Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-21

ception and the national president OF
the organisation, Mr.. Richard 8.
Halves, and Mrs. Halves were Warmly
greeted. Mrs. Halves wore hand
some gown of black velvet. elabo-
rately trimmed with jet. with panel
ornament, and she wore q largo cor
sage bouquet of mauve orchids and
sweetheart roses and carried bright
blue ostrich feather fan. Mrs Jonn
B. Larner, chairman of the ladies
committee, wore an effective black
evening gown. trimmed with Jet.
There was no receiving line.
There were no waits between dances
and supper was served in the green
room on the first floor, where bunet
table was arranged along the entire
length Of the room. Punch was served
at tables in each Of the bathrooms. The
boxes around the large ballroom were
filled with the visitors and the dis
play of beautiful gowns was unusu
ally elaborate. The ambassador OF
Peru. Senior Don Federico Alfonso
Pezet, was among the distinguished
guests present and all of the CONNER
cia1 attaches of the various embas-
sizes and legations accredited 10
Washington were also in the COM
pany, which numbered three thousand
or more.
Mr.. w. J. Waller was chairman OF
,, the ball committee and to him and
his assistants great credit Is due 1or
the success Of the ball. The members
of the ladies' committee. who acted
as hostesses, included Mrs. Charles J.
| coran Thorn. Mrs. Harry V. Haynes
Mrs. Joshua Evans, jr.; Mrs. Albert F.
i Galley, Miss Mary j. Winfree, MIS-.
| Frank G. Addison. jr.; Mrs. Rolfe r.
Helling' n Mrs. B. A. a: Row I pr mrs.
Mrs. Robert N. Harper. Mrs. julius l.
Peyser, Mrs. Maurice D. Rosenberg.
Mrs. Cuno n. Rudolph, Mrs: George
(! W. White, Mrs. NJ E. Allies. Mrs: j. n.
Baden. Mrs. Thomas Bradley, Mrs; ".
R. v. Fleming. Mrs: E. p. Herreii.
Mrs. w. D. Hoover, Mrs. Christopner
! F. Jacobsen, Mrs. Thomas Larner, mrs.
! c. B. Lyddane, Mrs. H. H. Mckee. MIS-
| E. ]. McQuade. Miss S. Louise Mltcn-
ell, Mrs Howard Moran MIS-. a. s, M
! ders. Mrs. B. F. Saul. Mrs: L.: "A.
Slaughter, Mrs. w. w. Spaid, Mrs
| George L. Starkey, Mrs E. ]. Stell-
| wagon, Mrs. w. NICK. Stowell. mrs. n.
S. Stuntz, Mrs E. E. Thompson, Mrs.
G. o. Vass, Mrs. W. ]. Waller. Mrs.
George watson and Mrs E. P. Wilson.
The members of the ball committee
of which Mr.. Waller was chairman
included: Mr.. w. w. Spaid. Mr.. z. y.
Boyer. Mr.. Victor Deyber. Mr.. p. J.
McQuade, Mr.. G. o. Vass. MI. +. n
Addison, Mr.. E. P. Wilson, Mr.. y. T.
Herrell, Mr.. A. NJ. Nevius. Mr.. n. ".
Haynes, Mr.. Ezra Gould. Mr.. r. v.
Fleming, Mr.. w. NICK. Stowen and Mr..
w. J. Waller. -
The ladies Of the convention will at.
tend the performances in several OF
the theaters this evening, when the
wives of the officials will occupy
boxes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cuno Rudolph enter
tanned several visiting bank presi-
dents. who are attending the conven-
ton with their wives at dinner at the
Chevy Chase Club last evening. After
dinner they remained for part of the
usual club dance. going from there to
the American Bankers Association
ball. The guests were Mrs. William A.
Law of Philadelphia, Mrs. Robert F.
Maddox of Atlanta. Mr.. and Mrs F. c.
Watts of st. Louis. Mr.. and Mrs. Theo-
dore Gardner Smith of New York, Mr..
L. S. CritcheIl Of Kansas City. Mr.. Jo-
seph Wayne, jr., of Philadelphia, and
Mr.. and Mrs. James NJ Green.
Mai. John. E. Brown. U. S. A, and
Mrs Brown have left Washington
by motor to visit relatives in Provi-
dence. r. I. They will be absent
about amonth, and on their return
will be the guests of Capt. Joseph
P. McCrink at his residence, 1853
California street northwest.
Miss Pauline Hedian was hostess at
a luncheon today given in compli-
ment to Miss Virginia Moran, whose
marriage to Mr.. Ernesto Ornelas will
take place October q. MIR. and Mrs.