Evening star., 1925-02-01
KIN OF WASHINGTON
TO ASSIST At BALL
Unique Pageantry Will Be
Staged for Benefit of
G. w. U. Hospital.

For the benefit of George Wash
ington University Hospital, an elabo-
rate costume ball is to be given Feb
ruary % al the new university gym
nasium. 2013 II street northwest.
which is to be transformed into a pic
turesQue Mount Vernon"
The occasion will be the first major
nasium, which is located on the cam
pus. and is to be the scene of numer-
our university functions.
The date has been fixed for Mon
day February %. in commemoration
of the 1891 birthday of George Wash
ington, for whom the name of the
university some time ago was
changed from Columbian University.
Washin gton's birthday falling on
Sunday, it was necessary to change
the date for the ball to Monday. The
occasion will be known s THE Ball
at Mount Vernon"
Elaborate plans are afoot for max
ing the festivity one noteworthy for
Its picturesque setting and historic
significance. The gymnasium Will be
transformed by stage settings into a
likeness of Mount Vernon and guests
attired in colonial costume will be
received at the door of the man
sion" Stage settings are being de-
signed for the Mount Vernon set
by Norris 1. Crandall, professor OF
architecture at the university.
Pageant Is Planned.
Among the features Of the program
will be the historical procession 3"
which will take the place of the
grand march. In this procession will
march persons in historic costume to
represent the guests who were ac-
rually entertained by George and
Martha Washington at Mount Yer
non.
One of the truly historical features
of the occasion will be the attendance
of several lineal descendants of
George Washington. DR.. Richard
Washington and DR.. Henry Augustine e
Latane of the Washington family,
with their wives, will present the
guests of the evening at the door of
Mount Vernon" to President William
Mather Lewis of the university. Mrs.
Lewis and the receiving line. Others
of Washingtonian descent at the ball
will be Mrs. John Morrison Kerr. Mrs.
Eugenia Washington Moncure Brown.
Miss Margaret Preston Chew, the
Right Rev. Henry st. George Tucker
and Mrs. Eleanor Washington.
Part of the entertainment to be
provided will be colonial dance,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Hays
Hammond, and Lieut.. De Witt Carr
of the Mayflower.
Bishop ST. George Tucker, whose
mother was born at Mount Vernon,
will be among those in the receiving G
line with President and Mrs. Lewis
and Mrs. George Washington How
ard
Walter Tuckerman of this city, a
u Vol v
Secretary of the Treasury, will i'm
personate Secretary Walcott Walter
Wilcox, descendant of John Adam
will impersonate that statesman. Mrs
Wallace Hangar will represent Mrs
Lawrence Lewis. Mrs Frederick Far
rington will represent Mrs. Thomas
Law Mrs. Willoughby Chesley will
represent Mrs. George w. Fairfax.
Invitations to the ball have been
sent out In the name of President
Lewis, the trustees of the univer-
sity, the faculty, university council
and board of lady managers Of the
hospital. The latter board, together
with its two junior auxiIiaries, are
most active In making arrangements
The ball committee is headed by Mrs
Charles w. Richardson, chairman
and consists of:
Mrs Gilbert Grosvenor, Mrs. Louis
Hertle, Mrs Edward Clifford, Mrs
Arthur William Dunn, Mrs. Eugene
Byrnes, Miss Beatrice Mclean. Mrs
James Carroll Frazer, Mrs. William
Cline Borden, Mrs. william Mather
Lewis, Mrs. Robert Bolwell Mrs
John Paul Earnest, Mrs. Thomas Mad
den Foley, Mrs. Virgil B. Jackson
Mrs. D. Kerfoot Shute and Mrs. Fred
erick w. True.
Mrs. Calvin Coolidge heads the list
of patronesses.
Mrs Frederick w. True is presi-
dent of the board of lady managers
and the two auxiliaries are headed
by Mrs. Ord Preston and Mrs. Dan
Gordon.