The Washington herald., 1922-02-07

crate Veterans and their dependents
viii be cared for for some time 70
come BY the funds raised at the
twenty-ninth annual Southern Re-
lief bah given. at the New willard
last evening. one of the most bril-
liant in the history of the .southern
Relief Society. under whose au-
spices, the bali ID always given.
The boxes which lined the ball room
were filed with the elite from all
circles of Washington society ana
many OF the social leaders from
various Southern cities who came to
Washington just for the occasion.
The ball room was decorated with
various flags and pennants. and the
Marine Band furnished the music
for the dancing, which was con-
tinuous throughout the evening in
both ball rooms.
The guests were received by Mrs
William F. Dennis, president OF the
Southern Relief Society. assisted BY
Mrs. Albert b. Fall. wife of the Sec
rotary Of the Interior; Mrs. John A.
Lejeune. Mrs. Frederick Dent Grant.
III .. ucOEBc may uaTu MlnOT. pTeSl-
dent general. d. A. r.: Mrs. William
chairman of the ball committee, ano
Mrs. Francis Berger Moran.
Secretary Fan In Box.
Among the boxholders were the
Secretary of the Interior and Mrs..
Fall. the Assistant to the Attorney
General and Mrs. Guy nespard Con-.
Mrs. Delos A. Blodgett. Mrs. Cror.-
well Brooks. Gen. Julian Carr. Mr.
and Mrs. Peter A. Drury. Mrs. Ber-
nard B. Jones. Mr.. and Mrs. George
Mesta. Mr.. and Mrs. Angus Mclean.
Mrs. r. B. Moran. Mrs. Mark W.
Potter, Mrs. Thomas r. Ryan, Mr.
and Mrs. +. T. Stotesbury. former
Senator Hoke Smith. Mrs. Pembroke
Thorn. Mrs. Harold walker, Mrs
Charles Boughton Wood. Mrs. r. W.
Cole. who had three boxes; Mrs. S.
J. Penn. of Virginia, and friends
had another box. A box was re-
served for the Confederate Veterans
as usual.
The Secretary of the Interior and
Mrs. Fall shared a box with Mr..
and Mrs. Harold Walker. The other
guests In their box were Mrs. Steph-
ana F. Praegef. Boaz Long and
]. F. McMurray.
Mrs. Peter G. Drury was unable
to attend the ball on account Of
illness. but Mr.. Drury was there
and had with him the Persian Min
lister. Mira Hussein Khan; capt.
and Mrs. william Wolff Smith. DR..
and Mrs. C. A. Hawley, Senator and
Mrs. Miles Poindexter and Mrs
Margaret Hughes.
Mrs F. b. Moran Attends.
Mrs, F. B. Moran had with her
in her box the Minister of vene-
zuela. DR.. Dominica and his daugh-
ter. Miss Ines Dominica. Princess
Gbika. Judge and Mrs. c. N Good
win. Mrs Elizabeth .walmsley and
George CIaggett.
Mrs. r. NJ. Mulcare entertained as
quests IN her box Miss Frances
Thompson. of Baltimore: Mrs.
Thomas Covington. Of st. Paul; Miss
Margaret Miller. Miss Alethea Grim
sley. Miss Evelyn Leech, Miss
Katharine Baer, and her daughter,
Miss Rose Mulcare.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Bernard Jones had
as guests in their box Col and
Mrs. Robinson Downey. Capt. Wy
man johnson and Mr.. DangerfieId.
sewers With Mrs DuPuy.
Mrs. wilfred DuPuy had as guests
in her box Hampson Gary. DIR. p
LessiDoff. Mrs. Harold Walker. War
den Wilson. Mai A. G. Sandeford
Miss Helen lie Seure. Miss Frances
Hampson, Miss Gladys Hinckley
Miss Frances Brainard, of Pitts
| burgh: James Ellerson. jr.; Miss
Mary Potter. Lieut.. Comdr Jack
London. Col. Joseph Beacham
Javier Alvarez de Buenavista, Lieut.
Comdr. Robert Griffin. Miss Eliza
beth Howe. Miss Camilla Sewell,
Col. Duncan Major. Miss Carolyn
Nash. Miss Ruth Hitchcock. ana
Lieut.. Comdr. and Mrs. Thomas
Kincaid.
In the box of former Senator
Hoke Smith were Comdr. and Mrs.
George Joerns. Miss Maizie Craw-
ford. Miss Amelia Wood, Mai
Blcodworth. Mr.. Pease. Maj. Gran