The Washington herald., 1920-11-26
'NAVALAIDBALL
DRAWSSOCIETY
Smart Set Once More Re-
spends to Calls Of Char
ity for Support.
DINNER PARTIES HELD
Distinguished Capital Peo-
pie With Guests Head List
Of Box Holders.
DINNER PARTIES HELD

Tor sweet charity. Last niknt the
smart set gathered at the New Will
lard Hotel for a brilliant ball under
the auspices Of the District Auxili-
ary OF the Navy Relief Sooiety,which
raises funds for the needy families
oi Tue nay and the Marine Corps
The ballroom was beautifully dec-
GRATED. The Marine Corps Rand and
the Navy Yard Band alterhated In
furnishing the mpfic.
The guests were presented by Ad-
miral Andrew T. Long to the re-
ceiving line. composed of Mrs. Jo-
sephus Daniels, wife Of the Sscre-
tary of the Navy; Mrs. Gordon
Woodbury., wife of the Assistant
Secretary of the Navy; Mrs. r. u,
Coontz. wife OF the chief of naval
operations; Mrs. Henry C. Hawes,
who represented the Marine Corps.
as Mrs. Leieune, wife of the COM
mandant Of the corps. being In
mourning. will not participate In
any social events this winter; Mrs.
Charles McVay, jr.. wife Of the
chief Of the Bureau or Ordnance,
and Mrs. John Dayton. wife Of the
commandant OF the Washington
Navy Yard, and president Of the
District Auxiliary Of the Navy Re-
lief Society.
There was q distinguished list Of
boxholders, most OF whom enter
tained at dinner before the ball
War Secretary Honored.
The Secretary Of War and Mrs.
Newton D. Baker were the honor
guests at a dinner which Col. WILL
lem Eric Fowler gave last evening
The other members of the party
were the Minister Of Serbia and
Nine. Gronitch; John Barrett: Mrs
Douglas Gordon. of BaltimoTs; Gen.
Perrie. Of the French High Commits
sion; Miss Gladys Hinckley, Gen.
George o. SQuier. Mrs. James Car
roll Frazer, Col. Cholmeley-Jones
Mrs. Sarah Lee Phillips and Mrs.
Stephen B. Elkins.
The comm indant of the navy
yard, Admiral John Dayton. and
Mrs Dayton were hosts at dinner.
taking their guests later to the
ball. Capt. and Mrs. Charles b
McVay were dinher hosts. their
guests being Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
Hertle. Of Gunston Hall, Va; Comdr.
and Mrs. Randolph Miner, Capt
Rslston Holmes, commander of the
Mayfower, and Mrs. Holmes; Miss
Esther Reno. sister OF Mrs. Mcvay
and Comdr. John Enochs. Capt and
Mrs. W. W. Galbraith entertained
at dinner. having in their party
Capt Domingos Rodrigues Marques
de Azevedo, naval attache of the
Brazilian Embassy. and Nine. Mar
ques de Azevedo; Comdr. and Mrs.
Leigh Noyes, Col. and Mrs. Dunlap;
Cant, Jean r. J. E. Rigal. naval at
tache of the French Embassy. and
Capt. Pietro Civalleri. naval attache
of the Italian Embassy.
Col. Thompson Entertains.
Col. and Mrs. Robert NJ. Thomp-
son had for supper with them their
guests, Mrs. John Jeffries and her
son John Jeffries, Jr.. of Boston,
Miss Alice Harding. Major Harold
Raynor and Miss Hilda Sykes. Mrs.
Frederick L. Chaplin had dining with
her informally Capt. and Mrs. Will
liam d. Leahy, Capt. and Mrs,
Charles r. Preston, Lieut.. Comdr
and Mrs. Kirk and several members
OF Mrs. Chapin's family.
All OF these parties occupied b 'xes
Others giving box parties were the
eecretary of the Navy and Mrs,
Josephus Daniels, Mrs. Gordon
Woodbury.. wife of the assistant Sec
retary OF the navy; Mrs. Larz An
derson. Mrs. Willard Brownson. Mrs
Julian James. Mrs. Joseph Strauss,
Mrs. T. +. Walsh, Mrs. F. 3. Moran,
Mrs. Delos Blodgett and Admiral w.
L. Rodgers.
With Secretary and Mrs. Daniels
were DR.. l. s. Rowe. director gen.
eral of the Pan American Union:
Admiral Samuel MCGOWAN, Comdr.
and Mrs. Percy Foote, Comdr. Henry
III. Stenhouse and Mrs. Daniels
mother and sisters, Mrs. Adelaide
Worth Bagfey and the Misses Dele
and Ethel BaRley. Mrs. Thomas r.
Walsh had with her Col. and Mrs.
Ernest D. Peek, Col. and Mrs. Sher-
man Niles, Admiral and Mrs. Regin.
aid F. Nicholson. Col. william Hor-
con and Mrs. John Allan Dougherty.
Mrs. r. B. Moran entertained John
w. Belt and his fianc-e. Miss Rosa
mond Star: DR.. aud Mrs. Cary T.
Grayson, NJ. and Nine. Claude Lang
lais, A.r. and Mrs. Malcolm McCon-
Col. Clarence Ridley.
Coontk Box Occupants.
Another box was occupied by MIRA
r. e. Coontz, wife Of the chief OF
naval operations: Mrs. Wyman, Mrs.
J. o. Nicholson, Mr.. and Mrs. Cham
berlain, Miss I. r. Calfaghan and
Capt. and Mrs. ]. ]. Raby. Mrs.
Delos Blodgett he'd with her In her
box her sister. Mrs. Charles G. Mat
thews: her daughters. the Misses
Helen and Mona 'Blndgett. aid a
number of youns people Admiral
and Mrs. J. A. Hooeewerff end Can't.
and Mrs. John Dayton had a box to-
~ether, having with therr the MEM
hers OF Cart and N-s. Deyton's din
nor party. in~iudine Mrs Dun-an
Wood, Adr~i-al Andrew T., Long.
comdr. snd Mrs. J. r. BeardaIl and
Capt. David Barry. u. s M. C.
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson headed
the list of patronesses for the
ball. the names of the others being:
Mrs. Mitchell Palmer. Mrs. Gordon
Woodbury., Mrs. Henry T. Mayo Mrs.
w. II. Brownson. Mrs. Richard
Mrs. John A. Lejeune,
Mrs David Taylor. Mrs. George r.
Clark, Mrs. Charles Mcvay. tr.. Mrs.
]. A. Hooeewerff. Mrs. John Dayton,
Mrs. Julian James. Mrs. Henry r.
Dimock. Mrs. r. M. Thompson. Mrs.
E. d. White, wife of Chief Justice
White of the Supreme Court; Mrs.
David Houston, wife of the Secre,
tary of the Treasury; Mrs. Seaton
Schroeder. Mrs. Alexander Sharpe,
ST.; Mrs. c. C. Glover. Mrs. W. ".
Gaibratth. Mrs. r. L. Chaplin. Mrs.
r. 8. Grimm, Mrs. George Barnett,
Mrs Richard Harlow, Mrs. Henry
W. Fitch and Mrs. r. II, Buck
ingham.
Mss Caroline Nash was the chair.