Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-27
Prominent Patrons
Listed by Managers
For Next Dixie Ball
Vice President Curtis Heads
List-Picturesque Deco
rations Are Outlined for
Event Of Tuesday Evening.

Featured by a splendid program of
entertainment, a notable group Of pa
irons and patronesses headed by the
vice President of the United States, Mr..
Charles Curtis, and a list Of box
holders, each of whom Is a direct de-
Scendant of the noted Confederate in
whose honor the box Is named, the
Dixie ball, sponsored by Robert e. Lee
Chapter, United Daughters of the Con-
federacy, will be held Tuesday night at
the Willard. The scheme of decoration
will be carried out with maSsed groups
of flags with American flags, battle
flags of the Confederacy and State ban
nerS of the Southern States placed to-
gether.
Under the direction of Mrs. Maud
Howell Smith, chairman Of the enter
tainment committee, Mr.. Orme Libby
and Miss Charlotte Patterson will dance
mississippi Memories" in appropriate
costumes and Miss Helen Stuart Grit
fifth and Mr.. Wallace Wright will dance
an old-time gavotte.
In addition to Vice President Curtis,
the list of patrons includes Mr.. Justice
McReynolds, Representative Edith
Nourse Rogers, the Minister from
Switzerland and Nine. Peter, the
Turkish Ambassador, Bey Ahmed Mouh-
tar; Admiral and Mrs. David w. Taylor,
the Minister from Costa Rica, Senior
Don Quesada; Mrs. Henry w. Fitch and
Representative Andrew j. Hickey.
Also acting as patrons are Represent
alive and Mrs. Sol Bloom, Mr.. Anthony
E. Addison, Mr.. and Mrs. Mcclellan
Ritter, Mrs. Frank Goodman. Rear
Admiral and Mrs. Cary T. Grayson,
Gen. and Mrs. Tasker II. Bliss, Mrs.
Emerson H. Liscum, Mrs. William Cor
coran Eustis, Representative and Mrs.
JEFF Busby, Representative Robert A.
Green, Mrs. Henry Cook Macatee, Miss
Rena Alcorn, Senator and Mrs. Key
Pittman, the Ambassador from Mexico
and Nine. Teller, Mrs. Clara Jones, DR..
and Mrs. Sterling Ruffin, Miss Caroline
Longfellow, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Clar-
endon Smith, Mrs. Lula M. Donnelly,
Mr.. and Mrs. N. r. Rabner, Mrs. Will
| liam B. Newman, Miss Anita Schado,
Admiral Samuel MCGOWAN, the Min
lister from Siam, Mr.. Kridakard; Mr..
John Barton Payne, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Hight, Gen. and Mrs. John Warren
Joyes and Mrs. Hoggatt Clopton.
On the floor committee, headed by
Mr.. Fielding M. Lewis as chairman and
Maj william Robert Nichols as vice
chairman, are Mr.. Thomas S. Settle,
DR.. Albert S. Davidson Mr.. Fred p.
Myers, Mr.. ]. Cloyd Byers Mr.. Carter
Harrison Hites, Mr. Frederick Ray, Mr..
| John F. Little, Mr.. Jesse Duke, Mr..
Theodore Wanerus, Mr.. G. Dudley
Shreve, Mr.. William Keister, Maj.
Charles william Freeman, Judge Will
| liam S. Stoner, Mr.. Harvey G. Danner,
Mr.. John Machin and Mr.. william
| DisQue.
Miss Katherine Harrison. daughter of
Senator and Mrs. Pat Harrison, is chair
man of the young ladies' committee, and
| has assisting her Miss Betty SHIRLEY as
vice chairman. Miss Marian Harrison,
Miss Frances Linfoot, Miss Frances v.
Phillips, Miss Carolyn Reese, Miss Ann
Graves Mcclure, Miss Virginia Sinclair,
Miss Lillian B. Fleming, Miss Eleanor
Daniel, Miss Elizabeth Thornton, Miss
Emma Collier, Miss Hilda Neister, Miss
Laura Collier, Miss Alyce Slemp and
Miss Virginia Faust.
Mrs. John j. Macdonald, chairman
of the ball, who has named her box for
her grandfather, Capt. Peyton G. Rich
ardson, will have in her party Maj. and
Mrs. Jesse L. Sinclair, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederick Ray, Judge and Mrs. William
S.. Stoner, Mrs. Percy G. Corning, Miss
Lillian B. Fleming, Miss Jeanne Love-
lace, Miss Alyce Slemp, Representative
Robert A. Green, Mr.. Carter Harrison
Hites, Mr.. Theodore Wanerus, Mr.
Harvey C. Danner, Mr.. William Disque
and Mr.. j. r. LantZ.
Maj Jesse L. Sinclair Is chairman of
the reception committee and will be