The Washington times., 1925-12-29
MEMORIAL BALL
GALA EVENT
TONIGHT
Graysons to Receive at
Blue and Gray
Fete


Rear Admiral Cary T.. Grayson
chairman, for Washington of thu
Stone Mountain Memorial Associa
ton, and Mrs. Grayson will receivl
the guests at the Blue and Gray
ball to be given tonight at thu
Mayflower for the benefit of tins
memorial fund. This ball will be 8
social reunion of North and SoutF
and distinguished guests from al
parts OF the country will be present
in the boxes. each named for some
conspicuous officer In the war DO
tween the States.
sponsors For Boxes.
Admiral and Mrs. Grayson viii
have some out-of-town guests in
their box. The New York State
box il named for Clara Barton and
Mrs. Sol Bloom il hostess; while
the Virginia box, sponsored by Mrs.
Richard Bagby, is named for Col.
John 8. Mosby, the guerrilla chief
tain. Mrs. Peter Drury's box Is
named for Gen. Thomas M. Meagh-
err, who commanded the Sixty.ninth
New York Irish Regiment. Mrs.
Benjamin Rush Logre viii have
the Virginia Colonial Danes box.
and Mrs. Margaret Hopkins Worrell
Will 70 ,llOSacSS ~ eAS WIVES -
Progress box.
Judge and Mrs. william Bailey
Lamar have named their box in
honor of Gen. Joseph e. Johnston,
Judge Lamar being the SON Of Col.
Thompson b. Lamar. Of Florida.
who was killed in battle around
PetersbLi e, Va. the latter part OF
July. 1864 Colonel Lamar was q
] member of the Florida State senate
at the time Of the secession of
Florida from the Union, and at
once entered the Confederate army.
serving as captain at Pensacola.
under General Bragg. He served
/ for q year on the staff Of General
i Johnston, and led q charge against
the Federal breastwOrka and was
killed July. 1864.
Mrs. Woods Box.
Mrs. Charles Boughton Woods
box is named In honor Of Gen.
John 8. Phelps, of Missouri. Mrs.
Woods uncle. He was later mill.
tary governor Of Arkansas, and still
/ later governor OF Missouri. Madame
| de Tessada's box is named in honor
Of Gen. Marcus Wright Mrs. Alex.
ander Bull is hostess for the south
/ Carolina box, named in honor OF
Gen. p. G. T. Beauresaro, ana viii
have q number of distinguished
South Carolina guests. Mrs. Mac.
phersOn CrichtOn's box y named
for General Macpherson.
Princess Makes Contribution
Mrs. Frederick Dent Grant, who
had hoped to occupy the General
Grant box. Is In Florida for the
holidays, but she has sent charm.
| ing letter OF regret and a generous
subscription to the Stone Mountain
Memorial fund has been received
from her daughter, Princess Can
tactizene.
Representative and Mrs. Richard
Aldricll were hosts last evening at
| q box party at the National The.
later to see 'Topsy and Eva, their
guests being number Of young
people.
Miss Gretchen Hood entertained
at a supper and musicale last eve-
ming in honor of Warren L. Terry,
i ten0c, who has returned to Wash
j ington for the holidays. The guests
were Miss Hazel Arth, Baroness
Won Loewenveldt, william Cross,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert O'Loner, Mr..
and Mrs. Rufus Andres, Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Guilford, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry AngfeIico. Leroy Lewis. Jack
Bell. John E. Rice. Paul GascOigne,
Max Fpgatsky. George H. Wilson
and Lewis Atwater.
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The marriage of Miss Dorothy
Carter Won Bayer. daughter OF Mr..
land Mrs. August H. Won Bayer, of
Wheeling, w. Va, to Lee Edward
EynOn, som OF Mr.. and Mrs. VIII.
liam John Eynon, Of this city, took
| place yesterday afternoon at
O'Clock in the Vance Memorial Pres.
byterian Church, Wheeling. the
Rev. James Mease Potter officiat-
ing.
Miss Elizabeth Hubbard, Of
Wheeling, was the maid of honor,
and the bridesmaids were Miss
Florence Maxwell, of Wheeling:
Miss Helen Carter and Miss DOro.
thy Eynon, OF Washington, and
Miss Esther Horney, Of Phila-
delphia
Frederick B. Smillie was the best
man and the ushers were B. H.
Luckett, OF Washington; Donaldson
Merrill, Of Detroit; George T. Will
son. Of Wheeling, and Charles
AdamsOn, of Philadelphia.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Irving Par
sons, of Stockbridge, Mass, have
returned to Washington and have
taken an apartment at the Lee
House for the winter.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman WooIey,
who formerly lived in Washington
where they have many friends, but
who now make their home in New
| York, are spending the week at the
Willard where they arrived tonight.
The Plasida Club has issued in.
| vitatiOns for a dance to be given
tomorrow evening in the garden