The Washington herald., 1918-01-13
Annual Dance for Children S
Hospital Attended by
Capital Elite.

TOWN.
every allied nation. Both bathrooms
at the Willard were filed to capacity
and then some Not for many day
has Washington society turned out
IN such numbers.
President and Mrs. Wilson arrived
at about lois and stayed until u:50
and seemed to enjoy every minute
Of their stay. They were kept busy
acknowledging the greetings OF
friends who visited them in their box
or else shook their hands over the
railing. The Presidential party oc-
cupied the middle section OF the big
center box, with Mr.. and Mrs. Edson
Bradley's box party on one side OF
them and that of George Howard
on the other. With President and
Mrs. Wilson were Mrs. Francis Bowes
Sayre, Miss Bertha Boiling, Miss
Edith Benham and both a military
and naval aid. Col. Clarence Ridley.
U. S. A., and Lieut. Commander
J. o. Fisher. U. s. N. ...
Mrs. Wilson wore black OF which
she Is so fond and which is always
becoming to her. Her gown was
of velvet with sleeves Of tulle. The
bodice was finished with a band of
white tulle and gold lace, caught
Heavy Jet also adorned the bodice
and a small corsage bouquet OF pink
roses was caught at the waist
line. She carried large black and
white ostrich feather fan Mrs.
Sayre wore a becoming frock of
white satin and tulle. Miss Boiling
was gowned in black velvet
trimmed with silver and made with
q long train. Miss Benham wore
green satin and tulle.
Decorations Artistic.
The ballroom was artistically
decorated with smilax and pen
nants of several sorts. Large
American flags were draped over
the boxes while smaller flags Of the
.allied nations encircled the chan
deliers in the ceiling. The Marine
Band furnished the music, playing
from the balcony over the entrance
TO the ballroom. A buffet supper
was served at midnight in the red
room on the first floor of the Will
lard.
The guests were received by Mrs.
Mahlon Pitney, wife of Justice Pit
ney. chairman Of the ball committee.
assisted by Mrs. James W. Wads-
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treasurer Of the ball committee, Mrs.
Horace westcott. Mrs. Stephen b
Elkins and Mrs. R. S. Reynolds Hit
Mrs. Pitney wore a beautiful gown
of light blue satin heavily brocaded in
silver and carried an arm bouquet of
pink roses. Heavily brocaded white
satin formed the gown worn by Mrs.
Wadsworth with white tulle as part of
the bodice. Mrs EIkins' gown was of
heavy purple satin brocaded in gold.
Mrs Westcotts gown was of yellow
satin brocaded in the same color and
Mrs. Hit wore a light blue gown en-
broidered in silver and pearls. Mrs.
Simpson wore black velvet with bodice
trimmed with white tulle and Mrs.
Clarence Wilson, who also assisted in
receiving the guests, wore a hand
some gown of deep dark blue velvet
with one large pink rose on the left
shoulder.
Dinner PARTIES Precede.
A number Of dinner parties preced-
ed the ball, among those entertaining
being Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Bradley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Crane, William
E. Fowler, Mrs. Marshall Field, Miss
Julia Maths, Col and Mrs. William
Senator James DuvalI Phelan. They
all entertained their guests later in
the evening in their boxes at the ball.
Miss Margaret Wilson was the guest
OF honor at a dinner Of twenty-four
covers. which Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
+. Logan gave at their apartment
IN the Willard before taking their
guests to the ball, where they occu-
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guests included. in addition to Miss
Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs. George CreeI
Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Day, Col. Bloom
field. the distinguished English avi-
ator who has recently come to Wash
tngton: Ray Baker and Cant. and
Mrs. Paul Curtis.
Judge and Mrs. Ebert Gary were
the honor guests at the dinner which
Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Bradley gave
before the ball. and were in the box
with them. There were thirty guests
al the dinner, among them the Bra.
zllan Ambassador and MnIe. da CANA
Wnom Judge and Mrs. Gary are visit
ing. the Spanish Ambassador, Senior
Riano. and Capt. and Mrs. Perry Bel
mont.
Guests Of Mrs. Field,
Senator and Mrs. Peter Goelet Gerry.
MISS Mabel Gerry, who is visiting
senator and Mrs. Gerry: Mrs. c. A.
Mum, Jr., and Countess Gizycka. wNI
several men. were guests of Mrs. Mar
shall Field. in her box. Mrs. Field had
thirty-eight guests for dinner before
the ball Mrs. DeIos Blodgett enter
tanned for her guest. Miss Marian
Hilliard. Of Minneapolis, the fiance of
Delos Blodgett, jr. Miss billiard ar
rived in Washington yesterday for a
short Visit en- route to her school I'm
New York. With Mrs. Blodgett for
dinner and later in her box at the ball
were. in addition to Miss IilFard. De-
los Blodgett. jr., Miss Helen Blodgett,
Mrs. Edward Everett BIodgett, Of Bos-
ton. who is passing the winter at the
Lafayette, Mrs. T. Dewitt Talmage.
Col William Horton. Maj. Dewey and
Lieut.. Bedard. With Mime. Hauge in
her box were: Mrs. Richard Townsend.
Justice and Mrs. Mahlon Pitney, Mr.
and Mrs. Hugh Wallace, Sir Charles
and Lady Ross and Miss Georgia Todd.
Senator and Mrs Wadsworth enter
tained in their box Mrs. Vaudeville
carlisle. Mrs. Fletcher Harper, Fred
erlck Sterling and Sergeant HinkIe.
Col and Mrs. Sanger entertained a
party OF young people for their daugh-
ter. Miss Mary Sanger. both at din
Der and later at the ball In their box.
With Mr.. Fowler at dinner and in his
box were: Mrs. James Hamilton Lewis,
Mrs Morgan Hill. Mrs. Hunt Thomp-
son, Mrs. Mckenna Pultz, Mrs. Bur
ton. Mrs. Lawrence Townsend, Miss
Gladys Hinckley, Francis p. Loomis,
Charles Richardson. A.. Vouros. Col.
Horton and Mr.. Daingerield, Of Balti-
more.