The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-01-16
REVOLUTION SONS
At annual BALL
Many Attend Dance Given at
Rauscher's by District
Society.
MUSIC AND ORAT0RY
Dancing Follows Speeches by Men
Prominent in Life of the
Capital City.

\ large and fashionable audience 6d'h-
cried at the annual assembly and dance
OF the District of Columbia Society Sons
of the American Revolution. at Rausch-
cr's last night at which were present
many men and women well known IN
resident and official society pro
gramme consisting Of musical numbers
and speeches was presented, after whlch
a buffet luncheon was served, 10 De lol-
lowed by dancing.
The programme was initiated by Rev
pr. Childs. chaplain of the society. pro-
nouncinr the invocation He was fol-
lowed bv the audience singing THE star
SnancleI Banner accompanied by the
presentation of the colOrs. Representa-
tive Samuel Andrews Witherspoon Oh
Mississippi delivered an eloquent address
on the heroism of the Revolutionary pat
riots their courage. and selt-sacrlhce.
Mrs. Martha :. GielOw made an address
on The Mountain Descendants OF rat
riots of the Revolution" James r. Bag
ley sang Isl Ira Ceppi." by Handel. and
The Mad Dog by Lehman.
Those iu Charge.
The, floor committee in charge of the
programme consisted OF Frank bosuck
Martin. chairman; Claude y. Bennett,
Nilmarth Brown, Samuel II. Cunning
ham, Merritt l.. Dawkins, Donald ii.
Freeze. Albert J. Gore. Herman II. Hill,
Frederick + Kunkel. Fred ID. owen,
Edward r La Grange, J. II. Small. An
drew e. Acavis. John NJ. stevenson, lr..
John &. Torbert. Howard A. Treat, and
Albert II. Spanglcr
The officers Of the society are Will
lam V. Cox, president; Col. Frederick
&. BRYAN. Or Edwin a Hill. Sidney
/ Besselievre. vice presidents: PauL
Crockett. secretary: Phillip F. Larner'
treasurer: Albert y. SpanGlcr. regis
trar: John r. Fenwick. assistant reg
istrar: Selden NJ. Ely historian: Charles
W Stewart, librarian. and Rev Thom-
as 5. ChiIds. chaplain. and the follow
ing board of management: The ofhcers
OK ofFiCio and Commander John II.
Moore, L. : y: Edward b. Moore.
Frank r. Martin, George c. Maynard
Henry p Holden. F. u. owen. John q.
Grcenawalt William \. dc Canary
Edgar B. Stocking. Georg" Il. lde,
James l.. Davenport. Zebina Moses, and
Albert J. Gore.
Guests mt Dance.
Among the invited guests were:
Mrs. Matthew T. Scott. president gen
craI of the r. A. f.; Mrs. John Miller
Horton, of Buffalo: Mr.. and Mrs. J. c.
Court. Mr.. and Mrs. A. u. SpanGler Ed
win a Hill. Fred Il. owen. +. A. Wee
Gon. Rev. DIR. Childs. Mr.. and Mrs Mer-
ritt l. Dawkins, Thomas Harrison. DIR.
j. G. B. RullOch. Mr.. and Mrs. NanZant
Cox. Miss Gillett, Mrs. Gillett Hill, Col.
Gilbert C. Knffin. Miss Mamie Mitchell,
Fred c. Prindle. s II. Cunningham, Mrs.
Cunningham. Julian Cunningham. Mr..
and Mrs. Claude F. King. Mr.. and Mrs.
W. a. De Caindry. Henry W. Samson.
Capt and Mrs. Kreidler. Mr.. and Mrs.
X. G. Greenawalt, II. Morris Husband.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lyman, Mr.. and
pa nj lanes
r. BagIey. Mrs. Pearling, Miss Dixon,
Gen and Mrs. Howe. Miss frankie
Frazer. Mr.. Bourne. DIR. and Mrs. Will
lam Donnelly. Mr. and Mrs. George
Topham. Washington TOpham. Mr.. and
Mrs. HeiTiCk. Mr.. and Mrs. james +.
Albright. Mr. and Mrs. George r. Ide,
Judge WitherspOOn, Representative Is. p.
Harrison, Mr.. and Mrs. Selden NJ. Ely,
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Boyant, c. II. Sin
clair, Miss Anna Parish, Philip +. Larner.
Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Lemon. Mr. and
Mrs. NJ. c. Summers, DR.. a. G.. Wilkin-
son. Mrs. Nelson. Mr.. Emery Cox, Mr..
and Mrs. T. d. Whytc, DR.. and
jamin F. LarComhe. Mrs NJ +. Lowe.
Mrs. Lillian Rozell Messenger, Mrs
Martha Gielow. Miss McDuffie. Mrs Ed
ward Graves. Mr.. Albert J. Gore, DR.. A
r. Stands. Mrs. Stands. DIR. and Mrs
J. G. B. BulOCh. Miss Emma Hamilton
BullOch. Mrs Eugena p. Bennett, Claude
NJ Bennett, DR.. L. d. Carman, Mrs Car
man. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles VI. Bryan,
Miss Mary Chids. Miss Georgia Robert
son, Mr.. ana Mrs. IanCdon Moore. Com
lnander and Mrs. John II. Moore. Mr.. and
Mrs. o. c. LuXford. Miss Caroline Lux
lord George +. Hebbard, Capt John A.
lockwood. Miss Maudc GouvernOr. Dr.
Francis J. Woodman. Mrs. Ellen Spencer
Mussey. Mr.. F.. DancnhOwer. Mrs. Harry
a AL RaY nd
way, r. a. Smith, Mrs. Dunbar, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles +. Kern. Capt. Caldwell
Tyler. Miss Carolines Caldwell Tyler Miss
Marguerite C. Mills, Mr.. and Mrs. F. W.
Stone, Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Pattison, Miss
NJ. II Wingate Mr.. and Mrs A. r. Win
gate. DIR. and Mrs. l.. 3. Thomson. Mrs.
Elma r. Saul, Mr.. and Mrs. II. B. Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. John s. Barker. Charles
a e Barker, Miss Barker. Mr. and Mrs.
John 5. Bukey, Mrs. H. T. Hodg!kins Mr..
and Mrs. Francis NJ. Phelps, DR.. and
Mrs. II. l.. Mann, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Il. Dean. Miss Ruth Myers Mr.. and Mrs.
l.. c. SOmervell Miss Zeta G.. Murray,
al Scranton. Pa; p. c. STANDBY. Mrs.
N. T Walter, Mr.. and Mrs. a.
Howard Clark, Miss Helen Fisher,
Mrs. Rosa l. Townsend. Mrs. Schmid,
Mr.. Donald II. Freeze. Miss Marian
Sclah, Mrs. Charles II. Frad, Miss Au-
Eusta Magrud"r. Miss Lillian Stewart,
Henry p. Holden. George G. Maynard,
Mr.. and Mrs George G. SciboId, Gen.
and Mrs. f. w. Whitaker. George V.
SSeibold. Louis +. Seibold, Miss TheOdosia
Seibold, Miss Grace Darling Chapline,
Miss Nell Rose Baggett. George Mitchell.
Mr.. and Mrs Somerset r. Waters. Mr.
and Mrs. Charles II. Turner Miss Mar
Guerite E Claflin. Donald l.. Luxford,
Miss Alice Sergeant Leonard Sergeant
jr.. W. NJ. Conrad, Miss Lucille Bacon. of