The Washington times., 1923-02-02
Child Welfare Bali
At the Willard
Gala Event

> over, the Dail anu pageant
for the benefit of that appeal
- ing charity, the Child We'll
fare Society, which has been en-
crossing the attention Of society
for so long. And some $4,000
has been added to the treasury
of the organization the memory
of society folk being enriched the
while with an unforgettably beau
tiful picture.
1t was late when we drifted in
from another party to find the
familiar Willard ballroom wearing
q slightly unfamiliar aspect. Long
lines Of chairs put in for those
who had come to see rather than
to be seen. A leafy bower erected
where usually the orchestra is
stationed. Dancing going on, but
half heartedly as though the
dancers feared to lose their hard
won coigns of vantage. And an
atmosphere Of expectation. Some
thing was about to happen. Some
thing really must happen soon.
There, the music stops. Files
OF sailor lads appear to clear the
decks and a broac, clear space is
LETT all down the long ball room.
Waiting, one scans the boxes for
familiar faces. The Belgian Am
bassador and Baroness de Car
tier with Mrs. Richard Townsend.
The Woodbury. Blairs, NO, in her
box. The British Ambassador and
Lady Geddes, guests of Mrs. Mar
shall Field, and just from q din
ner at her house. Lady Geddes
mas an armful of roses and looks
like a rose herself.
There's Nine. Jusserand, but
without the ambassador. She's
with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wood
huil. Miss Mary Gwynn, presi-
dent of the Child Welfare Society,
fresh from the receiving line Miss
Sara Lee, one of Nine Jusserand's
closest friends. Mrs. Marinus Will
lett, Sir A. Maurice Low, DR.,
Thomas Lee, and DIR. Thomas J.
O'Brien.
JUSTICE AND MRS. PIERCE
BUTLER-the first time I've
seen them at a party. They're
with the Misses Patten, who have
Franklin MacVeagh's box. The
Swiss Minister and Nine. Peter
and the Leslie Craigies with Mr..
and Mrs. Edison Bradley-Mme.
Peters such a dear, with her mis-
chievous expression. Her gown,
bright green and very becoming.
The Walter Tuckermans. Mrs.
Tuckerman chairman of the bail
committee. And the author of
the pageant. And the general di-
rector of the whole entertainment.
But looking as calm and unruf-
lied as though she were just out
of bandbox. A lovely gown of
lilac velvet banded in brilliants,
with bandeau of brilliants in
her hair. Mrs. Thomas Riley
Marshall, vice chairman of the
ball, with Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh.
Quite like old times to see them
together. The former Vice Presi-
dent Is there, too, of course. And
Mrs. John Allan Rougherty. Also
Mrs. Charles Thompson, Miss
Helen Langmuir, Senator David
]. Walsh, Congressman Stephen
g. Porter, Hugh Webster and
Colonel Beecher.
THE lights grow dim. A pause.
And the pageant, Summers
Court" is on. First the Queen,
beautiful Mrs. Scott Thropp, ra-
diant in her white robes. All
strung with pearls. A glittering
coronet on her brow and a great
feather fan for her scepter. Her
attendants, CARRIED harem fashion
IN cloth of silver and rich bro
cades, with flowing wells of chif-
fon. Miss Ailsa Mellon in blue
and silver, radiantly lovely. Miss
Margaret Harding and Miss
Louise Todd, in red and silver.
Miss Louisa Hoar, a slim figure,
orange toned, and Miss Elizabeth
Hanna in green.
To the Queen seated upon her
throne the Spirit Of the Fields
tMrs. Richard Wilmer) brings Of
fering Of flowers and fruit. The
enoWdrop and the poppy Miss
Louise Anderson and Miss Isabel
RUSSELL; the buttercup and the
wild rose Miss Ruth Williams
and Miss Anna Montgomery: the
wild violet and the red clover
tMiss Mary Montgomery and Miss
Caroline Thom); wisteria Miss
Rosamond CASTLE; the cherry
blossom. Miss Katherine 'Wylie);
the daisy Miss Marcia Chaplin;
the iris Miss Mildred Titus:
grain Miss Elizabeth Wood; the
hollyhock, the aster and the blue
bell Miss Margaret Eustis, Miss
Marjorie Wright and Mrs. Philip
Sands; Miss Young as the rasp-
berry and dainty little Mrs.
George Oakley Totten, tr., as tea,
her costume Chinese and her
walk that of a lily-footed lady.
The dance OF the rose, by little
De Lois Duffy, introduces the