Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-29
Epiphany Home Ball
Charmingly Arranged Event.

the Epiphany Church Home given last
evening IN the ball room of the May
flower. DebutanteS and their cavaliers,
with many of a younger generation
home from school for the ThanKsgiv-
ing holiday, enjoyed the dancing in
the ball room and at midnight light
refreshments were served in the
Chinese room.
Vice President Curtis, with his broth
er-in-law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Everett Gam, arrived about IL
o'clock and were escorted the length Of
the ball room and to their box, the
other guests standing. When the Vice
President stepped into the box he was
given a cordial greeting in applause,
Mr.. and Mrs. Gam being Immediately
behind him.
They had with them in their box Mrs.
Edwin T. Meredith, widow of the late
Secretary Of Agriculture; Mrs. Sidney
A. Cloman and her niece, Mrs. Wilson
Prichett: Mrs. Alice Smoot and Maj.
and Mrs. Charles P. George, son-in-law
and daughter of the Vice President.
Mrs. Gam wore a becoming gown of
gold lace made with shallow hounce
of the lace falling from the hip line, the
skirt being long and flaring. Her orna-
mentS were jade matching the green
feather fan which she carried. Mrs.
Meredith had gown Of black lace with
which she wore pearl and diamond
ornaments, and Mrs George was in q
pink chiffon gown with handpainted
flowers and bands of Jets and brilliants
marking the neck line and the waist
line.
Mrs. ZeBarney Phillips, wife of the
rector of the Church of the Epiphany,
received the guests wearing gown of
f,,111
made. She was assisted by Mrs. Arthur
Macarthur, siSter-in-law of the new
chief Of staff, U. S. A., Gen. Douglas
Macarthur, whose gown was also of
black velvet, narrow bands of rhine
stones over the shoulders relieving the
SomberneSs. Others in the line were
Mrs. Eugene Thompson and Mrs. Lester
Wilson. They were both in black vel
vet, Mrs. Thompson's gown being plain,
with long skirt and square neck line,
and Mrs. Wilson having a sunburst in
cut steel on one side Of the skirt and
steel beads across the shoulders. They
all wore long white gloves, which were
much In evidence at the ball last eve
ming.
The Bishop Of Washington, the Rt
Rev James z. Freeman, and Mrs. Free
man were among the early arrivals at
the ball, Mrs. Freeman wearing a be-
coming gown OF DlacR ch1f1On with large
flowers in rose color, the skirt full and
with a deep flounce of tulle about the
bottom. They held a veritable recep-
ton in their box during the evening,
as did the Vice President and his guests.
Bishop and Mrs. Freeman, whose box
adjoined that of the Vice President,
gave the latter a gracious and special
greeting when he arrived in the box.
The ball was attended by a repre-
sentative company Of residential society,
Senator Arthur Capper, a guest Of the
Vice President, and Mrs. Morris Sheppard
being almost the sole members Of on
cial circles outside of the Vice Presi-
dent. Among others there were Miss
Mary Randolph, Miss Ann Randolph,
Mrs. Karl D. Klemm, Mr.. and Mrs.
Watson Freeman Clarke, Miss Char
lotte Freeman Clarke, Mrs. Jacob
Leander Loose, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur w.
Hubbard, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank w. Mon
dell, Mr.. and Mrs. Duncan Phillips,
Mrs. e. H. G. Slater, Mr.. and Mrs. Al
fons Landa, the latter chairman of the
Young Ladies Committee, which in
cluded many Of the debutantes, and the
large circle OF buds was generously rep
resented.
There were many distinctive costumes.
one Of which attracting particular at
tention was that of Miss Betty West
who wore soft lame in a quaint fig
ured pattern. The gown was made with
very long circular skirt and the bodice