The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-01-24

charity ball so far was that last night
at the New Willard for the benefit of
the Southern Relief Society, when two
tique satins and brocades, with powdered
hair, knee trousers, silver buckles,
danced the mnuet in the center of the
ballroom before the distinguished COM
pany in the improvised boxes.
The President and Mrs. Taft occupied
the large. roomy box on the east side
Of the large ballroom. where they re-
ceived the receiving party and all of the
distinguished guests. The women in the
receiving line sat with the President and
Mrs. Taft during the dancing of the
minuet.
Miss Nanny Randolph Heth. president
of the society, stood at the head of the
line and presented the guests to Mrs
White, wife of the Chief Justice. The
others in line were Mrs. Swanson, wife
of Senator Swanson; Mrs. Matthew Z.
Scott, president general of the N. S. d.
A. r.; Mrs. McSherry. president of the
L. D. c.. and Mrs. c. ID. Merwin. presi-
dent of the District L. ID. c.
The young people who danced the
Mrs Robert l.. Taylor, wife of the Sen
atcr from Tennessee, and Mrs. Arthur
Lee. who. on account of mourning in the
family, was not present Mrs. Taylor
party included Miss Ruth Wynne.
Miss Lucinda Pennebaker. Mr.. Will
lam NJ. Conrad. Miss Helen Hardy.
of Texas: Mr.. Frank Clark. jr.. of Flor
ida: Miss Nell Fletcher and Mr.. Blood
worth, both of Florida; Miss Evelyn Lee
FitZhugh. of LOuville. Ky; Mr. Reg
inald Ring. of Louisville; Miss Ellerby,
of South Carolina: Mr.. jefferson, Miss
Elaine Pujo. OF louisiana. Mr.. Bourne.
of Baltimore: Miss Williams. and Mr..
Addison
In Mrs Lees party we're Miss Sheri-
dan. Miss Brooke Miss Jane Sands. Miss
crime Brown. Miss Alice Whiting, Miss
Julia Whiting. capt. Pratt. Capt. New
bull, Mr.. Harold Candee. Mr.. John Barr.
Mr.. William Bowie Clarke. Mr.. Sinclair
Manning, Mr.. Mason Remcy. and Mr..
Maurice Moore.
Both men and women appeared in tn"
clothes of their grandparents. or possibly
some one clse's grandparents, for almost
all of the clothes were genuine antiques.
All other dancing was discontinued while
the ninuet dancers had the floor. and
long, the dance was greatly enjoyed.
The President and Mrs. Taft arrived
about II O'Clock. when Mr.. A. ID. Addi-
son. chairman of the floor committee,
escorted Mrs. Taft into the ballroom.
The President was accompanied by Mr..
Horace NeStcott, the assistant chairman
of the floor committee. Capt. Butt fol-
lowed. Offering his arm to Miss Heth.
and the other members Of the receiving
ya ba Of no
floor committee. completed the procession
to the box.
Mrs Louis c. Eehr's committee was
composed of Mrs. Eldridge Jordan Mrs.
David ID. Porter. Mrs. Tracy. Mrs. letters.
Mrs. Carpenter. Mrs. Lawrence Heap, Mrs.
William Meredith. Mrs. 4. c. Lapham.
Mrs Henderson, Mrs. II. 3. Spencer.
Mrs Blair, Mrs. II. II. Kerr. Mrs. Clarke
Waggaman. Mrs. James +. Mitchell. Mrs
Alfred Hopkins. Mrs. Edward Alexander
Mrs. r. \. Clayto-. Mrs. Louise Green.
Mrs. Sinclair Bowen. Mrs. J. William
Henry. Mrs. G. 3. Miller. Mrs. George
Dunlop. Mrs. William 3. Mason, Mrs
Richard Harlow. Mrs. John Bddle, Mrs.
Percy Johnson. Mrs. Frank Hagner. Mrs
Randall Hagner. Mrs. Charles Hagner
Miss NJ. 3. Adams, Miss Britton. Miss
Caryl Crawford, Miss Alice Shepard. Miss
Natalie Magruder. Miss Gertrude Bayne
Miss Lille Finley. Miss Ethel Bagney,
Miss Elizabeth Kibbey. the Misses Down.
ing, Miss Marguerite Williams, Miss Jes-
sic krOgstad. Miss Mary Gwynne Miss
Amy Richardson, Miss Evelyn l.. FitZ-
hugh. Miss Edith Oracle. Miss Margaret
Worthington, the Misses Tillman, Miss
katherine Overman. Miss Pickett Meth.
