Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-08
Washington Assembly
Announces PROGRAM
For Its Annual Ball
Board of Governors Reports
Responses to Invitations
Indicate Widespread In
terest Among Society Folk.

RESPONSES received to the invita-.
tons sent out by the board OF COVER
nors of the Washington assembly for
It's third annual costume ball Wed
nesday evening of this week at the
Mayfiower Hotel, prove that the re-
vivai of this ancient and important
social function of the National Capt
tai Is firmly established and that ~
has come to he considered ns one oil
the fascinating events OF the social
season IN Washington, An unus1al
atmosphere Of romance and OF family
pride clngs about this occasion as
many of those attending appear I'm
costumes commemorative Of their own
personal ancestors. In the distin-
guished company that will gather
Wednesday evening at the ball Will
live again ancient kings and queens.
royal and colonial governors OF the
early American settlements. virginia
Cavaliers, New England Puritans and
Pilgrims the sturdy settlers who eX-
tended the frontiers of the country
across the Mississippi. and some OF the
Presidents of the United States ana
stalwart officers and soldiers OF the
colonial and Revolutionary wars. All
Of these notable figures. together with
The feminine members Of their fami-
the evening.
Mrs. Rose Gouverneur Hoes, to
whose efforts was due the revival of
the assembly three years ago, and who
Is O. direct descendant of President
James Monroe. will represent at this
years assembly Mrs. Andrew Monroe.
wife Of the founder of This branch OF
the Monroe family in America. who
was of the Monroes of Fowls In Scot
land and came to Westmoreland
County. Va. about 1850. Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter r. Tuckerman, the latter
of whom is chairman of the minuet
which will be given az the feature of
the evenings entertainment, will rep.
resent Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Wolcott.
Mr.. Wolcott was Secretary Of the
Urea sury in the cabinet of George
Washington and also under John
Adams.
Mis-. Henry r. Dimock, who. as
chairman of the board OF governors
of the assembly. will receive the
guests, and Mrs. Samuel J. Graham,
wife of Judge Graham, who Is boy
holder for the ball, are both descended
from William Bradford, who came TO
America in Eye goode shippe We May.
flower" and who was Governor IL
Plymouth colony for 81 years. Mrs
Graham has another roma ntic figure
in her family line. also resident OF
Plymouth, who was French HuEue.
not and was called the "nameless
nobleman." Francois lie Baron.
Mrs. stephen r. Elkins, member
Of the board OF governors and box
holder for the ball. who often is
spoken of as The daughter OF Sen.
ator. the wife Of n Senator and the
mother of a Senator" traces her line
through a number OF notable Ameri-
can ancestors back to charlemagne
and Alfred the Great. Mrs. Claude
A. Swanson, also member of the
board, In directly descended from Gov.
John West OF Virginia. who was
elected TO that office by the House Of
Burgesses and who succeeded his
brother. Lord Delaware. governor of
the colony under royal appointment.
| Nine. Eksngren. an important figure
in the permanent orga niZation OF the
| assembly. being a member OF the
board. Ia a great great granada tighter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Wolcott, the
former OF whom was a signer OF the
Declaration OF Independence from
Connecticut.
Important representatives from