The Washington times., 1917-05-11
SOCIETY FOLK FILL
HORSE SHOW BOXES
Many NOtables Have Seats
in the Grand Stand.
BRITISH OFFICERS ATTEND
Brilliant ThrOng Sees Events Of
Day in Tanbark Ring.

Although furs were worn yesterday
at the horse show more for warmth
than for adornment, the sunshine
brought out what was perhaps the
record attendance of the week. Most
of the boxholders entertained guests,
many notables had seats in the grand
stand, and the crowd which hung over
the rail was decidedly larger than on
the first days of the show, when show
ers threatened every moment.
A party of British officers here with
the war mission were among the In
terested spectators, visiting from box
to box and joining at intervals the
promenaders around the ring. Col.
and Mrs. Robert NJ. Thompson had as
guests in their box Senator and Mrs.
Robert L. Owen, Mrs. Thomas +. Bay
ard, and Miss Hilda Sykes, and Mrs.
Mahlon Pitney Joined them for tea,
which was served in the box.
Mrs. Jones APpIauded.
Colonel Thompson carried a steam
ing cup to Mrs. Walter Mckown
Jones, who had Joined Brig. Gen.
James A. Buchanans box party after
taking a nasty tumble putting one
of her entries over the jumps. Mrs.
Jones, who was MISS Helen Buchanan
and is a great favorite with WASH
ington horse show audiences, mount
ed Immediately after her fall and
rode off amid a round OF applause.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Buchanan and
Miss Mildred Greble were among the
guests in General Buchanan's box.
Among the members of the diplo-
matte colony in the boxes were Nine.
Paul Ritter. the Netherlands Minister
and Nine. van Rappard, Nine. de Ur-
cuIlu, Mime. Zaldivar, Nine. Ekengren,
Miss Manuela de Pena, and Mr.. Con-
stantini, OF the Greek legation. Mrs.
Francis S. Nash had in her box Con-
gresham and Mrs. Samuel Z. Win
slow, Mrs. James s. Parker. Mrs.
John Jacob Rogers, Mrs. John II.
Hewson, Mrs. Nathan Sargent, Mrs.
James Marion Johnston and her
guest. Miss Elizabeth Washington, OF
Philadelphia
other Among Spectators.
Mrs. Chester Barnett was with Mr..
and Mrs. William Hit; Miss Frances
Moore and Miss Eleanor Morgan
were in Mrs. Axel wichfeld's box. and
the Misses Hickey, Mrs. Dilworth Hib-
bard. and Miss May Adams occupied
Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Mann's box. Ord
Preston entertained Maj. Gen. and
Mrs. Arthur Murray. and Mr.. and Mrs.
A. B. Butler had with them Brig. Gen.
and Mrs. George L. Chamberlain, Mrs.
John w. Jones, and A b. Butler, jr.
Congressman and Mrs. Ira c. Copley,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hampson Gary, and Mrs.
Holton were among William E. Fow-
ler's guests.
others among the spectators were
Mr.. and Mrs. Larz- Anderson, Sir
Joseph and Lady Pope, RMS. Dorothy
williams McCombs. Miss Julia Meyer.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Richard
Glover, who had their daughter, Mrs
Thomas Holcomb. jr., Mrs. ]. c.
OLaughlin and SylvRnus Stokes. jr.,
with them: Miss Frances Hoar, Mrs.
jerome Bonaparte, Brig. Gen. and
Mrs. Scriven, and the Misses
Scriven, Miss Mona McAdoo and her
fiance. Ferdinand de Mohrenschildt,
Miss Isabelle May. Gerald May. Nine.
Christian Hauge. Mrs. Carl Vrooman,
Mrs. Peter Goelet Gerry, and Count
d'Adhemar.
Admiral and Mrs. william s. Ben
son were the honor guests at a dinner
given by John Leo Stack, OF Denver,
last evening at the willard. The other