San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-08
Washington's Post-Lenten
Season Opens With Egg
Hunt and Two Big Dances
Monday and Cabaret Fam
tastique Tuesday.
By BETTY BAXTER.

Copyright, by The San Antonio Light.
Washington, ID. c., April 7.-"They
are off"-Washington socicty--in u
busy whirl of entertaining. -r,
They began on Sunday, Easter Sun
day with Easter parties galore. Eas-
ter eggs by the thousands were de-
molished "Wednesday on the White
House lawn, a sight everyone should
see at least once. All the kiddies Of
Washington flock Oh the south lawn
of the executive mansion and frolic
and roll the gayly colored eggs. They
were just massed.
Society divided its attention Mon
day between two dances-the annual
Dixie ball, given by the Robert L.
Lee chapter of the United Daughters
of the Confederacy. and the Army
and Navy League affair. both annual
affairs and both unusually brilliant.
The Army and Navy League gave its
ball in pre-war days in the sail loft
at the navy yard, the top floor of
machine shop, which restored much
of its characteristic flavor. Since
President Harding and Vice Presi-
dent Coolidge were out of town, the
presidential box was occupied by the
secretary of war, John w. Weeks.
who recently hurried home from Flor
ida with q sick wife; also in the box
was the acting secretary of the navy,
Theodore Roosevelt-the secretary is
still in Panama: the assistant secre-
tary of war. Dwight Davis: Maj. Gen.
r. Q. Davis, adjutant general. and
the Indies Of their parties; Gen. Wen
del c. Neville. representing Gen. John
A. LeJeune, commandant of the ma
rine corps; Rear Admiral John Fl.
Dayton. commandant of the navy
yard. and Maj. Gen. John L. Hines,
deputy chief of staff, made the pres
entations and Mrs. DENLY, Mrs
Roosevelt and Mrs. Davis were among
those receiving. Everybody" was
there. Both balls were preceded by
dinners parties.
Cabaret Fantastique a Success.
Tuesday night the cream of society
gathered at the Hamilton Hotel for
the Cabaret Fnntastique, given for the
benefit Of Noel House. Such a sight
as it always is with the elite in beau
tiful costumes and carnival spirits.
the gay decorations. the confetti.
There was much and varied entertain
ment. too. ]. De Lagerberg. Of the
Swedish legation stats, and Mrs.
franklin Ellis played; the libretto
was written by Renato Silenzi Of the
Italian embassy staff. who also de-
signed many of the costumes. There
was a group called the Apache" in
which Mis- Grace Hendrick and Miss
Isabel Pell Of Now York took part.
Mrs. William Reyburn was in
charge of the modern group and had
with her the beautiful Nine. Nnno.
wife of the secretary Of the Rouman-
ian legation. who impersonsted
Beauty: Miss Anna Hamlin. "Ele-
gance": Nine. Weidel. wife Of the
commercial counselor Of the Swedish
legation. as "Grace"; Mile. Nanoi
Caprice" and Miss Louisa Hoar,
Dance. Mrs. George Garrett was in
the Venetian group and there was a
Greek group. a Spanish group-all
sorts of groups. And at the tablea
I were such notables as the secretary
Of war. the speaker Of the House and
Mrs. Gillett: the Belgian ambassador,
Baron Emil DeCartier de Marchicnne
our new minister to The Netherlands
and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss; Mr..
and Mrs. Larz Anderson Mrs.
Thomas F. Walsh, Viscount and Wis
countess De Silbour. Mrs. Garner Mi
not and scores of others.
Tint night. the ambassador OF ia
pan and Nine. Hanihara gave theil
first big party, n dinner in compli
lment TO large and distinguished
body of Japanese scientists who ar
visiting the United States on the in
lvitation of the Rockefeller Foundation
lin New York.
The new assistant secretary OF va