New-York tribune., 1922-12-03
;,yeral Balls
add to Gayety
Harding Is Expected to
ss..,a s,'..'i, Hs' sg ssT S's;PS;@ Year,. 81, 70
1,is'Ti1 1sis Il Social Events
e.l, Dsbuianie Season
,,,,. Of senator's .l'LT and Rep. sIr
'rs, r,ss.,suiaiive' ri Preparing repair Sao! for
he Congressional DAYS
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,-...,,A 20 TAe Tr'O"'e
I lysHs. ly..rox 20, nee. 2.--Wcre 1t not
| FAshls.,,,l nv, !, M. Harding things
- ,., y rSsn rsv' s,s .s,,,l Ipa,S"r, season. for
ssSAa s4.. s,sssra he sns,s' q. bsil rolling
tAe S.nss. "a ~. Thsi Mrs. Harding
/ sovsrt - .sesrh strength TO admit
isi f'i's.. s,' ss for short intervals
\ M nI.'hs h's,,sruglng, but there IS
essk dU y n ier being out Of
~ i's s,r q at" 'sy 0e'ore 'n' N'N
f..L ,s. y,y Rslisf bail to which Pres,
~ -, ~ lsrs lent their patronage
or '',, ',,s.us,ss, took place Thursday
fihe \ - y, Hotel Washington, and
~ ~ M Eirdins's name beading the
~. w. ,,,,,sesses Mrs. Edwin Denny,
w ee Secretary Of the Navy and
~ T,seIore Roosevelt, wife Of the
~ ....,... secretary received the guests
n....I ~ Mrs. Robert Coontz. Mrs.
~ t.leune, Mrs. Charles MeNay
~ jokn Dayton, Admiral Coontz
- Il several young officers max,
=. Ia 4, ,y,ss nations. The navy yard
10 Marine Corps bands alternated
s.i.v,sr the dance music, and among
~ ,vsept were the Viee-President
INA Coolidge, the former wee
s.,l,rt and Mrs. Thomas K. Mar
Ia ths Secretary Of State and Mrs:
-, the Secretary Of War and
~ John ". Weeks and, in fact, al
"a he entire Cabinet.
fks, long been n custom 70 allot a
: "A the Presidents household, and
s.,r,lly the President and his wife
,s,.l his ball. This year the Secre-
49, A tbs Navy and Mrs. Denby were
~ he BOX, which they filled with
AsIi friends.
NJ Dance Is Preceded
/, Many Dinner Parties
Yuy dinner parties were entertained
,,,.,lInr the Ball, Mrs. Dwight Ches.
& 10 hsd among her guests Mr.. and
n, John washington Davidge, son-in-
!, sn5 laughter Of the Secretary OF
N, and Mrs Weeks; Admiral and Mrs.
hIlsm. Miss Mabel Boardman, Mrs.
Wizard Bronson, Senator and Mrs. Will
I'd ssulsbury, Mrs. Stephen 3. Elkins,
n,s Alice Page, Colonel and Mrs. Rob
N. Thompson, Mrs. Joseph Strauss
,sd Mr,. Kayus Ellis all being hosts.
Ms. 4. Y. Walsh had IN her box the
L,sistant Secretary Of War and Mrs. ].
Nayhew Wainwright Senator David !.
Walsh, Of MssSachusettsi Judge John
Bsrton Payne, director Of the Red
Cross; Mrs John Allen Dougherty and
others. The officers Of all branches Of
he service we're IN uniform and the
anal and military attaches Of en-
hssslos and legations added their quota
70 The brilliant scene
he night before, society gathered IN
lie great New willard bathrooms to the
inn1Gl dance for the benefit Of the
Episcopal Eye, Ear and Throat Hos
titaL Mrs. Harding gave her name for
he ball and Mrs. Calvin Coolidge, Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson, Countess Szechenyi,
NrL Henry 0. Wallace, wife Of the
Secretary Of Agriculture, and others
E,fs pstronesses. while the boxes were
rsbssribed for By the very smarte 81
dInent Of society as soon as the ball
va announced, Commander Charles
Tbss1ors Jewell, son Of Rear Admiral
ul krs. Theodore F. Jewell, was chair
IA q the floor committee.
~ Bishop Of Washington, the Right
~. Alfred Harding, occupied a box
~ bad with him a number Of the
lNfrR elergymen. Head Of the girls
t,.nlllee, and, Of course, followed by
n u the other debutantes, was Miss
!.sia Anderson, daughter Of Mrs.
ltlt r Mitchell.
ivs balls marked Monday night, one
tvhsh lent q genuine spice TO the
'ea and showed Washington TO be
Nl,ultrly Southern, while deporting
40 n the capital Of the nation.
lni vas the annual Robert Z. Lee
NJ gwen at the New Willard, under
y huipices Of the United Daughters
hs confederacy for the benefit Of
MY s1-Confederate soldiers and their
hrGliss.
ies ball was opened with "Dixie,"
y ~ The guests formed a long lane
IN one end Of the ballroom to the
sis, HE Of gray-uniformed vet
u'n', who fought under Lee, Pickett
~ other generals Of the Southern
~ rA marched along, led by Judge
.lirles B. Howry, who. short time
N retired from the bench OF the
- OF Claims. He wore his uniform
way with its three gold stars on
,sAlar and its cuffs, of buff cloth
l sM. Later Judge Howry stood in
~ nlvng line, and in violent con-
we hard by Brigadier General
n, SHiries, chief Of chemical war
ws.~ A., wearing his regulation
"a While mingling constantly
w. twenty or more Confederate
we're the army and navy men
b f,issn Debutantes
'ef Set a Record
Ington's crop Of over twenty
y exceptional this season, boast.
~ ane pretty, accomplished, we'll
ae,c OF girls. Mr. Justice Pitney,
VA s.preme Court, and Mrs. Pitney,
r,.eslr YER debutante dauphter have
g. 70 the capital and resumed
sf .nadenee, but as Justice Pitnev
D.. sans an invalid, Miss Beatrice
n Nay not be formally presented.
"a 80 Mclean will give a Christ
ar ~ ~ dance for Miss Pitney and
eplr ,.'s,s..s,n1es, and Miss Pitney may
= fs,naEle aEle With her set without be-
kis,' v,y presented.
}. ssd NJ Nts'ala Edwards, daughter of
Z per,i.a1i p,is1 1ohn Lewis Edwards. was
~ tsa'ulas I s.s bud on Thanksgiving
~ old.fs.lyi.lag given in the delight
~ strea.'1 home OF her parents
u Nav beyond the War, State
Y ts,v.s s'ellding, a section which
hls 80 Win fashionable life, but
,llls, Z ssls M dependent upon a few
~. faH ~ 80 L