The Washington times., 1924-11-28
OUT
FOR NAVY
BALL
Uniforms Give Color to
Successful
Function

With the flag Of the Secretary
OF the Navy dominating the scene
/ and the four-starred admiraps flag
bespeaking his presence aboard
| ship the Navy Relief Ball at the
/ Willard last evening had distinct.
~ nautical atmosphere. This was
carried out still further in the
flags that were used as decorations
and In the full dress uniforms worn
by the officers who were ION
deck The Navy and Marine
Bands furnished the music, the two
alternating their numbers. Suppe.
was served in the small ballroom.
The Secretary of the Navy and
Mrs. Wilbur were present, natural
| ~ enough; Mrs. Wilbur heading the
receiving line. And a distinguished
group Of honor guests included the
French Ambassador and Nine. JUS
serand and the Secretary of State
and Mrs. Hughes. They occupied
the Presidential box with Secretary
and Mrs. Wilbur, Admiral and Mrs.
Edward w. Eberle, Brigadier Cen
eral and Mrs. Dennis Nolan, Miss
Edna Wilbur and the members Of
the little house party which the
Wilburs are entertaining and which
includes Mr.. and Mrs. 8. N. Paist,
of Philadelphia, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Stuart Cramer. of North Carolina
Secretary and Mrs. Wilbur had en-
tertained Informally at dinner pre-
ceding the ball.
Captain Adolphus Andrews. the
Presidents aide presented the
! guests, who were received by Mrs.
| Wilbur, Mrs. Eberle, Mrs. Hutchi-
son, wife Of Admiral Benjamin
Hutchinson, and Mrs. Lejeune, wife
Of General John A. Lejeune.
General Lejeune, brave in his gold
laced uniform, and Admiral Hutchi
son were also ION duty"
An especially colorful touch was
contributed by the uniforms of the
naval attaches of several foreign en-
bassies and legations who were
among the guests.
Numerous Dinner Parties
Given Before the Ball.
Numerous dinner parties pre-
ceded the ball. one of the most
delightful being given by Captain
and Mrs. Adolphus Andrews aboard
| the Mayflower. At the dance the
guests were divided between Mrs.
Thomas F.. Walsh's box and the
box OF their hosts. Mrs. Walsh
and Mrs. John Allan Dougherty
were in the party, as We're Mr..
and Mrs. Howard Kelley, of Mont
real, who are staying with Captain
and Mrs. Andrews. Captain and
Mrs. H. H. Hough had a dinner
\ party when their guests included
Captain and Mrs. Adelbert Althouse,
| Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Campbell, and
| Admiral and Mrs. George Rock.
| Captain and Mrs. w. w. Galbraith.
were with them for dinner and
| the dance. General Dumont, Gen.
ieral and Mrs. Harry Taylor, Cap.
| tain Rigal, Commander Count III
Mombello and the Countess di Nom
bello, Chief Engineer and Nine.
Gripon and a number of others.
Admiral and Mrs. David Potter
also had a dinner entertaining Cap
tain and Mrs. Ridley Mclean, Cap
| tain and Mrs. F. p. Chambers,
Captain Victor 8. Jackson and
Mrs. Louis Macgill.
Mrs. Hayne Ellis entertained at
dinner and took her guests to the
ball. With her were Captain and
Mrs. H. L. Wyman, Miss Faith
Adams, Miss Martha Lamar Ellis.
Mark Edwin Andrews and Dudley
| Sharp.
Captain and Mrs. Emory Land
entertained at dinner last night
for their guests, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold Pratt. Their other guests
included the Counselor of the Brit
ish Embassy and Mrs. Henry Getty
Chiffon, Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick
Brooke, Major and Mrs. Oscar Sol
bert, Mrs. Dwight Chester and
Paul Willstach. Captain and Mrs
Land took their guests later to the
ball at the Willard, where they
occupied the boxes Of Mrs. Land
and Mrs. Chester.
NOtabIes Watch Dancers
From Range Of Boxes.
Mrs. George D. Hope entertained
In her box the guests from the din
ner party previously given by Miss
Flora Wilson. The party included
Senator and Mrs. Robert L. Owen.
Senator and Mrs. Andreius A. Jones,
Commander w. w. White and Doc
tor J. ]. Richardson.
With Admiral and Mrs. A. M.
D. Mccormick in their box were
Captain and Mrs. Raymond Spear,
and Mr.. and Mrs. George Tribe.
Colonel Thompson gave his box
to Admiral and Mrs. F'ullam, who
entertained Mr.. and Mrs. Godfrey
Cabot, Of Boston; Mrs. Emory Sands
and one or two others. Admiral
and Mrs. Hutchinson, who shared a
box with Captain and Mrs. A. w.
Johnson, had with them Mrs. Fred
erick Harris. Lieutenant Commander
and Mrs. Charles Green and Mrs.
| Cook.