Evening star., 1918-04-14

| black velvet
Among those present were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Ord Preston, the latter
wearing a handsome gown Of white
satin.
Capt. and Mrs John Gregory Hope.
the latter wearing a beautiful gown OF
rose chiffon velvet.
| Mrs. Richardson Glover, handsome
gown of black brocaded in silver.
Miss Margaret McChord, emerald
green tulle over gold cloth with bodice
of gold.
Miss Dorothy Denys. white satin and
! itulle.
| Miss Muriel Denys, midnight blue
velvet.
| Mrs Theodore A. Baldwin, black chif-
fon. embroidered in crystal beads, and a
| large green ostrich feather fan.
| Miss Ruth Tanner. black satin with
tulle and Jet bead trimming.
| The Misses Abbot, in corn yellow and
turquoise blue satin.
| Mrs. Howard Hume. rose and gold bro
cade with rose tulle skirt.
| Mrs. Ward Denys. in pale blue satin.
| Miss Sophie Casey, white brocaded
satin.
| Mrs. Delos Blodgett, gray tuIle with
steel bead trimming.
| Miss Emily Chase. white brocaded satin
over white lace.
Miss Carolyn Nash, lovely gown of
old rose chiffon velvet over cloth. of gold
| Miss Grace Overman, pale blue velvet.
| Miss Frances Noyes, rose color and
| gold brocade.
| pink shaded taffeta gown.
Miss Louise Thoron, garnet velvet
and chiffon.
:! Mrs. Morris Evans, handsome gown
Miss Meta Evans. raspberry tulle over
gold lace
Miss Ruth Wilson, wood green velvet
and cloth of gold, banded with gold
ribbon.
Miss Helen Blodgett. pale yellow taf-
feta. mounted over chiffon Of the same
shade
Miss Frances Wilkinson. emerald
tuIe, with sequin trimming.
Mrs. Thomas Holcomb. a stunning
gown of dove gray brocade, with a
girdle of rhinestones.
Miss Endora Glover, gray faille.
Mr. and Mrs. Sy1vanus Stokes, jr.,
the latter wearing an exquisite gown
of silver gray brocade and tulle, with
the girdle studded with rhinestones.
Miss Marie Sims, apple green taffeta.
over cloth of silver embroidered in
silver beads.
Miss Elena Calderon. pale blue tafreta
and lace garlanded in rosebuds and
trimmed with blue ostrich banding.
Miss Hickey. blue tulle embroidered
in silver over silver cloth.
Miss Ethel Hickey, black tulle trim
med with jet.
MIS- ftICnaTU Crane, q D6duClIul gown
of steel gray metal cloth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Penfield, the lat
ter wearing a charming gown of pale
pink chiffon.
Miss Janet Heron, white tafYeta
Mrs. Edward E. Carry. handsome
gown Of rose faflle brocaded in sap
phire blue and gold,
Miss Stettinius. pale blue brocaded
satin.
Miss Peters. sea foam green embroid-
rod oh rr-tN 1T IL
Of velvet of darker shade.
Mrs. Richard Harlow, a handsome
gown of steel gray brocade.
Miss Margaret Devereux, a rufied
gown of white net and lace trimmed
with small bows of porcelain blue.
Mrs James Hamilton Lewis, rose-color
velvet with chiffon draperies
Mrs Sherman Miles, black chiffon vel
vet with touches of green.
Representative and Mrs. Fred Brit
ten, the latter in cerise velvet.
DIR. and Mrs. Daniel L. Borden, Mrs
Borden wearing an effective gown of
black velvet.
Miss de Pena wore a gown Of stone
blue chiffon.
Miss Dorothy Bertholf, an effective
gown Of black tulle with girdle of
crimson and gold ribbon.
Miss Ana Tuohy, emerald green taf-
feta.
Miss Adelaide Heath, coral tulle com
bined with coral taffeta-
Miss Angelica Remey. a black tulle
and jet gown.
Mrs. Francois Berger Moran. cloth of
gold with overdraperies of sapphire
blue tulle.
Maj. Shelley. Capt. Rouvier. Lieut.
Capt. Beckwith. Lieut.. Cameron Wins
low. Mr.. Carroll Morgan, Lieut.. Ben
Jamin Micou. Lieut.: cresswen Micou.
Mr.. Hickey. Mr.. Robert Elmore. Mr'
Henri de Sibour. Mr.. Joseph E. Lefeyre.
Capt. Amos Brown, Mr.. Thomlinson and
Gen. Julian Carr.
Mrs. Wilson headed the list of patron
esses, which included Mme Riano Mrs.
William Gibbs McAdoo, Mrs. George
Barnett, Mrs. Bernard Baruch, Mrs
Richardson Glover. Mrs. Price Collier,
Mrs. Richard T. Crane, I'd; Mrs Fred
eric A. Delano. Mrs. Henry Dimock. Mrs.
Mrs. John Hays Hammond. Mrs. Charles
IS. Hamlin, Mrs. Reynolds Hit. Mrs.
Hugh Legare, Mrs. Joseph Letter, Mrs
Breckinridge Long. Marquise de Poll
D. Roosevelt, Mrs. William A. Slater.
Mrs. Richard H. Townsend. Mrs. Mar
shall Field, Mrs. Ord Preston, Mrs. Wal
ter Tuckerman, Mrs ]. Ezrey Johnson,
Miss Murray Ledyard and Mrs. John W.
Davidge.
Catherine Harlow, chairman: Miss Louise
Delano, Mrs. Thomas Holcombe, Miss
Emily Chase. Miss Ruth Tanner, Miss
Denys and Miss Frances Carpenter. The
patronesses are Mrs. Woodrow Wilson.
Nine. Riano. Mrs. William Gibbs McAdoo.
Mrs. Newton D. Baker. Mrs. George Bar
nett. Mrs. Richardson Clover. Mrs. Price
Collier. Mrs.. Barney Baruch, Mrs. Richard
Crane. Mrs. Frederick Delano Mrs. Henry
F. Dtmock, Mrs. Peter Goeet Gerry,
Countess .Gizycka, Mrs. John Hays Ham
mond. Mrs. Charles Hamlin, Mrs. Rsy-
nolds Hit, Mrs. Hugh Legare. Mrs. Jo-
seph Letter. Mrs, Breckenridge Long Mar
quise de Polignac, Mrs. Frank Polk. Mrs.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Mrs. William
Slater. Mrs. Richard Townsend. Mrs.
Aksel Wichfeld, Mrs. John Wilkins, Mrs.
Marshall Field. Mrs. Robert Patterson.
Mrs. Perry Belmont. Mrs. Hennen Jen-
nings and Mrs. Wilson Haywood
The floor committee was headed by
Mr.. Richard Crane. Commander Theo-
dore Jewell and Mr.. Clarence Home.
The board of managers of the league
includes Miss Alys Downing, president;
Miss Lillian Birney. first vice presi-
dent: Miss Catherine Harlow. second
vice president; Miss Ruth Tanner cor
| responding secretary; Miss Minna Blair,
recording secretary. and Miss Louise
King. treasurer.
The chairmen of the various commit
tees are Miss Catherine Harlow. Miss
Minna Blair, Miss Lillian Birney, Mrs.
E. S. Land, Miss Katherine Goodwin.
Miss Gwendolyn Denys. Miss Carolyn
Nash. Mrs. Grover ONeill, Miss Mary
veeder and Miss Dorothy Denys.
The advisory committee is composed
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