Evening star., 1925-01-25
Society of Virginia
To Entertain Guests
Night of February %
New Date for Annual Cos.
turne Ball to Be Given at
MayAower Hotel Is An
nounced.

The annual costume ball of the
Society OF Virginia will be held Feb
ruary 90 at the Maynower Hotel, 1t
was announced yesterday by Gen. H.
Oden Lake, president Of the society.
With membership of practically a
thousand Virginiaus living in Wash
.ngton and each entitled to bring a
guest, Gen. Lake expressed the hope
that more than 1000 would be in
attendance at the ball. Gov. and Mrs.
p. Lee Trinkle will be guests of
honor
The original date set for the ball
was February 81, the Saturday night
before Washington's birthday, but the
date was postponed until the follow
ing Monday TO give place for the his
torical costume ball to be given at
the Mayflower February 81 under the
auspices of the Thomas jefferson Me-
mortal Foundation. The dancers of
The miuuet at the Jefferson Memorial
hall have also been invited to dance
the minuet at the Virginia Society
ball, Gen. Lake said.
The ball will be one of the most
oolorful and picturesque ever given
by the society, 1T is claimed, and
Ten. Lake mas lHtliIldISu. lAdI hhSi :
will be quite q few surprises. Gen.
and Martha Washington will be i'm
personated in the receiving line at
the ball, as well as Gen. Lafayette
Won Steuben and others, including
Thomas Jefferson.
A dramatic touch will be given by
he late arrival of Thomas Jefferson,
returning late from IL hunting party
around his beautiful old home. Mon
ticello, near Charlottesville. This IN
oident will give occasion for the In
PRODUCTION of a flash of color in the
red and white bunting costumes OF
those accompanying him in the hunt.
Col. NJ A. Winter of Washington
-ommander-in-ch chief OF the minute
Men, has been invited to be present
with his men in their continental
dress to serve as d guard OF honor
Gen. Lake also has selected IL or
Virgfuta's most beautiful maidens 10
act as SPONSORS, one representing Nir-
ginia, another the Dlstrict OF -
lumbia, the remaining 10 represent
Ing each a congressional district IN
Virginia
Miss Myrtle E. Ketcham will be
aueen of the sponsors, representing
Virginia, while Miss Georgia Eliza
beth Ramey will represent the DIS
trict of Columbia. The other sponsors
will represent the congressional dis
tricts in the following order: Miss
Liza z. Carpenter. Miss Mary Doug
lass Ross, Miss Sarah Hubbard, MISS
Martha Baldwin. Miss Virginia Burke
Miss Lena Mae Epperly, Miss Gladys
B. Nelson, Miss Frances G Lintoot,
Miss Katherine Stone and Miss Lena
Allen.
Gen. Lake has not as yet announced
his various committees to handle the
h,tf h
committee in charge includes Repre-
rasentative Clifford a. Woodru1, hep
resentative George c. Peery, Repre-
sentative R Walton Moore, Represent
atiys Joseph T. Deal, Mr.. William RI.
Saunders Mr.. Leonard l.. Chandler,
Mr.. Grotz L. Dunkum. Mr. John Fl.
Nelson, Mr.. Frank R.Fravel, Mr.. Fred
p. Myers Mr.. Clarence II. Green, Mr.
Paul + Groves, DR.. Joseph Rogers
Mr.. Selmer Lynn, Mr.. Fenton Little
Lieut. r. II. Lake, Col. n. a. Winter,
Mrs. Rose Gouverneur Hoes, Mrs.
Naude Howell Smith, Mrs. Everett
Hutton, Mrs. Margaret NJ Declare
Berry, Mrs. Alexander Forward, Mrs
Charles F. Rougeou, Mrs. Clara l..
Ross, Mrs. Ada Slaymaker, Mrs. wal
ter z. Hutton, Mrs. r. H. Bagby, Mrs.
Mary L. Isbell. Mrs. Lillian c. Aud,
Mrs. G.. c. Ramey, Mrs. Lillian A.
Lake. Mrs. Frederika Forester, Mrs.
Dallas J. Leith and Mrs. Annie Osburn.
This committee will also be assist
ed by the officers of the society, who
are, in addition to Gen. Lake, presi-
dent: Mr.. Z. Lodge Hill, Mr.. f. Clyde
Baggarly and Mr.. !. c. Foster, vice
presidents; Miss Grace l. Rohleder,
secretary; Mrs. Enid K. Anthony,
financial secretary; Mr.. George L.
Gibson, treasurer; Mrs. Margaret NJ.
Declare Berry, historian; Mrs. r. H.
Bagby, custodian; Rev. Sam Small,
chaplain, and the executive commit
tee, Mr.. j. Cloyd Byars, Mrs. Jane
Blackburn Moran, Mrs. r. A. Allen,
Mr. Z. r. Thomas and DR.. Amos Slay-
maker.