Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-01

the girls themselves formed a perfect
riot of color in their gay little even
ing gowns of almost every known
ColCr. The debutantes of former sea-
sous were also there, and a number
of young natrons, several of them
selves.
The ball was given under fashion,
able patronage, and was preceded by
a large number of dinner parties. In
the receiving line were Miss Alys
Downing, president of the league;
Miss Lillian Birney, vice president;
Miss Ruth Larner, former president.
and Mrs. Theodore Stark Wilkinson.
formerly Miss Catherine Dorsey Har-
low, bride of a few weeks, the sec
ond vice president.
Lending staid elegance to the ball
room were the boxes surrounding It,
filed with well known society women,
many of them the mothers of the
young girls who worked SO hard for
the success of the ball.
Among the boxholders were Mrs
Delos A. Blodgett, who entertained a
company of tWenty-four at dinner.
taking them later to the ball: Miss
Katharine Hitchcock. who had with
her Mrs. stephen Miller Foote, Miss
Esther Foote, Miss Ruth Larner, Lieut..
PHILIPPE Barber, Lieut.. Silvercroft,
Mr. Walter Ross of Philadelphia and
Mr.. Andrew Wilson Stuart of Cali
fornia. Mrs. Thomas F. Logan had in
her box Representative and Mrs. Fred
Britten, Mr.. and Mrs. Timothy T. Ans
Derry, Mrs. Merriek A. Loring and
Capt Bruce Scott: the Rev. and Mrs.
f. Ward Denys, Mrs. F.. W. English,
Mrs. Bernard Baruch, Mrs Sidney
Cloman, Mrs Walter S. Scharp and NJ.
Ricardo Becu.
a specially interesting feature of
the evening was the mystic room, over
which Libra presided.
Mrs. woodrow Wilson headed the list
of patronesses for the ball and asso-
ciated with her were Nine. de Riano.
wife of the Spanish ambassador; Mrs.
James w. Wadsworth, jr.; Mrs Mar
shall Field, Mrs. Julian James, Mrs.
Gibson Fahnestock, Mrs. Hennen Jen-
nings. Mrs. Edison Bradley. Mrs. Frede-
rick Delano. Mrs. Ross Thompson and
others.
The young ladies' committee was COM
posed of Miss M1nna Blair, chairman,
and the Misses futile, Miss Leila Cor
don. Miss McCallUm. Miss Enid Sims,
Miss Eleanor Johnston, Miss Marjorie
Wright. Miss Anna Hamlin, Miss Olive
Graef, Miss Mildred Bromwell. Miss Isa-
bel Earuch, Miss Mary HELEN, Miss
Frances Hopkins, Miss Elizabeth Grin
nell. Miss Natalie Campbell and Miss
Nan Hamilton.
tee were Commander Theodore Jewell,
chairman. and Col. Robert $. Paxton.
IT, S. A; Lieut.. Franklin X. Lane, jr.,
United States naval aviation: Paylnaster
J. Marion Baker. u. S. N; Mr. Hender-
son Gregory, Mr.. Anthony Addison and
Mr.. William Bowie Clarke.
The gowns were seen at their best
against the old ivory tones of the ball
room walls.
Miss Elizabeth Hobby Of Honolulu,
a student at Rryn Mawr is the guest
of ha~ Nrc
the Brighton for the New Year holt
day.
Miss Ellinor Fell of Paris, who re-
Gently arrived in this country from
France, will speak on the condition
and lives of the women and children
of her country. for the fatherless
children of France committee and
their friends, in the auditorium of the
Department of the Interior building
tomorrow at 4:45 o'clock under the
auspices of the local committee, Mrs.
David Franklin Houston. chairman:
Mrs. Hennen Jennings, vice chairman
and Miss WiaSlow, secretary; and the
advisory committee. Mrs. William r.
Redfield, Mrs. F. H. Brooke, Mrs f.
A. Delano. Mrs William Gibbs Nc
Adoo. Mrs. Charles S. HamIin, Mrs
William Phillips. Miss Julia Lothrop.
Mrs Adolph caspar Miller, Mrs.
Franklin D. Roosevelt and DIR. Anna
Howard Shaw.
The fatherless children of France
committee proudly announces that a
summing up of the sales OF Christmas
post cards brought $4,000 into their
hands.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles G. Smith. jr..
announce the engagement of their
daughter. Elizabeth Pennock, to En-
sign John Archer Gee. L. S. n, of FAN
River. Mass
Mrs. Van Auken Mills is spending
the New Year season with her sons
FAMILY at Pine Tree Inn, Lakehurst,
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Mr.. and Mrs. z. NJ Waters. jr.. of
oakhurst, montgomery county, Nd,