The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-09
NEWS OF CAPITAL SOCIETY
PRETTY BUD
IS LEADER
TONIGHT
Hostesses Entertaining at
Dinner Before Bache-
lors' CotillOn

will open its second season
this evening at the May
flower at 10 o'clock, amid
much pomp and ceremony,
with Miss Loranda Proch-
mix, daughter Of the Aus
trian Minister and Nine.
Prochnik, and Walter DAY.
idge leading the figures.
In reviving the dances
last year much of the charm
of "the bachelors" of a gen.
Grafton age was achieved,
though the social influence
by no means equalled that
of the original organization,
when the success of a debu-
tante depended on an invi-
tation to these parties.
Highly Organized
Nor have they the same
meaning as the present assem-
blies in Philadelphia or the
bachelors" in Baltimore, which,
in both cases represent the re-
suit of highly organized society,
controlled by one large resi-
dental group.
Nine. Prochnik will head the
receiving line tonight. Others
in line will be Mrs. Lawrence
C. Phipps, Mrs. Seymour Low
man, and Mrs. Robert E. Lee.
Prizes Awarded
Brig. Gen. William e. Horton,
president of the organization,
will direct the cotillon figures
and prizes will be awarded to
those taking part. Archibald
C. v. Wells is chairman Of the
committee in charge of favors,
assisted by Walter Davidge,
Charles Delmar and Walter Will
cox. A seated supper will be
served at midnight.
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Thomas
@. Ashburn will entertain at
dinner preceding the dance, In
honor of Miss Mary Martha
Wren and Miss Anne Virginia
Ashburn. Other dinner hosts
will be Col. and Mrs. Guy V.
Henry, Rear Admiral and Mrs.
Ridley Mclean, Major and
Mrs. Ennals Waggaman, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Wh1tten.
Deb Hostess
Miss Mary Ruden will also
entertain at dinner and her
party will later be the guests
of William Jeffries Chewing,
jr., in his box at the Cotilion,
where they will be Joined by
Prince Firouz, DR.. Mikas Bage-
donas, Mrs. Robert E. Lee. Mrs.
Francis I. du Pont, Mr.. and Mrs.
Percy Hamilton Davis, Louis
Jeffries and Randolph Zen.
The next cotillons will be
given January 10 and Febru-
airy IL.
Invitations Out
The Hungarian Minister and
Countess LaSZlo SZechenyl nave
sent out invitations for a small
dance to be held on New Years
Eve at the legati on, 1924 Six
tenth st. N. w.
Nine. Morales, wife OF the
Minister of the Dominican Re
public, has gone to Baltimore
to join the Minister, who is
remaining there during the stay
of the President of the Re-
public, at Jones Hopkins Uni.
versity Hospital. Nine. Morales
was accompanied by her sister,
Mile. Emma Rojas.
Senator David Baird, jr., Of
New Jersey, who has been ap-
pointed to succeed former Sen
ator Walter E. Edge, is a guest
at the Mayflower.
X X x
Gov. L. L. Emerson, Of ILL
nois; Gov. George F. Shafer, of
North Dakota, and Governor
Hammill, of Iowa, are guests at
the Willard, while they are here
attending the rivers and har-
bors conference.
X X \
Governor Morgan F. Larson,
of New Jersey, has arrived in
Washington and is stopping at
the Carlton. Other members of
the governors party include
Senator Emerson Richards,
Judge Joseph A. Corio, K. c.
Seracusio, E. L. Johnson, G. H.
johnson, John B. La Cort and
Frederick BrodesSer.