The Washington times., 1930-12-29
BalBohennet to
I axe Place
on Feb. 2

Committees Are Named for
Annual Arts Club Affair to
Be- Given at the Willard
Hotel
'"The Court of King Loony
XII. on the Moon" Is to be the
locale Of the 1891 Bal Boheme
Of the Arts Club of washington,
the annual art spectacle Of the
Capital city; which is rapidly
becoming famous all over the
country, and which each winter
attracts an increasing number
of visitors to attend It's alluring
festivities. This year the Bal
Boherne is scheduled for Mon.
day night, February 2, and it
win take place, as is the custom,
at the willard Hotel.
The entire atmosphere will be
pervaded by q magical vapor,
designed to produce q gently
care-free or even rolicksome
spirit among the hundreds of
gaily coStumed guests at the
ball. An epidemic of friYolity
will infeSt the scene, and 1t Is
proper in any well.regulated
court, ambassadors and repre-.
SentativeS from other planets
and heavenly bodies will be in
attendance, as well as the in
habitantS of the Moon. It is
even whispered that King Loony
may go ultra modern" but that
remains to be seen.
Poster Contest
The annual poster contest Is
now under way, and artists, stu
dents and all persons in the city
are invited to enter posters an.
nouncing the BAL Boheme, the
willard, february q" The COM
mittee in charge Of the poster
contest includes Mrs. Louise Ro'
chon Hoover, chairman; Miss
Anne Fuller Abbott, Felix Ma
honey and Lyle A. Brookover.
Posters must be at the Arts
Club, 2017 Eye Street, on or be-
fore January 10 to be considered
in the contest. Posters may be OF
any size, any medium and any
color, or combination Of colors.
The Arts Club will display
the posters throughout the city
prior to the Bal, and there will
be three prizes given for the
most successful posters, Of $25,
SIS and $40, respectively, for
first, second and third place
awards. The judges of the pos
terS will be Mrs. Duncan Phil.
lips, Miss Eleanor Parke Gus
tis, James w. Hardey, James
Botto and o. F. Ballou. Pos
ters must be artistic, original
and humorous.
Committee
The Bal Boheme committee
Is headed by William F. Baker,
chairman, and includes Mrs.
Warren N. AkerS, Miss Sibyl
Baker, Eben F. Comins. j. Mil
nor Dorey, Mrs. John otto
johnson, Fulton Lewis, Lynch
Luquer, Felix Mahony, Mrs.
Sallie v. H. Pickett, Mrs. Maud
Howell Smith, Henry j. Staley,
Charles T. Tittmann, Carlton
Van Valkenburg, Gideon A.
Lyon, Mrs. Louise Rochon
Hoover. Mrs. John F. Gaynor,
Miss Harriet Garrels, Mrs.
Betty Hammond Hoyt and
Shepard Taylor
Sub-chairmen, In charge of
all the countless details that
60 into the making of this
big, bright, beautiful ball, met
last night with the execu.
tive committee of the Bal
Boheme at the Arts Club at 8
o'clock, when final plans were
outlined by Mr.. Baker and
decided by the committee.
Boxes will be in the hands
Of Mrs. John F. Gaynor, with
tickets available at the Bal
Boheme office in the Arts Club
under the Craftsmanship of
Mrs. John Otto johnson.
The committee in charge Of
costumes for the ball includes
Mrs. Betty Hammond Hoyt,
Miss Harriet Garrels and Shep-
ard Taylor. The committee,
which will invite the artist
judges for the costumes to be
worn at the ball, includes Miss
Sibyl Baker. chairman: Mrs.
John Otto johnson and Carl.
ton Van Valkenburg.
Marriage Is Announced
OF interest to Washington is
the announcement of the mar,
riage, Of Miss Mary Blick Car.
Isle, daughter of Mrs. Harry
Hervey to William G. GaSSaway.
The ceremony took place Sep.
tember ~ In Washington,
Mr.. Gassaway is the son Of
DR.. and Mrs. William N. GasS-
away, of Ellicott City, Md.
RRR ~N