The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-12
DebutanteS' Ball
Delightful
Party

The buds who have sblOssOmed our.
ing the course Of the present season
were joint hostesses last night at
the debutantes' ball, given at the
willard for the benefit Of Neighbor-
hood House. which may be written
down az one OF the most successful
balls of the year.
1t was such a pretty party! Most
of the debutantes wore the frocks in
which they. had been presented to
society and an carried bouquets Of
pink roses, the gift OF Mrs. Alfred
Pembroke Thorn. They received, in
groups OF six or eight. taking turns
in greeting the guests. and never has
Washington seen q lOVelier receiving
line.
The ballroom, too, looked its love
hest, the lights having been dimmed
to g becoming glow, and flags and
remnants on the walls contributing
to the cOlOrful effect. Supper was
served In the small ballroom. The
music was enticing and the com.
pany, made up for the most part Of
the younger set, fingered to dance
well into the small hours Of the
morning.
The British Ambassador and Lady
Geddes were among the guests, sit
ting with Sir A. Maurice Low in his
box and having come on from the
dinner which he gave The Ri Hon.
Stanley Baldwin. chief OF the British
debt commission: Mrs. Baldwin. and
Miss Betty Baldwin, who had been
dining with Secretary Mellon, were
also IN his box, and another guest
WIS Congressman Bourlxe Cochran.
The Minister of Switzerland and
Nine. Peter were among the other
diplomats present.
General Pershing had presented
among them, Miss Mary Palmer,
Miss Jean Darrah and Miss Helen
Herr, but he came to the party, ar
irving about midnight. He was
conducted to his box with consider
able ceremony, but soon joined the
dancers on the floor leading off
with Mrs. I. Thomas Hagner.
The debutante hostesses included:
Miss Laura BryI1, Miss Emma Stitt,
Miss Virginia Edwards, Miss Louise
Anderson, Miss Virginia Selden, Miss
Alice MiIburn, Miss Dorothy War.
rem, Miss Catherine Weller, Miss
Lillian Merritt Thompson, Miss.
Elizabeth Taylor Jones, Miss Cecil
Lester Jones, Miss Elizabeth Walter,
Miss Catherine Radcliffe, Miss Caro-
lyfl Thorn, Miss Helen Campbell,
Miss Margaret Sutherland, Miss
RosaEnOnd Castle, Miss Elizabeth
Turner, Miss Lispenard Seabury,
Miss Ruth Miller Green, Miss Char
lotte MacDougall, Miss Emily Dial,
Miss Elizabeth Marbury Beale, Miss
Ellen Lee, Miss Agnes Stands, Miss
Josephine WillifOrd, Miss Catherine
Rhett Stuart, Miss Frederick Nc
Kenney and Miss Asenath Cox.
Most of them wore white or sill
colored frocks stood out in effective
contrast. Notably there was Miss
Frederica McKenney's blue velvet
gown. with its Huff1ed overskirt of
gold ttllle, Miss Lillian Thompson's
rose velvet, outlined about the de-
collage with crystals, Miss Agnes.
Stands peacocky green crepe.
Mrs. Thomas T.. Walsh had in
her box the Minister of Switzerland
and Mime. Peter. the second secre-
tary of the Peruvian embassy,
Senior J. Alvarez de Buenavista, and
Mrs. Archibald Wells.
Mrs. John Stuart McLennan en-
tertained a company at dinner last
evening in honor of Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert Stabler, later taking her
guests to the ball, where they occu-
pied the box of Mrs. Robert Woods
Bliss.
District Commissioner and Mrs.
Cuno Rudolph occupied their box,
and among their guests were the
Assistant to the Engineer Commits
sioner and Mrs. Frank S. BeSson.
Among those in Mrs. Charles
Boughton Woods box were Col. and
Mrs. Frederick w. Coleman, Miss
Meta Evans, and Miss Mary Morgan.
With Mrs. Charles NJ. Ffoulke in her
box were Judge and Mrs. William
Bailey Lamar, Baron and Baroness
Korff, A. p. Klotz, and Mrs. Rich
ard d. Wychoff, of New York, who
are spending a week at the Hamil-
ton Hotel. With Mrs. Mesta, among
others, were Miss Helen Hustled, Col.
and Mrs. John A. Hull, Judge and
Mrs. G.. C. McChofd, and Mrs. Will
liam M. Calder.
With Mrs. Hope in her box were
Mrs. Sidney Perry Cooper, of Hen
derson, N. c., and her son, David
Jackson Cooper, the Military Attache
OF the italian Embassy and Mime.
Bernezzey- Countess CasteIli, and
Terese Peola Castelli.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Pembroke
Thorn and Mrs. Wilfred DuPuy en-
tertained in their boxes the Drake
dinner party.
Lieut.. Comdr. John r. Beardall
entertained in his box Comdr. and
Mrs. F. e. mcfarland, Lieut.. and
Mrs. p. G. Brown and Mr.. and Mrs.
Cord Meyer.
With Mrs. Francois Berger
Moran were Mrs. Paul Fitzsim-
mons, Mrs. Malcolm McConihe, Mrs.
Horace Macfarland, Harrison Sheets,
DIR. Breckenridge Bayne, Colonel
Bryan and Mr.. Price. II
Mr.. and Mrs. Dewitt G.. Poole
entertained at dinner last evening
and later attended the ball With
them in their box were the Charge
d'Affaires of the Japanese Embassy
and Nine. Saburi and Mrs. Arthur
Billiard.
Miss Ellen Snowden Walk, of New
York, has taken studio at Ills
Connecticut avenue, where she is
painting portraits of several promi-
nent Washingtonians.
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