The Washington times., 1928-02-22
NEWS AND GOSSIP OF SOCIETY FOLKS
HOSPITALBALL
SPECTACULAR
SUCCESS
GGnEEP RIVER" sung by the
~ Washington Male Quartette.


~ Washington Male Quartette,
helped out with the atmosphere of
the Garden Party on the Poto-
mac" a charming feature OF the
annual benefit ball for the George
Washington University Hospital.
The green lawn and white fences
of a Colonial home, mint of
woods in the background--all in
the familiar Mayflower ballroom
but there was no Potomac, 1.-The
main artery OF travel from Wash
ington and Alexandria to the
nearby estates" until a group of
hunters in buckskin and coonskin
caps sang it into the picture.
: They had happened by" as the
party was being given--a hundred
years and more ago-with Gen.
eral and Mrs. Washington as the
guests of honor. Indians in au-
thentic garb had come bringing
gifts of game and fruits-a group
of George Washington University
students organized by Mrs. ROY l..
Neuhauser-gave variety and in
terest. Picture it. The gathering
of friends and neighbors from
along the river front, their greet
ing by q gracious host and l4ostess
CWarren Akers and Mrs. Grace
Peters Johnson, the latter brave
in scarlet velvet over petticoat
Of lace, topped off by a becoming
white wig). The arrival of dis
tinguished group OF Masons. bear
ing the Bible in which Washington
signed for his first Masonic de-
gree. BENJAMIN Franklin CWill G..
Barnesl, with group OF Quakers
from Philadelphia In ''plain" GARD
Children of an older day romping
as do the children OF today. Sing
Ing from the mythical river.
Travellers arriving from the South
with their bags and bundles.
Slaves and negro boatmen. All
mfngling in shifting, coiorful
group.
TIHE arrival of General and Mrs.
Il Washington, with. members
OF his Cabinet and Continental
officers, and of General Lafayette
prof. Richard Fourchy), brought
ceremonious greetings and a bit
of an entertainment. Morse Allen
put on a gorgeous Indian dance
and schottische was danced by
a group OF Children OF the Amer
lean Revolution. A Virginia reel,
in which the assembled guests
took part, was the merry climax
Carlton Van Valkenberg was
General washington and the role
Of Martha washington was en-
trusted to the capable hands of
Mrs. Walter Tuckerman, whose
gown of orchid and silver brocade
and becurled white wig were vast
" becoming. Mrs. Tuckerman
had devised and directed the
pageant, which went off with pro-
fessional smoothness and was Co
chairman with Mrs. Gilbert Gros-
yenor. Of the ball committee.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Tuckerman were
also among those who took din
ner guests to the ball last night,
their party being arranged in
compliment to Nine. Grouitch,
who is visiting Mrs. Henry F.
Dimock. The Ambassador of
Brazil and the Minister of Fin
land were the ranking guests and
there were several present from
Baltimore.
IMPOSSIBLE to name all who
took part in the pageant or
looked on from the boxes upon
the show" and the general dane
ing which followed. But the
Mexican Ambassador and Nine.
Teller and Justice and Mrs. Har-
Ian Fiske Stone and Commissioners
and Mrs. Proctor Dougherty
were among those with DIR. Cloyd
Heck Marvin, president of George
Washington University, and Mrs
Marvin in their box. DIR. and
Mrs. Gilbert .Grosvenor had the
Secretary Of the Navy and Mrs.
Wilbur among their guests. With
Mrs. Charles Boughton Wood
were the Minister of Serbia, Mrs.
!. Clarence Goodwin and her guest,
Lady Muriel Paget, while one
saw Miss Mary Morgan in the
offing, with Major Reginald
Foster as her escort. She had
topped off her evening gown with
a becoming white wig. Mrs. Max
Kaufman, lovely in her colonial
dress was among the dancers.
MRS. ARCHIBALD HOPKINS,
lVl who almost never goes to
balls, was an interested spectator
"a distinguished figure with her
snowy hair drawn straight back
from her forehead, her severe
black gown and black ribbon
about her throat. Others glimpsed
to name a few at random-were
Mrs. Clyde Kelly, Mrs. Thompson
Seton, Mrs. Frederick Anterior,
DR.. and Mrs. William Earl Clark,
DR.. and Mrs. d. K. Shute, DIR.
and Mrs. Daniel L. Borden-lots
of physicians and university pro-
fessors-Mrs. Dimock, Nine. Eken-
gren, Miss Ruth Miller Green,
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