Evening star., 1917-11-25
.KHAKI-CLAD BEAUX
IN THRONG At BALL
Social Function Under the
Auspices of 1st D. c. Am
buIance Corps.
BELLIES OF. YOUNGER CIRCLE

| Khaki-cIad beaux predominated at the
| ball given by the debutantes of Wash
! ington at the Willard last night under
tie auspices of the 1st Ambulance Corps
! OF the District OF. Columbia. There
was a fringe of men in conventional
| evening dress. but the uniformed men
were SO greatly in the majority that
| they gave distinctive color and charae-
! ter to the assemblage. The Stars and
J Stripes draped the long ballroom. em-
pha asizing the patriotic features Of the
occasion. ard patriotic airs were played
at intervals.
The BAIL which opened with military
precision at O'Clock and lasted untiI
midnight was altogether informal There
was no receiving line, DR.. Ryan Dever-
euS, head of the Ambulance Corps, VINO
/ came down from Allentown, Pa, where
the corps has been in training since the
carly summer. in order to be present at
last night'st ball. and Mrs. Devereux
constituting the nearest approach to any
| thing of the kind DR.. DevereuN was ac-
the men of the. corps. all of whom at
tended the ball with him.
Parties in the Boxes.
Many smart parties filled the boxes.
either looking on or actively participat-
ing in the animated scene which the
ballroom floor presented. Most OF the
bellies were from the younger circles OF
society including u number who. were
to have made, their debu.s this winter
;; or Will be included in the debutantes
of next year. Their simple. pretty
frocks and their charming youthful
ness helped to make the ball one of the
most attractive ever given at Washing
ton.
n
there were number of supper parties
made up to precede or to follow the
ball The dancing was over by mid
night
Edison Bradley, Mr.. and Mrs Walter
Jeffords, Mr. and Mrs. Aksie Wich-
field. Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Baruch. Mr.
and Mrs. Samuel P. Ficklen. Mr.. and
stapleton. AR and Mrs. William B..
Raynor. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Letter.
Capt and Mrs Newcomb. Mrs. Stephen
b. Elkins, Mrs. Delos Blodgett. Mrs.
Mcmillan Gibson. Mrs Frances b.
Moran. Mrs. Marshall Field. the min
lister from Panama and Nine. Porras.
and MIR. William Erin Fowler.
The minister of Panama and Nine. de
Porras had as their guests the minister
Senior Manuel Echeverria. head of the
Guatemalian mission, and SenOr Don
Belisario Porras, jr.
Mrs. Arthur Lee. Mrs. George Downey
and Miss Gladys Hinckley were guests
in Mrs. Stephen b. Elkins' box.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richardson Gibson had
a party with them in their bay. in
Guiding Mrs. Hart Gibson. Miss Bnrritt.
Mr. Amberg. Miss Mary Duncan Glib
son and their son. Randall Lee Gibson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Blaine .Eikins enter
tanned Mr. and Mrs. Richardson Gibson,
Mrs Clarence Edwards and others in
their box.
Mrs Mcmillan Gibsons box was oc-
cupied by Mr.. and Mrs. Reynolds Hit
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Grew. Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Moore. and Mr.. and Mrs. Eldridge
Jordan. Mrs. Gibson was unable to be
present because of the serious illness
of her grandmother. Mrs. James Nc
MILAN.
Mrs. Delos Rlodgett had with her in
her box Mrs Charles Graves Matthews.
Miss Helen Blodgett. Miss Mona Blod-
gett, Dr. White of New York. Maj Hur-
ley of the Reserve Corps. Col Denny
and Mr.. Bedard.
tertained in their box Mrs. Isador Rayner,