Miss Nancy johnson. Miss Mary Mccall
lum, Miss Virginia Meth. Miss Fry. Miss
Haxall. Miss Collins. Miss Ruth Bowie,
Miss Rita Wrenn, Miss Margaret Young,
Miss Emma Nolen, Miss Elizabeth North.
Miss Stella Carus, Miss Louise Fletcher.
the Misses Schuerman. Miss Agnes Ar
mat. Miss Matle. Mss Foster, Miss Mar
garet Price, Miss Stella McDuffie, Miss
Dorothy Decide, ana Miss jamie Ether
idge.
The floor committee was composed of
Gen John A. Johnston. Gen. Leonard
Wood, Gen. Darlington. Commissioner
Rudolph, Maj. William V. Judson, Hon.
Claude f.. Swanson, Hon A. p. Pujo.
Admiral Fl. T. r. Harris. Admiral j. f..
Craig, Admiral n. f. Mason. Maj. Hor-
ton. Maj Hugh Gordon, DIR. V. V. Jack
son, Mr.. d. X. Jackson Capt. Mahassey.
Dr. W. Fl. Wilmer. Mr.. Arthur Lee, Mr.
Mr.. Horace II. Westcott, Mr.. Preston
Gibson. Mr.. George Y. Wheeler. Mr.. A.
p. Legare. Mr.. William P Emo. Mr.. r.
f. Lee, Mr.. Cuthbert Brown, Mr.. NJ. de
Freyre, Mr.. H. r. Dulany, Col. r. l..
Montague. DR. Mead Moore. Mr.. Blair
Lee. Mr.. A. p. Crenshaw. Mr.. Conrad
Becker. DR.. w. A. Wells, DR.. Fl. D.
Fry. Mr.. r. A. Harlow, Mr.. F. L. Huide-
koper, Mr. ]. w. Henry, Hon. Lee Nc
Chung. Mr. Benjamin Minor. DR.. Ralph
Jenkins, Mr.. Edward Cady. Mr.. NJ NJ.
Parker. Mr.. c. NJ Bennett, Mr.. A. Lis
ner. Mr.. ]. T. Pennybacker. DR.. A. r.
Stuart. Mr.. c. ]. Bell, DR.. s. S. Adams,
DIR. w. C. Morgan. DR.. I. S. Stone, DR..
Tully Vaughan, MIR. J. F. Johnston, Mr..
Clarke Waggaman, Mr.. Fl. o. Sink. Mr.. |
Fred Fite, Mr.. II. c. Gibbs. Mr.. A. H.
Ferguson, Mr.. julius Garfinkle. Mr.. Fl.
NJ. Sullivan, Mr.. w. A. Coumbe, Mr.. w.
L. Field. Gen. Crozier. Hon. r. l.. Tay-
lor. Mr. Larz Anderson. Capt. A. B.
Fiske. Mr.. Nathan Wyeth, Mr.. Randall
H. Hagner, Mr.. F. T. Sanner. Mr.. James
Mr.. r. L. Gait, Mr.. William
King. Dr. Chatard. DR.. Francis Hagner.
Mr. Thomas Nelson Page, DR.. T. A. Clay. |
tor, DR.. Sinclair Bowen. DIR. r. b. Car |
michael, Mr.. p. B. Ray. Mr.. Morris F.
Frey, Capt. F. E. Beatty. DR.. G. D. Kirk
Mr. Alexander Britton, Mr.. Ben
jamin Micou. Mr.. A. c. Houghton, Mr..
r. J. Altizer Mr.. Bertram NJ. Doyle. Mr..
]. w. Chambers, Mr.. z. r. Sasscer. Mr.. !
o. H. P. Johnston, Mr.. William Corcoran
Hill, Mr. Elmer c. Wood, Mr.. Robert c.
Dove, Mr. Edwin Kemper. Mr.. Lawrence
Quirollo, Mr. James Crawford. Mr.. James
L. Parsons, Hon. r. p. Hobson, Mr.. w.
n Steinberg. and Mr.. William A. Merritt.