Evening star., 1925-02-22

Sim Lee of Maryland, at the time of
the Revolution, delegate from Mary
land to the Constitutional Congress,
and Senator from Maryland. Mrs.
Thomas Sim Lee as Abigail Dagget.
her grandmother in the fifth genera
| tion, wife of Col. Thomas Harvey of
New Hampshire, with Ethan Allen at
| the capture of Fort Ticonderoga, and
later with Gen. Gates, in the defeat
of Gen. Burgoyne at Saratoga, and
Miss Frances A. Walker as Mary
Meade Walker, wife of Col George
Walker, one of Gen. Washington's s
aides
Among the guests In Mrs. Frank
MorrisoE's box, named The Spirit of
1850" were Miss Fanny Mary Early,
great-great-niece of Gen. Jubal A
Early who wore lovely costume be-
longing to one of the members of the
Early family in bygone days. she be-
ing descendant of Lord Early of
England. Miss Cosmelia Russell, and
Miss Emma Russell, representing the
Russell family of Virginia, wore old
black satin and lace and CosmeIia
Russell wore. with her costume a
| hand-carved comb once owned and
| worn by the family of Napoleon Bo-
naparte.
Col. John Field ROx
Mrs. V. Marshall C1opton of Cali
fornia. hostess of the Col. John Field
box, had as her guests Senator j.
Thomas Hefiin, Mrs. Robert Love
Taylor widow of the late Gov Rob-
ert L. Taylor of Tennessee: Maj. Vic
toriano Casajus, military attache of
the Spanish embassy; Mr. Constantin
Xanthopoufos, counselor of the
Greek legation; Lieut. and Mrs. Le-
land Dotson Webb, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Morrison Kerr and Mr. Frank
Sullivan of Portland, Greg. Mrs
Clopton appeared as her great-grand-
mother, Mary Byrd, who was the
mother of Col. John Field, who com
manded the Independent Volunteer
Company of Culpeper, Va. Mrs. Lee
land Webb appeared as the wife of
Col. John Field. Mrs. Taylor rep
resented her ancestor, Elizabeth Tay-
lor, and Mrs. Kerr her illustrious
ancestor, Mary Ball. mother of Gen.
Washington.
In the James Monroe box were Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Freeman Clark, the
latter appearing as her ancestor.
Mrs. James Monroe, and wearing an
| original dress worn by Mrs. Monroe
when presented at the Court of Ma
poleon. Mr.. Richard Z. Stands rep
| resented his ancestor, Col. Francis
Eppes
Mrs. Conrad Beckers box was
named for Leonard NJ. Deakins, colo
mel of a famous Maryland regiment,
and her guests included Col. and Mrs.
Harley Ferguson, Miss Mccormick,
Dr. John Lyons, Mr.. and Mrs. Under
| wood and Mr.. and Mrs, Frederick
| Walker of New York City.
Senator Moses Guest.
Nrc Tboroas II q Reed named her
box for Maria Catherine Easterly,
| who married William Ashton of the
colonial period, and she went to the
| ball as Mrs. Ashton, her great-great-
| great grandmother.
| Mrs Reeds guests were Senator
and Mrs. Moses, Mr.. and Mrs. Eric
| Buxton of the British embassy. Capt.
| and Mrs John Edie, Mr.. and Mrs.
| Henry Ashton Little and Mr.. Bond
| Cochran.
Mrs. Brewster Warwick was host
ess in a prominent box, her ancestor
| being Josiah Macy, who, with 20
other Quakers. owned the Island of
Nantucket as a grant of land from
| King George w of England. Mrs
| E T. Reade. sister of MIR. Cor
| coran Thorn and niece of the late w.
w. Corcoran. appeared as Mrs.
| Thomas Corcoran, born Hannah Lem
mon in 1857, in Baltimore County,
| Md, and who married Thomas Cor
! coran and came to Georgetown in
1888. Mr.. Corcoran being one of the
so gentlemen on horseback who met
President Washington in 1871 when
| on his way to Mount Vernon.
| Mrs. Minnigerode Andrews enter
| tanned at dinner later taking her
guests to the ball where she occu-
pied a box.