The Washington herald., 1920-12-19
BALL AIT WILLARD
ATTRACTS MANY
SOCIAL LEADERS
Sir Auckland and Lady
Geddes Are Guests of
Southern Society.

bassador. and Lady Geddes were
rendered a reception by the South
ern Society In the New willard Ho-
tel last night. before hundreds Of
government notables. members Of
the Diplomatic Corps and members.
The reception was preceded by an
entertainment and dancing. The re-
ceiying line was established and
presentations were made by Clar-
enee ]. Owens, former head. and
William II. Saunders, president of
the society. who also made the ad-
dress OF welcome to the amoas-
sador.
Owens announced plans for the
society's tribute to the late Maj.
Gen. William c. Gorgas. once a
president of the organization.
Owens, who is vice chairman OF
the society's committee on a memo
rial to Gorgas, stated that q memo
rial service would be conducted in
the Pan American Union Janu-
ary IS.
The committee has asked Con-
gress to set aside q site and erect
a memorial to Gorgas- The society
will present to the library of the
Surgeon General in the War De-
psrtment a painting. Of Gorgaa
The committee Is composed of Adjt
Gen. Peter C. Harris. U, s. A, chair
man. Clarence J. Owens, Secretary;
Josephus Daniels, Clarence c. CAL
houn and Claude ". Bennett.
Among those present last night
were:
The Ambassador of Peru and Mime.
Pezet: DR.. Alexandra Cesar. Minis
ter from Nicaragua; Judge E. lives,
charge d'affaires of the Legation OF
Finland; the Minister from Cuba
and Nine. de Cespedes: Senior Don
Octayio Beeche, Minister OF Costa
Rico: Counselor of Polish Legation
and Mime. Kwapiszewska; Senior Don
Manuel Zavala, charge d'affaires of
Nicaragua; Mr.. and Mrs. Joyce Brod-
erick, Mr.. Arthur Yencken; Lieut.
Comdr. and Mrs E. w. NJ King
and Mr.. n. c. A. Carpenter. Of the
British Embassy: DIR. l. s. Rowe, di-
rector general of the Pan American
Union; Col. c. W. Kutz, Engineer
Commissioner of the District of CO.
lumbia; Senator and Mrs Atlee Pom
creme; Senator Hoke Smith and Miss
Crawford, OF Georgia: Mrs. Annette
Abbott Adams. Assistant Attorney
General; Hon Rufus Hardy and
Miss Hardy; Hon. and Mrs. John
z Raker; Hon ]. A. Elston; Hon.
s. o. Bland: Hon. Tom d McKeown; !;
Hon. Clay Stone Briggs; Hon. John
y. Tillman; Hon Arthur Capper;
Hon. Harold Knutson; Hon. and
Mrs J., NJ. c. Smith
Nev members placed on the ros-
ter Of the society last night were:
John Walton Barclay, Carlisle
Bargeron, Robt- Arthur Boswell.
Miss Vivian Gordon Brown.
Capt Iverson C. Case, W. A Gra-
ham Clark, John W. Clifton, Jos.
w Cox. Gen. Hugh S. Cumming.
Miss Willie May Darrow, Miss
Cora Marbury Dement,. Miss Eliza
beth Daugherty. Col. Thos. Q. Dom
aldson. Mrs. Thos. Q. Donaldson,
Mrs. Clarence z. Doyle, Miss Maude
Dubant. Paul Dulaney, Hon. Benz.
L. Dulaney, T. Howard Duckett, Ed
win G. Dutton.
J. ID. Eason, jr., VIM. C. Ennen.
Ennen.
Chas W. Fairfax, John B. Floyd,
Thos. Joseph Frailey.
Christoper B. Garnett, Leslie C..
Garnett. DIR. Everett Gatlin. Mrs.
Everett Gatlin, Miss Mary Gatlin,
Mrs. Jos. B. Glennon, Benton w.
Gordon, Jacob s. Gruver.
Mrs. Evelyn Reeves Hammes, Mel
win c. Hazen, E. Lodge Hill. DIR. R.
Arthur Hooe, Robt- W. Hunter.
Edward Jasper, John WILDER Jen-
kins,t,yames Martin Johnston.
MRS r. N. Kennedy, J. Miller Ken
yon, oliver K King, Mrs. Laura 3.
Kincheioe
Samuel W. Lacy, Mrs John T.
Lands, Abb Landis, Maj. Gen. John
A Dejeune, Mrs. John A Lejeune,
Jas 7. Lloyd. Mrs. Jas T. Lloyd,
Thos. W. Luckett.
Mrs Clara OBJ. McCrone, DR.. VIM
Beverly Mason, VIM. Payne Mere
dith. Caro- Garland BurwelI Moore,
Thos. p. Morgan.
Miss Margaret NayIor, Gen. Robt
Z. Noble.
Miss Margaret l. oBrien. s. R.
Owen.
Miss Emily -Pendleton. Capt.
James W. S. Peters.
Chas. E. Quirollo.
II. L. Rust, jr.
Mrs. Eugene G. Smith, John Lewis
Smith. Mrs. Edmund N. Symonds.
Thos. N. Tappy, Miss L. Virginia
Tiffany, J. Clements Trimble, Mrs.
VIM d. Upshaw.
]. Clements Trimble.
Wilmer Joyce Walter. Miss Rox-
ana b, willard, Mai. Jas. A. Willis.