The Washington times., 1922-06-01

= Lady Geddes, who gave a ball
last evening at the embassy in
honor of Admiral Sir William
Pakenham, commanderin-chief Of
the North Atlantic and West In
dies Station, and the officers OF
his flagship, the Raleigh, were
hosts again today, entertaining at
luncheon for the British visitors.
This was by way of being a
family party. the guests being
limited to the officers of the
Raleigh, including the midship-
men who are cruising aboard the
battleship; the military and ma
val attaches Of the embassy and
the wives OF members Of the en-
bassy staff.
The guests at luncheon in
cluded: Mrs. Henry Getty Chill
ton. Mrs. John Joyce Broderick,
Mrs. Robert Leslie Craigie. En-
gineer Commander and Mrs. H.
A. Brown. Mrs. ]. Wilson Goode,
Mrs. Merchant Mahoney, Mrs. 8.
G. Lawrence, Mrs. I. Thomas
Hagner, Admiral Pakenham. Capt.
Arthur Bromley, Comdr. Leslie
c. Bott, Lieut.. Comdr. W. H.
Blake. Lieut.. Comdr. Stewart. d.
Spicer, Lieut. Comdr. Massey
Goolden, Lieut.. Gaisford st. Law
renee, Lieut.. Denys O'Sullivan,
Lieut.. Humfrey r. Hooper. Lieut..
Orr Ewing, Engineer, Lieutenant
Harry Poidevin. Lieut.. Richard
Spraggett, Lieutenant Durand,
Surgeon Lieut.. Comdr. Herbert
Hull, Paymaster Lieutenant Ha-
selhurst. Paymaster Lieutenant
Basil d. Reed. Sub Lieut.. Charles
e. LAmbe, Sub Lieut.. maxwell
Cunningham. Hugh v. Tennant,
Capt. Clarence Henry, Capt. 8. r.
Bailey, naval attache of the en-
bassy; Commander Christie. the
air attache; Maj. c. z. d. Bridge
and Commander Halsey.
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THE ball at the British embassy
was both picturesque and
colorfuL The guests asked to meet
Admiral Pakenham and the Of
ficers of the Raleigh were re-
cruited largely from military and
naval circles and the olive drab
and blue Of our army and navy
rubbed elbows with the less
familiar garb Of the British Of
ficers. Full dress was in order.
with brtght-colored ribbons and
giittering orders TO give further
touch Of brilliance to the scene.
Here and there the scarlet
jacket OF a British army officer
contributed brilliant note OF
color: and the quaint uniforms OF
the group of midshipmen attached
to the Raleigh took one back to
the days of Lord Nelsop. They
are handsome pink checked lads,
these middies. younger than the
boys from our own Naval Acad-
emy. and they seemed to be
getting on famously with the buds
of this season and next who made
up a large proportion Of tho
company.
Although there was a certain
stateliness about the dance, as
about all embassy functions, II was
quite unofficial in character and
marked by pleasant informality.
The Ambassador and Lady Geddes
greeted their guests at the door Of
the drawing room and in the ball
room, where the dancing took
place. members OF the embassy
families acted as auxiliary hosts
and hostesses, presenting tho
visiting officers to the girls.
A buffet supper was served In
the dining room from a long table
gay with red roses and white
blossoms arranged in tall silver
vases. The garden between the
embassy proper and the offices was
thrown open to the guests. with
chairs set about under the trees
and Japanese lanterns shedding
their soft light over the couples
strolling up and down.
T IADY GEDDEs wore a charm.
ing gown Of white taffeta, bro
caded in gold and made with
cascaded side panels of white
chiffon. She had a wreath of gold
leaves in her fair hair and carried
a fan and a little gold-beaded bag.
Gen. Pershing. Maj. Gen. and
Mrs. John A. Lejeune and Admiral
and Mrs. Robert e. Coontz were
among the notable guests. and
others present were Capt. Jean F.
J. Rigal, naval attache of the
French embassy: Mrs. Richard
Townsend. Mrs. ]. Borden Harri-
man, mr. ana MRS. heynolds Hit,
Capt. and Mrs. Ralston Holmes,
Comdr. and Mrs. Henry Muslin,
Comdr. and Mrs. John Holmes
Magruder, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Brett Noyes. Comdr. and Mrs. Lee
Warren, Mrs. Lawrence Townsend,
Hrs. I. Thomas Hagner and her
pretty daughter, Miss Carolyn
Hagner, Capt. and Mrs. Luke Nc