Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-10
Gala Event Outlined
In Red. White and Blus
Ball Announcement
Unusual Interest Aroused
Among Society Leaders
and Numerous Box Parties
Are Scheduled.

One Of the gala events Of this weeA
Is the Red, white and Blue Ball, Tuess
day night at 10 O'Clock at the willard
Hotel and which In way viii be al-
most an oficial celebration by WASH.
ingtonians Of Madrt Gras, so inclusive
Is the list Of those who have taken
boxes or made reservations for this
night. The Nations colors always
arouse enthusiasm and the fact that
the decorations Of the ballroom, and
the costumes OF those taking part in
the pageant, which 1t Is whispered Is to
be unusually brilliant, are to be OF
these patriotic hues. In addition to the
glamour that always attends Madrt
Gras, has awakened unusual interest.
And then almost every one Is anxious
to have the George washington
Memorial completed by 1882 and this
ball Is really the. opening gun In
campaign to complete the funds neces-
sary to make this dream OF patriotic
men and women come true. Mrs.
Henry F. Dimock. whose interest in
this memorial building has never
tagged, and who Is the president OF
the George washington Memorial As
ISOLATION, Is chairman Of the ball and
has assembled about her strikingly
influential group Of women to serve on
her ball committee. The mems COM
mittee, too, is almost like a roster OF
Washington's masculine leaders, and
has as chairman, Commissioner Sid
ney r. Taliaferro.
Box Parties Include
Many Of Prominence.
Some of the brilliancy Of the box
parties that will circle the ballroom
may be gained from the list of box
holders, among whom are the Secre-
tary Of Treasury, Mr.. Andrew ]. Mel
Ion; Countess Szechenyi wife Of the
Minister Of Hungary; Mrs. Henry F.
Dimock, chairman Of the ball; Mrs.
Anne Archbold, Mrs. Minnigerode
Andrews, Mrs. Charles J. Bell, Mrs.
Delos A. Blodgett, Mrs. e. Crane Chad
bourne, Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor. Mrs.
Christian Heurich. Miss Bessie Kibbey,
Mrs. Robert z. Lee, Mrs. Jacob Leander
Loose. Mrs. Charles Graves Matthews,
Mrs; Harry Norment. Mrs. Thomas w.
Phillips. Mrs. Rushmore Patterson.
r. Turner, Mrs. Charles Boughton
Wood, Mrs. Edward Walker, Mrs.
Thomas F. Walsh, Mrs. Joseph z.
Washington, Mrs. Arthur p. Thorn,
Mrs. Fl. G. Reed and Col. Wade Cooper.
In order that the special features
may have the added zest Of surprise"
the committee that has this part Of the
program in hand is saying little about
them.
Committee Announces
Names Of Leaders.
The names Of the leaders of various
groups have been released, however, and
they include Mrs. Henry Parsons Erwin,
Miss Peggy Tyner, Miss Phyllis Hight.
Miss Elizabeth Kennedy, Miss Elizabeth
TreScot, Miss Sally Major, Miss Jane
Crosby. Miss Cynthia Hill. Miss Bina
Day Deneen and Miss Catherine Nice.
Davis. Such titles as Fire Crackers"
White Powder Puffs," "Blue BOYS and
Bellies" have been heard and are a
clue to the originality that Is to be
expected In the pageantry Of this bah,
the scenes In which have been arranged
by Mrs. Walter r. Tuckerman.
This is not to be costume bah, q
fact which seems to be adding to its
popularity, but those who desire to
enter more fully into the spirit of the
occasion by wearing some red, white
ana blue accessory to their attire are
privileged to do so. It's ~
The few boxes that remain and also
! admission tickets may be obtained at
the Willard Hotel Social Bureau. and
the public is particularly invited to co..
operate In this benefit for the George
washington Memorial building.