The Washington times., 1920-04-08

Brilliant baiL rts
The annual Easter ball OF the wom-
ems Army and Navy League has a
character all It's own. And never was
this more evident than last evening
when the great ballroom OF the New
willard was crowded with army and
navy officers, with their womenfolk,
and prominent civilians who are In
terested In the splendid work OF the
Organization. the function having
quite the air, or a smart private ball.
With Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, the
First Lady In the land, as chief spon-
sor, and Gen. John j. Pershing as
guest OF honor, the success OF the ball
was early assured. The general was
guest In the box OF Mrs Emerson
II. Liscum, president OF the Army and
Navy League, who had entertained at
dinner for him before the dance. He
held an impromptu reception in the
Rbox during the early part OF the
evening. but soon Joined the throng
upon the floor, lingering until the
wee small hours to dance with one
pretty girl after another. He dances
beautifully and apparently with great
enjoyment!
Mrs Liscum's other guests. were,
her niece. Mr6 George wyckoff. Rear
Admiral and Mrs. Joseph Strauss.
Major and Mrs. Dennis Nolan, Com
mander and Mrs. Frank b. Freyer and
Col. John G. Quekemeyer, aide to
General Pershing.
In the receiving line with Mrs.
Liscum were Mrs. Newton d. Baker.
wearing a lovely gown of orchid
tulle over satin with a. trimming Of
embroidery and French flowers and
a vari-colored girdle: Mrs. Josephus
Daniels, gowned in black net and jet:
Mrs. Robert Coontz. Mrs. George Bar
nett and Mrs. Alexander Sharp. ST.
Mrs. Sharp's gown was OF white bro
caded satin. with a bertha of lovely
old rose point lace, and she wore
diamond ornaments. Mrs. Barnetts
costume was OF gold lace and gold
tissue, with ornaments OF diamonds.
Mrs. Coontz wore a black gown.
| trimmed with peacock blue ostrich.
and Mrs Liscum's costume was OF
gray chiffon elaborately embroidered
| In crystals.
! Quantities of flags and pennants
formed a frieze about the ballroom
and lent a distinctly martial air to
| the setting, which was further borne
| out by garlands of laurel. Smilax
veiled the walls and groups OF tall
palms completed the decoration.
|
| room. The Marine Band, divided
into two sections. played continuously
for the dancing and a special orches-
ira recruited from it's ranks played the
accomplishments for Mrs. Rosemary
| Rose.
Her group OF songs-several of De-
libes and Massapet and one from
Mignon-were enthusiastically ap-
plauded; and to many Of the guests
her brief recital was the most de-
llghtful feature OF delightful even
ing. The singer. who came to Wash
iington fresh from a series of triumphs
| in Europe, gave her services because
Of her interest in the work of the
Women's Army and Navy League
among the soldiers, sailors and mar
ines.
The Ambassador OF Peru and Nine.
Pezet were among the guests enter
, tanned by Mrs. Charles Boughton
Wood in her box. With her also
were the Minister of Serbia, Siavko
Y. Grouitch: Colonel Foster. Mrs.
Mary, P. Morgan, The Minister OF
Ecuador and Mine. Elizalde were
guests of Mrs. +. B. Moran in her
box as were also J. Lowe Hartman,
Mr.. and Mrs. Malcolm McConihe. Mrs.
Horace Mcfarland and Colonel
Miller.
Congressman and Mrs. Samuel r.
Winslow had in their box the guests
whom they had entertained at dinner:
Congressman and Mrs. Frank w. Mon
dell, Congressman and Mrs. John A.
Peters, Maj. Gen. and Mrs. George
Barnett, Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic A.
Delano. and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Warren. Mrs. Silas Casey, who had
also a dinner party, entertained Mrs.
Merry, widow of Rear Admiral Merry.
Mrs. James R.~Tuckcr, of Baltimore;
DR.. and Mrs. Benjamin and Miss
Sophie Casey.
Mrs Edward simpson, wife of Rear
Admiral Simpson. had as her guests
Miss Caroline Hall and Miss Sheldon,
of Baltimore: Robert Hinckley, and
William Bowie Clark. She gave
dinner for them at Wardman Park
Hotel before the ball. ~
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. W. S. Pierce
| had as their guests Col. and =, Mrs.
David King. Col. and Mrs. John H.
Joyce, Mrs. Bradford Palmer Smith, of
| Springfield, Mass: Miss Nathalie
Barnes and her guest, Mrs. Seagraves,
of California, and Col. Harry Kutz.
Mrs. George d. Hope entertained in
her box Senator and Mrs. Sutherland,
| Admiral and Mrs. william S. Benson.
anu SOOHtZ, MISS NNcIl
! Crowder. Miss Louise Lacey, and John
Jarrett.
Mrs. william Herbert Derbyshire
had with her Admiral and Mrs. A. w.
! Grant, DR.. and Mrs. Francis S. Nash.
and Major Wallace.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas b. Hutchin-
son, entertained Judge and Mrs. G. c.
McChord, Mr.. and Mrs. william
Wheeler. and Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Day.
Commander and Mrs. Randolph Mi
ner had among their guests US.
Louis Titus and her house guest Miss
Rumny.
Mrs. Joseph Hampson had in her
box Miss Romano, daughter of the
Italian Ambassador and Baroness Ro-
mano; Sonora Luisa Bravo, Mr.. and
Mrs. William A. Hill and Miss Frances
Hampson.
Major and Mrs. Guy T. Scott has
among their guests Miss Elizabeth
Ames Miss Agnes Scott, their daugh-
ter: Robert Healy, and Lewis Dickson.