Evening star., 1921-03-29

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more societies of the Colonial Danes
of America.
The Dutch group for this ball is be-
ing arranged by Nine. Hubrecht. wife
OF the secretary of the Netherlands
legation. 1t will be led by Col. Tela-
man Cuyler of New York. who will
represent his direct ancestor. Col
Hendrick Cuyler. who was in COM
mand of the garrison of New Amster-
dam in 1870. The costumes for the
group have been especially chosen
with view of giving an impression
of the variety and color so often depict
ed by cotemporary Dutch painters.
DR.. Hubrecht is representing his an
cestor. Ryck of Van Goens. who is
in the service of the Dutch West In
dian Company before becoming gov
ernCr general of the Dutch posses
sions in the East Indies.
Among the participants of the
group chosen by Nine. Hubrecht from
the members of the Netherlands lega-
ton staff, as well as their American
friends. are Mrs. Carlo Huntington.
Miss Natalie Magruder. Miss Rosalind
Wright, Nine. Andreae. Lieut.. John
Steenwyk, DR.. Gratama. Mai. Hunt.
Mr.. Roger Tredwell. Mr.. Hengstler,
Capt. Beasley and Mr.. Flournoy.
ne annual reception ana banquet
of the College Women's Club, with
Miss karoline Klager. chairman. and
Mrs. Joshua Evans. jr., vice chair
man, will be held Saturday evening
a Rauscher's. Mrs. Marvin B. Rosen-
berry of Madison, Wis, president of
the National Association of Collegiate
Alumnae, now meeting in Washing
ton, will be the honor speaker. Mrs.
May Lamberton- Becker of New York
CITY. literary critic and lecturer. and
member of the staff of the New York
Evening Post. also will speak. Mrs
Will act as toastmstress; Mrs. Fred
eric r. harrington will direct the
g!ee club. and Mrs. Eugene E. Stevens
Wll present an entertaining Club
feature Several original songs will
be sung, written by Mrs. Amos A.
Steele. Mrs. Eugene f. stevens and
Mrs: william E. Chamberlin.
Others assisting in the entertain-
ment include Mrs. William II. Heron.
Mrs. Otto l.. Neerhoff. Mrs. William
): Suibertson, Mrs: Lyman B. SWORN
stedt Miss Rhoda Watkins. Miss
Martha Dobbin. Miss Sara p. Grogan.
MISS Marie X. Saunders. Miss Airline
Dufour. Miss Ruth Ayler. Miss Ruby
Nevias, Mrs. Irwin l.. Hunt. Miss
Pearl Collier. Miss Edna J. Sheehy,
L Mss Emma Harper Turner. Mrs.
Ihomas W. SidwelI. Mrs. +. T. f.
Johnson, Miss Betty Schragenheim.
Mrs; Joseph G. Zirkle. Mrs. John Earl
Walker. Miss Grace l.. Bennett, Mrs.
toward G. Nichols. Miss Catherine
Custis. Miss Fanny Barnett. Miss
Emily Margaret White. Miss Marion
Mccoy, Mrs. Henry White and Mrs.
James G. Cumming
Mrs, Charles Carroll Walcutt will
1e at home informally Sunday after
noon. April 3.
Mr.. Ferdinand w. Peck of Chicag
has taken an apartment at the Hotel
arlington for part of the spring sea
son
Mrs John r. Willums announces the
engagement of her daughter. Dorothy
HiIliams McComos. to Mr. Frederick
Augustus Sterling, counselor of the
United States embassy at Paris The
wedding will take place this sprine
Mrs: McCombs is the widow of Mr.
William Frank McCombs. at one time
chairman of the democratic national
committee. Mr.. Sterling is we'll
known in Washington. having been
aelached TO the state Department for
some time as chief Of the division of
western European affairs
MISS Constance Connor Brown.
daughter of the director of the bureau
Of efficiency, and Mrs. Herbert y
Crown. accompanied by Miss Wiihel-
nina Spanhoofd. daughter of Prof.
and Mrs. Arnold Werner-Spanhoofd
arc spending the Easter vacation il,
Boston. Miss Brown is a senior at
Wheaton college. Norton, Mass, and
Miss Spanhoofd is a senior at Vassar
College.
Mrs. Breckinridge Long entertained
at luncheon today.
Mrs. Frank Anderson gave a bur-
fet luncheon today, when her guests
numbered twenty four
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Delano Rob-
informally at dinner last evening.
Dixie Ball Draws Many
to New willard Hotel.
The Robert E. Lee Chapter Of tho
United Daughters of the Con federacv
gave the eighteenth annual Dixie hail
last evening. in the bathrooms of the
pany included members of Conpress
Army: Navy and Marine Corps Officers
and the younger members of Wash
ington's residential set. The large
oaiiroom was hung. with pennants
ana. sna nags OF .he Confederacy and the
box on the east side of the room
hung the state flag Of. Virginia. and
just opposite was the box reserved
FOR Gen. Pershing. with the flag of
the General OF the Army hung above
SONS adorned many of the boxes.
Gen. Pershing arrived about ii
o'clock and was escorted to his box
while the band played "The Stars and
Stripes Forever" He received an
and for some time after held an in
formal reception. He later Joined the
dancers and remained until l o'clock.
During the evening brilliant and
gayly colored lights were thrown
to the effect.
Mrs. George D. Horning. president
OF the chapter. headed the receiving
line and wore a gown of black
seauins and jet and carried a cerise
ostrich 1;n. ;h.,fati feather fan. Others in the
dent of the District of Columbia
Chapter. who wore a beautiful gown
Of black satin and tulle, with a scarf
or,nna OF orange ye..tu tulie' and carried an
wore turquoise-blue brocade veiled
in black tulle and handsomely en-
broidered in gold; Mrs. Maude How
ell Smith. also a past division presi-
dent. in gown of black tulle, with
gold beads put on in perpendicular
stripes and the waist mounted over
gold lace: Mrs. f. II. Lynham, who
wore flesh-color velvet, with silver
seauins and draperies of self-toned
tulle: Mrs. Forrest r. Vrooman.
chairman of the box committee, who
also was in the receiving line, wore
handsome gown of black satin, with
overdraperies Of gold net, with a
gold tulle cart and corsage
bouquet of yellow roses; Mrs. Claus
Gathgens. whose gown was of white
satin made on draped lines, and she