The Washington herald., 1919-01-05


/, Marye. Mrs. James Mcdonald. ant
Mrs. Fessenden Meserve are the or
ganisers. Mr.. and Mrs. Meserve. by
the way, are giving up their residence
here and leaving Washington the day
after the ball. greatly to the regret
of their very large circle of friends
in Washington. 1t seems a great pity
for they are scarcely settled in the
beautiful home which they built sew
eral years ago at 1926 r street. but
didn't get decorated and furnished
until last spring. 1t is one of the
beautiful houses in Washington. with
garden at the back, of rare ar.
tistic beauty. They are leaving tc
sail for France for an Indefinite stay
Their headquarters will be in Paris
but they will spend some time In
Russia, where they lived for many
years. Mr.. Meserve's duties as vice
president of the National City Bank
Of which Mr.. Frank A. Vanderlip Is
president. will keep him in Europe
for some time.
To return to the Russian ball, II
gives every promise of being an ex-
ceptioaally smart affair. All society
will be present, and many gorgeous
head-dresses will be worn, although
1t Is not to be a costume ball and the
wearing of head dresses Is not oblig.
atory. The ball room at the Ward,
man Park Inn, with its cream tinted
walls and its profusion of palms will
make lovely and harmonious setting
for the brilliant assembly A feature
which viii add greatly to the interest
of the evening will be q performance
Of Russian dances by SIX of ChalifHs
most famous dancers.
The list of patronesses includes
Nine. George Bakhmetef, Mrs. Ed,
ward Mclean, Mrs. James Mcdonald
Mrs. Fessenden Meserve. Mrs. Thorn
as Marshall. Mrs. Marshall Field
Mrs. Hope Slater. Mrs. James wads.
worth. jr.. Mrs. Charles McCawley
Mrs. George Vanderbilt, Mrs. Henry
May. Mrs Dimock, Mrs. Peter Gerry
Mrs. Edison Bradley. Mrs. John Hay.
Hammond. Mrs. Thomas Walsh, Mrs
George Howard, Mrs. Bayard, Mrs
Noble. Hrs. Henry Rea, Mrs. Cor.
coran Hill. The boxhoiders includ.
Mesdames Bakhmeter, Mclean
Marye. Meserve, Mcdonald. Field
Bradley. Hope Slater. Counties.
Cizycka. Mrs. Richard Townsend
Mrs. Joseph Letter. Mrs. Denegre
Mrs. John Rodger, Mrs. William
Slater. Nine. Hauge, Mrs. Charles
Broughton Wood Mrs. Thomas Walsh
Mrs. Henry Rea, Mrs. Thomas r
Logan. Mrs. Walter Penfield and Col
, Robert Tompson.
With the interest of all those as.
sured the success of the ball would
seem to be a foregone conclusion
Butt is noticeable that there is moi
a single name there of the diplomatic
circle. and scarcely one that is official.
Not that the diplomats and the Off.
cials will not go and dance, but they
Will not lend their names to the un.
dertaking. 1t wouldn't be diplomatic
even though the Russian Ambassador
ana his wife are both. according to
the diplomatic list. "absent"-they are
in Paris for the peace conference
and the embassy itself Is reduced
to the smallest possible workine
staff
Another little center of interest in
the diplomatic circle Just now is tn,
Persian Legation. where Au-Kul
Khan, who has been charge DAT.
flares since last April is preparing
TO go TO France as one of Pesia'.
! representatives at the Peace Confer.
! ence. Not only is he going, but h,
is taking his wife. who was Mis-,
Florence Breed of Boston. and thei,
three American born children.
Mira Ali-Kuli Khan, Nabil-ed.
Dovleh, has been connected with the
Persian Legation here, of which n,
is counselor and charge d'afraires
Tor eighteen years. At frequent
and for long-intervals he has beer
charge daffaires. as the Persian
Minister seems to be rather an un.
certain quantity. Just as Washing.
ton Is beginning to think 1t see.
MIN. 1t finds it doesn't. So il 1,
rather pleasant to know that ther,
is at least one enduring official a,
the Persian Legation.
III Is as yet undecided just whel
ne and his family are to sail. He
was notified by cable from Teherar
OF MS appointment about a week be.
fore Christmas. and asked his gov.
ernment to send him word when hi.
associates were starting from Persia
SO that he could time his departure
TO meet them in PARISH understand
N''oS 'hhS pidh Is 70 itdNe tne emil.
dren at school in France when, or
the completion Of the work in Parts
he and Nine. Ali-Kuli Mora-veh.
| es-Sultaneh, go on to Persia FOL
a visit before returning to America
1t will be her third visit to Persis
with him. and on previous visits sh.
has been given title of nobility
by the Shah. and has received sew.
eral decorations of the highest or.
der within the gift of the Persian
government. One rather wonder.
what they are going to do for hel
this trip-or for him.
Attending the Persian charge
daffaires as secretary will be hi.
distinguished countryman, Abdu
Hamid Khan. who a few years age
came to America as a student. He
Joined the United States army after
the entrance of the country into
war. and served for nine months
When recently released from service
he had the rank of a second lieu,
! tenant.
! After that comes the ball for tht
Children's Hospital. The" charity
| ball of each season-to be held L!
usual at the Willard. That is con-
ing along swimmingly. The ladies IL
charge of the box sale announce fuuI
| additional boxholders In the persorl
! of Nine. Bakhmeteff, Mrs. Letter
Miss Clapp and Mrs. Bowers-makins
| thirty-seven in all. And Mrs
Merriam announces triumphantIy
we're going to sell two more; and
that a record. We never sold
more than thirty-one before" Ac-
cused jokingly of selling more thar