Evening star., 1926-08-15

promenade and chat. and perhaps
there were attempts To dance. The
COatrOums We're in the top story. ~
Il picture of the affair. here is
letter to the editor of The Star.
which was printed in our paper.
March ;, the day after the ball
"A loud growl."
MIR. Editor: | am one of the many
sufferers that lost their hats and over
coats at the ncvCr-to-bc foI gotten in
auguration bail last night. II was
really a selling affair, for never We're
citizens sold more. They were packet
like so many thVus:Lud h"'r'inr ~ s."
apiece regardless of comfort and even
security of life. The management ~
the gentlomen'S room was particular
ly bad. The fact is II was Outrage
Gus, as after 1870 O'Clock no gentle
man could get his hat and coat. !
waited for two hours in line to pre-.
sent my check. Before me was an
old man. Horace Greeley. who waited
even longer for his celebrated white
slouched hat. l admired his patience
and regretted sincerely that h". when
he had nearly reached the window,
was, like the rest of us. told that II
was no longer possible to return any
articles, as everything inside was Up
side down. The polio rIuea ut tn, Wit
dow then CONNIE need to call the mum
bers of the packages nearest. That.
however, was like n lottery. for there
were more than 1000 numbers. and
therefore about twO-thirdS of the
gentlemen who had Cuntided their
wardrobe to the management of the
ball had to expose themselves after
midnight on emerging from the oven
heated rooms to the piercing cold
winds. We saw Senators. members of
Congress. generals. captains. mem,
bers of the preSs-in fact. everybody
muttering deep blessings toward
those to whom th"y We're indebted
for this beautiful piece of arrange
ment. In almost every corner on the
carpet, even on the tiles o. the pa
sages. We're half -faintinE ladies. sit
ting, awaiting. with anguish depicted
all over their faces, the return of their
protectors, who We're in the meat
time on q wild goose chase after tleir
hats and coats. Many lttil,S ACTUALLY
tainted, and Ii was "a most d'tfrui'
thing to get even downstairs So "re''
was the crowdng. We cannot say to
whom the blame att;tct".,. u..
tainly somebody is Responsible to TN
ladies and gentlemen that Suffered :"
much by the total mi:mana%cmeni.
I find among the names of attend
ants at the ball few which have az
peared in the Rambler'S story Of
Henry Wirz and several which ought
to appear in the next installmcnt.
Among those at the hall was Mrs.
Louis SChade. who wore u white satin
fun dress with laCeS and wreath Of
French flowers in her hair. Gen.
Norton T. Chapman. who was judG"
advocate Of the military court which
convicted W'irz. and who defeated
Richard T. Mcrrick. Democratic candi-
date for delegate to Congress. when
the District Of Columbia was given
territorial government. was at til"
ball Chapman had been Il worthy
Union officer and served under Grant
in the West. He left his practice "f
| law in Iowa. enlisted in the Army as
| a private rose to be a briGadier gen
eral and after the war opened Il law
| office in Washington. ON the chang"
of the Districts government to that
of a territory in 1S71 President Grant
appointed Chipnan secretary of Tn"
territory. When the District Repuhli
can convention met Gen. Chiprnau
and Frederick Douglass We're th"
prominent candidates for delegate in
! Congress. Chapman was nominated
and elected. Well. Gen. Chipman was
at the Grant -Colfax inauguration ball.
Among others at tn" ball were Mrs.
Grant Mrs. COlfax, Mrs. Casey, Mrs.
/ Denby. Mrs. ComStOck, Miss Nelli"
Grant, Master Frederick Grant. "at-
tired In the uniform of a West Point
cadet; Mrs. Freeman. Mrs. Rice, wife
| Of Senator Rice; Mrs. Emory. wife Of
Gen. Emory; Mrs. John MOrrisscv
there's chance for a good story about
John Morrissey. born in Upper
airy. prize fighter. allrOund sport and
a very good Representative; Mrs
George Palmer. Mrs. Christopher
Graham. Miss Hickman, Mrs. w. T..
Chandler, Mrs. William l.. Wall. Mrs.
Louis Smith. Mrs. Marshall Brown.
Miss Hunt Of New York. with Dr
Peter Parker; Miss Lou POrtertield of
West Point, the beautiful daughter
of Senator Chandler; Mrs. Morgan.
wife of Senator Morgan; Mrs. Cooley.
| wife of Judge Cooley; Harvey Waiter.
ston. Alexander X. Shepherd. John w.
Thompson. Franklin Philip. Edward
Clark. Adolph Cluss. William Wall. j.
W. Browning. Thomas Berry. James
, X. Berrett, former Mayor Wallach
and lady" and Lewis Clcphane..