Evening star., 1927-05-10

ciety enlarge into an assem-
hlage of hundreds of diStin
guished Southerners from
ether State societies at the, flood relle
hall at the Willard Hotel last night
The event was typical of Southern
hospitality, and from the very momeh
when the Chief Executive and th'
1,jrst Lady of the Land stepped from
tba elevator on the ballroom floor o.
the hotel until, through long line o.
smiling guests they marched to tht
box of honor they received a rousine
ovation.
ACCOMMODATING the President an0
Mrs. Coolidge were the President
military and naval aides. ana they
were met on alighting from the eleNa
ion. nv Mr.. Charlton Clark, chairman
OF the reception committee; Mr.. harrH
X. Fulton. president of the MlsslSSlpli
Society and chairman OF the pan; MIS-
Fulton, Mrs Carlton NJ. Clark, hepFe
sentative jeff Bushy and COL W. ~
AiCt ain. 49,.
Mrs. Coolidge stopped several times
IN greet acouaintanceS on her way
dnv,, the ballroom. She wore ne
coming gown of delicate white shadow
lace made Ger soft white silk, i'll long
rraceful lines Of soft drapery OF lace
Sbe wore a string of pearls about her
throat and stud earrings Of pearls.
AS the guests entered they FACED
a flag in red. white and blue electrlc
lights at the far end of the ballroom
and the lofty chamber was entlreiy
surrounded by the flags OF many ma
tions in compliment to the large num-
her of diplomats who took boxes ana
seats and otherwise assisted the
flood relief ball.
al
flor. anv one who wished shook hands
with the guests of honor over the
railing of their box and throughout
the evening there was an atmosphere
of Southern corIiiality betting the
occasion.
The arrival of the President was
greeted by the fanfare of trumpets
and after he and Mrs. Coolidge reach
ed their box the Marine Band Orches-
ira. which also played for dancing,
nlayed THE Star Spangled Banner.
with the entire audience of hundreds
of men and women standing at at
tention.
The Columbian Male Quartet held
special interest for the President ana
Mrs Coolidge in that Mr. John Z.
Smith. basso, is in the choir OF the
First Congregational Church, which
which gave several numbers and as
MANY more encoreS. which no one en-
loved more than did the President.
were Paul D. Ledig, first tenor; VIII
liam E. Braithwaite, second tenor;
RAYMOND G.. Moore, baritone. Mr..
Robert Harmon was leader OF the
quartet.
Among those at the ball were the
Ambassador of Brazil, Senior Gurgel
do Amaral; the counselor of the Ger
man embassy and Frau kiep and the
latter's sister, Fraulein Alves; the Sec
retary of the embassy and Frau
Schlimpert, Sonora de Pezet. wife OF
the former Ambassador of Peru; Mr..
and Mrs. Wade H. Ellis, Mr.. and Mrs.
William +. Dennis, Mrs. Francois
Berger Moran, Mrs. Horace g.. Mac
Farland, Maj. Gen. and Mrs. John A.
Lejeune, Mr.. E. A. Hartman, Comdr.
Theodore Jewell, the secretary of the
Peruvian embassy, DR.. Bedoya; DIR.
and Mrs. William Mather Lewis, Mr..
and Mrs. John Townsend, Mrs. Rhett
Goode and Miss Julia Hume.
Other important guests who greeted
the President and Mrs. Coolidge on
their arrial and later occupied boxes
were Rear Admiral r. II. Leigh, Maj.
Gen. John A. Lejeune. Maj. Gen.
B. Frank Chetham. Maj. Sam /.
McCants, Judge Charles B. Howry,
Judge Edgar McCulloch, Mr.. Harry
Payton, Col. w. A. Mccain and others.
In the box with the President and
Mrs. Coolidge We're Mr.. and Mrs. Fuls
ton. Mr.. and Mrs. Charlton NJ. Clark
and Mr.. and Mrs. Robert A. Lacy.