The Washington times., 1919-04-21
.HE EASTER MONDAY festivities |

| will come to a fitting climax
- this evening with two import
ant dances on the program, the Dixie
| Ball at the Willard and the ball at
! the Marine Barracks under the
auspices of the Woman's Army and
| Navy League. The latter is an an
nual event and always one of the
| gayest and most brilliant parties of
| the Easter season.
A number of dinner parties will be
given tonight TO precede the ball.
Mrs. James Carroll Frazer will en-
tertain at dinner in compliment to
Mrs. Newton D. Baker and her guest,
Miss Katherine Lowe. Major and Mrs.
\ Walter Schoellkopf will entertain in
/ compliment to their guest Miss
| Lillian Woodward, of New York, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Reeve Lewis will have
an interesting little company to dine
| with them.
Maj. Gen. George Barnett, COM
mandant of the Marine Corps, will
make the presentations and the guests
will be received by Mrs. Emerson H.
Liscum, president of the league; Mrs.
Newton D. Baker, Mrs. Franklin D.
Roosevelt, Mrs. George Barnett, and
Mrs. Alexander Sharp, chairman Of
the ban committee.
During the evening Mrs. Baker will
sing '"The Star-Spangled Banner" to
the accompaniment of the Marine
Band. The Marine Band and the band
from the Mayfiower will play alter
nately for the dancing.
Among those who will entertain box
parties are Mrs. Baker, Mrs. Roose-
Welt, Col and Mrs Robert NJ. Thomp-
son. who will have Mrs. Mahlon Pit
-
Mayo and Admiral and Mrs. Frank
Fletcher, who will have a box to-
gether; Rear Admiral and Mrs. Rich
aTdson Glover and Mrs. Charles
Boughton Wood. Among the guests
in Mrs. Julian James box will be Mrs.
Robert Lowell, Miss Fannie Jackson,
and Mrs. Go1dsborough Adams.
others who have boxes are Mrs.
Victor Kaufman, Mrs. Louis Mutt
mann, Miss Flora Wilson, Mrs. Henry
Rea, Mrs. willard Brownson, and
Mrs. Hayne Ellis. Mrs. Liscum, who
has taken the box usually reserved
for the President, will have as guests
a group Of convalescent soldiers and
sailors and others who will entertain
wounded soldiers. sailors and marines
are Mrs. Emery Winship. Mrs. Henry
T. Dimock, and Mrs. Joseph Strauss.
The Minister of the Netherlands and
Nine. Cremer are the guests in whose
honor the Secretary of Commerce and
Mrs. Redheld will entertain at dinner
tonight.
Mrs. Joe Henry Eagle. wife of Con.
gresham Eagle of Texas, will enter
tain at tea this afternoon in compli-
ment to the Texas delegation of
Daughters of the American Revolu-
tion, who are remaining in Washing
ton to attend the Dixie ball this eve-
ming. The wives of the Texas dele
CATION in Congress are among the
guests aske dto meet them.
Mrs. Eagle will be assisted by Mrs.
Charles A. Culberson, Mrs. James
Young, Mrs. Cato Sells, Mrs. Schleuter
and Mrs. Rufus Hardy.
The marriage OF Miss Adelaide Pres
colt Morris, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Speed Morris. and Lieut. Thomas
Ross Cooley, U. S. N, will take place
this evening at o'clock at the resi-
dence of the brides sister, Mrs. Allen
NJ. Sumner, the Rev. Henry J. Shan
delle, S. J.. officiating.
Miss Pattie N. Morris, sister OF the
bride, will be the maid OF honor, and
the bridesmaids are to be Miss Mar
gheritta Tillman, Miss Christine Wag-
gaman, Miss May Chew and Miss Ada
Birmingham. Little Miss Margaret
Sumner will be the flower girl.
The best man will be Lieut. A. j..
Selman and the ushers will include
Capt George Collar, U. S. NJ. C.; Lieu
tenant Brown Lieutenant Jenkins
Lieutenant Calhoun, Lieutenant Kelly,
and Lieut.. Charles Post, all Of the u.
S. Navy.
Last evening Mrs. Sumner enter
tained at supper for the bridal party.
and on Saturday they were guests at
a luncheon which Miss Tillman gave.