Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-19
C. w. Hospital Benefit
Will Recall Garden
/. Party Of Early Days
Affair Tuesday Will Depict
Reception to Washinetons
in Old Virginia Era.

The alluring atmosphere of by-gone
days. OH q charming old Virginia estate
on, the Potomac, with the General and
Mrs Washington as chief guests. and
groups of friends and neighbors from
far and near assembling in their honor.
will characterize the annual benefit for
George Washi- .,..a.1 University Hospital,
Tuesday MATT q khfs week at the May
flower. TN hoard OF lady managers
have called their ball garden party
on the Potomac and the scene and
setting will be one of rare charm and
loneliness. with It's colorful colonial
rivcrmen: its French and American
officers: It's Masons from Fredericks-
burg, and Q,,akers from Pennsylvania.
Many OF the guests will be In costume.
many will not, but the pageant
characters will be faithful portrayals
of colonial personages; historic and
romantic figures passing In brief review
before distinguished audience and guests
assembled in honor OF Washington's
birthday, and in aid OF the hospital
OF the university that bears his name.
Plans are complete for the event. OF
which Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor is chair
man. The National Capitals Leading
men and women will be present. and
many official and diplomatic personages
likewise The ball will open at 10
o'clock. the pageant viii take place at
II o'clock. and at midnight there will
be supper. 1t is to be a real ball, with
dancing as the main feature OF the
occasion. The pageant scene under
Mrs. Walter Tuckermans direction. will
be beautiful but brief 1t will have
music and dances OF the period of 1884
and other lovely features.
In the pageant groups viii be the
host and hostess. with their family
and their family servants. the parts
TO be played by Mrs. Grace Peters
Johnston. Mr. and Mrs. Warren ~.
Akers, Mrs w y. Chandler. jr, Miss
Anna Southland Larner. Miss Eliza
beth Worden, MIR, John T. L0kerson
and Mr.. Donald Hubert Foley. Two
societies Of the Children Of the Ameri-
can Revolution will take part in the
scenes under the direction Of Mrs.
Clayton Emig and Mrs. Walter Bloc
dorm.
A group of Indians led by Mr.. Roy
L. Neuhauser will include MFR. Walter
Tilley. Mr.. Morse Allen. Mr.. j. T.
Heare. Mr.. Kenneth Broderick. Mr..
oswald Schreiner. and Mr. Robert T,
Baines. the majority belonging to
Theta Delta Chi fraternity. Neighbors
and friends will be represented by Mr..
and Mrs Frederick E, harrington; Miss
Sophie Tayloc Snyder. Miss Imogene
Taylor, Miss Lila La Garde. Miss
Lucy Larner. Miss Helen Prentiss, MIR.
Herman Weihe, DR.. and Mrs. Thomas
Madden Foley. Mr.. r. NJ. Foley. Mr..
T. M Foley. jr: Miss Elizabeth Chip
man and Miss Katherine p. Chapman.
MIR. Carlton Van Vaikenburg will
appear as Gen Washington. Mrs Wal
ter Tuckerman as Mrs Washington.
with Mrs Van Valkenburg. Mrs. Leland
Stanford Conness. Mr. Heinrich Meyn.
Mr. Eben s. Comins, the Rev Meade
Bolton MacBryde and others in the
group of guests A group Of hunters
will BE- played by the Washington
Male quartet including Charles Bart
lett. Paul Edward CARRIER. James l..
Ewin. Willard s. Haynie and Wash
ington Irving Cleveland.
Masons from Fredericksburg. with
Mrs. Charles W Richardson as chair
man. will include MFR, Clarence Howard
as Gen. George Washington, MIR. Will
liam X. Goodrich as Col. Fielding
Lewis Mr. w J. Ford as DR. Charles
Mortimer. Mr.. n. K. Sweetser as Gen.
Hugh Mercer. Mfr. C. w Jones as Gen.
William Woodford MIR. II. A. Girls
niond as Gen Gustavus Wallace. MIR.
IC. I. williams AS Jacob Van Braam,
and Mr.. c w. Cam as DR., Lawrence
Brooke They will bring with them
the relics Ut their lodge which will b.
on view at the ball under guard OF
two Masons Of high degree.
A group Of Quakers with Mrs. Will
| liam Hill and Mrs II. c., Macatee In
charge will include Miss Sullivan. Miss
| Brafyson. Miss Olmsted Miss Lamberton.
| Miss Fiukenstaedt. Mr. prentiss and
Mr.. Chambers Mr. viii G. Barnes
will appear as Benjamin Franklin. and
others In the group will include Mrs.
| Barnes. Mrs Frances Walker and Miss
| Mollie Goggeshall.
| The French group. headed by the
Marquis de La Fayette. will comprise
| Prot Richard Fourchy and Mrs,
, Fourchy. Prof Norris l. Crandall. Mrs,
Leonhard Stejncger. Mrs Richard Fay
, Jackson. Mr. r, w Hodge, Miss Car
| olyn Fay Jackson and Mr.. Keith
| Schwlniey Planters arriving by boat
| from the Southland have been organ :
| led by Mrs j. Lawn Thompson. and
will include a large group with Mrs. w,
/ J, Chewing. Mrs. s J. Henry. Miss
Jessica Smith. Mrs. Willoughby Chssley.
| Miss Mona Thompson. Miss Betty Hids-
| dale Miss Frances saul, Mr.. Brent
Clark. ir, Mrs Charles Thompson. Mr.
| Francis Simpson. Mfr, !, l.. Thompson.
| IT.. and Mr.. Sheppard Taylor.
! A distinguished list OF patrons and
patronesses, boxholders and floor COM
mitteemen. as well as ticket holders
and participants insure a brilliant gath
ering and a splendid financial success
for the George Washington University
Haep3tal pait committees include I'm
addition to Mrs, Grosvenor and Mrs.
| Tuckerlnan. Mrs, j, b. Larner. Mrs.
Joshua Evans. jr; Mrs. Howard L.
Hodgkins, Mrs James A. Lyon, Mrs.
Clopd n. Marvin. Mrs. y. K. Shute,
Mrs. William Cline Borden. Mrs.
Charles f. Munroe, Mrs. Frederic e.
Harrington. Mrs Eugene Byrnes. Miss
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