The Washington herald., 1921-03-31
BRILLIANT ARMY
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BALL IS STAGED
Notable Event Given te
Raise Funds for En-
listed Men.

balls In It's history laSt evening"
Hundreds of members of smart So
ciety. including diplomats and Of
ncials as well as Army and Navy
officers. danced al the New willard
Hotel to raise funds for the ben
sfit Of the work among the enlisted
men of the Army, Navy and Marine
Corps in conjunction with the work
J 81 the chaplains.
The ball room was decorated
with nags and other military en-
blems, while the receiving party
stood before a screen of palms.
The. Marine band played from the
gallery alternating with the Navy
Yard band. which was stationed at
the south end Of the ball room.
Supper was served in the small ball
room Those not desiring to dance
slayed bridge in a room adjoining
he small ball room. Mrs. Kingsley
and Mrs. Howard Clark were IN
charge OF the bridge tables.
Notable Receiving Line.
The guests were received by Mrs.
Emerson II. Liscum. president OF
the league: Mrs. John L. Chamber
Iain. wife Of the Inspector General
81 the Army; Mrs. coontz, wife Of
Admiral r. Z. CoontZ. U. S. M;
Mrs. Lejeune. wife OF Maj. Gen.
Iohn A. Lejeune, u. S. NJ. c., and
Mrs. Alexander Sharp. chairman or
the ball committee.
Admiral Andrew ID. Long. U. S. NJ,
lssisted by Capt. Earl jenkins,
made the introductions.
The box holders were Ambassa-
Cor and Nine Jusserand. Mrs.
III 0f
he league: Mrs. Tasker II. Bliss,
son. Mrs. z. S Bailey. Mrs. Silas
3. EIkins. Mrs. John F. Faure. Mrs.
'Iulian James, Col. and Mrs. Francis
A. Junkin. Mrs. Victor Kaufman.
Mrs. Joseph Thropp. Mrs Samuel
winslow. Mrs. Charles Boughton
Wood. Miss woodard. Miss Lyman.
Mrs. NJ. c. Van Wrinkle. Mrs. Robert
w. Thompson, Mrs. Rudolph Kauff-
mann. Mrs. James r. Mann. and Mrs.
Francois Berger Moran. who has al
ways been a most interested friend
" the league
Brig. Gen. Collardet. military at
tache of the French Embassy. and
Nine. Collardet occupied the box of
the French Ambassador and Nine.
Jusserand and had with them Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Hartman. Maj. du
Breuil and Mai de Lavergne.
Gen. and Mrs. Tasker II. Bliss en-
tertained Col. and Mrs. F. T. A. Jun
kin and Col. and Mrs. Stanley d.
Embick. Mrs. F. B. Moran had as
guests in her box Gen. and Mrs.
william d, connor. Col. and Mrs.
W. c. Rivers. Col. and Mrs. George
Thorpe. Admiral Bradley A. Fiske.
Capt. Earl Jenkins and Mrs. Horace
Mcfarland. Mrs. Silas Casey had
with her in her box Mrs. John Merry.
Of Boston; Col. and Mrs. W. T. Wood
and Col. Henry ]. Hunt.
! Several Boz Holders Not Present.
Mrs Julian James did not attend,
but among those in her box were
Miss Helen Mason and Mrs. Colds
borough Adams. Representative and
Mrs. Samuel winslow did not oc-
cupy their box, but gave it to
friends. Mrs. Charles Boughton
Wood gave her box to her cousins,
Rev. and Mrs. Henry Russell Tai
oott. Mrs. James Carroll Frazer en-
.ertained a party in the box of Col.
and Mrs. Robert NJ. Thompson.
Mrs Liscum entertained the mem
oers Of the receiving party and their
husbands in her box. Rear Admiral
and Mrs Brownson gave their box
20 friends. Mr.. and Mrs Victor
Kaufman entertained in their box
he Minister of Switzerland and
Nine Peter, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Joyce Broderick. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Britten, Mrs. George Barnett, Mrs
Wilfred Dupuy. Admiral Andrew T.
Long, and L Mccormick Goodhart,
Of the secretarizl staff of the Brit
sh Embassy.
Mrs Elizabeth S. Bailey, who had
box last evening, entertained Mrs.
Alexander Sharp. jr., Capt. Walter
Phillips, Lieut.. Carl Wilson, Lieut.,
Iohn Moore. Miss Frances Smith and
Miss Marion Smith.
Ysaager Set Comes Later.
Mr.. and Mrs. Malcolm Mcconihe
entertained a company of young
beople at dinner last evening. taking
their guests later to the ball. where
they visited among the various
boxes In the party were Miss Dor
thy Mondell, Miss Frederick Nc
kenney, Miss Mary Louise johnson,
niss Marjory Gelm, Miss Edith
acoven, of Englewood. N. J.. who
s Miss Helms guest; Capt. Tucker
Cole. Mr.. De Lady. jr.. John Hutch
ms, Charles Carroll, Bishop Hill, and
Moran McConihe. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. McConihe.
The girls floor committee of the
ball consisted Of Miss Carolyn Nash,
chairman; Miss Ann Craven, Miss
Antoinette Graves, Miss Anne Ham
an Miss Julia Johnston, Miss Julia
Whiting. Miss Littauer. Miss Mar
gsret Gelm, Miss May Taylor, Miss
leila McDougal, Miss Mary Louise
Johnson, Miss Louise Delano, Miss
Montgomery, Miss Sedgwick, Miss
Eleanor Johnston. Miss Mary HELEN,
Hiss Taylor. Miss Delphine Hyde
Miss Patience Grace, Miss Edith
sharp. Miss Smith, and Miss Frances
jmith.
The mems floor committee included
fat. Gen. John A. Lejeune, com
nandant, U. S. NJ. c.: Capt. Alfred
Johnson. U. S. A. and Comdr. Theo-
lore Jewell. U S. N. Aides assisting
hem were Maj. william Horton, L.
- A.; Capt. Edward J. Dorm, U. s.
e: Comdr. w ID. Puleston. U. S. N:
daj. W. L. Patterson. U. s. A.: Mai
sierre Gaillard. U. s. A: Mai. II.
90. Sanford. U. S. A; Capt r. ]. Mar
. hall. U. 5. A.: A. B. Legare, w.
sowie Clarke. Chester Snow. A. K.
9arris. DR.. Daniel Borden. and
.iarke watson.
The committee having charge Of
{ he event consisted of Mrs Alex
Inder Sharp. chairman of arrange
nents and promoting: Mrs. Albert
a Mills. chairman of patronesses
md boxes: Mrs. Emerson H. Liscum.
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