Evening star., 1928-02-12
Capitals Social Folk !,
Unite in Promoting
Junior League Ball
Brilliant Event Scheduled
for Tuesday Evening Win.
ming All Classes. Including
Prominent Statesmen.

A snappy. brilliant ball will, be that
to take place at the Mayflower Tuesday
evening. when the Junior League will
give It's annual Cabaret all. Virtually
the whole OF smart Washington will be
present. the younger and older sets,
diplomats and statesmen. The diplo-
matte set Is especially interested since
this year for the first time their
younger members have been invited to
become honorary members Of the. league
and many OF them are working on the
committees for the ball. The diplomatic
members of the league include Prin-
cessc Elizabeth de Ligne. Countess
Cornelia Szechenyi. Miss Elizabeth
Chiffon. Mile. Jeanne Cretziano. Miss
Julia Pueyrredon. Miss Angelica Pueyr-
rendon. Miss Theodore Catalini and
| Nine. Mascia.
Dancing will begin at 10 o'clock and
| Mrs william d. Thomas. the chairman
OF the entertainment committee. an
nounces that the cabaret will COM
mence promptly at II o'clock. Every one
| is asked to be at his or her table before
| that time. as the numbers will follow
each other In swift succession and sup
per will be served at midnight.
Many interesting and entertaining
|
Chauncey Parker, jr., president Of the
| league. and Nine. Won Selzam will
dance a Viennese waltz. Two OF the
loveliest Of Washington's young ma
irons, they make delightful pair and
their waltzes will be remembered as
| features of former cabarets.
| Miss Olive Graef and Mr.. Marion
Law. also favorites who have done
splendid work in amateur dramatics. are
| planning an Apache dance which Is
| apt to be humorous as well as dramatic
| Miss Rebecca Davidson and Miss jean
| nette Hume. two Of the most attractive
of the debutantes. are to give "A Study
! in Black and White" and Mrs. Charles
McVey. III, will do Hawaiian hula.
Mrs. McVey. who as Kinau Wilder was
one OF the most popular of Honolulu S
| younger set. was born in Hawaii. and
her hula was one OF the events at every
| island party.
Miss Virginia Peters, charming
dancer. will be seen in tango solo
and also in number accompanied by
a partner
There will be Dutch dance by Miss
Louise Spencer and Miss Katharine
Williams. who are reported TO be quite
as enhancing in wooden shoes as the
young ladies OF the Zuider Zee. Miss
Helen Robinson. Miss Betsy Mary
Robinson and Miss Katharine Carlisle
are to do specially number. which
will surely be one OF the hits OF the
show. These versatile young people
will present among other things jazz
dance.
Mrs. William Doeller. who Is In
charge OF the elaborate pageant, does
not care to announce the motivating
idea. but 1t Is said 10 be one Of the
most gorgeous which has yet been seen
Mrs. Richard Porter Davidson. perhaps
even better known as Betty Hanna.
will wear one of the most striking cos
tunes and head dresses. It was de-
signed by Joseph Mullin. who does so
many OF Ziegfeld's costumes, and Is
being executed by Mr. Ross Wheat.
we'll known Washington artist. who was
responsible for the charming scenery
In Alice in Wonderland" and the
frescoes at the Children's Hospital.
Others in this beautiful group are Miss
Eppes Hawcs. Mrs. Benjamin Thaw.
Miss Charlotte Childress. Mrs. Henry
Hopkins. Mrs. Robert Pell. Mrs. Drew
pierson, Mrs. Mathews Dick, Mrs. Hugh
Auchincloss. Mrs. Juan Mayer and Miss
Janet Phillips.
Among those who will entertain their
guEStS III tk1cH uOAeS art NhiS. = AiuOte
Dawson. Mrs Theodore Douglas Rob-
inson. the Secretary OF the Treasury
Mr. Andrew w. Mellon: Mrs. Chauncey
Parker. Mrs. Ridgely Hunt. Mrs
Charles c. Glover. Mrs. Charles Bough-
ton Wood. Mrs. Lee Petit Warren. Mrs
Garrison McClintock. Mrs. Benjamin
Holcombe. Mrs. Herbert Slocum. Mr.
John r. williams. Mrs. A. Gcary john
son. Mrs. Louise rockingham. Mrs
Marshall Langhorne. Mrs. Herbert
Slocum. Mrs Benjamin Waters and
Mrs. Galbraith.