Evening star., 1927-09-11
Masquerade Ball Marks
Stony Man Camp Program

GTONY MAN CAMP, SKYLAND,
Va, September 1J.--The masquerade
ball which usherkd in the three days
Labor day celebration at Stony Man
Camp, Skyland. Va. Saturday evening
last, was truly gorgeous event. The
entertainment was staged in the i'm
nense dining hall, where mountain
laurel and wild flowers banked over
windows, mantel and doorways pro-
vided an engaging background for the
numerous flags wrapping the rustic
columns extending in triple formation
the length of the hall and widespread,
covering the walls in all of their glory.
From overhead, festoons of red, white
and blue enwreathed the massive
beams of the ceiling which held sus-
pended Vari-colored shades like large
{ flowers. Myriads of red, white ana
6lue electric bulbs were used to COM
plete the decoration.
The ball opened at $50 o'clock with
grand march, led by Mr.. George
Freeman Pollock, owner of Skyiand, In
q Tyrolean hunting uniform. Then
followed a minuet beautifully done In
colonial costumes by Miss Mary
Guthrie Coke and Miss Betty Bowen
of Miami, Fla: Mrs. Kraft, Norfolk,
Va. Miss Rosemary Vandenburgh ana
MFR. Frederick Weber, New York, ana
Messrs. Victor Chaffee, Wallace Dyer
and Harrison Dyer of Washington.
Attractive prizes for the outstanding
costumes worn at the ball were
awarded to the following: For the most
beautiful, Miss Mary Martin, Norfolk
Va, as "the tulip; for the most artis-
tic, Miss Elinor Oke, Washington, as
French Pierette; most unique, Mrs
George Freeman Pollock of Washing
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Evening Star; most original, Mr..
John H. Phelan of Washington. mag
nolia flower; most cleverly imperSon-
ated character. DR.. Dana Conan of
the staff of the Johns Hopkins, as
"Mephistopheles" for the most strik-
ing costume worn by a gentleman, Mr..
Staples of Harrisonburg, Va, as King
Henry VIII; prettiest child's costume,
little Miss Phoebe Young, Washington,
as Indian maiden; most attractive
couple, Miss Elizabeth Engle, Balu'
more, as bathing girl on the beach at
Lido" and Mrs Harrison Dyer, Jr,
Washington. as 'courtier OF the time
of Louis XIV; best group, Messrs.
Harry Hand and w. Fl. Alexander,
New York, and F. L. D. Goodrich, Ann
Arbor, Mich.
Mrs. George Freeman Pollock, Judge
d. D. Bowen, Miami, Fla; Mrs. Percy
Shepard Mount Vernon, n. Y; MIR.
George H. Judd and Mr.. Harold Allen,
Washington, were the judges. Supper
was served during the late evening
and Mrs. s. J. Irwin's Skyland
Orchestra and Mrs. Workings Ha-
waiian Orchestra from Washington al
ternated in playing for dancing.
The big feature of Sunday was a
great bonfire at night, during which
the noted spiritual vocalists from the
colored village near Luray sang for
a most enthusiastic audience seated
upon the bank slope of the immense
natural amphitheater known as the
Powwow Grounds. Monday the elab-
orate Labor day dinner was served
under the picturesque guise of a Holly
wood luncheon, to which the guests
dropped in in costume apparently from
their various stage settings. Accom-
panying the dinner, which lasted sew
eral hours, was an elaborate yaude'
willie entertainment with Lorenzo, the
Italian troubadour, in opera songs,
and Blanche Lehman, solo dancer, both
from Washington, as the headliners.
Among the numerous private events
Of the week end was a card party
given by Miss Sarah Harrison Pow.
ell of Baltimore, at which prizes were
won by Mrs. r. H. Coke of Miami
and Miss Margaret Winship and Prof.
B. Frank Gebest, Washington. 9th
ers present We're Mrs. George H. Judd,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Ballantyne, jr.,
Mrs. Leslie Perry, Miss Temple Perry
and Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Allen. Wash
ington; Mrs. George Freeman Pollock,
Skyland; Mrs. Charles j. Hepburn,
Philadelphia; Mrs. ID. d. Bowen.
Miami, and Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Shep.
ard, Mount Vernon, N. 7.
Prof. B. Frank Gebest, who returned
to his residence, 2020 Fifteenth street
In Washington, early in August. after a
years absence in Europe, is now visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Judd at
Sentinel Lodge, their Summer home,
Ekyland.
Mrs. Charles J. Hepburn Of Phila-
delphia, formerly Miss Edith Leach Of
Washington, had with her, at her
charming bungalow on the Skyland
Cliff over the Labor day holiday, her
son, Mr.. Charles j. Hepburn, jr., and
one of his classmates at Williams Col
lege, where he is now entering his
sophomore year. Mrs. Hepburn has
also had as her house guests for the
several weeks, Mrs. Leslie Perry and
Miss Temple Perry Of Washington.
Among the latest arrivals at the
camp for September are Capt. and
Mrs. E. B. Fenner Of Washington.