Evening star., 1923-01-12
Ball for NeiShbOrhOOd
H0uge Social Success.

EOlIS
Ball for NeiShborhOOd
Heuse Social Success.
The second annual debutaptes' ball
was given last evening in the ball
rooms of the New Willard Hotel,
when a large company danced for the
benefit of Neighborhood House. The
event was sprightly and colorful, the
dainty gowns of the dcbutantes-all
of them recetVing-and the flags, hung
and feStooned about the walls, gave
unusual brilliancy. The receiving
line was Il long one, but unusually
pl city and charming, for each debu>
tante wore her .comtng-out gown, the
corSage bouquets of pink sweet peas,
tied with French blue ribbons-the
color of the 1922 debutantes, and pre-
sent' d to them by Mrs. Alfred Penn
broke Thom-forming a long garland
OF flowers. Commander Charles Theo-
dore Jewell made the presentations.
and Mr.. William Bowie Clarke was
chairman of the floor committee.
The ambassador of Great Britain
and Lady GeddeS occupied box ad-
joining that of Sir y. Maurice Low,
and behind them hung the British
Union Jack. and next to them the
boxes of Gen. John PerShing and Gen.
McGlachlin, where hung the Stars and
Stripes. To the left of the ambassa-
dor the chief of naval operations and
Mrs. Robert L. Coontz had a box, be-
hind which hung the admiraPs flag.
Signal flags of the service were hung
between the boxes, and the flags Of
the various units of the service hung
over the other boxes about the room.
a. buffet supper was served in the
small ballroom at 1880 o'clock and
dancing continued for d short time
afterward.
The chancellor of the British ex-
chequer and chief of the British debt
commission
Baldwin, and Mrs. Baldwin, who were
guests earlier in the evening at din
ner of the Secretary of the Trea sury,
Mr.. Mellon, Joined the ambassador
and Lady GeddeS others in their
party including Miss Baldwin, the
governor of the Bank of England, Mr..
Montagu Collet Norman. and Mr.. and
Mrs. Orig. of the commission. Miss
Pnlpps OF 4ondon, who is the house
guest of the ambassador and Lady
Geddes, was also with them in their
box. Mrs. Baldwin wore a handsome
gown of yellow and gold brocade
trimmed with exquisite lace, a dia-
mond coronet and other diamond and
pearl ornaments. Miss Baldwin wore
gown of French lace over a deli
cate shade of pink. Lady Geddes
wore a mauTe velvet gown draped in
panels and trimmed with silver, and
she wore q diamond coronet. Miss
Phipps was in Il deep green velvet
gown, gracefully draped.
Among those who entertained box
parties were the director of the con-
sular service and Mrs. Wilbur J.
Carr, whose guests included Mr.. and
Mrs. Allen w. Dulles, Mr.. and Mrs.
Tracey Lay, Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ.
Kaufman, Mrs. Henry Schurmeier,
cousin of Mrs. Carr, who arrived yes
terday from her home in Santa Bar
bara to spend several weeks with
Mr.. and Mrs. Carr; Mr.. Boaz Long
and Mr.. Robert Skinner.
Members of the Rams Head Play
ers occupied the box of Mr. and Mrs
Charles j. Bell and were entertained
by their son, Mr.. Robert Bell.
The Commissioner and Mrs. Cuno
Rudolph had among their guests the
assistant engineer commissioner and
Mrs. 3. s. Besson.
Mrs. Charles NJ. Ffoulke entertained
Judge and Mrs. William Bailey La
mar, Baron and Baroness korff, Mr..
and Mrs. Richard d. Wyckof of New
York, Mr.. Carlton Van Valkenburg
and Mr.. klotz.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Kaufman had
among their guests Mrs. Clarence
Richmond Day and Mr.. Philip C.
Kaufman.
MIR. and Mrs. Alfred Pembroke
had in their boxes Col. and Mrs.
Charles B. Drake and their dinner
guests, who were Senator and Mrs
William M. Calder, Representative
and Mrs. Ira c. Copley, Assistant Sec
retaS of War and Mrs. J. Mayhem
Wainwright, Mr.. and Mrs. Thorn, Mrs.
Du Puy, Miss Barrine Drake, Miss
Josephine Williford, DR.. Bedoya and
Ar. Buenavista of the Peruvian em-
bassy, Mr.. Reuben Lewis and Mr.. j.
w. Rixey Smith.
Mrs. George d. Hope had in her
box the military attache of the Italian
embassy and Marquise di Berne 20,
the Countesses Casselli. Mrs. Sydney
Perry Cooper and her son: Mr.. David
Jackson Cooper of Henderson, N. c.,
for whom Mrs. Hope entertained at
dinner preceding the ball.
Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh had with her
tho minister of Switzerland and Mime.
Peter. Mrs. John Allan Dougherty, the
second secretary Of the Peruvian en-
basSy, Senior de BuenaYista, and Mr.
Archibald Wells.
Mrs. John Stewart McLennan occu-
pied the box of the third assistant
secretary Of state and Mrs. Robert
woods woods Bliss and had among her
in whose honor she entertained at
dinner before the ball.
Mrs. +. B. Moran had among her
guests Mrs. Paul Fitzsimons and Mrs.
Horace Macfarland.
Mr. and Mrs. De Witt c. Poole had
with them in their box the charge
d'affaires of Japan and Nine. Saburi
and Mrs. Arthur Bullard.
Admiral and Mrs. Robert e. Coontz
occupied box and entertained Miss
Gertrude Drain, Miss Mary Funk,
Miss Ruth Reynolds, Mrs. r. N, Rev
nolds, Lieut.. G. A. Poindexter, Lieut..
W.. F. Dietrich, Lieut.. George How
of the hosts.
Gen. and Mrs Edward f.. McGlach-
lin had with them Capt. and Mrs.
Lewis. Miss McGlachlin and Lieut.
j. g. O'Dell.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Mesta had
among their guests Col. and Mrs.
John Hull and Miss Helen Hustled.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Selden, jr, en-
tertained Mr.. and Mrs. William III.
West, Mrs. Frederick D. McKenney
and the Marquis OF Donegal.
Col and Mrs. Frederick w. Coleman
and Miss Meta Morris Evans occu-
pied Mrs. Charles Boughton Woods
box.
Lieut.. Commander John r. Beardall
was host to Lieut.. and Mrs. P. G..
Brown and Mr.. and Mrs. Cord Meyer.
Mr.. Walter Scott Penfield had as
his guests Mrs. William Henry
Smith, jr.; Mrs. Claude Langlais, Miss
Signor Renato Silenzi. Mr.. Chester
Lockwood and DIR. Bremen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Judah Howe Sears en-
tertained Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas j.
Ryan and Miss Carolyn Hagner:
Miss Louise Randolph occupied Mrs:
Hennen Jennings box and had with
her Miss Catherine Berry and Mr..
Frank .Foy.
Among others at the ball were Gen.
John J. Pershing. who came late and
had given his box to the Army debu-
tantes: Senator and Mrs. Howard
Sutherland, Mr.. and Mrs. Hampson
Gary, Mrs. Fred A. Britten, Mrs. Ar
thur Lee, Miss Alice Hartman, Miss
Charlotte Freeman Clark, Miss An
nette Ashford, Miss Delphine Heyl,
Pa la
John walker Holcombe. Mrs. William
Mrs NalSnr, RilEar