The Washington herald., 1922-05-14

next season. I did so miss Col. John
Quekemeyer. who was the leading
spirit In last weeks ball; il did not
seem natural for him not to be there.
Gen. Pershing was there but lacking
his becoming uniform; he Is not so
impressive in multi. / must say.
.CROss TRIUMPHANT,
COMPLETE SUCCESS.
The pageant, THE Cross Trium-
phant." which came on the same day,
both afternoon and evening. had also
been planned for an earlier date but
was put on because of the weather.
Everybody without exaggeration
went to see ''The Cross Triumphant"
either afternoon or evening and
none I've talked to have said they
were disappointed. 1t was lovely;
complete success and every one
said they thought Mrs. Minnigerode
Andrews, who wrote the pageant,
should feel triumphant. 1t would be
difhcult to say which group was the
loveliest or which costumes the
prettiest. 1t was a pageant depicting
the history OF the Church of England,
you know, and was given at the
Cathedral Close and at night, with
the full moon. the cloudless sky and
the lovely lighting efrects-well, II
was greati
Seventeen pictures there were tell
ing the story of the church from the
time Joseph Of Arimithea planted the
thorn upon Glastonbury Hill to the
present day. with interludes depicting
the influence of art, music and the
drama upon the development Of re-
ligious thought and a beautiful finale,
The Child of All Ages"
The audience added in a great
measure to the interest of the event.
for the most DISTINGUISHED men and
women in Washington were present
In the evening or in the afternoon,
when the first performance was
given.
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson had a box
and entertained guests. She was also
in charge Of one of the groups. It is
nice to welcome her back into society
activities once more, now that her
distinguish. husband Is enjoying
better health.
The Victory Memorial ball Friday
night was also a postponed affair and
the second date selected proved not
to have been a very fortunate one, for
several other things were going on
that evening. including the Hughes
reception and Mrs. Thomas F.
Walsh's moonlight picnic boat party,
when her guests, about 800 in ALL
were entertained on chartered
steamer which took the party to
Quantico. where they spent an hour
or more dancing. The guests took
picnic baskets with them and the
supper was served en- route. They re-
turned in the moonlight. There was
an orchestra aboard, and dancing was
continuous throughout the late after
noon and evening.
The AFFAIR was altogether novel in
the history of this seasons enter
tanning and an added attraction to
the trip was that both the man and
woman guests wore sport clothes in
stead of the conventional evening
dress.
The French play, Peg de Mon
Coeur," was given that evening
with a smart cast as we'll as audi
ence. though many of both groups
went to the ball after the play. But
Mrs. Walsh's guests. all leaders in
the diplomatic, official, residential
and army and navy sets didn't get
back in time and were not dressed
I'll a DdAAs yOu see. MRS. " dlSn
party. starting so early, kept many
from attending the opening day at
the-horse show, too. The Victory
ball is one of a million-it seems
like a million-events being ar
ranged to raise the funds for Wash
ington's quota for the George
Washington or Victory Memorial.
MANY PARTIES
FOR TODAY.
Today there are several nice par
ties on the program including a
supper dance which the Chilean
Ambassador and Mime. Matthew will
give for the LeBretons-I know
they have not lunched or dined at
home once in the past week or So
and Col. and Mrs. Morris Ernest
Locke will have a luncheon out at
the Montgomery Country Club.
Then the Minister of Bulgaria and
Nine. Panaratoff will have a recep-
tion for DR.. Mary Mills Patrick,
president of Constantinople wom-
ems College, who is their guest
for a few days. DR.. Patrick is in
this country to speak In behalf OF
the one million dollar campaign Of
American colleges in the. Near East
DR.. Patrick is an old and dear
friend of the Minister and Nine.
Panaratoff and figured in the ro-
nance that led to their marriage
As young woman Nine. Panara-
toffS formerly Lydia Gle. an Amer
ican-journeyed to far-off Turkey
to become a teacher in Constan-
tinople College-the institution DR..
Patrick heads. While there the
young American girl met Stephen
Panaratoff, a professor in Robert
College-another of the American
institutions and also located in Con-
stantinople. They became friends
and then lovers and so the romance
led to an international marriage.
1t is these two colleges. where the
romance took place.and one other,
the American University of Beirut.
which are in crying need of funds
Just now to carry on their regular
were founded and endowed by
Americans and constitute Americas
unofficial educational mandate In
the Near East. They are the United
unbelievable. as Henry Morganthau,
thought and life throughout the
thirty small countries of the Levant.
DR.. Patrick has accomplished the
unbelievable. as Henry Morgenhtaa,
former Ambassador to Turkey, says.
in developing what was a girls
school Of eighteen students into a
college conforming to the highest
educational standards of American
Institutions. Girls Of twenty ma
tionslities attend the college and
are learning to be teachers. writers,