The Washington times., 1929-10-31
Bal Masque Tonight DraUs Large
RepresentdtiOn From Young Society
Halloween Fete Will Be
Celebrated at Willard
Hotel

Celebrated at Willard
Hotel
The gala celebration of
Halloween will be the Bal
Masque at the New Willard
Hotel this evening. The ball
room has been elaborately
decorated with pumpkins,
goblins, and witches, corn
stalks and autumn leaves in
keeping with the carnival
spirit of the occasion.
The guests will be seated
at tables around the room
and in the boxes and a sup
per will be served at mid
night when gay colored IA
vors will be distributed
among the guests. The men,
bers of the orchestra will be
in colorful costumes.
Box Parties
Among those who will enter
tain box parties tonight are DR..
and Mrs. Henry Elliott, Mr.. and
Mrs. Percy Hamilton Davis, Mr..
and Mrs. G. H. March, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frederic A. Parkhurst,
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Perley,
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark C. Wren,
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Wilmer Boil
ing, Timothy Corcoran, E. H.
Grimes, Bascom Slemp and Mr..
and Mrs. Hampson Gary.
A group of the seasons debu-
tantes will occupy one large ta-
BILE with their escorts, Miss
Clara Boiling, chairman of the
young ladies committee of the
ball, presiding. Miss Eunice Lee
Evans will preside over another
table of buds and their beaux.
At Tables
Some of those who have taken
tables and will have guests are
Mrs. Eric Greenleaf, Mrs Twill
son Smith, Mrs. John Dana, Miss
Eleanor McParlin Davis, Mrs.
Francis Walker, Comdr. and Mrs.
John Morse. Mrs. Roger Stuart,
Mrs. John H. Hanna, Mrs. Alfred
W. Johnson, Mrs. Joseph Wall.
Mrs. F.. r. Woodson and Mrs. c..
c. Calhoun.
Randall T. Elliott is chairman
OF the young mems committee of
the ball and Dan c. Long vice
chairman. Most OF the guests
plan to wear costumes but this
Is not obligatory.
White House
The President and Mrs. Hoover
entertained at dinner last night
at the White House in honor
of Nine. Curie, co-discoverer of
radium, who has left for New
York.
The guests asked to meet Nine.
Curie were DR.. and Mrs. Vernon
Kellogg, DR.. and Mrs. Charles G.
Abbot, DR.. and Mrs. Lyman j.
Briggs, DR.. and Mrs. John c..
Merriam. DR.. Ludwig Hektuef,
DR.. and Mrs. John C. Bloodg cd,
of Baltimore; DR.. and Mrs. David
White. Commander and Mrs. joel
7. Boone, COnteSse de Buyer MINI
verie. DR.. Ambrose Swasey AID
DR.. William n. Welch.
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Mrs. Walter F.. Edge has joined
Senator Edge at the Carlton,
where they have taken an apart
ment for the presen session of
Congress. Mrs. Edge has been in
Atlantic City.
The United States Minister to
Nicaragua. Charles C. Eberhardt,
is at the Mayflower.
The Assistant to the Attorney
General and Mrs. John Lord
O'Brian have as their guest at
the Wardman Park Hotel. Mrs
George W. MiXter of New York.
Mrs. kautZ, wife of the late
Capt. Austin kautz, l.. S. n, will
have with her for the winter at
her home on Nineteenth Street
her cousin, Miss Jane Craven
McHarg, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry X. McHarS. of New
York, Mrs. kautz will present
her cousin 10 society at a tea
early in December. Miss McHarg
Is graduate of Holton Arms
School.
In Studio
Miss Rebecca Dial will he at
home Sunday afternoon from 4
to 6 o'clock at her studio in the
Portland, The hostess will be
assisted by Mrs. Arthur Mac.
Arthur, Mrs. Ella May Powell.
Mrs, Robert NJ. Gates. Miss Grace
Roper, Miss Anna Green. Miss
Sarah Hobbs and Miss Fannie
May Trimble.
Col. Frank Knox has arrived
in Washington from New York
city and is at the Carlton.
Frank Hitchcock, former Post
master General, has come from
New York, and is passing sew.
eral days at the Willard.
Mrs. Lindsay Russell of Wash
ington is at the Carlton for a few
days, prior to opening her house
at 1884 Massachusetts Ave.