Sin pson, Mrs. j. Hal
Lewis. Mrs. w. Mel Stowell Mrs. ]. II
Crawford. M,s Thomas II. Anderson
Mrs Charles H. Ackert Mrs. Robert Port
ner. Mrs Martin X. Knapp. Mrs. Arthur
Ramsey, Mrs. c. w. Richardson. Mrs
Mitchell Carroll. Mrs. Elizabeth Wal
bridge, Mrs. Kate Dean Owen. Mrs. Henry
Fairfax. Mrs r. Golden Donaldson. Mrs
James Spa,iidinG. Mrs. Hoeke. Mrs. Ed
ward Seibert. Mrs. w. Van Zandt Cox and
Mrs. d. T. Wright.
The floor committee included DIR. Taylor
Boyd Dixon. chairman; DR.. Acker. Mr.
Ackert Mr.. Adams. G. NJ. Adee. Arthur
Addison, Mr.. Allies. Prof. Ash. John Bar
rett. DIR. Bassett, Mr.. Banlig. Jack Bal
linger. Norman Bestor, DIR. Bispham
Woodbury. Blair. Gist Blair. DIR. J. Wesley
Bovee. Alex. Britton. Mr.. Burchell. Ad
miral Caps DIR. Cabell Mr.. Carpenter
DIR. Clayton. Walter Clephane. Mr. Char.
teris, Robert s. Chew. Admiral Clover
MIR. Coronlilas. w. Y. Cox. Allen Craig
J. ii. Crawford. Lieut.. Defrees. Mr.. Den
mis-. r. G. Donaldson. Capt. Frank Evans