The Washington herald., 1922-01-26
SOCIAL LEADERS
ATTEND BALL TO
Aid NURSES HOME
U. S. Flag Marks Box
Occupied by the
President.

It's pages, the ball given last eve
ming at the New Willard Hotel to
raise money for the Garfield Hos
pital Nurses Home fund Several
hundreds of washington's social
) leaders attended to help raise
money for that worthy cause. The
ballroom was very colorful, with
elaborate decorations of flags. The
American flag and the Presidents
flag marked the north end OF the
big east box reserved for the Presi-
dent. while the British flag adorned
the other end. which was occupied
by the British Ambassador and
Lady Geddes. The navy yard or
chestra furnished the music. Sup
per was served in the small ball
room.
Members of Board Receive.
The guests were received by Mrs.
John A Logan. Mrs. Mary Logan
Tucker, Mrs. p. NJ. Rixey. Mrs. Jo-
seph Thropp, Mrs. Samuel Kimber-
ly, Mrs. James Newton and Mrs. E.
B. Grandin, all of whom are mem
bers of the hospital board
President and Mrs. Harding ar
rived sharply at IL and were an
nounced by flare of trumpets, and,
after speaking to the ladies receiv-
ing, passed down an aisle formed
by the members of the floor COM
mittee to their box, the Presiden'
being escorted by Rear Admiral
George r. Clark and william Bowie
Clark, while Mrs. Harding walked
with Gen. Pershing, who accom-
fpanied them to the willard. all hav-
ing been dinner guests earlier in
the evening of Secretary and Mrs
Weeks. Two Of the Presidents aides
followed President and'Mrs. =
ing remained at the ball about q
half an hour. during which time
they held a continuous informal
reception, among those going to
speak to them being the Peruvian
Ambassador and Nine. Pezet, the
British Ambassador and Lady
Geddes. Lord Lee of Fareham and
Lady Lee, the former Secretary of
Agriculture and Mrs. Edwin T.
Meredith, Mrs. John A. Logan and
a number OF others. When the
Presidential party departed there
was another flare of trumpets and
again the members of the floor COM
mittee formed an aisle for them TO
pass out. the guests all applauding
them enthusiastically. Mrs. Hard
ing looked unusually handsome in
a very smart gown of soft white
satin. the skirt made rather long
and with a wide panel train which
hung from the waist line with a
second train of black tulle. The
back of the bodice was cut neck
high and the rest of the front of
the bodice. also me elbow sleeves,
were of lovely white lace embroid-
cred with rhinestones and pearls.
. The surpIice bodice was also en-
broidered similarly. \ rosette or
jet beads. with dangling chains OF
jet and rhinestones was caught at
the waist line on the right side
She wore the black velvet dog. col
lar with its diamond and platinum
clasp which. she usually affects and
a handsome lavalliere of diamonds
and platinum and carried a black
ostrich feather fan: alss long white
gloves.
The boXholders last evening in
cluded, among others. in addition to
the President and the British Am
bassador, Mrs. Joseph Thropp, Mrs
T.. Il. Grandin. Mrs. Charles Bough-
ton Wood, Mrs. E. W. Cole. Mrs.
Dewitt Talmage, w. p. Emo, Mrs.
George Mesta. Mrs. ii. w. Du Puy
Mrs. r. r. Hit. Mrs. Henry Spen-
Ger, Mrs. Peter Drury. Mrs. Alexan-
der Stewart, Mrs. Frank Hume, Mr..
and Mrs. Letter. Mrs. Guy Goff. Mrs.
Allen Moore, Mrs. George Hope and
Judge Martin Knapp.
Sir Auckland and Lady Geddes
had with them in their box as, their
guests Lord and Lady Lee of Fare
ham, Mr.. and Mrs. II. w. Malkin
col. and Mrs. NJ. F. Day and Capt
Henry.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Thropp
had with them in their box the
' Ambassador of Peru and Nine. Pc
zet. Mrs. John 4. Logan, Mrs. Mary
Logan Tucker. and Miss Mary Max
well. of Virginia.
EntertaIns Diplomats.
Mrs. i. W. Cole entertained in her
box, among others. the Minister OF
Ecuador and Nine. Elizalde. Mrs
Dewitt TaImadge had as guests in
her box at the ball the Minister OF
the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes and
Nine Grouitch. Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin
T. Meredith. Miss Helen Cannon,
Mrs. J. L. Loose, Mrs. Theodore V,
Boynton and Mr.. Brodick.
Mr. and Mrs Andrew 5. Caldwell
occupied a box and had as their
guests their daughter. Miss Virginia
caldwell, Of the National Park Sem
mary, Senator and Mrs. Joseph T.
Robinson and Grady Miller.
Mrs. Frank Hume had as guests
in her box Mr.. and Mrs. +. Watson
Clark and their daughter. Miss
charlotte Freeman Clark. Murray
T. McNeir. Charles E. Howe, Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard Hume and DR.. and
Mrs. Presley NJ. Rixey.
Mrs. Allen Moore presented box
to the superintendent of the Train
ing school and the nurses.
List of Pntronesses.
The list of patronesses included
Mrs. John A. Logan, Mrs. Angus
tus Gardner, Mrs. E. B. Grandin,
Mrs. william Gerry Morgan. Mrs.
s. b. EIkins. Mrs. Henry d. Flood.
Mrs. Alexander Stewart. Mrs. Deios
Blodgett, Mrs. Edwin DENLY. Mrs.
John B. Henderson, Mrs. Victor
Kaufman. Mrs. Truman Newberry.
Mrs Charles Evans Hughes, Mrs.
Albert b. Fall. Mrs. John W. Weeks,
Mrs James ]. Davis. Mrs. e. J.
Henning, Mrs. Frank B. Willis. Mrs.
Charles ]. Bell. Mrs. Frederick Gill
, lett. Mrs. Calvin Coolidge, Mrs. Jo-
seph S. Frelinghuysen. Mrs. Irvine
l.. Lenroot. Mrs. Harry S. New. Mrs.
Tasker L. Oddie, Mrs. Henry Brown.
Mrs. Samuel Kimberly, Mrs. James
A. Reed. Mrs. John X. Shields, Mrs.
Rufus Day. Mrs. William Howard
Taft Mrs, James W. wadsworth. jr.,