The Washington herald., 1922-12-01
NAVY RELIEF BALL
;AGAIN BRILLIANT
+: SOCIAL EVENT
All Sets of Washington Society
Attend Annual Affair-Sec.
and Mrs. Denby in the White
House Box.

THE annual Navy Relief ball
u which was given last evening
1t the Washington Hotel. followed
all traditions of that social event
In the past for its brilliancy. The
cream of Washington society from
all sets. diplomatic. official, army
and navy and residential, were
there in large numbers and the
chic gowns and jewels of the wom-
en- and the uniforms of many of
the men made a colorful sight in
deed.
This ball has generally been at.
tended in the past by the President
and his wife and they were very
much missed last evening. The
Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Denby. with a party of guests, oc-
supied the White House box.
The Music was furnished by
the Marine Band and the Navy
Yard Band alternating one at
sach end of the ballroom. Ad-
pniral Robert y. Coontz, chief of
naval operations. assisted by Com
bnander Crenshaw and Lieutenant
Commander Hill presented the
quests who were received by
Mrs. DENLY. Mrs. Theodore Roose-
selt, wife OF the Assistant Sec
setary of the Navy; Mrs. Coontz,
Mrs ]. A. Lejeune. wife of the
hnajor general commandant of
the Marine Corps; Mrs. Charles
NcVay, wife of the chief of the
Bureau of Ordnance and chair
ehan of the ball committee, and
Airs. John Dayton, wife of the
sommandant of the Washington
savy yard and president Of the
Navy Relief in the District of
Columbia 9.
THE bOxholders included Mrs.
DENLY. Mrs. Robert Woods
Bliss. Miss Alice Page. Mrs
Stephen B. Elkins, Mrs. Thomas
r. Walsh. Mrs. Charles Bough-
ton Wood, Mrs. John Iden, Mrs.
Dwight Chester. Mrs. Willard
salisbury. Miss Mabel Boardman.
Mrs. Thomas Washington, Mrs.
Hayne Ellis. Mrs. Henry Fitch,
sIrs. Joseph Strauss. Mrs. Will
lard Bronson. Mrs. Robert Thomp-
Son, Mrs. Francois Berger Morgan.
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt. Mrs
David Potter and William Eric
Fowler.
The Secretary and. Mrs. Denbv
Dad with them among others Mrs
James Carroll Frazer. Miss Ade-
hide Garfield and DIR. L. S.
Rowe
The Third Assistant Secretary
Of State and Mrs. Robert Woods
Bliss had with mem in their box
their house guests. the United
States Counselor of the French
Embassy and Mrs. Sheldon White
house and their dinner guests.
In Miss Mabel Boardman's box
were the Assistant Military At
rache of the British Embassy and
sIrs. &. +. ID. Bridge. Cant. +.
=. Tottenham. naval attache of
rhe British Embassy; Captain
Rigal. naval attache of the French
Embassy. and Mrs. +. 4. Keep.
. Col. and Mrs. William Eric
Fowler had with them in their
sox Miss Emily Earl. DIR. Ven
Seslas SokOlowski. secretary of
Ghe Polish Legation; J. de Lager
berg. secretary Of the Swedish
Legation: A. II. HamiltOn-Gordon.
Of the British Embassy staff; tn.
Misses Bryn. daughters of the
Minister of Norway and Mime.
Sryn, and Mr.. and Mrs. James
Crawford.
PEAR ADMIRAL AND MRS.
~ DAVID POTTER had as
guests in their box Comma nder
end Mrs II. f. Collins. Com
s1ander and Mrs Charles M.
Oman. and Captain and Mrs.
Victor jackson.
Captain and Mrs. Hayne Ellis
Dad in their box Senator and
Mrs. Lawrence Phipps. Miss Rog-
ers. Commander Richard y. Nc
CulIough. Commander and Mrs.
Claude B. Mayo and Commander
and Mrs. Lee P. Warren.
= Miss Margaret Brown enter
tuined in her box Mrs. Walter s.
Turpin. Baron and Baroness
Korff and Captain and Mrs. Tin
ney.
Mott had few guests in a box.
. Rear Admiral and Mrs. VIII
fard BrownsOn had among their
guests Mrs. Philip Lansdale
and Mrs Thomas p. Hart.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Joseph
Strauss entertained in their box
che Misses Sedgley. Judge and
Mrs. William Bailey Lamar and
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Theodore
=. Jewell.
Colonel and Mrs. Charles Car
toll Walcutt entertained in their
box Captain and Mrs. Philip A
Nelker, Miss Reeder. of Balti-
more. sister OF Mrs. Welker;
Colonel and Mrs. J. II. Frier, of
Atlanta. Ga. and Maj. William
lay Patterson
Major and Mrs. Arthur Hal