The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-29
YOUTH REIGNS
AT NIGHTS
PARTIES.
Debutantes' Ball and
Mask and Wig Con-
tribute
By JEAN MIOT.

the motto for most Of the
- festivities in Washington
last evening, with the debutantes
ball ION" at the Willard and the
Mask and Wig Clubs gay musical
show, That's That" presented al
the Belasco Theater earlier in the
evening.
These activities were linked to,
gether, too, by "interlocking direc.
torates." Not only did many of the
box holders for the Mask and VIE
take their guests on to the ball, but
the entire membership of the Uni.
versity Of Pennsylvania's famous
dramatic club adjourned in a body
to the Willard to be guests Of the
Washington debutantes at their
annual ball, given this year for
the benefit of the National Monti.
cello Association.
Both originality and variety
marked the debutantes' party and
made it one of the most successful
or a long series of charity balls
given this season. The sole regret
was that, what with the presenra.
ton of cups to the winning teams
in the recent Monticello drive and
the repeating Of several effective
numbers by the Mask and Wig
boys, who were coaxed into "sing-
Ing for their supper" there was too
little time for dancing to the really
enhancing music.
So much did the boys from Phila-
delphia enjoy the hospitality of the
Washington buds and the Monticel-
10 Association that the club pro-
poses to organize benefit per.
Torrance in Philadelphia and con.
tribute the proceeds to the fund
TO purchase the home of homas
Jefferson and make of it a national
shrine. Announcement of this was
made by Chares Snyder, jr,, who
directed "That's That"
Boasts Prettiest Receiving Line
Ever Seen in Washington.
The receiving line was perhaps
the prettiest ever seen at ball in
Washington, the entire membership
Of the debutantes' committee lining
up when the party commenced and
again when the Mask and zig Club
arrived in a body. The girls were
all in white, most Of them appear
ing in the frocks they had worn at
their debuts; and it was intriguing
~ AAOCC WAdL NdI1Sly COu1O UO
achieved in white gowns.
Miss Laura Winder Marshall and
little Miss Anne Devereux struck
the old-fashioned note, the one wear
ing a white satin gown built out
over hoops and the other a lace
frock reminiscent almost of the
civil war period. Miss Natalie Ham
mond wore a gown of heavy satin,
banded in dark fur, which was
fashioned after an old Spanish paint
ing. Miss Betty Byrne wore a
frock draped on Greek lines its
severity being most becoming to
her blonde beauty.
Other buds on the committee Wece
Miss Bessie McKeldin, Miss Norvell
Munford, Miss Ruth Stoddard, Miss
Eugenia LeJeune, Miss Muriel Gray,
and Miss Eugene LeMerle. The
last two contributed brilliant note
of color to the ensemble, Miss
LeMerle with a great bunch Of red
roses and Miss Gray with a lacquer
red Spanish shawl gayly embroid-
cred in colors.
A Virginia reel, danced by Miss
McKeldin, Miss Byrne, Miss Mar
shall, and several of their sister
buds, with their attendant cavaliers,
was an impromptu feature Of the
ball. A ring of interested spectators
assembled around the group and
greatly enjoyed the pretty Old.
fashioned dance which seemed to
go with much swing to the strains
of Somebody Stole My Gal' as
to the once familiar Turkey in the
Straw"
At 11:3O O'clock Mrs. Gouveneur
nHx - Oh La
Minnigerode Andrews, presented
four cups to the winning teams in
the recent Monticello drive, the cup
having peens presented by Mrs. An
dreNs, Mrs. Richard P. Crenshaw,
Julius Peyser, and by Gait & Bro,
jewellers. The first cup went to
Mrs. William Laird Dunlap, jr., as
the most successful leader, the Sec
Ond to Miss Mary Williams, as the
leading captain; the third to Mrs.
Deyber as the leading worker, and
the fourth to Miss Ruth Stoddard
as the leader among the young
girls who collected funds at B. F.
Keith's theater.
Boxes Filled With NOtabIes
Watch Merry Whirl of Dancers.
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. John A.
I.ejeune entertained party which
dined with. them earlier in the eve.
ming. Among their guests were
Miss Elizabeth Adams, Lieut.. Simon
p. Fullinwider, Lieut.. John B. Hef.
ferman and Mrs. James B. Glennon.
Admiral and Mrs. Edward w.
Eberle entertained at dinner, taking
their guests later to the ball. In
their box party were Read Admiral
and Mrs. c. c. Bloch, Capt. and
Mrs. William H. Stanley, DIR. John
H. Iden and, DR.. and Mrs. j. B.
kaufman Col. and Mrs. Hamilton
Hawkins had with them in their
box Miss Nancy Hawkins, Capt. and
Mrs. M. s, Daniels, Mrs. Jonathan
wainwright, Mrs. Caperton, Miss
CRANKY and Miss Helen Townsley.
Gen. and Mrs. r. c. Marshall had
q box party, entertaining Miss
Agnes Ashford, Samuel Wheatly
Borden. Shepard Rohrer, Miss Sal.
lie Fleming, Colonel Sawyer and
Miss Laura Winder Marshall
Mrs. William Laird Dunlop had
as her geusts Mrs. James Hunting
ton Turner. Mr.. and Mrs. Leona rtl
Block, Mrs. Lila d. Goldsborough
Mrs Mamie G.. lobe, Miss Mary
Stitt, Miss Emma Stitt, Mrs. Pearl
Moore Gray, Gary Johnson and
Paul Let's, Miss Elizabeth lobe,
Mrs. Leland Stanford CONFESS and
Sidney Blain.
Mrs. Julian Mason and Mrs.
David Meade Lea occupied a box
together and had with them Mrs.
Victor Deyber, Mrs. Charles p.
Cooke, Mr. and Mrs George 1fE-