Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-09
Imposing Events Mark
Southern Society Ball.

The New Year ball OF the Southern
Society at the New Willard last eve
ming, concentrating the l11th an
niversary of Gen. Jacksons victory
at New Orleans. was attended by
about 1000 people. The ballroom
was decorated with American flags
I and palms. and Gen. Jackson's po-
! trait, hanging on the north side Of
! the ballroom. vas draped with an
| American flag.
AT $50 O'Clock. Lieut.. Col. Thomas
j. Dickson delivered what might be
properly characterized as u dramatic
recital, entitled America and Yer
I dun. lie paid a glowing tribute to
! The soldiers of the North and the sol
diers of the South He delivered an
! eloquent grafton.
/ Following the Grafton by Col. Dick
son, there was dancing until about
1890 o'clock. when Senator Tyson Of
! Tennessee paid brief but beautiful
tribute to Gen. Jackson as the hero
! Of the victory at New Orleans.
: There were number Of parties in
! attendance at the bail. Mr.. and Mrs.
| Wade II. Cooper entertained at = din
l.er party 81 the New Willard, Mrs.
! l.. w. Cole being the ranking guest,
! and later took their guests TO the
{ ball. Their other guests were Miss
! Mary Boyce Temple, Senator Ken
i meth Mcclellan. Gen. and Mrs. Frank
| r. Hines. Representative and Mrs.
| Cordell Hull, Mrs. James Morris, Mrs.
| j. J. Ransom, Representative and Mrs.
! :. ID. McReynolds. DR.. 5. Is. Muncas-
ter and Miss Arabella Gore.
! Senator and Mrs. a. y. Jones had in
! their party Senator Thomas J. Walsh,
! Mrs. John y. kendrick, wife of Sena-
tor kendrick. Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard
| l.. Jones and Nh. and Mrs. 4. II.
Thompson.
! Dr. and Mrs. FenIon Bradford had
, with them III their party the Egyptian
! Minister ana Nine. Samy. Nine. Phil
| ippe Soyez. Miss Lilita Dawson. Miss
I Virginia Pochon, Miss Erica Pochon.
] Miss katherin: Peters, Mr.. kamel
! Bey. DR.. Farag Mikail Moussa, Mr..
Salim Efendi, Mr.. Alex Wahoby and
, DIR. Sadill.
! Mrs Samuel Beverly williamson had
as her guests Mrs. George Sanderson
and Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Phillips.
! Mr.. and MIS-. J. c. Byars had With
them Mai. and Mrs. L. S. Grant.
! Representative and Mrs. John Q.
f., Tilson had with them Representative
and Mrs. +. Hart Fem and Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward A. Hartman.
! Capt. and Mrs. G. &. Calhoun had as
! their guests the Minister of Latvia
and Nine. Seya. Mrs. g. s. Durham,
Representative and Mrs. Purnell and
! the Minister Of Austria and Nine.
! Prochnik.
! Among others there were Maj. Gen.
and Mrs. Amos A. Fries, Maj. Gen.
| and Mrs. Eli A. Helmick. Gen. and
| Mrs r. {. Marshall. jr.; Brig. Gen.
and Mrs. Samuel ID. Rockenbach. Rep
resentative and Mrs. Homer L. Lyon.
| Representative and Mrs. Charles l..
A bernethy REPRESENTATIVE and Mrs
! Ewin l.. Davis. Representative and
! Mrs. Stephen w. Gambrill. Senator
and Mrs. Claude a. Swanson. Senator
and Mrs. Walter F. George. Repre-.
| sentative and Mrs. Butler r. Hare,
! Representative and Mrs. Allard r.
Gasque, Representative and Mrs
! Thomas 4. Mcmillan. Representative
/ and Mrs. E. r. Cox. Representative
| Willard T.. Tydings, Representative
and Mrs. William d. Cpshaw. Repre-
/ sentative and Mrs. Samuel Ruther-
! ford, Mrs. Bertha r. Merlin Mrs Nir-