The Washington herald., 1921-02-01
CongressChb.
Holds Ball
Vice President and Mrs.
Marshall Guests
OF Honor.
By EVELYN C. HUNT.

tinguished guests in whose honor
the Congressional CluR entertained
large and brilliant company at a
reception last evening. The club
house was elabOrateIy decorated up
stairs and down with palms, ferns,
huge clusters Of pink roses, while
Southern smi1ax draped the walls.
Small fiags Of the different States
encircled the walls. A huge basket
Of American Beauty roses adorned
the supper table.
The guests were received by Mrs.
Charles B. Ward. the president OF
the club; assisted by the members
Of the executive board; Mrs. jose
phus Daniels, Mrs. Finis ]. Garrett,
Mrs. James S. Byrnes, Mrs. Edward
j. King. Miss Alice Page and Mrs.
Frank Reavis.
Mrs. Marshall looked lovely in a
gown OF black lace over black satin,
the bodice trimmed with Jet. Over
her shoulders she wore a cape of
seal skin made with an ermine col
lar. Her only ornament was a short
string of pearls. Mrs. Ward had on
a lovely gown of pale blue satin
brocaded in silver. A belt of pearls
encircled the waist and trimmed the
bodice and formed the shoulder
straps. The bodice was draped and
finished at the top with white tuIle.
The skirt was draped, short and
tight and slit up the back and had
long pointed panel train that hung
from the waist line. She wore a
short string of pearls. Mrs. Byrnes
W Gre 4 grass green and GOLD bro
Caded satin costume, the bodice
draped over a black tulle UNDER
bodice, the front vest effect being
covered with an elaborate design in
large black beads about the size of
4 pea. Mrs. Kings gown was of
black velvet made with a panel
down the front of both the waist
and the skirt formed of three stripes
of sequins, the two outside stripes
of black ones and the middle stripe
of steel colOred- The left black
stripe was almost hidden under
elaborate gold embroidery in
large rose design. The skirt had
tuniC knee length that covered the
back and sides of the skirt only
and the front points OF it ended
in a long jet tassel. Miss Pages
gown was a charming creation of
pale pink chiffon embroidered with
a large design in silver. The skirt
and bodice were both draped, the
top of the bodice and the straps be-
ing of white sequins. A cascade of
pink tulle fell down the back of the
skirt on the right side while a big
bow and sash of the material was
on the left side of the back, the
sash end being trimmed with silver
lace. A pale pink chiffon ruffled un-
derskirt just peeped below the gown
in front. All of the receiving party
wore long white kid gloves. Mrs.
Daniels who had been attending a
dinner party arrived late, wearing
& gown Of purple velvet. the skirt
long and cut into one with a train
and the bodice draped over a vest
of purple seqUins.
An orchestra from the Marine
Band behind a screen of palms in
the ballroom played a musical pro-
gram throughout the evening and
there was informal dancing.
Others in the company were the
Speaker of the House and Mrs. Fred
eriCk Gillett; Mrs. Nicholas Long
worth; Mrs. John Elliott, of New
port. daughter of the late Julia
Ward Howe; her hostess, Mrs. George
c. Thorpe; Mrs. Joseph S. Freling-
huysen. Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander
Bentley, Representative and Mrs.
John G. Cooper. Representative and
Mrs. Joe H. Eagle, Representative
and Mrs. c. William Ramseyer, Rep
resentative and Mrs. Julius Kahn,
Representative and Mrs. Edmund
Platt, Mr.. and Mrs. Kemper Cow
ing, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred bennett and
Miss Dorothy bennett; Representa-
tive and Mrs. Ira c. Copley, Senator
and Mrs. A. ]. Gronna. Senator and
Mrs. Duncan U. Fletcher, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Wallace H
White, jr.. Senator and Mrs. George
w. Norris. Representative Charles
B. Ward, Senator and Mrs. William
NJ. Calder. Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Reeside, Gen. and Mrs. William
Mitchell, Col. and Mrs. George w.
Cocheu, Representative and Mrs. NJ
Clyde Kelly, Mrs. Hamilton B,yly
and Senator and Mrs. H. W. Kayes
Mrs. Marshall will preside at the
special meeting Of the ladies of the
Senate today when the election OF
officers will be held and four vice
presidents selected for the ensuing
year. The office Of president of this
organization, which achieved great
credit for its relief work dyfing the
war, and is to be continued indef-
nitely. is always filled by thS wife OF
the Vice President. Memb ership is
open to the wife, daughtek or sis
ter OF any Senator and the object
of the organization is to promote So
ciability as we'll as render practical
service in some form OF civic bet
terment by sewing and knitting, just
as in wartime with a weekly lunch
con an incidental featurejot interest.
The French Ambassador and Nine.
Jusserand will entertain at dinner
this evening.
Lady Geddes, wife or the British
Ambassador, was the guest of hon
or at the dinner which Mr. and Mrs
George T. Marye gave yesterday
evening. There were covers for
thirty-two, the company including
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