Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-09-06
At STONY MAN CAMP
SEASONS GREAT EVENT
A Masquerade BaII-JOhn Fell in
Arab Costume.
EDGAR FELL A HUGE TORTOISE.
Festivities at SkyIand Va. Growing
Event Of Season.
fSnseial to Fvening Capitall

especial TO Evening Capftall
stony Man Camp, Va, Sept. 6-The
crowning event of the present gay
and successful season at Stony Man.
occurred on Saturday evening last,
when the annual masquerade ball was
given by the proprietor, Mr.. G. Free
man Pollock.
The big diuing-room was appfo-
priaten for the occasion and trans
formed into fitting setting of fairy
Ike beauty with festoons and masses
Of flowers. ferns aad shrubs, over
which shone the yaric Ilored glow ef
hundreds of colored lights suspended
around the walls and from the cell
ing. The ball opened with q grand
promenade led by Mr.. and Mrs. Pol-
lock. the masuuars afterwards break
inp ranks to promenade singly or in
proups before the flower bede cked
aIcove, where the judges were seated.
The judges were Mrs. X. ]. Royd,
Miss Jane Grey Symes, Miss Perry,
Gen. A. S. Burt, y. S. A., (retired),
and Messrs. E. II. Droop and George
H. Judd, all of Washington; G. j..
Hepburn, of Philadelphia, and II. w.
Hunter, of Baltimore. Their decisions
in regard TO the numerous attractive
prizes offered by Mr.. Pollock to add
to the interest of the occasion were
as follows: First grand prize for
the most perfect costume of any de-
scription at the ball, awarded to
Mr.. Edgar Fell, of Annapolis, who
appeared as an immense tortoise,
the markings Of both the upper and
under shells with all the min)r de.
tails, including the movements of the
gigantic reptile being unanimously
declared as true to nature in every
respect.
Mr.. Fell was accompani I'd by his
brother, Mr.. John Fell, in Arab cos
tune, as keeper of the tortoise, and
secondary prizes were bestowed upon
each as illustrating together the
cleverest and most original idea in
| evidence. The winners OF the ad-
ditional prizes were: Most artistic
| costume, ,lady's) Miss Emily Tay-
Tor, Norfolk, Va, as Little 30
Peep Most artistic costume
(child's). Robert Smith, Jr., son of
Congressman Smith, of Texas, as
"Robin Hood. Most artistic couple,
| Miss Elizabeth Graf and Paul Ireland,
both of Washington, as Gypsies.
Most original costume (lady's), Mrs.
eG. Freeman Pollock, as oldtime
patchwork Iuilt. " Most comical
costume 0ady's), Miss May Libbey,
Of Washington, as Skiddymerrink.
Most eomieal costume gentleman y f,
Mr.. Henry Leetch. of Washington,
as Lanky. the Infant Prodigy.
Mr. Leetch, who is six feet tall and
probably little over, was accompa.
MED by daintily petite Miss Anita
Kite, also of Washington, as his
nurse Most comieal costume (child's)
Henry Latimer. of Washington, as
"Calicoe Clown. Best costume
(child's), Robert Henry, Jr.. son Of
4 Congressman Henry Of Texas, as
"Toreador Best group, Mrs. W
G. Sicl5el, of New York MIR. Nation
Boyce, Of Washington, and Jack Sic
ke, AS italian organ grinder and mon-
key Most beautifully costumed
couple, Miss Alma Glennan, OF Nor
folk, as Light of the Harem" and
Miss Ruth Latimer, Of Washington,
as tGoIden Sheaf. Most amusing
couple, Miss Audrey Kane OF Phila-
delphia, and Miss Fields, Of Rich
mond, as Backward Ladies. Most
artistic couple (children's), Misses
Margaret Fuller, OF Washington, as
"Dutch Girl, and Charlotte Price, of
Norfolk, as Fairy Queen Best
acted characters, Mrs T.. j. Dur
| cen, of Omaha City, and Reynolds
Burt, OF Washington, as Suffrage
Cowboy and Bride" Best group
(childfen's), Jane Sickel, Of New
York, and BETTY and Wayne Jackson,
Of Washington. as "Pierrettes and
Pierrot. Special price, Gordon
Crawford. Washington, as Peirrot."
Others in costumes deserving spec.
ial mention were Misses Ethel Lib
bey, of Washington, as French Doll
Miss Emily Lucas. Of Baltimore.
as Evening STAR; Mrs. Min Unit
Rasin, Syracuse. N. Y, Bathing
Girl: Miss Kathleen Beale Craw-
| ford, Washington, French Peasant ;
Lieut.. Peale, u. S. A., md Lieut.
Glennan, u. S. A Mexican Rangers +;
Mrs. Trout, Washington, Autumn
Leaf; Miss Dorothy Trout, Wash
ington, Saucer Of Ice Cream" Miss
Ella Binford, Washington, Coop /;
Miss Stiles, Norfolk, Omar Khay-
yam. Miss Mary Belle Giennan,
Norfolk, Roman Flower Girl Mr..
William Ballantyne, Washington,
Elderly Lady Miss E. Williams
Baltimore, Spanish Peasant; Mars.
Hobson, England, Evening Star -
During the later evening a collation.
was served in the ballroom, while the
judges and several additional guests
were entertained by Mr.. and Mrs.
Pollock at champagne supper upon
the roof garden.
Mr.. Calvert Magruder, son Of
Judge and Mrs. Daniel r. Magruder,
of Annapolis, has joined the Messrs.
John and Edgar Fell at the cam D
for fortnight's visit.
SARAH HARRISON POWELL.