Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-10
Virginians Arrange
For Annual Colonial
Costume Ball Feb. g.
Washinston's Birthday An
niversary to Be Featured
by Brilliant Social Affair
at Willard Hotel.

The executive council of the Society
of Virginia met Thursday evening at
the willard Hotel, at the direction Of its
president, Representative Joseph T.
Deal. for the purpose of formulating
plans for the fifth annual Colonial cos
tune ball and Colonial pageant, to be
held on the evening of Friday, Febru-
airy %, at the Willard Hotel.
This annual costume ball, given each
year by the society on or near the an
niversary of the birth Of Washington,
has heretofore been classed as the most
brilliant social affair given by the Vir-
ginians. In addition to a pageant por-
traying an event associated with Co
lonial Virginia, the evenings program
will be interspersed with special fea-
lures, including professional talent.
Special arrangements are being made
to have this entertainment the most
colorful ever given by the organization,
and with this in view the costume COM
mittee is in correspondence with out-of-
town agencies in order that Colonial
costumes will be available for the mem
bers of the society and their guests.
President Deal Names
Group Of Sponsors.
President Deal appointed the follow
ing sponsors to represent the State of
Virginia, the District of Columbia and
the 10 congressional districts of Viz
ginia: Mrs. Lena Epperly Macdonald,
queen of sponsors, representing the
State Of Virginia: Miss Frances Carter
Linfoot. maid of sponsors, representing
the District of Columbia, and the fol-
lowing sponsors, in the order named,
will represent the 10 congressional dis
tricts of Virginia: Miss Lillian ". Nor
ris, Miss Douglas Ross, Miss Lillian B.
Fleming, Miss Alyce Slemp, Miss Ann
Graves MCGUIRE. Miss Lucy @. Hodges,
Miss Hilda z. Neister, Miss Virginia 8.
Faust, Miss Elsie Hartman and Miss
Anna L. Hubbard.
These sponsors also constitute spe-
cial pageant committee, which will be
ed by the queen of sponsors, Mrs. Lena
Epperly Macdonald.
The following appointive officers and
committees were announced by the
president: Miss Bell Perkins, historian;
Rev. Sam w. Small, chaplain: Repre-
sentative Joseph Whitehead, custodian;
Mai. Jesse L. Sinclair, sergeant-at-
arms; membership committee, Repre-
sentative Patrick H Drewry, chairman:
Representative r. Walton Moore and
Representative s. Otis Bland. The two
past presidents of the society, Mr.. r.
G. Baggarly and Mr.. j. Cloyd Byars,
together with Mrs. Maud Howell Smith,
were designated as the entertainment
committee. The auditing committee
consists of Mr.. e. Lodge Hill. chair
! man; Mr.. ]. Cloyd Byars and Miss G.
Virginia Diedel. The president desig-
mated Mr.. F. G.. Baggarly as the music
and floor committee and Mr.. Fred p.
Myers chairman Of the publicity COM
mittee.
Society Organized
in November, 1928.
The Society Of Virginia was organ
lied November 8, 1923. Its member
ship is limited to native born Virgin
ians or to those whose father or moth
er was born In the State. The present
membership Is over 1000, which in
cludes the Virginia delegation In Con-
gress and many prominent Virginians
throughout the State and Nation.
The officers of the society recently
elected to manage its affairs for the
present year are as follows: Repre-
sentative Joseph T. Deal, president:
president: Mr.. Alfred p. Thorn, second
vice president; Mr.. r. Page Irving,
third vice president; Mr.. Fred p.
Myers, treasurer; Miss Frances G. Lin
foot, secretary. and Mr.. j. w. Sommer-
vile. financial secretary.
The executive council includes the
above-named officers and Miss Elsie
Hartman, Capt william G. Harvey, IT,:
Mr.. Fielding M. Lewis. DR.. Henry Tay-
lor Miller and Mr.. G. Dudley Shreve.