The Washington herald., 1920-02-08
SOCIETY

There will be sixteen or seven
teen groups. representing . his
toric and patriotic occurrence in
each of the States Of the Union.
chosen for the dramstic and In
spring spirit of the incidenta AT
the end there will be a parade
Of the States: each State nag Of
the Union win be carried In the
procession IL will be q very un-.
usual sight 70 see them all to-
gether.
Miss >Eiizabeth Adams viii have
charge OF the Massachusetts group.
which win represent The Landing
Of the Pilgrim Fathers and the
Marriage Of John Alden and Pris-
ella" Miss Grinnell will take the
part Of Priscilla. her ancestress.
The Messrs. Flournoy. Henry Hay
dam and others will complete this
group.
Mrs. z y. Andrews will have
charge of Virginia This will repl
resent Lord Delaware in virginix
at q colonial dinner party. very
beautifully carried out in detail.
Mrs. Eniingham Lawrence Town
send will be one OF the beauties in
this group.
New York viii be in chsrFe Of Mrs.
Charles s. Hamlin. and that State will
be represented by the first grand we'd
ding in New Amsterdam.
MISS BIDDLE LEADS
PENNSYLVANIA GROUP.
Miss Biddle will have charge OF
Pennsylvania, a particularly interest
ing group representing the settlement
of William Penn Mrs. Charles Pat
.terson il taking an active part In this
! group. together with Miss Mildred
Creole, Miss Ruth Hitchcock. Col.
Raymond Lee. Maj. Alfred Johnston,
Maj. Stewart Cramer. etc.
Mrs. John A. Peters has Maine. and
will show the marriage OF Baron de
Castein-
Louisiana will have one Of the prct-
test groups. The representation will
be that Of the wedding OF the Casset;o
girls. The pretty debutantes Peggy
Martin and Celeste Crosby, the Duke
de Canerelli and Prince Ruspoli vii
/ be among those taking part in this'
historic group.
The Declaration OF Independence will
be represented by the descendants OF
1 the signers.
show Nathan Hale and his British
/ captors.
The subject selected for the Georgia
group represents Governor Bulloch,
surrounded by his aides. reading aloud
on the steps OF a tavern in Savannah.
ga, the Declaration of Independence.
| The first time the Declaration was ever
| read in Georgia The townspeop.U.
in costumes OF the period. will be SEN
running out to hear ii. Governor Bul.
loch will be represented by Capt
Douglas BUlloch, just returned from
France. a linesl descendant Of the
governor here represented. Capt Bul-
lloch's father and brother will also sp-
pear in this group. The military aides
will be composed Of Gen Winters
1 son in continental uniform. The Gov
ernor Bulfoch in question. who read
the Declaration, was a direct ancss-
tor Of Theodore Roosevelt
Lady WashinEton's reception VIII
be a group Of about thirty-nire
persons Mr.. F. II. Delsno viii
take the part Of Gen Washington
and Mrs. Robert L. Lee that OF
Mrs. Washington. Miss Nellie Gus
tbs Lee will take the part OF Nellie
| Custis, and the young son OF MIR.
and Mrs. Walter Peter. that OF
George Washington Psrke Custis,
4
The Ohio group. chairman, Mr.,
Cary Langhorne. has chosen ash
their subject the incident Of Betty
zane. the little heroine from whom
GAINESVILLE. Ohio. is named. Miss
Betty Baker will take the part OF
Betty Zane.
Mrs. James W. wadsworth. jr,
is chairman Of the Lincoln Grour,
which includes Senator Sutherland,
Representative Richard ). Olney,
Miss Sophie Casey. Mrs. Nads-
worth. herself. will portray Mrs.
I Lincoln.
Miss Nancy Lane will represent
the West in the symbolic group
that precedes the pageant Mis-
Biddle Porter taking the part &C
/ the East in the same group.
America will be impcrsonstcd ~
Miss Helen walcott. John SeNi'-
was in command OF the forces &C
the battle Of Kings Mountain,
the decisive battle OF the Rcvolu-
1 tionsry War. which led TO the sur
render of Yorktown.