The Washington herald., 1919-02-09

These old gray-ciad veterans OF the
army of the Confederacy mingled
with the children of those whose
names have added to the glory OF
the South.
saw Miss Jessica Smith for one,
daughter of the designer of the Stars
and Bars. wearing a gown made from
a black lace shawl that had belonged
to her mother, a belle of the old
South. Miss Smith spent four years
of her life fighting that the honor OF
designing the Stars and Bars should
be her fathers, for another man from
Alabama claimed it. She thinks that
her greatest privilege in life Ia to be
her fathers daughter, and whenever
her name is mentioned, she is pleased
II it is as his daughter. Just now
Miss Smith is yeowoman in the
navy. and has been for two years.
She was just transferred from Nor
folk to Washington last December.
As stood looking at those warriors
of other days. thought OF the socie-
ties they have formed to keep alive
the memory OF their deeds, of the
u. d. c., the S. c. V.-likewise the
ID. A. R., the s. A. R.. the Loyal
Legion, and dozens of others. and
wondered II the soldiers of today
would soon get busy and form similar
societies. Just the next day l learned
that the first thing of the sort had
already been formed; that the first
pest Of the World War Veterans was
instituted in the city of Batavia, N. Y,
under the name OF Glenn S. Loomis,
Post No. l. World War Veterans.
1t is formed on the lines of the
old G. A. r. composed of civil war
veterans. and its founders say 1t
eventually will be one of the most
influential orga nizations in the
United States. for all the Americans
who had any part in the war and
who leave the service with clear
records. will sooner or later become
members of some post of the w. w.
V. There are some new initials for
you. l suppose the officers serving
in the world war will form other So
cieties and those fortunate enough
to serve in Europe will form still
other organizations.
The Batavia Post was named in
honor of Glenn S. Loomis. the first
Genesee County boy to fall in bat
tie. He 'was killed at Chateau
Thierry on June last. Leaving
college he enlisted in the Marines
and was among the first of the
Americans to reach France
Then too. each year. c. w. DeLyOn
Nichols comes down from New York
to select the prettiest girl at the
ball. He inaugurated the custom
five years ago when he selected Mrs.
Hugh Roland French. formerly Miss
Ida Wynne. daughter of the then
consul general to London and Mrs.
Wynne. King Edward declared her
to be the most beautiful woman at
the English court. But this year
Mr.. Nichols selected three girls as
the prettiest. all daughters of the
South.
Miss Brown. daughter of Mai John
Wilson Brown, of Baltimore. now in
France. was one of the three. Mr..
Nichols said that Miss Brown re-
sembled her grandmother. adding,
ITO those who knew the famous
Annie Austin. of New York, that
would be enough to Justify my se-
lection" The other two thus hon.
Ored were Miss Marguerite Calhoun
Simonds! of Charleston. S. c.. the
debutante daughter of Mrs. Clarence
Crittenden Calhoun. and Miss Mar
garet Harding. daughter of w. p. G.
Harding. of the Federal Reserve
Board. who also halls from Dixie.
Miss Calhoun was described by Mr..
Nichols as "a typical Charleston
beauty. with patrician features and
exquisite blonde coloring."
Miss Simonds belongs to one OF the
finest old families of Charleston, 4
town that prides itself on its old aris-
tCcracy and tHe difficulties It places
in the way Of social climbers to in
wade the sacred realms of that aris-
tocracy. Miss Simonds' mother was
Miss Daisy Breaux. daughter Of the
late Judge Breaux. of New Orleans
After the death of Mr.. Simonds, she
married the late Barker Gummere, Of
a fine old New Jersey family. and
they divided their time between their
homes in Trenton and Princeton She
leCame the wife of Capt Calhoun
only a few months ago. He is some
sort of correction of his wife
through the Calhouns; I have forgot
ten just how.
Miss Simonds was one of the guests
at the dinner which Mai. William
Eric Fowler gave at the Willard be-
fore the ball. She looked very hand
some in a gown Of shaded pink soft
messaline, with n rather tight fitting,
MISUNDERSTANDING bodice, sleeve
less, with slender straps of rhine
stones over n shoulders. The skirt