Evening star., 1925-02-22

One of the most remarkable balls
given in Washington in years was
that at the Mayf1ower last night for
the benefit of the Thomas JEFFERSON
Memorial Foundation, when hundreds
of citizens of Washington and other
cities impersonated in costume and
manner their ancestors of colonial
daYs.
The stately lines of the ball room
with its deep ivory and gold decora-
tion relieved by Pompeiian red me-
dallions, its walls lined with two tiers
of boxes all filled with gorgeously
dressed characters from history,
needed no other decoration than the
few flags used to designate boxes Of
honor.
The Governor of Virginia. f. Lee
Trinkle. guest of honor. and who
later dedicated the Thomas Jeffer-
son room, sat in the box of Mrs
George d. Hope, the flag Of Virginia,
and that of the Governor fianked the
stars and stripes, while the box oc-
cupied by the Secretary of the Navy,
Mr.. Wilbur showed his flag.
The reception opened at $3.50 o'clock
the guests being introduced by the
names of the characters they repre-
sented. At II o'clock the entire floor
space of the enormous room was oc-
cupied by the IL sets dancing the
Minuet. each set named for patriot
in history and all of them led by
Mrs. Walter r. Tuckerman and MT
Lynch Luguer.
March of History.
The most picturesque feature of the
ball was the March of History, which
started at midnight. The procession
was notable for the large number OF
men and women appearing in historic
role. George Washington was repre-
n
Walter Davidge, and the first Cover
nor of Maryland by his great-great-
grandson and namesake, Thomas sim
Lee.
This splendid procession was ar
ranged and directed by Carleton van
Valkenburg, with Mrs. Logan Feland
as Columbia, the spirit OF liberty
bearing large American flag, lead
Ing 1t. The pages of history started
with today, the immigrants of Ellis
Island representing the up-to-date
stranger in this new world. Then
came the World War, and different
periods of our history, going back to
Santiago de Cuba, Heroes and
Heroines of 1860, From the Days of
Guadalupe, The Pioneers of 1912,
Pioneers of Yesterday. Signers of the
Declaration of Independence, The
Spirit of 10" Our Revolutionary An
cestors, Colonial Danes and Squires,
Pilgrims of New England, Cavaliers
of Virginia and Maryland, Bearers of
the Cross Into the Wilderness, Native
American Indians, Scotch Forefath-
ers, Dutch Forefathers, Quakers, the
Spanish Adventures, the Cabot Ex-
pedition, Companions of Columbus
and Back to the Old Crusaders.
The award of prizes was made
shortly after the close of the march
for the most accurate historically, for
the most beautiful and the most orig
inaI Clifford K. Bergman, the car
toonist, heading the committee MAX
ing the awards.
Senator Claude Swanson was chair
man of the pageant.
Guests at Ball.
The Amba ssador of Cuba and Sonora
de la Torriente were guests in the
Oliver Walcott box, for which Mrs.
Walter r. Tuckerman, Nine Eken-
gren and Mrs. Robert H. Elister
Chapman were joint hostesses. 9th
ers in the box were Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Penn Cresson, Col. Theodore
Davis Boal. Mr. Browner and Mr..
Tuckerman.
The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Wilbur were honor guests In the New
York State box for which Mr.. and
Mrs. Cabot Stevens were hosts. They
named the box for Mrs. stevens an
cestor. Gen. George Clinton of New
York, Mrs. Stevens appearing as her
ancestress, Lady Betty Lounsberry,
and Mr.. Stevens as his ancestor, Sc
bastien Cabot. Mrs. Wilbur repre-
sented her ancestor. Mistress Olive
Doolittle of Senaca, n. Y. Their other
guests were Mrs. Sanford Bissell, as
Mistress Alice Southworth, wife of
Gov William Bradford of Plymouth
Colony: Mrs. Wilkinson Collins, as
-
Backus, as the Statue of Liberty, in
honor OF her ancestor Mrs. Bedlow,
who owned and gave the land on
which the statue is placed. Mr.
Backus represented Gen. Clinton, first
Governor of New York State: Mr.
James Craig was Gen. Stuyvesant; Mr.
Henry X. Rush-Brown represented
Gen. Schuyler. Other distinguished
New York State guests in the box in
cluded Senator and Mrs. Roya1 :
Copeland and Mrs. Freistedt.
Secretary Gore in JOHN MarshaI Rox
The Secretary of Agriculture. How
ara NJ. Gore, was guest in the Chief
Justice John Marshall box. the box
being sponsored by Mrs. Julien Jac-
duelin Mason. whose other guests
were Gen. and Mrs. Richard C. Mar
shall, jr.; Maj. and Mrs. James A.
Mars, Mr.. and Mrs. John w.
ChlIdress, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E.
w. Bateson and Mr.. Cyrus Mantz
The Governor of Virginia, E. Lee
Tnnkle. representing Washington's
native State. Virginia. was with Mrs.
Trlnkle, a guest in the box of Mrs
George D. Hope. who first entertained
large and distinguished company
at dinner in the Mayf1ower Hotel
Later Gov. Trinkle dedicated the
Jefferson room. Mrs. Trinkle wore a
handsome evening gown of this period
with fancy headdress. Mrs HOPES
gown was of ancient rose point lace
the fabric once furnishing the stately
robe of an ancestress, and mounted
over cloth of silver The fichu of the
gown was of Chantily lace and the
dainty handkerchief carried by a
bride of former generations was of
rose point. She was lovely in her
white wig of colonial days.
Senator and Mrs. Overman Entertain.
Senator and Mrs. Lee S. Overman
were in the North Carolina box, the
latter acting as hostess and repre-
senting her great-great- t-grandmother
Grace Greenlee, daughter of Gen.
Charles Greenlee. Others in the box
were DR.. and Mrs. Gilmer Brenizer,
the latter as her ancestress, Mrs
Waddell, wife of Gen Hugh Wad-
dell of Carolina before the division
making two States; Mr.. and Mrs
Minor Fairfax Heisken Gouverneur
of Baltimore, house guests of Dr. and
Mrs. BreniZer and Mrs Robert