The Washington times., 1924-01-16
Merry Ball GiUen
For Pretty Debutdnte.

Unusually charming was the dance
given last evening at the Metropoli-
tan Club Annex by Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Tuckerman for Miss Betty
Ives, debutante daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. James L. Ives. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ives received with Mr.. and Mrs.
Tuckerman, presenting the 200
guests to their daughter.
The rooms were charmingly deco
rated. Sprays of cherry blossoms
and baskets of cut flowers were ar
tistically arranged at the side of the
large mirrors and the chandeliers
were draped in soft silks and cherry
blossoms.
The small room at the end of the
ballroom was converted into a turk
ish smoking room under the super
vision of Mr.. Neigh, of Neighbor-
hood House. Old Turkish prints were
hung about the walls and Turkish
davenport was draped with brocades
and batikS. The other small rooms
were used for bridge.
Among the guests were the Span.
ish Ambassador and Nine. Riano, the
Minister of Sweden and Nine. Wal
lenburg, Nine. Peter, wife Of the
Minister of Switzerland. the Minister
Of Persia, Mira Hussein Khan Alai;
Countess Szechenyi, wife of the Min.
lister Of Hungary; the Charge d'Af-
faires of Great Britain and Mrs.
Henry Getty Chiffon, the Charge
d'Affaires of Rumania and Nine.
Nano; Congressman and Mrs. John
Philip Hill, Congressman and Mrs.
Nicholas Longworth, Viscount and
Viscountess Henri de Sibour, Mr..
and Mrs. e. Francis Riggs, Miss
Ailsa Mellon, Miss Margaret Hard
ing, Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Meyer,
Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvanus Stokes, jr.,
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Armour and
Mr.. and Mrs. John MacMurray.
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Miss Ellen Blair and Miss Natalie
Hammond, two of this seasons de-
butantes, were the honor guests at
q dinner givens last evening at
Rauscher's by Octavius MendeZ, of
the Chilean special mission, and
Durham Rogers. The out-of-town
guests were Miss Duffield, of New
York; Miss Elizabeth Hubbard, of
Richmond, Va; Miss Margaret Bull.
lock, OF Boston, a house guest of
Miss Betty Ives, and Senior Barros.
of the Chilean special mission. Later
in the evening Senior Mendez and Mr..
Rogers took their guests to the
dance given by Mr. and Mrs. Tucker
man and Mr.. and Mrs. Ives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis White en-
tertained formally at dinner last
night at their home in Bancroft
place, having fourteen guests, whom
they took to Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Tuckerman's dance.
Mr.. and Mrs Wilbur J. Mcdaniel
entertained at dinner at their home
in G street, last evening in compli-
ment to DR.. and Mrs. Everett M.
Ellison.
The dramatic section Of the
Women's City Club, 20 Jackson
place, will present two one-act plays
at the clubhouse, Friday evening at
S:15 o'clock, directed by Miss Adelaide
Borah with Mrs. William f. Cham.
berlin, the president, presiding. Miss
Agnes Winn and Mrs. Marie Stair
Lawyer, hostesses.
Miss Teresa Connolly and Miss
Greenway will play the roles in "It
Sometimes Happens"
ION the Road to Madrid" written
by Miss Borah, is sketch, the
action of which takes place in a
room at an inn outside Madrid on
the eve Of Micareme, and those in
the cast are Miss Ora May Bullock,
Miss Nell v. Price, Miss Ruth M.
Hansford, Mrs. Gerritt 8. Miller, jr..
nr Edith Seville Colae, Miss Edna
Sheehy, Miss Amy c. Leavitt, Miss
Elizabeth Chagnon, Miss Laura
Winslow and Miss Adelaide Borah.
The music, under the direction of
Mrs. j. J. Stahl, will consist Of q
double quartet.
Mrs. Perry Heath will be at home
on Wednesdays in January. Mrs.
Heath, who has invitations out for a
luncheon on January 1S, for Nine.
Roso, will entertain again e
luncheon on January ~