The Washington times., 1917-01-31
BRILLIANT COMPANY
AT CAVALRY DANCE
Captain Archibald Miller Pre-
sents Guests At Fort
Myer Event. .

A brilliant company attended the
dance last evening given by the Of
ficers of the Second Cavalry station
Ell at sort yer.
The building was decorated with
palms, ferns, flags, and bunting.
The dance room was adorned with
masses of pink roses and carnations
against q background Of palms ana
eyergreens and smilax- The walls
and ceilings were hung with silk bunt'
inEs, while numerous silk standards
representing every branch of the
army, ornamented' the walls. Soft
colored lights encircled the walls
among the flowers, while at one end
of the room a large 2, representing
the Second Cavalry, was formed of
electric lights.
Capt. Archibald Miller, the adju-
tant of the post, presented the guests,
who were received by Mrs. Charles
W. Fenton, wife of Colonel Fenton,
commandant Mrs. Archibald Miller
and Mrs. William E, French.
Supper was served at midnight on
the lower floor, which was decorated
with flags AMI palms. The guests
were seated at a number of small
tables, eac.l adorned with a center
piece OF pinkcarnations.
Among Guests Present.
Among the guests were Major and
Mrs. Robert U. Patterson, Major and
Mrs. James A. Woodruff, Capt, and
Mrs. Ralph Goldthwaite. Major Phil
lip W. Huntington, Major and Mrs.
William Mitchell. Col. and Mrs. Mason
Patrick, Capt and Mrs. John N.
Hodges, Col. and Mrs. George Dun
can, Major and Mrs. eDnnis E. Nolan,
Major and Mrs. John E, Whitaker,
Miss Alice Sheppard, Miss Muriel
Denys, Miss Amy Bennett, Miss Mary
Garland, Miss Mary Veeder, the
Misses Chase, Mrs. E. B. Moran, Miss
Eleanor Washington, Mrs Mccoy,
Jones, Mrs. T. C. Dawson, Miss Nat
allie Magruter, Mrs. Archibald Oracle
Herbert Vengsler, John Janney, John
Cunningham, Fred Chaplin, John
gregory, Charles w. Richardson, DR..
Joseph NJ. Heller, Edward Flather,
Wilder Tomlinson, John Rerney, VIII
son Haywood, Major Allie w. VIII
liams and Major Blanton Winship.
Among the large number OF dinner
parties before the hop. the most in
teresting was given by Col. and Mrs.
Charles W. Fenton in compliment TO
the Secretary of War and Mrs. Baker.
Entertains At Dinner.
Mrs. Charles s. HaiEht, wife OF
Captain Haight. entertained a party
at dinner, her guests including Major
and Mrs. Fox Conner. Miss Heloise
Meyer. George Oakley Totten, and
]. A. c. Palmer.
Lieut.. and Mrs. David Hunter Scott
were dinner hosts last evening at
their home at Fort Myer. going later
with their guests to the dance. Their
guests were the Misses Litebrant, OF
Honolulu, who are visiting them; Miss
Margaret King, Ignatius Costigan,
Curtis Bryant. Joe Amin. and DR..
Cuadra, of the Nicaraguan legation.
Major and Mrs. Gustave r. Lukesh
entertained at dinner last evening at
their home in Washington barracks.
going later with their guests to the
dance at Fort Myer. Their guests in
cluded Capt. and Mrs. Clarence II.
Knight, Capt. and Mrs. Robert s. A.
Dougherty and Capt. and Mrs. James
G. B. Lampert-
IL Hostess At Dinner.
Ms. William ]. Glasgow. wife of
Captain GIdSBo"s WIN 10 Oh int OOi-
der, was hostess at dinner before the
dance, her guests including Col and
Mrs. Louis C. Sherer. Major and Mrs.
John J. Kingman. Miss Genevieve
johnson, Miss Ethel Allen, Miss Com
misky, Major Robert Paxton, Captain
Cook and Mr.. Polehmus.
Mrs. Forester. wife of Capt. Lewis
Forester, who is on the border. was
hostess at dinner last evening, going
later with her guests to the dance.
Mrs. Foerster's guests were Congress
man and Mrs. Joe Henry BRgle. Con-
gresham and Mrs. Wallace S. Demp-
sey, Congressman Bascom c. Slemp,
Congressman Sydney z. Mudd, Com
missioner and Mrs. oliver P. Newman.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Smith, Mrs. Dan
Murphy. Mrs, Selma Tauscher. John
Murphy, and Howard Robnett.