Evening star., 1923-04-13


NH small company of guests to
the White House tomorrow
evening, when a new Aim
will be shown, forming the chief mode
of entertainment.
The ambassador of Spain and Sc
nora de Riano will return this after
noon from Philadelphia where they
went yesterday to attend party.
The ambassador of Peru and Sonora
de Pezet will sail tomorrow from New
York for their home in Peru for
vacation. The ambassador spent sew
eral days in Washington and Joined
Sonora de Pezet in New York today.
Senator and Mrs. Edge
Hosts at Dance Tonight.
Senator and Mrs. Walter E. Edge
have as their guest the latter's
cousin, Miss Louise Sewan Of Engle-
wood, N. J. Senator and Mrs. Edge
Miss Sewaii, when they will enter
tain about fifty guests, and a seated
B supper will be served about midnight.
Miss Elizabeth Hanna will enter
tain a company of sixteen at dinner
before the dance. having asked her
guests to meet Miss Sewan.
. Senator and Mrs. Key Pittman, who
have been at their home at Tonapah
: New, have returned to Washington
for a. visit and are at Wardman Park
Hotel.
. Senator and Mrs. Lawrence Phipps
, will leave today for Denver to re-
/ main until the first of next month,
(. when they will return to Washington.
!. Mrs. Morris Sheppard, wife of Sen
, ator Sheppard will leave Washing,
70 afternoon,
by their children. for her home In
:, Texas, where she will remain Tor
is at Wernersville, Pa. will Join his
family in Texas later on.
Nine Prochnik. wife of the charge
E d'affaires of Austria. was the guest
+ of honor at luncheon today of Mrs
Elonzo Tyner, who entertalnhd
company of fourteen at the Shore
ham.
The marriage of Miss Ruth v.
Stallsmith. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
p. W. Stallsmith of Gettysburg, Pa,
to Senor Don Luis Quintanilla, IT..
take place Tuesday at the embassy
:. Mr.. and Mrs Stallsmith and their
daughter will arrive IN Washington
i Monday afternoon for the wedding.
z and Scnor Quintanilla and his bride
will start for Mexico City Immediate
. ly after the wedding. They will
. spend about two months visiting
Z Senor Quintanilla's family in Mexico
: before they start for China to which
+ post he has been transferred.
: That the War Department polo team
& has succeeded in bringing into wash
= ington social life an annual event of
7 far more than usual brilliancy and
I interest was proven by the splendid
: ball given at the New willard Hotel
:. last night. the affair carrying away
I. the palm for unique decoration. origi-
/: nal arrangement and a detail for the
comfort and pleasure of their guests
: quite unexcelled.
The appropriate and snappy decora-
tions were a constant theme of con-
(, versation all during the hours Of the
! were enjoyed by those who just
would stumble over the too realistic
= white boards running between the
dancing space of the floor and the
{, chairs f1anking the boxes.
. On alighting from the elevator the
:. guests were met by riders on pranc-
! ing steeds. who showed them to the
= receiving line. This feature brought
!, making the very entrance into the
!, ballroom a merry one. Goal posts
!, were on either side of the ballroom
!, entrance and the stately room was
! completely lined with American flags.
!, Brilliant dashes of color were added
l.
the large center box reserved for the
:, Secretary of War, Gen. Pershing and
!. others was canopied in the colors of
! the War Department team. with the
/, flags Of the honor guests at the back
: of the box.
: The hundreds attending the ball
: were received by the Secretary of
War. Mr.. Weeks. the assistant sec
retary of war and Mrs. Dwight Davis.
s. Gen. Pershing. Gen. and Mrs. Henry
IT. Allen and Gen. and Mrs. Henry j.
Hines. They stood in the alcove be-
tween the large reception room and
THE ballroom. leaving the space usu-
+ ally occupied for this purpose. to be
used for extra boxes: so large was
the demand that boxes were also
I: placed in the balcony.
4; Mrs. Davis. who stood beside the
Secretary of War, wore a charming
\ gown of mauve chiffon beaded in
/ crystals. Mrs. Hines wore a gown Of
. black Jet and a huge corsage bouquet
I of orchids. Mrs. Allen was in gown
of blue and silver brocade. with
! crystal ornaments holding the drapery
and wore a tiera of diamonds.
=. Scarcely ever has one seen more