The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-20

! JUDGING from the success Of the
mammoth benefit given yesterday
at Wardman Park Hotel To help
\ launch the salvation Armys $4,000
600 drive. the cause has a tremen-
dOusIy wide appeal. Every stratum OF
WashinGton's complex society was
represented in the throng which at
/ tended the tea dance in the afternoon,
! the great military ball in the even
ing-or both-and patronized the
! bazaar held in connection herewith.
/ And the number and interest OF the
| features thrown in by way OF extra
| added attractions" quite put the prov
| ball. the grand finale Of n really mem
! eTbial three-rinE circus to shame.
1t is said that the attendance at the
/ Orable entertainment was the largest
Of this season. Probably this is true,
| but so widely were the guests scat
! tered through the great corridors and
| the several ball rooms of Wardman
/ Park Hotel that there was none of the
! jam so noticeable at the successful
| Russian ball and equally brilliant ball
! for the Free Milk for France Fund,
! which were given at the same hotel.
/ Not only was the main ball room
used for the dancing. but an orchestra
was installed in the newly completed
west wing between the rows of
gayly decorated booths where every
| thing imaginable was on sale from
millinery to a motor car. from roses
to refrigerators. There was also
dancing in the tea room at the east
ern end Of the long corridor. and late
! in the evening the basement grill was
opened for the dancers. The Marine
Band, a sailor band from the Navy
Yard, and the hotel orchestra fur
nished the music.
MarshaIIS Lead March.
The Vice President and Mrs. Mar
shall lead the grand march, which |
opened the ball officially and enter |
tanned a number of guests in Mrs. |
Thomas F. Walsh's box. Mrs. Walsh, |
who shared with Mrs. John Allan |
Dougherty. chairman OF the ball |
&C mmittee, much of the extraordinary |
| labor of arranging so large and elab-
crate an entertainment and in whose |
house much of the work of prepare |
ton was done, was not present last !
night, owing to the death of her |
young grandson, Vinson Walsh Nc I
Lean, a tragedy which cast a shadow |
over gala event Maj. William Eric /
Fowler was chairman OF the floor
committee and Charles ]. Bell, treas
urer for the ball
The Vice President and Mrs. Mar
shalrs guests were: Senator and |
Mrs. Charles B. Henderson. Judge and |
Mrs. c. c. McChord. and Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Wardman. Miss Mary Ellen |
Marshall, OF Little Rock. Ark, cousin
of the Vice President. who is in school
in Washington: Miss Katherine Tam
ner and Miss Ruth Parry, of Indian
apolis. and Captain Waddell. Mrs.
Dougherty entered with the party,
but left early, as she is staying with
Mrs. Walsh.
Mrs Newton D. Baker and her
guest, Miss Katherine Lowe. Mrs
Mahlon Pitney and other notables
were with Mai. Fowler in his box. The /
Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. Daniels !:
made their first public appearance
since their return from Europe last
Saturday. They did not tarry very
long. because of so many important
matters demanding the Secretary's
attention. With them in their box
were Paymasters General Samuel
MCGOWAN, Commander and Mrs. Per
cy Foote, and the Misses Bagley.
With Major and Mrs. Walter
Schoellkopf were the Serbian Minis
ter and Nine. Grouitch and Col. and
Mrs. Dewitt Weld, OF New York. who
are visiting Major and Mrs. SchOell-
kopf. Congressman and Mrs. Samuel
Winslow entertained in their box
Colonel and Mrs. Kimball, Colonel and
Mrs Sturgis. Congressman Peters
Mrs Sawyer, Commander Gilmore and
Major Connolly. NTH Mrs. Charles
BoHgAton Wood were Mrs William
Phelps Emo. Mrs. George Ehle. Miss
Mary Morgan. and Mrs. Archibald
Ehte, Sc Philadelphia, who is visiting
Mrs.s George Ehle.
Bakhmeteff Box Vacant.
The former Russian Ambassador
and Nine George Rakhmeteff's box
was vacant owing to the death OF
their small kinsman. the son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Beale Mclean. and
Mrs. Richard Townsend and Nine.
Christian HauEe, who had boxes,
were among the absentees
Mrs. DelOs Blodgett had two boxes.
and had them filled with the guests
from the dinner she gave before the
ball The Misses Patten occupied Col.
and Mrs. Robert NJ. Thompson's box.
Congressman and Mrs. Fred Britten
had among their guests Mr. and Mrs !
Edward y. Hurley and Colonel Lind
sley. Congressman and Mrs Ira G.
Copley, Brig. Gen. and Mrs Henry
Jervey. Brig. Gen. FRANK Mcintyre
and several army officers were with
Brig. Cen and Mrs. Charles Drake.
With Mr.. and Mrs Thomas +. Lo-
gan in their box were Commander
and Mrs. Charles T. Hutchins and !
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Prcsb-ey, OF {
New York, who are guests Of Mr.. and {
Mrs. Logan. Guests OF Mr. and Mrs. !
Victor Kaufman in their box were &
Capt and Mrs. Edwin T Pollock. I
Col. and Mrs. :. A. Day. Mrs. Flick /
bolm, OF New York: Louis Thompson, '
Edward Flather and Mr.. Richardson. Z