The Washington herald., 1912-11-16
WOMEN OF DIXIE
At TPAN-AMERICAN
Tropical Beauty, Beautiful Gowns,
and Fair southerners in
Dazzling Splendor.
BARRETT AND SOUTHERN
MEN ACT AS HOSTS
Busy Day Spent by Daughters Of
Confederacy-New Orleans
Next Meeting Place.

/ A brilliant reception in honor OF the
United Daughters of the Confederaey, at
at the Pan American Union Building last
night. was a climax to the busiest day
that the Daughters have had since they
opened their nineteenth. annual conven-
tion, at the New Willard Hotel Wednes-
day morning.
There had been two long. long sessions.
and when the second was adjourned,
| early last night, with the selection OF
New Orleans as the Daughters 1913 con-
vention city, and final reception OF
numerous reports disposed OF, the dele
gates were eager for the pleasurable re-
Taxation afforded by one Of the most
elaborate affairs ever given at the Pam
American.
John Barrett, the director general OF
| the union, had associated with himself
prominent Southern men Of Washington
including officials of the Southern So
ciety OF Washington, and the Southern
| Commercial Congress, which were joint
hosts with the director general OF the
| union, and they had co-operated to make
the reception one of sumptuous complete
ness. Mr. Barrett. who has evinced great
interest in the Southern States in their
relation TO the Pan-American Union, had
taken unusual care for this gathering Q
delight, and the interior Of the Pan
American Building was almost dazzling
in its beauty.
Scene of Tropical Beauty.
The patio into which the guests entered
was a scene of tropical beauty. Its ex-
otic plants and flowers and its murmur-
ing fountain, with an exquisite toning OF
lights, cast a spell as of another cline
upon the women of the South, coming
into the luxuriant charm of lands even
farther South than Dixie.
Mr.. Barrett and his receiving party
stood Just within the ballroom on the
second floor.
The gowns of the women in the receiV-
ing line rlvaled in elegance those worn
by them on Wednesday night at the re-
ception at the New Willard. Mrs. Frank
Odenheimer. acting president general OF
the L. D. c., wore a handsome gown OF
black lace over white chiffon, trimmed
with handsome white lace. She stood at
the head of the general officers of the L.
D. C in the receiving line. Mrs J.
Drury Ludlow wore apricot satin
trimmed with white lace and crystal
fringe. Mrs. Roy Weeks Mckinney wore
white satin and point lace; Mrs. Eduard
Carl Schnabel a quaint gown Of lowered
silk. trimmed with handsome lace; Miss
Mildred Rutherford, red velvet gown, the
velvet of which was made in Georgia
from cocoons grown there; Mrs. c. B.
Tate, gray satin, hand embroidered; Mrs.
James Marion Butler, white chiffon; Mrs.
L. H Raines, black and white chiffon,
and Mrs Rosalie Bocock, white satin
and gold lace.
Mrs Charles D. Merwin. black lace;
Mrs. Frank Anthony Wake. black chit-
fon. Mrs. Matthew T. Scott. president
general of the Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution. wore white lace over
white satin and diamonds; Mrs. John
Miller Horton, regent of the Buhalo
Chapter. D. A. r., wore white and sill
yer brocade satin handsomely trimmed
with duchesse lace. and wore diamond
and pearl ornaments; Mrs. William H.
Dennis. white embroidered crepe de
chine: Miss Mamie Randolph Heth, pres
ident Of the Southern Relief Society,
black lace over white chiffon; Mrs w. J.
Behan, president OF the Confederate
Southern Memorial Association, white
lace over white chiffon and diamonds.
Among those who attended the recep-
ton were Mrs. Short A. Willis, who
wore a handsome French costume OF
white chiffon trimmed in French lace.