The Washington herald., 1920-04-08
HONOR
GEN. PERSHING
Service League Gives Ball
At Willard for Army
Chief.
MRS. WILSON SPONSOR
Mrs. E. H. Liscum's Box
Seats Honor Guest
And Aide.

gowns Of the women with the uni
forms Of the army and naval ON
GERS and the officers Of other ma
.tions making a colorful scene. Gen
Pershing was entertained in the box
of Mrs. z. n. Liscum. widow Of the
famous general, who was killed in
the Philippines and president OF the
women's Army and Navy League.
Another guest Of special interest
was Mrs. Rosemary Rose. Of New
York. lyric soprano. who entertained
the guests with several beautiful
songs, including some French, Ital-
ian and Hungarian folk songs. Mrs.
Rose, who IL known In private life
as Mrs. David Rose, has had long
series OF triumphs in Europe. She
has become much. interested In the
good work OF the league among our
soldiers, sailors and Marines, and in
the assistance II often gives to their
families. She therefore consented
to come to Washington last night to
sing for them. Lieut.. Santlemann.
leader of the Marine Band, arranged
for a special orchestra to play her
accomplishments.
Mrs. Baker, Mrs. Daniels. Mrs.
Robert Coontz, Mrs. George Barnett
and Mrs. Alexander Sharp formed
the receiving line. Mrs. Z. H. Liscum.
president OF the league, headed the
line. and Maj. Dennis Nolan, u. s. A.
made the presentations.
Among the box holders were
Princess Boncampagni. Mrs. J. P.
Faure. Mrs. Silas Casey, Mrs. Francis
B. Moran. Mrs. w. S. Pierce. Mrs.
Charles B. Wood, Mrs. Edward
Simpson. Mrs. Joseph Strauss. Mrs.
George Hope, Mrs. Robert Thomp-
son. Mrs. w. H. Derbyshire, Mrs. Jo-
seph z. Thropp, Mrs. Samuel Win
slow, Mrs. willard Brownson, Mrs.
Walter Gordon, Mrs. Thomas Hutch
inson, Mrs. Eugene Meyer, Mrs. Vic
tor Kaufman. Mrs. Randolph Minor.
Mrs. Joseph Hampson. Mrs. Guy
Scott, Mrs. r. s. Hight, Mrs John
Hayes Hammond. Mrs. Franklin
Roosevelt. Mrs. Dexter Adams, Mrs
Tasker Bliss. Mrs. Fairbanks. Mrs.
Harold Walker. Mrs. Colby Chester
Mrs. Theodore Jewell. Mrs. Josephine
Sharp. Nine. David Rose. Mrs. Fred
erick Delano. Mrs. Henry Fitch, Mrs
J. c. Kelton. Mrs. Julian James. Mrs.
James Carroll Frazer and Mrs. Jo-
seph Folk. ~
With Mrs Liscum in her box, in
addition to Gen. Pershing. were his
aide. Col. John Quekemeyer. Rear
Admiral and Mrs. Joseph Strauss.
Maj. and Mrs. Dennis Nolan, Com
mander and Mrs. Frank Freyer and
Mrs. Liscum's niece, Mrs. George w.
wyckoff. Mrs. Liscum entertained
the party at dinner before the ball.
Many large dinner parties were
given before the ball last evening
Mrs. Liscum wore a modish gown OF
grey chiffon deliberately embroidered
with crystals over a foundation of
pink charmeuse.
The Ambassador OF Peru and Nine
Pezet were among the guests en-
tertained by Mrs. Charles Boughton
Wood in her box. With her also
were the Minister of Serbia Slavko
Y. Grouitch. Col Foster. Mrs. Mar
wick, of New York, and Miss Mary
F. Morgan. The Minister Of Ecuador
and Nine. Elizalde were guests of
Mrs. F. B. Moran in her box as were
also J. Lowe Hartman, Mr.. and MICS.
Malcolm McConihe, Mrs. Horace Mac
farland and Col. Miller. Col. and
Mrs. Robert NJ. Thompson had with
them among others. Miss Hilda
Sykes and Admiral w. FS Fullam.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas r. Hutchinson
had with them in their box. Judge
and Mrs. c. c. McChord. Mr.. and
Mrs. william +. Wheeler, Mr.. and
Mrs. Rufus Day and Mrs. Edward w.
Eberle. Admiral and Mrs. Ralph
Earle were among those in a box
which was to have been shared by
the Assistant Secretary of the Navy
and Mrs. Franklin Roosevelt, but. as
Mr.. Roosevelt is in Kentucky, Mrs.
Roosevelt did not attend the ball.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Meyer, jr., did
not occupy their box either. Mr..
and Mrs. Victor Kaufman enter
tanned an interesting box party.
Some of the guests in the box of
Capt. and Mrs. Guy Scott were their
daughter. Miss Agnes Scott. Robert
Healey and Louis Dickson. The new
United States Minister to Switzer-
land and Mrs. Hampson Gary occu-
pied the box of Representative and
Mrs. Ira c. Copley. who did not go to
the ball because Mrs. Copley is in
mourning. Mrs. Julian James en-
tertained a gay party, including sew
eral prominent New York women.
who are visiting her. Mrs. Silas P.
Casey had guests In her box. in
GLIDING Mrs. John r. Merry, of Bos-
ton, widow of Admiral Merry, who
is visiting her just now; James r.
Tucker, Of Baltimore, and Miss
Sophie Casey.
On the young ladies' floor commit
chairman: Miss Anna Hamlin, Miss
Caroline Nash, Mrs. T. c. Hart. Miss
Yolanda Avezzana, Miss Anna Cor
don, Miss Lindsay Wood, Mrs.
Thomas Van Metre, Miss Littauer.
Miss Barrine Drake, Miss Nancy
Lane, Miss Patience Groce, Miss FL
len Gordon, Miss Lydia Lortng. Miss
Leila Gordon, Miss Gladys Kaime,
Miss Marcia Chaplin and Miss Car
ter Mulligan.
On the mems floor committee were
Capt. c. F. Jewell, U. s. N. chair
man; Capt. f.. ]. Dorm. U. s. N;
Lieut.. Commander Cecil N. John
ston. U. S. N; Lieut.. Col. Thomas
Gimperling. U. s. A; Lieut.. Com
d. st. p. Gillard. u. S. A.: Maj. w.
ETC rOwler' ~. -. A.' wi. H. VI.
Paxton, U. s. A: Maj. M. z. Locke.
u. s. A.: Lieut. Collins, u. s. N; Col
|C. II. Leonard. U. s. M. c.: Lieut..
Commander F. b. Freyer. U. S. N;
Capt. N. B. Jones, U. s. A; Mr.. H. B.
Gregory, the Messrs. Lockwood, Mr..
George Harrison, Mr.. F. W. Grath-
ney, Mr.. Selby, Mr.. Hugh obear, Mr..
Frederick Chaplin. jr.. Mr.. Chester
A. Snow. Mr.. Pullman Spring. Mr.:
Frank Hight. Lieut.. F. d. Sharp.