The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-03-12

were the Secretary of the Interior
and Mrs. Franklin X. Lane. Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Lee. Mr.. and Mrs. William
Mcclellan Ritter. Mrs. Lloyd W. Bow
ers' and Judge Knapp.
Mr.. William Bowie Clarke was king
of the Mardi Gras carnival at the
Lyric in Baltimore last week and Miss
Nina Gather was queen. Among those
present from Washington were
Stephen Henry de Hedri, of the Austro-
Hungarian Embassy; Eames Mac
Veagh, Jonkheer and Nine. Starken-
borgh-Stachouwer, Count Limpurg, of
the Netherlands Legation: Count dad
hemar. DR.. Rupert Blue, DR.. William
F. Cofer. Miss Gladys Hinckley, Carlos
Acuno. of the Argentine Embassy, and
Maj. Theodore Low.
| Miss Valerie Padelford was hostess
I at a box party at the National Among
her guests were Mrs. William B. Ca
perton. Miss Marguerite Caperton,
Mrs. Alexander Magruder, Mrs. Ed
ward Pendleton, and Mrs. Albert Ord
way Later in the evening Miss Padel-
ford entertained her guests at a sup
per at the Shoreham to meet Miss
Ethel Barrymore.
Mr.. Z. Howard Robnette entertained
about fifty guests at a supper dance
at the Columbia Country Club last
evening.
Mr.. Robert E. Lee, third grandson OF
Gen. Robert E. Lee, was the guest of
honor of the Sons Of Confederate Vet
Grams at their Mardi Gras ball at the
Raleigh. The ball was the final social
entertainment of the season of the
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Miss Grace NJ. Overman. daughter of
Senator Overman. was the sponsor for
| the evening, and Miss Holland Fits
was the maid of honor. The dance was
preceded by a reception, and in the
receiving line were Commander w. E.
Brockman, assisted by Edwin F.
Sweet, Mrs. Lee S. Overman, in a
handsome gown OF turquoise blue vel
vet with pearl trimming; Mrs. John
Bankhead, in a gown of white satin
with an over dress of black net en-
oroidered in crystals and with touches
of orange silver cloth; Mrs. John
Bankhead, jr.. in a gown of embroid-
cred chiffon over green taffeta with
train of green velvet; Mrs. Charles
c. Fits, OF Alabama, in a handsome
gown of black velvet and jet; Miss
Holland Fits, in an attractive gown
| OF pale blue georgette crepe trimmed
! in bands of ribbon of the same shade.
Miss Marion Bankhead, chairman of
the young ladies' committee, wore
pretty gown of white tulle over cloth
of silver and trimmed with silver lace.
Miss Annie Ihrie Pou. vice chairman,
\ was in a lovely gown of turquoise
blue taffeta with a chiffon collar en-
broidered in pink. She wore an at
| tractiVe. old-fashioned necklace.
Other interesting guests were Miss
Dunbar Averett, of Cumberland; Mrs.
William Bailey Lamar, Mrs. Frank g.
Odenheimer. Mrs. Maude Howell Smith,
Mrs. ohm B. Kenney Mrs. George
Bennett Ashby, and Mrs. Gilmer Bren-
izer.
The Bal Masque at Horticultural
Hall in Philadelphia last week was a
huge success and was attended by the
large number of out-of-town guests.
| Among those who went from Wash
ington for the occasion were Capt. and
Mrs. Theodore A. Baldwin, Col. and
Mrs J. Van Rensselaer, Hoff, Rear Ad-
miral and Mrs. Frederick Harris, Mrs
Claude Swanson, who was accompanied
by Miss Virginia Gordon, of New
York; Mr.. and Mrs. Britton Browne,
Miss Ruth Wilson, Miss Marguerite
Barbour, and Miss Edith Oracle.
The Secretary of the Interior and Mrs.
Lane entertained at dinner in honor of
the Chinese Minister and Mrs. Yelling
| ton Koo.
| number of dinner parties preceded
the dance at the University Club.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander G. Bentley en-
tertained in compliment to Miss Mar
garet Fechteler, who is visiting her uncle
and aunt, Maj. and Mrs Henry L. Roose-
Welt The other guests were Maj. and
Mrs. Roosevelt, Mr.. and Mrs. Perry
| Miller, Mrs. Sabina NJ. Miller, Miss
Marie Adams. Col. Charles Lauchheimer,
U. S. NJ. c.; Capt. Ridley Mclean, u. S.
N; Lieut.. John E. Iseman, U. S. N; Mr.
Lawrence Green and Mr.. Newton Reavis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arlon Vannevar Cuchman
had with them Maj. and Mrs. w. A.
Bethel, Paymaster and Mrs. {. J. Peo-
pies, Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Griffin,
| Mr.. and Mrs. Prescott Galley and H.
Waldo Greenough, of Albemarle County,
Va.
In another party were Mr.. and Mrs.
Gustavus George Reinlger, Miss Edith
l Cohen. and her guests. Miss Claudine