Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-23
THE WASHINGTON ORDER
PATRIOTIC SOCIETY CELE
BRATES HIS BIRTHDAY.
Addresses Precede q Cotillon and
Debutantes Are Honor
Guests.

The assembly of the Order Of Washing
ton. held in the ballroom of the Cairo
last evening in observance of Washing
| toms birthday. proved one of the most at
tractive dances of the season. Five OF
the debutantes. Miss Lucy Hoke Smith
of Georgia, Miss Helen Hardy of Texas
Miss Anne Seymour Jones of Virginia,
Miss Carrie Lee Chamberlain of Oregon
and Miss Kathryn Mcconnell Hitchcock
OF Washington, were special guests Of the
occasion.
The reception at the opening of the af,
fair began shortly before D o'clock. with
Rear Admiral Charles H. Stockton. COM
mander of the order. and Mrs. Stockton
heading the line. The debutantes fol.
lowed. after whom came Brig. Gen. Mar.
Gus J. Wright. vice commander of the or.
der. and Mrs. Wright: Mrs E. CLARK
Jones, Mrs. Charles II. Bowker. Miss Lu-
cinda Carpenter Pennebaker and Miss
Evelyn Lee Fitzhugh. The several hun
dred companions or the order and their
guests were presented by Mr.. William NJ
Conrad, chairman of the floor commit
tee, and Mr. William Payne Meredith, the
vice chairman.
At the conclusion of the reception
those in the receiving line took reserved
seats in the ballroom, and Mr.. Henry Z.
Holden master of ceremonies of the
order, made a short address, during
which he presented Rear Admiral Stock
! ton as the presiding officer of the occa-
SiOn The admiral spoke at some length
on the work of the order and pointed
out that the requirements for member
snip are that the ancestor of the COM
panion must have arrived in America
prior to 1850. been landowner or
founder of a town, held some executive
military or naval position in the service
of the colonies, and his descendant must
have aided the colonies in attaining their
| independence in the revolution.
Mr. William Wall Whiddit. tenor, sang
several American Indian songs arranged
from the tribal melodies of the Omahas,
after which Mr.. r. d. Shepherd of
Shepherdstown, w. Va, gave a recita-
ton of Shakespeares Seven Ages OF
Man,, followed by several other selec-
tons from the Bard of Avon's works.
Gen. Washington" was the topic Rev
DR.. Wallace Radcliffe, pastor of the New
| York Avenue Presbyterian Church, dis
cussed. and during the course Of his
address paid high tribute to the master
full work of the father of his coun-
| try in founding the republic. An in
cident the speaker brought out was that
of Washington rendering his sympa.
thy to Mrs. Benedict Arnold after Gen
Arnold had betrayed the cause Of the
colonies.
Mr.. Whiddit sang several other selec-
lions, and at the close Rev. DR.. Rad
cliffe pronounced the benediction in place
of Rev. DIR. William M. Pettis, chaplain
Of the order, who is i'll.
Supper was later served, and at 1O:3O
o'clock Miss Lucy Hoke Smith and Mr..
Conrad led the cotillon which opened the
dancing program of the occasion.
The floor committee was made up az
follows:
Mr.. William NJ. Conrad, chairman; Mr.
William Payne Meredith. vice chairman
Rear Admiral Charles HI. Stockton, DR.
Joseph G. B. Bulloch, Mr.. Howard P
Wright, Brig. Gen. c. A. Woodruff. DR.
Charles H. Bowker, Mr.. Cuthbert Brown
Mr.. Douglas Bulloch, Commander Thorn
as Washington. Mr.. Henry P. Holden ant
Mr.. CASTOR Bulloch.
The officers of the order are: Rear Ad
miral Charles H. Stockton, commander
Brig. Gen. Marcus j. Wright, vice com
mander;; Mr. Ethelbert Fairfax, SECOND
vice commander; Dr. Edwin A. Hill, thirt
vice commander; Brig. Gen. c. A. Wood
Bulloch, chancellor and historian; Mr.
Howard P. Wright, secretary general
DR.. Charles Bowker. treasurer general
Mr.. William NJ. Conrad, registrar gen
eral: Mr.. Henry P. Holden. master OF
ceremonies; Mr.. Alfred B. Dent, keeper
of the seal: Col. l. w. Iittel. Judge advo
cate; Mr.. Cuthbert Brown, herald; Capt
Philip E. NJ. Walker, marshal; DR.. Fran
els j. Woodman, surgeon general; Mr.
Lawrence Washington, standard bearer
Commander Thomas Washington and Mr.
Thomas Campbell Washington. assistant
standard bearers; DR.. Louis D. Carman
recorder; Rev. DR.. William M. Pettis
chaplain.