Evening star., 1922-05-11
Society
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and Mrs. Weeks, where they enter
| tained the receiving party during the
evening. A group ofspalms half con-
| cealed the musicians who played for
the dancing, and an apropos ,decora-
| tion was In the mallets and balls dis
posed of before the boxes and as a
| frieze about the walls.
Adding an unusual attraction were
the many women and men In the cos
| tunes they wore in the "Cross Trium-
phant" pageant earlier in the even
| Ing, the robes frequently being so
| beautiful that dancers stopped here
| and there on the floor to admire them.
All of the members of the polo teams
wore their gay-colored vests, while
Mr.. William Phelps Emo, Maj. George
| Oakley Totten and many other men of
| the Riding and Hunt Club were in
their pink coats.
The debutantes and other young
girls of society who appeared as
angels in the pageant took off their
| wings and went on to the dance.
| while Mrs. J. Mayhew, who had
| earlier in the evening appeared as a
| court lady in the Crusaders group
at the pageant, created quite sem
sation In her splendid robes when she
appeared at the ball and was guest
in the box of the Secretary of War
and Mrs. Weeks, as was also Miss
Wainwright, who was an abbess In
the st. Augustine and Queen Bertha
group.
Maj. Jonathan M. Wainwright made
| the introductions and the Secretary
of War and Mrs. Weeks and Gen.
] John ]. Pershins, Mrs. Jonathan M.
Wainwright and Mrs Henry c. Corbfn
received the guests. Mrs Weeks wore
a becoming gown of soft white satin
embroidered in pearls and trimmed
with clusters of white ostrich, and
diamond and pearl ornaments. A
| crosage bouquet of orchids and lilies
of the valley completed her costume.
| Mrs. Wainwright was in gold georg-
cite crepe and chiffon, made in panels
\ which fell below the hem line. Mrs:
! Cor bin was in silver brocade, a draped
model, and her jade necklace and
earrings were a becoming adjunct.
The Secretary of War and Mrs.
Weeks, Gen. Pershing, Mai. and Mrs.
| Wainwright and Mrs. Corbin were in
the box of honor and had with them
the Speaker Of the House and Mrs;
Gillett. Mrs. Gillett wore a gown of
purple satin and tulle, with diamond
necklace and tiara.
| In the box of honor were the Secre-
| tary Of War and Mrs. Weeks, Gen.
John J. Pershing, the assistant Secre-
tary OF War and Mrs. J. Mayhem Vain
NJ. Wainwright. Senator and Mrs.
| James w. Wadsworth. jr.. and Mrs.
Katherine Elkins occupied box.
having with them Miss Evelyn Wads-
worth and a party Of fl, young a1ts, peH. tSs
pageant. Mrs. Wadsworth wore green
chiffon made on straight lines with a
! wreath of small green leaves in her hair
and an ostrich fan Of the same shade.
| Mrs ElkinS was in black velvet, the
shoulder straps of rhinestones and mar
row panels on the skirt edged with red
ostrich feathers. and her only ornament
was a string of pearls Sonora de Ma
thieu. wife Of the ambassador of Chile,
was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Id. Denegre, who also had with them
Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight Davis. Senator
Lawrence c. Phipps entertained a COM
pany at dinner and took his guests to
the ball later. In the party were Col.
and Mrs. David Porter, Capt. and Mrs.
Hayne Ellis, Mr.. and Mrs. John w.
IDavidge and Mrs. Thomas Bell Sweeney
Mr.. and Mrs Frank 3. Moves gave
their box to Mr.. and Mrs. Paul de
Hoff Reed who entertained among
their guests Mr.. and Mrs. John Small
Iwood Nine. Hauge occupied the box
of Mr.. and Mrs. Larz Anderson. and
had with her her niece, Miss Louise
Ross Todd and company of young
gave their box to DR.. and Mrs. Harry
Hyland Kerr, who entertained at din
liner preceding the ball and mad as
their guests Mr.. and Mrs. Myron NJ
Parker, jr and Mr.. and Mrs ROBERT
lDove. Mrs: Harold Walker enter
tanned at dinner preceding the ball
and had as her guests the CONNER
lcial counselor of the British embassy
and Mrs. Broderick. Mrs. H Wilfred
| DuPuy. Miss Frances Sullivan. Miss
Anne Squire, Maj. Raymond Lee, MIR.
| Clarence Stetson. Mr.. John Kirby and
Mr., William Doeller. The British en-
bassy box was occupied by the as
| sistant military attache OF the en-
bassy and Mrs. Bridge and several
| other members of the staff. Mr.. and
Mrs. Gist Blair gave their box to MIR.
and Mrs. Franklin Ellis. whose
guests Included MIR. and Mrs Charles
lC. Glover, jr.; DR.. and Mrs. Cary T.
Langhorne, Miss Cora Barry and Mr..
| Naming Stead. Mrs. William J.
| Boardman and Miss Mabel Boardman
had among their guests the Speaker
of the House and Mrs. Gillett and the
Mrs. J. Borden Hartman had among
her guests Mrs. King Carley and Mr..
and Mrs. Moore of pittsburgh
Mr.. William Phelps Emo and Mrs.
George Ehle occupied a. box and had
| with them DR.. and Mrs. Stanley Rine-
I
lister of the Serbs, Croats and Slo-
| venes, DR.. Grouitch; Mr.. and Mrs
Hampson Gary, Mrs. Joseph H.
}Hampson, Miss Frances Hampson,
Mrs. Frederick Dent Grant, Mrs. Cor
neIius Vanderbilt, Miss Grace Van
jderbilt, MIR. Cornelius Vanderbilt, jr.,
Maj. and Mrs. William H Simpson.
| Mrs. Edouard Albion entertained a
small company at luncheon today at
| the Shoreham in honor of Mrs Eu-
gene Pomeroy, who. with MIR. Pome-
roy, will sail from San Francisco for
| China June /. The other guests were
Mrs. Julian S. Carter of Baltimore,
Mrs Rafael r. Gown, Mrs. George
Oakley Totten, jr., and Mrs. William
c. Rivers.
Friday is nationally known as Hos
pital day, and tea will be served at the
Montgomery County General Hospital
from to o'clock Friday afternoon
by the Ladies' Auxiliary of the hospital
headed by Miss Anna Farquar.
Mrs. e. L. Stock, chairman of the
women's committee in the campaign to
raise $4,000 for the hospital, has, in
vited the following persons to attend