The Washington times., 1924-11-27

cHaFlIy Eall OF the year given ldSL
night for the benefit Of the Episco-
pal Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital.
The great ballroom at the VIII
lard was crowded enough to re-
joice the promoters of the enter.
prise-and not too crowded for the
dancing to be enjoyable. There
was oorking music, too. And the
presence Of many Of the, debutantes
of this season gave sa flip Of in
terest to the occasion.
Pretty things they were, in their
fluffy bright colored frocks-M Miss
Barbara Stanfield, daughter of Sen.
ator and Mrs. Robert Nelson Stan
field. all in green with ostrich
about the edge of her skirt; Miss
Eleanor Hard, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Hard, in white like
a snowflake, with a, quaint Colonial
bouquet in a. lace holder; Miss
Mary Treadwell, daughter of Mr..
aad Mrs. Lawson Treadwell; Miss
Gratia Buell.. Houghton sharing
honors with Miss Caroline Swift at
box party given by Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Amory Houghton. and Mr..
and Mrs. Frederick Brooke, the lat
Miss Houghton is not officially
a debutante, having been presented
in Berlin two years ago and in
London last spring, but she has
been caught up in the round of
parties for the buds. A lovely girl,
very graceful, with dark hair and
regular features. In this party
were Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Walker,
Miss Helen Page, Bates Mckee, and
Lincoln Steward.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Meyer, jr.,
had given their box to Mr.. and Mrs.
Hard, who had small dinner for
their daughter. before the ball. With
them were Miss Madeline Co1zens,
Miss Catherine SiInonds, Miss Mary
Mason, Walcott Waggaman, B. A.
Byrne, Preston Kumler, c. d. VIII.
liams and John II. Rodgers.
'-Another debutante, Miss Ethel
dreda Se8bury, who is visiting her
uncle and aunt, Captain and Mrs.
Commander Theodore Jewell, who
gave dinner in her honor before
the ball.
His party included Major and
Mrs. Lacey Hall, Miss Delphine
Helen Carusi, Miss Bessie Nc.
Manning Stead. Sdward Ellerson
and WinsIow Van Devanter.
With Mr.. and Mrs. John Hays
Hammond were their daughter, Miss
Natalie Hammond; they son, Rich.
usi, Lieutenant T. De Witt Carr,
Harry Webb, Mayo Newhall and
Richard Chew, Captain and Mrs.
Hayne Ellis gave their box to Miss
Laura Lejeune, who had with her
Miss Janet Moffett, Miss Eugenia
Lejeune, Lieutenant Thomas Ryan,
Lieutenant George Bellinger, and
Morgan Wickersham.
Diplomats Divide Interest
OF Spectators with Debutantes.
The diplomats divided interest
with the debutantes in some meas
ure. The Minister of Egypt and
Nine. Yousry, with Miss Lutfia
Yousry, were guests of the Charge
d'Affaires of Austria and Nine.
Prochnik to whom Mrs. Charles
Boughton Wood, had presented
her box. The Minister Of Panama
and Nine. Alfaro were nresent, as
was the Minister of Serbia, Doctor
Pavichich. Miss Laura Bryn,
daughter OF the Minister Of Norway
and Nine. Bryn, entertained a
party in Countess Szechenyi's box;
and in the party with Miss Inger
Bryn, were Mr.. and Mrs. Chester
Al. Snow, jr., and Dimitri Dem
Dimancesco, of the Rumanian lega.
ton.
The clergy were numerously in
evidence at this ball given for char
ity which, although non-sectarian in
it's work, is under the auspices of the
Episcopal Church. And the Right
Reverend James Freeman, Bishop of
Washington, and Mrs. Freeman,
headed the receiving line. With
them were Mrs. Watson. Freeman
Clark, president of the board, the
vice president, Mrs. Davis Meade
Lea. and Mrs. Ord Preston. William
Bowie Clarke, chairman of the floor
committee, made the introductions.
The ballroom was effectively deco
rated, as was the small adjoining
ballroom where supper was served
Bishop and Mrs. Freeman
Hosts to a Number Of Guests.
Bishop and Mrs. Freeman had
with them the Reverend Doctor
z. Barney Phillips, Rector of Epiph-
any Church and Mrs. Phillips; Canon
and Mrs. Arson Phelps Stokes and
several others. With Mr.. and Mrs.
Watson Freeman Clark were Mrs.
Albert Morgan Gilbert, Admiral and
Mrs. J. S. Carpenter, Lieutenant
and Mrs. Russell Snow Hitchcock
and Mrs. Helen Ray Hagner, Mr.
and Mrs. David Meade Lea enter
tanned in their box, Admiral and
Mrs. Luther e. Gregory, the Rever-
end William H. Pettus, General
Samuel D. Rockenbach and one or
two others.
Mr.. and Mrs, Ord Preston had
in their box Major and Mrs. Conger
Pratt, Mr.. and Mrs. John w.
Davidge, Miss Mary Preston and
Lieutenant Robnet.
Among those with William Phelps
| Emo in his box were Mrs. George