The Washington times., 1917-11-04
CHARITY
BALL OF SEASON
PROVES GAYEST

The. first charity ball OF the winter,
given last evening at Rauscher's, net
ted a goodly sum for two worthy
philanthropies, the American Hospital
at NeuIlly, France, and the worsted
fund Of the District branch OF the
Red Cross. The ball made the even
ing the gayest Washington has seen
this season. Both ball rooms were
crowed to capacity and the boxes
which lined the walls were nlled with
distinctly smart assemblags of So
ciety folk
Fully 90 per cent of the men were
In uniform, the horizon blue of the
scores OF French officers who at
tended affording q picturesque con-
trast to the olive drab service uni
forms OF our army officers and the
dark blue Of the navy. The smart
uniforms of British and Canadian Of
ficers gave further variety to the
picture.
Mrs. Lane Received.
Mrs Franklin X. Lane received the
guests. assisted by Mrs. Seaton
Schroeder and Mrs. Granville Fortes-
cue, who. on her return from Paris,
was one OF the first to rouse the in
terest OF ,washingtonians in the
American hospital at NeuIlly. Maj.
Cen and Mrs. Joseph Z. Kuhn. who
were among the early arrivals. held
veritable court, many Of their
friends taking this opportunity to
wish the general and his bride good
luck
Few diplomats were present, the
Spanish ambassador and Nine. Riano,
who were in Mrs. James McDonald's
box. and the second secretary of the
Russian embassy and Nine. de Moh-
renschildt. representing the corps.
Mrs. AcDonald's other guests were
Miss Mary Gwynn, Mrs. Henry c. Cor
bin, Captain Corbin and Arthur Brad
ley Campbell. Lieut.. and Mrs. John
Ballentine Pitnsy were with Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Letter and Maj. Gen. and
Mrs. George Barnett were guests OF
Col. and Mrs. William Cary Sanger.
9th srs in the Sanger box were Miss
Mary Sanger and Captain Benezet,
one Of the visiting French officers.
Many Box Parties
Rear Admiral and Mrs Frederic R
Harris entertained Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter Penfeld, Mrs. Victor Kaufman.
and Samuel Piza- Mrs. Samuel Spen-
GER had as her guests Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry B. Spencer, Mr.. and Mrs. Cor
coran Thorn. Lieut.. Charles Price, and
Henry Coster, OF Tuxedo Park. Mr..
and Mrs. Charles J. Bell had with
them Major and Mrs. Granville For
tescue, Miss Caroline Ogden Jones. |
Robert Bell, and Mrs. Stephen B.
Elkins' guests were Mrs. 7. Dewitt
TaImaEe, Miss Rebecca Collier, Mrs. |
Wetherill, Of Philadelphia;
Commander Scott, U. s. N; Mrs
Blaine Elkins, and Stephen B. Elkins.
Others present were Miss Sidney
Miss Nancy Lane, Lieut.
Franklin K Lane, jr-. and Mr.. and
Mrs. George Howard and Viscount
and Viscountess de Sibour. Mr.. and
Mrs. /. T. Mann, who entertained at /
dinner before the ball, had with them
Col. and Mrs. Joseph P. Tracy, Mrs.
Walter Bethel and DR.. Rupert Blue.
With Mrs. Alice Gates Ladd were Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Sherman Boutell. Mr..
and Mrs. Hugh Gates Boutell. of Phil
adelphia: Mrs. Lloyd Chandler, Miss
Leslie Cameron, Major George B.
Comfy. Capt F. A Doniat. Lieut.. Theo-
Perry Griffin. OF Detroit, in whose
honor the dinner which preceded the
ball was given.
Partial List Of Dancers.
Others among the dancers were
mrs. irving HAN hase, Mrs. Henry C.
Muslin. Miss Margaret Perrin. Mr.. and
drs. Walter Tuckerman, Major George
oakley Totten, Jr, engineers corps, u.
J. R.; DR.. and Mrs. Larkin W. Glaze
'ook. Mr.. and Mrs. Horace westcott.
Ralph Totten, Joseph Totten. Mr.. and
Mrs. Newbold Noyes, Miss Dorothea
Oenys, Mrs Roscoe Bulmer. Mr.. and
irs. William Payne Meredith, Miss
Ruth Wilson, Mr.. and Mira Gilbert
irosyenor. Mrs Thomas Hutchinson.
)r. and Mrs. Roland Barker Whit
idge. Miss Alice Shepard, Mr.. and
rrs. Ward Brown, the Third Assistant :
ecretary OF State and Mrs. Breckin-
idge Long, who were among the
Mr.. and Mrs. Ward Brown 8
apt. and Mrs. Ward Brown. Charles
V. Richardson. Mrs. Robert Hinckley,
Iiss Gladys Hinckley, Mrs. F. B.
ioran, Mrs. Horace mcfarland, Miss
'auline Kindleberger. Mrs. James A.
rain, and Lieut. and Mrs. Edward
lay, Herbert Hengstler, and George =
'Ond Cochran