The Washington times., 1925-04-15
POLOISTSAGAIN
SHOOT A
GOAL
Annual Ball of War De-
partment Association
Proves Delightful
By JEAN ELIOT

"HE War Department Polo As
sociation has shot another
goal, its annual spring Dali,
held last evening, having scored
heavily for its originality and
Everybody deplored the absence
of Secretary of War Weeks, who
has been a consistent polo fan since
the beginning of his term at the
War Department, and OF dashlns
General Pershing, usually the cell
ter of attraction at the polo balls,
who is still holiday making in the
West. But for the rest every
body seems to have been there
and everybody who was there was
having the best sort of a time
The familiar ball room OF ths
Willard had taken on an unfamll'
lar aspect. foot high side boards
marking off the space reserved Tor
the dancers and the boxes being
rooted over with brightly colored
awnings to simulate the terraces
Of a country. club. A bit OF
handstand had been put up In the
center of the floor all same Ike
q nolo field-with one orchestra
stationed there, another for relief
tucked away behind a screen OF
palns and the music-perfectly
corlxing music-running along con.
tinuously.
The out Of .doors-evergreens and
fruit blossoms in piquant con-
trast-had been brought indoors.
Goal posts, topped off with polo
helmets, and crossed maflets COM
bfned with the gay polo togs OF the
members of the several army teams
and the pink" coats OF hunt ciuD
members to give sporting ERECT.
And the flags OF sundry nations
hung on standards by the boxes re-
served for the representatives OF
foreign embassies and legations con-
tributed a coIorful note.
Dwight F. Davis, Assistant Sec
I-atarv Of War, was pinch hitter
for Secretary Weeks. He and Mrs.
Davis stood at the head Of the re-
ceiying line, with Colonel Nelson =.
Margetts making the presentations;
and they also entertained a box
party, having as guests Congress
man and Mrs. John Philip Hill, the
Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury
and Mrs. Charles Dewey and Cole
man d. jennings.
baroness Van Nathan Enjoys
First Ball In q. s.; Charming Person.
The arrival of the German AM
bassador and Baroness Won Nathan
created little stir of interest among
the assembled gIiests-an interest
which was reciprOcated on the PARK
of the baroness at all events, since
this was the first ball she had
attended in Washington and she had
prospect.
, Baron and Baroness Won Maltzan
came to the party from the dinner
given by the Charge d'Affatres OF
Austria and Nine. Prochnik. It had
not been arranged specifically to
''precede the polo ball." but most
of the guests turned up there after
ward. With the German anbaSsa-
dor and his charming wife-she's
young, pretty, chic and generally
Acknowledgements the counselor 1f
the embassy. Doctor Dieckhoff, Miss
Nancy Hoyt, Doctor Emil Weihl and
Doctor Emil Baer.
The Japanese Ambassador and
Nine. Matsudaira entertained two
or three of his staff, with several
Of the charming little ladies OF the
embassy group. Signor Augusta
Rosso, counselor Of the Italian ems
bassy, also had a box party, with
Count and Countess Della Porta,
Count and Countess di Rogeri,
Colonel and the Marchesa di Ber-
Dezzo and the Mascias-she's the
embassy bride-as guests. And
the varied uniforms of the foreign
military and naval attaches, who
had been pressed into service on
the floor committee, gave added
interest to the picture.
1t was smart" party, this polo
ball, people turning out like the
Hungarian Minister and Countess
Szechenyi, the Perry Belmonts, and