The Washington herald., 1912-02-21
SOCIETY AWAITS
CHARITY KERMESS
Chaperons, Dancers, and Managers
Prepare for the Junior
League Event.

Seven dances have been practically
completed by the young men and women
being coached for the society kermes
which will be given in the New Willard
ballroom March I, s, and . The seven
dances give a hint OF the world wide
characteristics Of the kerrnes, and the
costumes alone in these figures will be
brilliant with variegated color. The So
ciety kermes viii be given for charity.
The dancing. music, and all the stage
arrangements are being drilled into the
young society men add women by Miss
Lila Agnew Stewart, of New York, while
the business end Of the kermes Is being
managed by Miss Rose Bradford, presi-
dent of the Junior League, an organiza-
tion OF about 100 prominent. young
women.
The dances, chaperons, and dancers, as
announced yesterday in the ballroom of
the New Willard, where a strenuous
three hours rehearsal was held, Nare
given herewith. II Is explained that the
list Of dances will be largely increased
before the society kermes Is finally open
ed for the public.
Gondolisr dance-MTs Bcale r. Howard chap
eron Danoers-MiSs Ruth Anderson. Miss Alice
Drcscl. Miss Edythe Howard. Miss Margaret How
ard, Miss Alice Give Harris. Miss Elizabeth Ca
hooue Harris Miss Kathryn Gwyun. Mis- Ethel
Lewis Rose. Miss Harriet BAyne. Miss Dorothy
Dceble PaymAster n. W. Schmann Dr. John T.
Briscoe. John Baker, Capt. Duncan X. Major.
Lieut.. CLAYTON B. Nogel, Henry CARPENTER. and Ny
ron Parker, jr
London gzyety dance-NIrs. Joseph Garrurd, chap
erun. Dances-MiSs Edna NJ. HirShingr-. Miss
MargueF1te Caperton. Miss Marie Louise Newton
Mrs Victor Sidney Foster. Miss Edmonia Adams,
Maurice NJ. Moore. George s. Patton, A. d.
swies. Lieut.. Carl Bradford. and Lielt. Walter
Downer.
TaranteIa dance-Mrs. Frank Z Beatty. chap
IRON. Dancens-MisS Msry Irwin. Mis- Annie Ir-
win. Miss Virginia Harrison. Miss Emily A. Beat
IT, Mis- Julia Vail, Miss Marruerite Caperton Miss
Dorothy Tayior, 7. Kent Roberts. Breneckinridge
Rust. William Strong and Edward Porter Morse.
Irish danoe-Mrs Jahes A. PiTling chaperou
Dancers-Nliss Ruth PiIling. Miss Elizabeth Noyes,
lIiss Louise BSyue. Miss Nathalie Harrison. Mis-
Ffances Finley, Miss Estele Crane Miss Fnnces
Brooks. Miss Dorothy Brooks, George Lppett
Lewis William strong. David Edw1rds Finley
John O. AspanwaH. Edward Porter Morse. Mercer
Vernon. ]. Dunbar Dodson. Arthur Duttou. and
G.. Kent Roberta
Indian dance-SIrs. william Barret Ridsely. chap
erou. Daucen-Mis Eleanor Ridsely. Miss sally
Garlingtou. Mrs. Charles Il. Rattersou. Miss Hen
rietta Fitch. Miss Alexandrine Fitch. Miss Greble
Miss Jeanette Allen. Miss Helen Buchanan, CAPT
Charles Patterson, Stewart Gilmore, Lieut. Harold
Z. Cook. Lieut.. Byron A. Long. Lieut.. Russell. and
Mr.. Buckley.
Quaker dance-Nfrs. Clarence W. Watson. chap.rou.
Dancers-Miss MARY W. sipe Miss Ruth Jones' Miss
Nancy Gordon Jones, Miss Aimee Sheridan Mis-
Issbelle Magruder Miss Catherine Woodward. Mis-
May Adams. Miss Ruth Bradford wheaton. Ensign
Matthias EEans Manly, Philip Scantling, John En-
rich Philip Enrich. Marcus Jordan, Donald Wood
ward. and Alexander B. Gait.
Polo dance-MrA Arthur Lee. chaperon. Dancers-
Mn. Robert Henderson. Mrs. Dudley Carpenter. Mis-
Marlretta Broon. Mis- Jane Sands. Mn z Z
Jordan. Mrs. Richard Nicou. Lieut.. Robert Hender-
son. Robert Elmore. BurreIl HUI. Ensign Matthias
Evans Manly, Mr.. Tuner. and Afr. Goodloe.