The Washington times., 1917-04-11
WORKING BOYS BALL
Is SOCIAL PREMIER
Numerous Dinner Parties Will
Precede Fete Tonight
AT Rauscher's.

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The most brilliant social affair planned
for this evening will be the Red, White.
and Blue ball to be given at Rauscher's
for the benefit of the Working Boys
Home A number of dinner parties
have been planned before the ball. Mrs.
Armstead Davis and Mr.. and Mrs. II.
Campbell Graef will be joint hosts at a
large dinner at the residence OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Graef, entertaining their guests
later in their boxes at the ball In Mrs.
Davis party will be Mrs. Henry Corbin.
Miss Mary Patten. Mrs. McKenna Pultz
and her brother, Henry Armstead. and
DR.. Norman Ditman, both Of whom will
come from New York this afternoon for
the ball. Mr.. and Mrs. Randall Iagner
will have asIguests for dinner and later
In their box at the ball, Mr.. and Mrs.
Reginald Huidekoper and Capt. and
Mrs. John H. Gibbons, Mr.. and Mrs.
Wade Ellis. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Cleveland Perkins, Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Harlow, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
| Tutkerman, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles J.
Bell and DIR. and Mrs. James F. Mitchell
will also be hosts at dinner before the
ball.
Among others who will entertain box
parties are Senator and Mrs. James
w. Wadsworth, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Crane, Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh, Col.
and Mrs. Robert NJ. Thompson, Mrs.
John b. Henderson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Cleveland Perkins. Mrs.
Charles Boughton Wood. Henry Arm
stead, Mrs. Stephen 3. -Elkins, Mrs.
James Mcdonald. Mr.. and Mrs. II.
Campbell Graef, Thomas +. Ryan,
William E: Fowler, Mrs. Charles NJ.
Ffoulke, Mrs. Samuel Spencer, and
Senator James d. Phelsn.
The guests will be received by Mrs.
Hagner. Mrs. Tuckerman, Mrs. John
]. Rogers and Mrs. Davis. The hall
has been decorated with numerous
American flags, interspersed with the
flags OF the allied nations. Palms
and red and white flowers in great
abundance will complete the elaborate
decorations.
While a patriotic ball. with the
national colors to be displayed on
all sides, there will be no fancy cos
tunes required. Miss Halle Davis
is chairman of a committee Of girls
who will sell rosettes of red. white,
and blue in the ballroom. which, add
ed to. the ordinary evening dress. will
give both a decorative and a patri-
otic touch. Assisting Miss Davis will
be Miss Anne Hopkins. Miss Margaret
Clark, Miss Adelaide Tuttle and Miss
Margaret Tuttle.
An interesting feature OF the even
ing will be fortune telling booth
with Mrs. Hamilton Lewis in charge.
The committee in charge of the ar
rangements is composed of Mrs. Ran
dali Hagner, chairman: Mrs. Fred
erick Atherton, Mrs. John J. Rogers,
Mrs. Victor Cushman, and Mrs. Wal
ter Tuckerman.
The patronesses for the occasion
include Mrs. Josephus Daniels, Mrs.
Henry F. Dimock, Mrs. B. II. Warder.
Mrs. Thomas Ewing, Mrs. William
Slater, Mrs. Robert NJ. Thompson, Ma
dame Naon, Mrs. William Gibbs Nc
Adoo. Mrs. F X. Lane. Mrs. willard
Salisbury, Mrs. J. w. Wadsworth, Jr.,
Mrs Hugh L. Scott, Mrs. George Bar
nett, Mrs. Aksel Wichfeld, Mrs.
George T. Marye, Mrs. stephen B. EE
kins, Mrs. Marshall Field, Mrs. Larz
Anderson. Mrs. John y. Henderson
Mrs. Archibald Barklie. Miss Mabel
Boardman, Mrs. Perry Belmont. Mime.
de Sibour. Mrs. c. c. Glover. Mrs. Ar
thur Graham Glasgow, Mrs. T. T.
Gan. Mrs. William Littauer, Mrs.
Samuel Spencer. Mrs. Henry Cleve-
land Perkins, Miss Patten, Mrs. Hen
nen Jennings, Mrs. James Mcdonald,
Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh, Mrs. Charles
Boughton Wood, and Mrs. Horace
Westcott.
Miss May " Buckley was hostess
at a luncheon Monday in honor of
Miss Gertrude Murphy, one of the
most popular members of the younger
resident set. whose wedding to DR..
William J. Lally. OF Pittsheld, Mass,
took place today at noon at st.
Aloysius' Church.
Miss Murphy and her hance were
entertained at a supper dance on
Monday evening by Miss Elizabeth
Leech. The guests included the
friends from out OF town who came
TO Washington for the wedding today.
Miss Mary Temple returned to
Washington last evening from her
home in Tennessee, and is at the
willard. to remain until after the D.
A. r. Congress.
Mrs. T. r. Fell. OF New York. and
Mrs. ]. X. Richards. Of Irontown,
Ohio, are in Washington for a spring
visit and are at the Shoreham.
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Mr. and Mrs. L. Rollins Morse have
gone II New York for stay OF sew
eraI weeks at the Plaza.
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Virginia members of the National
Board of Management of the
Daughters OF the American Revolu-
tion, Miss SerpelL State regent OF
Virginia; Mrs. James F. Maupin, vice
president general from Virginia, and
Mrs William A. Smoot, present or
ganizing secretary general of the So
ciety. from Virginia. have cards out
for luncheon at Memorial Conti !
mental Hall, April II. There will be
about eighty guests. The luncheon Is
given in honor OF Mrs. William Cum
ming Story. president general. and
members of the National Board of
Management, who will attend the
meeting OF the board preceding the |
congress. Mrs. William A. Smoot, one
OF the hostesses. is the incumbent of
the office OF organizing secretary gen.
eral of the national society.