Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-11-24
Hospital Benefit Ball
Successful Event Last Night.


Successful Event Last Night.
The benefit ball given at the Willard
Hotel last night for the Episcopa
Eye. Ear and Throat Hospital made
its usual strong appeal to society. with
the result that the members of resi-
dent circles, several hundred in mum
Der. danced far into the night. The
ballroom had a complete frieze OF
flags which remain in place for the
Navy Relief ball in the same rooms
tonight and back of the receiving line
were tall palms.
Mrs. Walter J. Harrison, president
of the board of lady managers. receiv'
ed with the Right Rev. James +.
Freeman. Bishop of Washington. and
Mrs. Freeman. and Comdr Charles
Theodore Jewell made the presenta-
tionS. Mrs. Freeman wore gown
of claret color velvet with pearls, and
Mrs. Harrison a gown of turquoise
blue beaded georgette crepe and an
ostrich feather fan to correspond in
color. While the ball was not the
largest of the season. the several hun
bred dancers filled the large ballroom
quite comfortably and supper was
served in the small ballroom.
The Bishop and Mrs. Freeman had
as their guests in their box Canon
and Mrs. Arson Phelps Stokes, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles S. Wilson and the
Rev. and Mrs. Raymond L. Wolven.
son-in.law and daughter of the hosts.
Mr.. and Mrs Harrison were hosts
at dinner before the ball, their guests
including the Rev. DR.. and Mrs. re
Barney Phillips. Mr. and Mrs. Aid.
ridge Dudley of Middleburg. Va: Mr..
and Mrs. William Charming Johnson
and Mrs. Sophia Walker. Later the
company occupied a box at the ball.
Mr.. and Mrs. Watson Freeman
Clark had as guests in their box. Col
and Mrs. Charles L. Frailey Mr.. and
Mrs. j. Harry Wattles, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. Worthington Frailey and Miss
Charlotte Freeman Clark.
Former Interstate Commerce Com
missioner and Mrs. Frederick Irving
Cox occupied the box of Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter A. Drury and had with them.
Mai. and Mrs. Peyton Gordon. Judge
and Mrs Rush Holland, Mr.. Oliver
Walker and Mr.. James Houston Simp-
son Cox. son of the hosts.
The Misses Lejeune, daughters OF
the major general commandant OF
the Marine Corps and Mrs. John A.
and Mrs. Hayne Ellis. Their guests
were: Miss Jessie Atkins, Miss Eliza
beth Lockwood, Mr.. Stephen Webster,
Mr.. Eugene English and Mr.. John
Dickson.
Col. and Mrs. G. r. Cecil gave their
box to a group which included Maj.
and Mrs. William Carter, Maj. and
Mrs. John Baird. Maj, and Mrs.
Charles Elliott and Capt and Mrs
Norris Osborne.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. B. Zantzinger
entertained Mr.. and Mrs. Harris
Franklin and Miss Lucy Steven MAYO
Mrs. Morris Evans and her daugh-
ter Miss Meta Evans. occupied the
box of Mrs. Charles Boughton Wood
and had among their guests, Col and
Mrs. George c. Thorpe. Mrs. Dallett
Wilson and Mr.. and Mrs. Morris
Evans, jr.
Among others who took boxes fol
the ball were the Secretary of the
Treasury, Mr.. Mellon: the Minister OF
Hungary and Countess SZechenyi
Representative and Mrs. Richard S
Aldrich, Representative and Mrs
Louis A. rockingham, Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Brett Noyes. Mr.. and Mrs. Johr
Hays Hammond. Col. and Mrs. Her
bert Slocum, Col and Mrs. Stepher
LII. Slocum, Mrs. Henry w. Fitch
DIR. and Mrs. Charles p. Keferstein
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward j. Stellwagen
Mrs. Anne Archbold, Mrs. Rober
Bookings. Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Mack
all, Mr.. and Mrs. G. Bryan Pitts. Mrs
Benjamin H. Warder Miss Bessie
kibbey, Mr. and Mrs. Walter r. Tuck
erman and Mr.. William Phelps Emo
The several hundred guests at the
ball also included Mr. and Mrs. Ed
ward A. Hartman, Mr.. and Mrs
Peyton Gordon, Mr.. and Mrs. Cabot
Stevens. Mr.. and Mrs. David Meade
Lea, Mr.. and Mrs. G. Bowdoin Craig
hill, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Gibson an(
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Binns Tebbs
Mrs. Tucker Randolph. and the Rev
Meade Bolton MacBryde.
Comdr. Jewell. chairman Of the f1ool
committee, had assisting him Mr.. viii
liam Bowie Clark and Mr.. Rixie Smith
vice chairmen, whose other assistant
were: Mr.. Winslow B. Van Devanter
Mr.. A. Worthington Frailey, Mr.
George Rowland Chase. Sd; Mr.. Lam
bert Clifford Of Princeton University
Mr.. Marshall Exnicios. Mr. Stanton
c. Peelle. jr.; Mr.. Edward Van De
vanter, Mr.. Paul II. LutZ. Lieut.
Comdr. George f. Hussey. U. s. n
Mr.. William r. Mann. Lieut.. Franci
J. Grazing, u. S. A: Mr.. F. Nora
McConihe. Mr.. Ingham Mack. Lieut.
Hugh w. Rowan, L. S. A. of Edge
wood Arsenal; Mr.. Mcclure Kelly Nh
Frederick NJ. Bradley. Mr.. Fontain
C.. Bradley. Mr.. Jack Hayes an
Comdr. Calvert Carey.
Miss Sallie Hews Phillips. chairma
of the girls committee, added a mos
successful touch to the ball in tn
group of young girls in their pretties
gowns who acted as her assistants
with her were Miss Imogene Taylor
Miss Margaret Bacon. Miss Adelaid
Henry. Miss Olive Sherley, Miss I'rar
ces Gore, Miss Janet Phillips, Mis-
Frances Hill. Miss Alice Cults. Mis-
Hester Anne Lefevre, Miss katharin
Whitaker, Miss Evelyn Walker, Mis-
Jeanette Hume, Miss Marjorie Monde
and Miss Florence Wetheril.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Alexandf
Mellon of Pittsburgh have announce
the engagement of their daughte
Miss Elizabeth Wightman Mellon.
Mr. John Birge Sellers, son of MIR
Harry B. Sellers.
J Mrs. T.. r. Woodson and Miss Jea
WoodSon will leave tomorrow II
Lexington. Va. where they VIII