The Washington times., 1912-02-06
Clarity Ball Most Success
full in History Of Sou h.
ern Relief Society.

Committees of the Southern Relief
Society's annual charity ball reckoning
| accounts today found that the dance at
the Willard last evening was the most
| successful in a financial way in the his
| tory of the society, as well as in all
other respects Considerably more will
be cleared than last year, it is an
! nounced, and in 1911 a little more than
5000 was netted. The annual dance
was success in other ways also. The
President and Mrs. Taft came at II 80
| O'Clock and watched the dancing for
half an hour.
The ball began a little after 3 o'clock
! and dancing Was continuous until a
little before the arrival of the Presi-
dental party. Then It resumed an
continued until 2;3O o'clock.
| Guests arriving at the ball were re-
ceived by Miss Mamie Randolph Heth,
president of the Southern Relief So
ciety: Mrs. John Hays Hammond. Mrs.
Matthew r. Scott, Mrs. l.. l.. Lomax.
and Mrs. Francis NJ. Chisholm, presi-
dent of the ball committee.
| Mrs. Hammond wore the same bril-
liant jewels which ornamented her at
the coronation OF King George V, when
her husband was the special ambassa-
dor of this country, and Miss Heth wore
a pair of diamond earrings which once
were worn by Martha Washington.
The arrival of the President and Mrs.
Taft was heralded by a bugle blast.
Members Of the reception committee OF
the evening and a corps of t!oor man
ayers escorted the President and Mrs.
| Faft to the central box reserved fnr
| them in the ballroom. After a short
talk with the newcomers the reception
committee withdrew and the minuet
ldancers entered the ballroom.
The floor managers of the ball made
space for the mi1uct with some diff.
ticulty, aud only narrow lane wac
achieved, the length II the ballroom
besides a small cleared space in front
of the Presidential poX. The dancers
of the old-fashiuncd step went through
their evolutions in this narrow lane
The minuet was danced by c,sht couples
clad in costumes of long ago, Miss Lu'
cinda Carpenter Pennebaker and Doug
las st. Cloud Builoh leading the meas
ure. The other couples. th" Eirls heine
mostly debUtantes Of the SeGIon, were
Miss Kathryn Mcconnell Hitchcock ant
Harold Hayes, Miss Helen Hardy ant
William NJ Conrad. Miss Anne Seym0uI
Jones and Bennett Champ Clark, Miss
Singleton, Miss Nell Fletche.' and Gas
and oliver owen Kuhn, Miss Evelyr
Lee Titzhurh and James Ely Bready.
When the minuet dancers had bowed
or ''Curtsiad' to the President anc
, danced out the farther end OF the Dali
room. regular dancing was resumed
The two bands present. the Marine ant
the Fifteenth cavalry, Played after
| natcly. and ono band began as soon a.
the other had finished. Tho smalle
ballroom on tn tenth floor also wa
utilized for dnn2'u:s ~ the evening g..
| Quantities of southern smilaX fes
toOned the walls of the ball room, AM
the boxes were adorned with palms
, | American Beauty roses marked the DO
! reserved for the Presidential party, an
, on its entrance. Mrs. Taft was presente
with an arm cluster of the same roses.
The scene was an exceptionally pic
turesuue one, the handsome gowns Q
the feminine contingent forming kaleid
, osCopiC color effects throughout tn
Mrs. Taft wore pink satin yelled i
black net embroidered in silver
Miss Heth wore black net over sati
embroidered in silver with rhineston
trimmings, and Mrs. John Hays Ham
mOnd. who stood next to her, wore pal
blue satin embroidered I'm crystals wit
E tiara of diamonds and emeralds, ana
dog collar Of diamonds.
Mrs Matthew r. Scott wore whit
: satin brocaded in gold and reiled il
' gold embroidered lace.
Mrs. IyOmaX wore black SATIN NelIe
in black jetted net with folds of whit
+; tuIle at the top of the corsage.
! Mrs. Champ Clark wore plum colore
satin trimmed in silver and jet, an
/. Mrs. Dennis. who entertained Mrs. Clar
. in her box, wore an imported gown @
, blue satin embroidered in white bead
t in an Oriental design.
8 Count and Countess LuetZow attend
I ed, occupying one Of the boxes wit
+ Miss Hammond. Countess Luetzov
S wore gray velvet finished with gol
! fringe.
Mrs. Joseph f. Thropp's gown was u
:, Nhitc and golo brocadc embroidered i
| ! rhinCstores
Mrs. Christian lIemmick wore gol
satin.
| Mis-. John n spccI was in Frenc
Miss Elizabeth Howry wore gree
satin drared in green and gold chiffon.
Mrs William Belden Nuble's gov
- was of black velvet and point lace, wit
q rhinestone ornaments.
r, Mrs William b. Biddle we're silve
e broCade, with silver lace.
Miss Frances Miller was IN yello'
satin, made with L tunic of brow
IT chiffon and trimmed with gold.
Miss Frances EfGnger was in pm
blue satin and chiffon.
q Miss Geraldine Bousch was in whit
satin drup"d in canary satin.
Mrs. AbSalOm Waller w"s in whit
tt hrC cadc and tulle, with touches Cf PIN
ID Her sister, Miss Mary Madison Jone
of Virginia, was in PINK ErCcaded satiI
'e Ark, was in pale grcen rrocadc trIn
med with silver
Mrs. Harry Kite was in black velvr
r. with a bodice Of white tullc over flesl
~ CoIOrcd chiffon.
Mrs. Etha Patterson Griffin, of Geo
gia, was in black charmeusc al
Of American Beauty roses.
i, Mrs. Nesbit Wright was in viii
ar satin and chiffon trimmed in gold
70 Mrs. Wilton Lambert was in whi
m crepe meteor embroidered and trimmt
with chiffon.
Mrs. T. Ritchie Stone was in blac
chiffon velvet made with a bodice
old lace and tullC.
IS Mrs Mary Sherman McCallum, Will
n satin with an ovcrdress of green chiffo
q Mrs. Finley, wife of Congressms
a Finley, was in black satin and jet. Mi
k Frances Finley's gown was OF viii
1r satin made with tunic of white tul
u embroidered in silver in a design
IF roses.
~ Mrs Dudley Morgan's gown was