The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-01-02

closed a brilliant New Year Day
by attending en- masse the mag
nificent ball given at the willard
last night to raise funds for the
Columbia Hospital.
Every dinner party of note
mingled with the dancers~ before
midnight. The young people home
from school for the holidays, the
debutantes and the ''subdebs," the
matrons, the officials and diplo-
mats, attended in large numbers.
thus beginning the year 1890 in a
spirit of sweet charity and incl
dentally having n very good time.
In the receiving line were Mrs.
| Franklin Lane, chairman of the
! ball committee; Mrs. Josephus Dan
tells, Mrs. Henry B. Learned, presi-
dent OF the women's board of the
hospital; Mrs. Frank S. Bright, vice
president, and Mrs. z. L. Tanner.
! treasurer.
Mrs. Lanes gown was of pink
! tulle with an overdress of pale blue
and silver brocade. The upper part
of the bodice and the sleeves were
| of the tulle. Mrs. Learned wore a
| gown of pale pink velvet with trim
mings of tulle and silver lace. MIRA.
Bright's gown was of royal blue
velvet with tulle sleeves Of blue
while Mrs. Tanners gown was of
black net deliberately dotted with
Jet. The elbow sleeves were finished
with a long undersleeve of white
lace.
Col. William Eric Fowler made
| the presentations. The ball room
was adorned with American flags
and those of our allies while the
walls were hung with smilax. An
| elaborate buffet supper was served
in the small ball room.
The Marine Band played for the
dancing, assisted by a popular
dance orchestra. -,
The list of box holders included
Mime. Sol, wife OF the Minister from
Salvador; Mrs. H. 3. Learned, Mrs.
Frank s. Bright, Mrs. Victor Kauff-
mann. Mrs. Guy r. Scott, Mrs. NJ. K.
Sanford. Mrs. Julian James. Mrs.
William p. Emo. Mrs. Charles
Boughton Wood, Mrs. Robert NJ.
| Thompson. Mrs. Mrs. +. H. Everett,
Mrs. Clarence AspInwall. Mrs.
Charles &. Drake. Mrs. Delos Blod-
gett, Mrs. Francois b. Moran, Judge
Martin Knapp. former Governor
Polk, Miss Amaryllis Gillett, Col.
william Eric Fowler. Mrs. Thomas
F. Walsh, Mrs. George II. Myers,
Mrs. Frank Anderson and Mrs.
William f. Fendall.
Cabinet Members Present.
| The Secretary of the Interior and
Mrs. Franklin X. Lane were the honor
guests of Miss Amaryllis Gillett's box
party. Among the other guests were
Brig. Gen. Collardet, military attacht
OF the French Embassy. and his aide,
! Capt. Lombard; Miss Ruth Hitchcoch
and Judge John Barton Payne.
| Secretary of War and Mrs. Baker
were guests of Gen. and Mrs. Charles
| B. Drake in their box. Their othei
| Fred Britten and Mr.. and Mrs. Will
I lam A. Scully.
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Kaufman had
with them in their box: Col. and Mrs
| Ernest Peck, Col. and Mrs. Clarence
Day, Capt. and Mrs. Edwin Pollock
| Miss Beatrice Pollock, Miss Hoy, OF
| Albany. who Is visiting Mr.. and Mrs
Kaufman; Capt. Enochs, Herbert
Hengsler. Philip Kaufman and Sam.
uel Kaufman.
With Capt and Mrs Guy Scott ir
their box were their guests Mrs
Bishop, of San Francisco; Miss Agnes
Scott, Nathan Scott. Lieut.. Boone
Lieut.. Crane and Mr.. Waggaman.
Senator Kellogg n Guest.
William p. Emo entertained in hi:
box Senator and Mrs. F. b. Kellogg
Mrs. Jole Heatwole. Miss Archibald
and Mrs. George Ehle. With Mrs
Charles Boughton Wood were, among
others. Miss Edith Morgan. Mrs. VIII.
lam Leon Graves and Miss Antoinette
Graves, of New York. Col. and Mrs
Robert NJ. Thompson did not occupy
their box.
Mr.. and Mrs. William caches Fen
dali entertained in their box, theil
dinner guests including Mrs. Fen
dalrs son. Frank Addison Barstow
who recently returned from over
seas duty. and Miss Catherine Ker'
nan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Aspinwal
had with them in their box theil
daughter. Miss Margaret Aspinwall
Miss Dorothy hampton. Capt. Red
field. Lieut.. Carlisle Allan. of Ne
braska; Mrs. Scoville and Miss SEQ
willie, of Watertown. Conn, and Mis-:
Eugenia Seabury, of New York.
With Mrs. Delos Blodgett were
the Misses Blodgett, Mrs. Charles G
Matthews, Lieut.. Tunstall, Lieut.
Maurice Walsh and a number o.
young people.
Others Who Attended.
Others there were Miss Catherine
Let's, her guest; Miss Dorothy
Moody, of New York. and the mem
bers of her dinner party; also Mrs
Joseph Hampson, Mr.. and Mrs. H. B
Learned. Mr.. and Mrs. Reeve Lewis
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Fairbanks
Com. and Mrs. Frank Freyer. Col
and Mrs. William G. Graham. thei
niece, Miss Phyllis Pulliam; Mis-
Barrine Drake. Miss Virginia Nc
Kenny. Mrs. william Ellis Pulliam
Col. and Mrs. John De Witt, Col. ant
Mrs. William B. Wallace. Col
Wright Rumbough, Col. Magruder
Capt. Venable, Lieut.. Wilson Jerzey
Jerzey.
Among the debutantes of this season
and last, who danced for the hospita
were Miss Frances Hampson, the eff
Gent and charming chairman of tn
girls floor committee; Miss Name!
Lane, Miss De Cana. Miss Anne Cor
don, Miss Leila Gordon, Miss Eleano
Harris. Miss Marcia Chaplin, Mis-
Lindsay Wood, Miss Peggy Martin
i Miss Anne Dulaney, Miss Helen Nc
Lanahan. Miss Mary Gusts Lee, Mis-
Agnes Scott, Miss Betty Grove, Mis-
Barrine Drake, Miss Ruth Hitchcock
Miss Margaret Crosson, Miss Eleano
tombstone, Miss Mona Blodgett, Mis-
Alice Downing. Miss Elise Downing
Miss CAROLYN Nash Miss Dolphin
Heyl, Miss Cora Barry, Miss Margare