The Washington herald., 1919-02-04
THREE DIXIE GIRLS
NAMED AS LEADING
BEAUTIES AT BALL
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

OF MAJ. JOhn WILSON brown, OF BAL
timore, now in France. George
Peabody Eustis aSso placed his two
boxes at the disposal of wounded
soldiers from Friendship Gonzales
/ cent House. Many of the wounded
ltmen were well enough to more than
lust look on" and Joined the
dancers on the polished floor of the
famous willard ballroom with all
the zest of former years and former
Southern Relief balls.
| Miss Mamie Randolph Heth. presi-
dent OF the Southern Relief Society.
stood at the head of the receiving
line and led the grand march, open
ing the ball. Receiving with her
were Mrs. Carter Glass, Mrs. Thomas
Watt Gregory. Mrs. Claude Swanson,
first vice president of the Southern
Relief Society; Mrs. William l.. Mar
shall, president of the Southern Re-
lief Home Board; Mrs. Denis and Mrs.
Philip Bankhead.
Gray haired, gray clad veterans OF
the army of the Confederacy mingled
with the children and grandchildren
OF those whose names have added
to the glory OF the South. Among
the guests were Robert L. Lee, a
grandson of the great hero OF Dixie;
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; Mrs.
Denis, a descendent of Albert Sidney
johnson, wearing a chain made from
army buttons worn by the hero in
the Mexican war, the indian wars,
and finally i'm the Confederate army,
and Capt. John II. Hickey, of the Con-
federate army.
Clarence Owens. of the Southern So
Ciety, introduced the guests to each
other and Secretary Glass, OF the
Treasury, assisted in the receiving
line.
Guests and box holders and their
frocks at the ball were as follows:
Miss Mamie Randolph Heth, wine
colored velvet and the famous Wash
ington necklace; Mrs. Carter Glass,
blue panne velvet and Jet; Mrs. Ed
win Watt Gregory, blue pannc velvet
with pearls: Mrs. Denis, ivory geor-
gette and gold; Mrs. Philip Bankhead,
white satin and gold; Mrs. Walter
Mclean pink velvet and old lace;
Mrs. George Barnett. blue and gold;
Mrs. Frederick A. Ditton, of Illinois,
black satin and diamonds; Mrs. Belle
Paul Joachim, rose and silver satin;
Mrs. Lee Overman, white hrocade vel
vet and pearls; Mrs A. w. Mclean.
black satin and diamonds; Mrs. John
SkcIton Williams; black Jet and or
child; Mrs. James Pryor Tarvin. blue
brocade and lace; Mrs. Arthur Rouse,
OF Kentucky, blue silk
Mrs. Wister BIaderston. black and
gold; Mrs. Eugenia Rollins, brocade
, and silver; Miss Elizabeth Zea, black
net: Mrs Morris Shepherd, OF Texas
yellow velvet; Mrs Robert n. Harper,
, black sequlns and crystal: Mrs T.. +.
, Britton. silver grey and crystal; Mrs
, +. L. Harold, blue velvet and sequins;
Miss Rosa Fairfax, black velvet: Miss
Jessica Smith, black lace and silver
Miss Mary Temple, black velvet and
jet; Mrs. Commander McClassen. lilac
velvet and silver: Mrs. A. =. Cren-
shaw, black and silver: Miss Margaret
. Calhoun Simonds. pink satin and rose
buds; Mrs. c. w. Ramsey, rose velvet
4 and crystal; Mrs. Robert Larner. black
, satin and sequins: Miss Bessie Conrad
: blue satin and gold: Mrs. CopIey. pink
satin and lace; Mrs. Rose Gravener
black and blue: Mrs. G. c. Calhoun
white and orchid; Mrs. Henry Church
i'll Cook, Spanish lace and gold
> Arthur D. Addison, chairman of the
floor committee. was assisted by the
, Japanese Ambassador. Viscount Ishii
Rear Admiral w. L. Capps, Col. John
Pitcher. Mai. W. L. Fowler Thomas
F. Ryan, Frederic A. Delano, Robert
F. Shepard, George +. Hamilton, Capt
c. c. Calhoun. Wistar Balderston, A.
w. Mclean. William Payne Meredith
Robert f. Lee, Alexander II. Gait
William Bruce King, George =. Eus-
, tis, Capt II. Clifford Bangs, Truman
q. Palmer, 4. p. Crenshaw. Victor
Kaufman. r. +. Thornton. Ira Ben
nett, +. E. harrington. Dr. J. G.. Simp-
son, Henry r. Rea, Robert, w Wool
ley, Charles B. Henderson, Senator
Morris Sheppard. Mai. Hvosleff. mill
tary attache Of the Norwegian Lega-
tion; Edward Hawkins. Jack Shaw. A.
G. Muddiman. A. ]. DriscolI Mai. Ne
vii Monroe Hopkins, Julius Garfinklc
DR.. Clarence J. Owens, Mitchell Har-
risOn, Charles NJ. Stedman, DR.. Pau
L. Joachim, Hugh Legare, Judge
, Sjobong, Counselor of the Swedish lie.
cation; Representative William 3. Nc
Kinley. Claude Bennett, Wallace Null
care, James NJ. Baker, Lieut.. Arthur
Deibert. Earnest Estiow. w. f. Rose
James Trew, Edward ]. McVann. Har-
old Hertford, Alfred Marsh and Lieut.
w. ]. Riley.
Others on the floor committee are
DIR. Policarpo BoniIla, special COM
missioner of Honduras: the Minister
of Cuba, DR.. de Cespedcs: Jonkhcer
A. w. L. TjaTda van StarkenborCh-
StaChOuwer, attaChe of the Neither
, lands Legation; Senator Edward Cav,
, Representative Bertram H. Smell. Col.
, William Cary Sanger, Simon Kann,
= Henry s. Davis, Maitland Dwight
DIR. Randolph Carmichael, Lieut.
Maynard. Victor johnson, Lieut.
Joseph Hoen. Eli B. Smith, Ernest
Ladd. A. R. Singleton. J. Y. Reeves
Lieut.. J. D. McNabb, Charles F
Taylor, John G. Langston. Baron
', Bonde, secretary of the Swedish
,, , Legation; H. w. Cookey, John G.
Langston, Jules Blondel. of the
. French Embassy; B. e. Trenis DR.
!, Mead Moore. Alexander d. Phillips
Arthur Graham Glasgow, DR.. c. II
Chapman, Thomas B. Love, Richard
z. Cairo. c. L. Sturtevant. Thoma.
; Witherspoon, DR.. r. A. Hooe, c. r
Buxton, James McLachlan, Alber
Denham, o. R. Singleton, Albert Nc
. Chesney, I. S. d. Sauls. A. r. Ser,
. van, David J. Howard. Frank Clarke