The Washington herald., 1921-04-01

in the smartest circles of Washing
ton society, affecting the modes and
manner OF their colonial forebears,
danced the stately minuet and the
jolly Virginia reel at the Colonial
ball given last evening at the Will
lard by the Colonial Danes of
America, Chapter 8. Attics We're
ransacked for the picturesque cos
TUNES of their grandmothers and
greatgrandmothers which. mingling
with the many uniforms of this ma
ton and others, made a wondrous
scene.
The proceeds of the ball will be
devoted to patriotic purposes. A
number of prominent residents of
New York. PhIladelphia and Balti-
more. members of the chapters of
the Colonial Danes Of America in
those cities came on for the func-
tion. The New York chapter was
patriotic organization formed in
America
Grand March q Feature.
The New York chapter occupied a
box; the Philadelphia and Balti-
more chapters had a box together.
Chapter 3 were guests in the box
of Mrs. Julian James, chairman of
the ball committee who received
the guests assisted by Mrs. Nathan
Sargent, who represented her great
grandmother. Mrs. Joseph Bradley
Varnum (Molly Butler). wife of
Maj Gen. Varnum of the Revolu-
States Senator from Massachusetts,.
Mrs. Julian James wore an ances-
tral dress embroidered in gold and
impersonated Mrs. Hugh Mason, her
sixth greatgrandmother. wife of
Capt. Hugh Mason. who came to
America from England in 1884. He
was deputy of the general court in
Massachusetts, for many years. and
his commission as captain in col
onial days. which Is still in the
possession of members of his fam
iIy. Is signed by Gov. Endicott. Mrs.
Arthur Addison Is president of
Chapter 8, Colonial Danes Of Ameri-
ca; Mrs. Julian James. vice presi-
dent; Mrs, Nathan Sargent. secre-
tary, and Mrs. Edward McCauley,
treasurer. Mrs Walter Tuckernan
was vice chairman of the ball COM
mittee and chairman of the costume
pageant and grand march which
opened the ball and was the out
standing feature. 1t was composed
of groups in colonial costume. each
under the patronage of a dis
tinguished woman and was opened
by a minuet danced by two or three
of the groups under Mrs. James
Carroll Frazer. Mrs. Stephen B.
Elkins. Mrs. Julian James. Lady
Geddes, Mime. Hubrecht. Nine. Col
Iardet. Mrs. Walter Tuckerman. Mrs.
Gouverneur. Mrs. L. F. Andrews,
Mrs. Charles c. Matthews. Mrs.
Robert Wood Bliss. Mrs. James
and Mrs Gibson Fahnestock. each
person mentioned leading her own
group.
Order Of Pageant.
Mrs. James anG Arthur Addison
led the grand march. while the
minuet was led by Mrs. Charles
O'Donnell Lee and Mai. George
Oakley Totten. The order of the
pageant was as follows: Colonial
Danes. Chapter 3, Mrs. Julian
James, chairman: visiting Colonial
Danes. New York. Philadelphia
and Baltimore; French Colonial
sroup, Mrs. Frazer. chairman
Dutch colonial group. Nine. Hub
recht, chairman; Colonial group.
Mrs. Charles @. Matthews. chair
man; patriotic societies. Miss Gou-
veneur. chairman: colonial group,
Mrs. Tuckerman. chairman. and the
minuet in charge of Mrs. Gouvensur
Hoes.
Among the boxholders for tho
tall were. in addition to the out-of-
town chapters of the Colonial Danes
of America. Lady Geddes. Mrs. r. NJ.
Thompson. Mrs. F. T. A. Junkin.
Mrs. Julian James, Mrs. Gibson
Fahnestock. Mrs Richard Town
send. Mrs. Charles BouEhton Wood,
Mrs. w. c. Sanger Mrs. F. p. Gar
van. Miss Mary Temple. Miss Martha
Goldman. Miss Gertrude Myer. Mrs
w. c. Rives, Mrs. S. B. Elkins. Mrs
Fl. F. Dimock. Mrs. Thomas F
Walsh, Mrs. Marshall Field. Mrs
Charles G. Matthews, Mrs. Bernard
B. Jones.
Diplomats Guests.
The Belgian Ambassador and
Nine. de Cartier were in the party
of Miss Gertrude Myer, who also
had as guests Count de Sails, third
secretary of the British Embassy
Rev Walden Myer. Mr.. and Mrs
Charles S. Hamlin, Mr.. and Mrs