The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-13
Polo Ball Sets Neu
STANDARD of
Color.

WAS brilliant, it was colorful,
but above all it was gay-the
- Polo Ball at the Willard last
night to which everybody had been
looking forward for weeks and
ABOUT which everybody is talking
this morning.
Pink coats, polo togs and racing
colors contributed an element or
originality to the scene. Inc
decorations were picturesque
enough to rouse enthusiasm even
among spirits faded by consistent
attendance at benefit balls. And
the effective lighting, the tip
top music and the fact that every
body seemed to know everybody
else combined to make the ball
the merriest as well as the
prettiest Given here this season.
Arranged by a group of popular
young army officers, with Major
John G. Quekemeyer, Generai
Pershing's aide. at their head' the
ball brought out prlIiiant com
pany of resident ana Official Iotk'
with many of the diplomats 20
give cachet; and, of course, the
army was numerously represented.
The presence of the Secretary
Of War, Mr.. Weeks In the reeeiv-
ing line gave an official aspect to
the fete; and in addition to Mr..
Weeks the line included the
Assistant Secretary of War and
Mrs. Dwight Davis, General
Pershing, Maj. Gen. and Mrs.
Henry Z. Allen and Mai. Gen. and
Mrs. John L. Hines. For once
the men far outshone the ladies,
the kelly green polo packet and
white breeches of Col Julian
Lindsay. who made the introduc-
tions. lighting up one end Of the
line and General Aliens pink
coat with green facings-the
reoalia of the Coblenz Hunt
standing out in high relief at the
other. General Pershing was in
''cits."
FROM the very beginning every
thing was in character. Tick
cts were taken, up by mounted
polo players-on papier mache
ponies, be it understood. And
the long ballroom was metamor-
phosed into an impressionistic
picture of polo field, with
bright colored umbrellas shading
the boxes and crossed nallets
decorating the mirrored panels in
between. There were even side
boards down the field the
wooden boards which keep the
ball from going out of bounds
an occupying the place of honor
was a pavilion, with gay blue
and yellow striped awning under
which were the boxes reserved
foren Secretary Weeks, General
Pershing and other notables.
Quantities of flags emphasized
the military aspect Of the ball
1t hwas given to swell the fund of
thar War Department Polo Associ-
ation--and above Mr.. Weeks box
hung, the flag Of the Secretary of
War. Maj. John B. Coulter had
the decorations in charge.
;ABdpicturesque incident OF the
evening, was the presentation to
General Allen of a silver loving
cup by the Polo Association as a
token of appreciation for keen
sportsman and all he had done
for the advancement of polo and
hunting, Inc this country. Gem
erals PeRshing presented the cup.
with. few brief and graceful
words Of greeting.
THERE was so much visiting
about from box to box and
Naanx1 of 49, r,,,Aoke ruaVa on onr
tinnopslya on the floor that It
was difficult to see who was
Win whom But after the re-
reitlAe tine had broken up one
poted I'M the pavilion Secretary
Weeks and the Dwight Dayises,
Nth Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Dill
ngham and Mrs. Richard Kim
all. who had been among their
inner guests-they had a party
or Neutrality-suspicious. the ball,
ID fI8 Humanian Minister and
Einees& Mbesco. General Perish
IS gts were General and
3 AlleR and General and Mrs.
ms, and he also gathered about
q group of the guests from
dinner Mrs. Gardner Minot
given in his honor.
Among those present" were
ny men and women whom one
Ely sees at charity balls-Sen-
and Mrs. Peter Goelet Gerry,
instance. They spent much
the evening in box with Mr..
Mrs. Sylvanus Stokes, jr. The
women were in piquant
trast-Mrs. Stokes bizzarely
med in many colored draperies,