The Washington herald., 1916-04-25
President and Mrs. Wilson Attend Woman's
Army and Navy League Ball at Navy Yard;
Sail Loft Thronged With Gay Society Folk
"..., Other NeuOs of Society the Capital

The President and Mrs. Wilson at
tended the ball given by the Woman's
Army and Navy League at the Navy
Yard last evening. They occupied the
Presidential box which was specially
decorated wit hflags and among their
guests were Mrs. William H. Boiling.
Miss Bertha Boiling, Miss Edith Benham
and Col. Harts. t-
The ball, which Is an annual event
and always one Of the most delightful
functions Of the early spring was
Unusually brilliant and successful this
season. The sail loft, where the dancing
took place, was thronged with brilliant
representation from army and navy,
Official and residential society. host
Of smart dinner parties preceded the
dance in the early evening.
The ballroom was in gala array with
flags and brightly-colored bunting cover
ing the walls and forming an effective
background for quantities Of palms and
all varieties OF spring flowers. The
Marine Band and the Mayflower Band
alternated In furnishing the music for
the dancing and a supper was served at
midnight.
Capt. James H. GIennon. commandant
Of the Navy Yard. made the presentatioas
and Mrs Glennon headed the receiving
line. Others in the receiving party were
Mrs Albert J. Mills who represented the
league; Mrs Daniels, wife Of the Secre-
tary of the Navy; Mrs. Hugh Scott wife
Of Gen. Scott, who represented the wire
Of the Secretary Of War; Mrs. W. b BEN
SON, and Mrs. George Barnett.
Among those entertaining guests IN
their boxes were Admiral anu -, ~
Dewey. Mrs. Alexander SnaTp; M.e lIne
da. CANA, Mrs. Josephus Danlels' mre'
SiIas Casey, Mrs. John Rodgers' MRS.
FIcbardson Clover. Mrs. John Miller
Horton Mrs, Willard Brownson' MIS-
Eobert Thompson, Mrs. Bowman NC
Gala. Mrs. Edward Liscum, Mrs 10
seph Letter, Mrs. Julian James @ @Mrs'
Theodore Baldwin, Miss Judge anu MI
John Faure, of New York. ,.
The pstronesses for the entertainment
were: Mrs. Hugh Scott. Mrs. Alexander
Nfacomb, Mrs James H. Glennon' MIS-
p NJ T2ixey. Mrs Victor Blue, Mrs. isaac
r Mann. Mrs. John A. Logan, Mrs Chas.
Glover. Mrs. Thomas Symns, MIS- bo"
man McCana, Miss Phelan, mrs. Albert
/. Mills, Mrs Anson Mills, Mrs. Theodore
scbwan Mrs. Theodore Jewell, Mrs.
Willard Brownson, Mrs. John Russell,
Mrs Frank Fletcher, Mrs. Edward
Cspehart, Mrs. Julian James, MIS-. Ia
vid Gordon. Mrs. Charles H. Davis, Mrs
Richard Wainwright, Mrs. Jay HoHeT'
Mrs. D. s. Hendrich, Mrs. Joseph f.
ThroPp, Mrs. Lyman Iinany; MLs' w. NJ
crt Thompson, Mrs. Rollins Morse Mrs'
G Bates, Mrs. Fl. c. Perkins, Mrs |
Ormsby McCammon, Mrs. Silas Casey |
Mrs. richardson Glover, Mrs. Alexander |
Nacruder, Nine da Cana, Mrs. Francis !
Nash, Mrs. F. B. Moran, Mrs Louis |
I.ehr, Mrs. Franklin Roosevelt, Mrs |
Thomas Gaf, Mrs. William Lttauer |
Mrs. John c. Kelton, Mrs. Charles Nc |
Kennedy, Mrs Charles Howry, Mrs. |
Charles Richardson. Mrs. John Hewson, |
Mrs Thomas Hutchinson, Mrs. Edward |
Gheen. Mrs. Charles T Hutchins, Mrs. |
John Van r. Hoff. Mrs. William Ben |
son. Mrs. Junius MacMurray, Mrs. Larz
Anderson, Mrs. James Carroll Frazer, |
Mrs. Joseph Letter, Mrs. James Wads-
worth. Mrs. William T. Sampson, and |
Mrs. John P. Faure. Miss Beatrice Glover,
Miss Caroline Nash, Miss Ellie Lejeune, |
Miss Alice Shepard. Mrs. Alexander |
Sharp. jr-. Miss Helen McCumber Miss |
Ruth Wilson, Miss Louise Rayne, Miss
Hendricks Miss Adelaide Heath, Miss
Ethel. MacMurray, Miss Pauline Stone,
the Misses Dewey. and Miss Dorothy
Mason composed the young ladies' COM
mittee, while serving on the floor commit
tee were: Capt. Arthur l. Willard. L. S.
n; Gen. Rupert Blue. Lieut. Com
mander + ]. Marquart. [. s. N: Lieut. !
Commander II. C. DinEer, L. s N; Ca7t.
=. J. Dorm. l. s. N; Commander c. T. !,
Jewell. U. S. N; Capt. c. L. Hall, L. s.
A: Paymaster II. ID. Lanean. L. S. N;
Lieut.. Commander g. W. Steele, L. S.
n; Mai Robert Paxton, U. S. A; Capt.
Ridley Mclean. L. S N: Lieut.. Owen
Bartlett L. S. N; Lieut. w w Smyth,
L. S. n: Lieut.. F. s. Chambers, U. S. N;
Lieut.. Green. L. S. N: Mr. w. Bowie, /
Clark, Mr.. John F. Wilkins, Manning
Stead and Edward Dewey
The chaperOnes for the ball we're: Mrs
Henry B, Wilson. for the navy; Mrs.
Dennis Z. Nolan, for the army; and Mrs. 1
John L. LeJeune, for the Marine Corps.
:
The Secretary Of State and Mrs. Ian !
sing we're the guests of honor at a din 1
ner given last evening bv the Chinese
Minister and Mime. Koo. Invited to meet
them were the Bolivian Minister and h
Nine. Calderon. Judge and Mrs. c. g :
McChord, Mr.. and Mrs. James Brown
Scott Senator Stone, Miss Stone, Repre- |
sentative Flood, Mrs Thomas F RaysrJ .
The Counselor of the State Department :
and Mrs. Polk, Mr.. and Mrs. L. T. VIII =