The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-05
HUNT CLUB BALL
IS GALA AFFAIR
Beautiful Tolettes and Pink
Hunting Coats Feature at
Chevy Chase Dance.
STAY UNTIL MORNING
Favors Are All Suggestive of the Horse
and Hounds-Three Hun
dred Present.

Graced by the elite of the Capitals
society, featured by the favors, and at
tended by more than $50 of the social
and hunt sets OF Washington and many
visitors from other cities, the Hunt Club
ball. held last night at the Chevy Chase
Club. was the most notable event of the
spring season among the smart crowd
that lives and winters i'm the Capital
Nearly every one whose name is in
Who's Who" in the District motored or
drove to the club, danced away the night,
dined. and didn't get home until the
sun started to come up over the hills and
shone on the pink coats of the hunting
costumes of the men and the handsome
toilettes of the women.
1t was the first time that the new
clubhouse has been used for so large
an entertainment, and last night it was
christened in maze Of color.
The ball opened with general dancing.
Myer Davis Orchestra furnished the mu-
sic, the orchestra being divided in two
sections and stationed at either end of
the long ballroom, so that they played
alternately, and dancing was thus con-
tinuous.
supper at Midnight.
A seated supper was served at mid
night, after which the cotillion COM
AiiSHSCu- II was itu Wy MI. W hlidiii
row and Mr.. Jerome Bonaparte. The ball
did not break up until ) O'Clock this
morning, and two buffet suppers were
served before the close. Two small
rooms at either end of the ballroom were
used for lounging and smoking rooms,
and refreshments were also served in
them throughout the dance.
Mrs. George Howard received the mem
bers and their guests for the committee,
ic foil
hers: Mr.. Gist Blair, Mr.. John F. Will
kins, Mr.. W. Corcoran Eustis, Col. Rob-
ert NJ. Thompson, Mr. George Howard,
Mr.. ]. William Henry, Commander o. T.
Jackson, Col. George F. Downey, Mr.
Jerome n. Bonaparte, Mr.. Hugh S. Lee
gare, Mr.. Murray A. Cobb, Mr.. Walter
r. Tuckerman. Admiral Richardson
Glover Mr.. Edison Bradley. Mr. Lawrence
Townsend, Mr.. J. Henri de Sibour, and
Mr.. William G.. Marrow
The favors for the cotillion We're lovely.
being fanciful conceits suggestive of the
hunt. Framed hunting prints were used
in one of the figures. In another fox
hound heads on paper clips were given
to the men, while the women received
hand-painted hunt scenes on china hat
pins. Ash trays with hunt scenes paint
ed in the bottom for the men and pin
trays with similar scenes for the women
were used in another figure. Favors for
another figure were small fox head me-
dallions which the men wore as orders.
There were two flower figures of bou-
quets and boutonnieres of red carnations
and white roses.
The Invited Guests.
The invited guests, almost all of whom
were present, were:
Mrs. James ]. Archibald Miss Jane Alien Mrs
Aeshire. Miss Aleshre. Miss Dorthy Aleshire. Miss
Dsshs Allen, 4. II. Addison. James L. j. ArchI-
bald. Gen James b. Aleshire,
Mrs. Edwin Burr, Mrs Edison Bradley. Mrs. ].
Il. Bayne Mis- Blackwood. Mrs. Walter h. Brooke, |
Mrs Lewis Bennett, Miss Agra Bennett, Miss Ouch.
Ter. Miss Boney, Mrs. Eugene Byrnes. Mrs. Blod- |
rett Edwin Burr. Edison Bradley +. IA. Brooke, |
DIR. J. p. Bayne, Macmillan Burstyn. Commander
Charles w. Blackwood, Walter Il. Brooks. Jerome y.
Bonsparte Eugene A. Byrnes. W T. Bingham, |
Marshall Rullitt. L. T. Bramvel w. r. Bricker.
Mrs. Robert y. CHAIRMAN Miss Beatrice V. Craw- |
ford Mrs. Melville Church Miss Mallary ID. Church. |
Mrs. William Nelson Cromwell. Mrs Edward Is. !
CSssatt, Mrs. II J. Cone Miss Chase Robert II \
Chapman. Melville Church Kortight Church William |
Nelson Cromwell. Capt. Edward r. Cassatt, A. q. |
Chaplain. W. Bowie Clark Heyliger Church, X. X. |
Crank r. o. Cowdin. Rear Admiral II. l. Cone, |
Harvey s. Chase ]. e. Crawford
Mrs Colby Dodge, Mrs Ruth De'ereux. Mrs. ]. 1
Henry de Sibour Colby Dodge. Edward W. Dom, |
5r., George F. Downey Ryan Devereux, J. Henri de
Mrs. S. B Elkins. Miss Katherine Ekins. Mrs |
Blaine Elkins, Mrs. ). o. Evans. Mrs. NJ. NJ. |
Evans, Mrs q. II. Evans. Mrs William II. |
Emory, Mrs. George r. Egstis, Countess San
Estehan. Miss Evans. Dr. s. g. Evans. Capt. q. |
y. Evans, Admiral w II. Emory, George p. Eus-
lis. Count San Esteban.
Mrs Henry d. Fry. Or. Henry d. Fry. William
J. Flather. il.
Mrs L. W Glazebrook, Mrs. Robert Gerry, Mrs.
II. II. Classic. Mrs W. r. Gherardi Miss |
Amaryllis Gillett, Mrs, H. Gillett Gill. Miss Har-
riet Gibson, l.. W Glazebrook II. II. Classic |
Lieut. Commander W. r. Gherardi Gary T. Gray
son, Col. f. A. Darlington Cory Green, Quincy |
Mum. Elliott II. Goodwin
Mrs p. s. Henry, Mrs. Richard A Harlow
Miss Francis II. Hoar. Miss Louise Hollon Mrs. |
Mitchell Harrison, Miss Mary Haywood. Mrs. ].
William Henry. Miss Hagner. Mrs. Thomas B.
Hutchinson. Mrs. Walter p. Howe, Mrs. George
Howard Miss GLADYS Hinckley Mrs. C. F. Har-