The Washington herald., 1918-02-10
BALL
FOR CHILDREN'S
HOME ENJOYED
President and Mrs. Wilson
Attend Dance for Epis-
copal Institution.


Joy themselves. was the ball given at
the Willard last evening for the bene-
At Of the Episcopal Home for Chill
dren. President and Mrs Wilson were
there and all of the usual notables.
but the floor was not uncomfortably
crowded, as 10 generally the condition
at the large charity balls. However.
none Of the briiliancy and interest Of
similar events OF the winter were lack
ing.
The ball. which opened at $50
o'clock. was well under way when the
Presidential party arrived. With the
President and Mrs. Wilson were Mr..
and Mrs. David Crompton, who are
staying at the White House. and both
the Presidents military and naval
aides. lieut.. Com. J. o. Fisher, u. s.
NJ, and Col. Clarence Ridley, U. s. A.
Earlier in the evening President and
Mrs. Wilson attended the performances
at the National Theatcr, when their
guests included Col. Z. T. House, who
arrived in Washington Friday after
noon, to spend several days at the
White House, and Mrs. w. g. McAdoo.
Flag Across Box TOP.
At the ball the President and his
party occupied a small box in the CEN
ter Of the room just opposite the large
one which usually il reserved for his
use. The orchestra played from that
box last evening.
Mrs. Wilson wore q handsome gown
of black velvet trimmed with red tuIle
and made with long angel sleeves OF
the red tulle. A band of red velvet
finished one side of the bodice. ending
in a rose of the same colo. at the
waist line. The skirt hung in a mar
ow-pointcd train. In her hair was a
coronet Of Jet. and she carried.a black
and gray ostrich fan. A long and
handsome string Of pearls completed
her costume. which was unusually be-
coming.
In Receiving Line.
The guests were presented by
William Eric Fowler and were re-
ceived by the officers of the board
of lady managers, who include Mrs.
David Meade Lea, president; Mrs. A.
A. Birney, first vice president: Mrs.
Charles e. Buck. second vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Charles Davies. recording
secretary: Mrs. c. Z. Latimer, cor
responding secretary; Miss Leila +.
Draper, treasurer and Mrs. William
X. Petty, assistant treasurer.
Mr.. Fowler had two boxes, which
were occupied by his dinner guests.
He gave a dinner of twenty-six
covers before the ball at the will
lard. Others who entertained at
dinner before the ball were Miss
Virginia Hunt and Mrs. George
Lawrence Wilkinson. of Chicago.
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Miss Frances Wilkinson.
Mrs. B. H Warder occupied q box
and had as her guests Mr.. and Mrs.
Goodspeed and Mrs. Harry Leonard.
With Mrs. John c. Edwards in her
box were Mr.. and Mrs. John L. Ed
wards. Miss Annie l. Edwards,
Robert Fuller. of Boston. and W. S.
Ham. MEs. F. B. Moran had as
guests in her box Rear Admiral and
Mrs. Frederic r. Harris. Mrs. Hor-
ace Mcfarland, Frank Andrews. of
New York. Mrs. James P. Tarvin.
Miss Jean Rayner. several army Of
ficers, Mrs. John w. Fells and Miss
Dorothy Dunn. Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis
Upson did not occupy their box. The
other box holders were Mr.. and Mrs.
Bernard Baruch and Mrs. William
A. Burton.
Among the Guests.
Some Of the others who were there
were: Mr.. and Mrs. Julian Boiling.
Miss Bertha Boiling. Mrs. Richard
Crane, Capt. and Mrs. E. G. Bliss,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Temple Graves.
Miss Marie Sims, Mrs. Daniel L.
Borden. Mai. George Oakley Totten,
Richard F1ournoy. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Camerson Hawkins. Paymaster and
Mrs. John Higgens, Mr.. Gregory, Mr..
and Mrs. E. L. Stock. Mr.. and Mrs.
Busey Howard, Miss Louise Lacey.
Lieut.. Dion Birney. Miss Cecilia Nc
Callum, Mr.. and Mrs. Christopher
Pope. DR.. John Briscoe. Col. Robert
Lee. DR.. F. NJ. Munson, Arthur Del
| bert. Lieut.. Springs. Miss Alice
Downing, Theodore A. Baldwin. jr.,
Mr.. Shea, Mr.. and Mrs. G. Thomas
Howard, Ivan Nevius, Col Clifford,
Herbert Hengsler. J. e. Lefevre,
Charles Richardson. Miss Edna Dyer.
DR.. and Mrs. l. w. Eugster, Miss
Ruth Wilson, the Misses Lester. Mrs.
Alice Boutell Ladd, Ezra Gould, Mr..
and Mrs. Robert v. Fleming. Miss
Grace Overman, Maj. Robert Paxton,
Mr.. and Mrs. Newbold Noyes, Miss
Angelica Remey, Miss Dorothy Bert
holt. Miss Frances Travers. Judge
and Mrs. C. c. McChord and Miss
Margaret McChord, Mrs. Howard
Hume. Mrs. Chauncey Stgand, Miss
Carroll Durham, Miss Katherine An
drews, Miss Maud Davidge, Miss
Adelaide Heath and Miss Sophie
Casey.
Mrs. Wilson Heads Patronesses.
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson headed the
list of patronesses for the ball which
included Mrs. James Wadsworth. jr..
Mrs. c. C. McChord, Mrs. W. II. Bol-
ling. Mrs. Delos Blodgett, Mrs. +. b.
Moran, Mrs. John C. Simpson and
Mrs. Edison Bradley.
Mrs. Newbold Noyes was head of
| the woman's floor committee. She was
| assisted by Miss Frances Noyes. Mrs
| Thomas Blagden, Miss Frances Nash.
Miss Minna Blair, Miss Kathleen Les
ter. Miss Virginia MackRy-Snitii, the
| Misses Alys and Elsie Downing. Miss
! Cecilia McCallum. Miss Maxwell
Church. Miss Denegre. Mrs Francis
A, Lewis. 3D., Mrs. Howard Hume
Miss Catherine Harlow. Miss Louis
ThocoA. the Misses Virginia and
| Helen LIE Seure. the Misses Adelaide
and Margaret Tuttle. Miss Ruth VIII
son, Miss Margaret McChord. Miss
Lydia Chaplin, Miss Jean Hin!lle. Miss
Louise Delanc, Mrs. Robert Taft, Mrs.
Walter Tufts. Miss Herbert, Miss
Bessie Edwards, Miss Ruth HI;ch-
cock. Miss Julia Whiting, Miss Helen
Blodgett, the Misses Burleson and
Mrs. Frederick Huidekopcr
The members of the mems fcorI
committee were Commander TheodoI
Jewell. U. S. NJ, chairman: III. Him-
IL Al = =.