The Washington times., 1930-12-26
Gaiety ReignS
At Middies
Cadet Ball

WdytsOWST T1Utc1 Dali nVV""
Is Scene of SpIendor As
Capitals Younger Set
Makes Merry
.Gayest of the Yuletide fetes
for the younger set was the.
midshipmen and cadet ball at
the Mayflower last evening.
The ''middies" and visiting West
Pointers, in town for the holi-
days, turned out en- masse for
the party. the blue and gray Of
their trim uniforms giving an
interesting note Of color in con-
trast Of the conventional black
and white Of the other mem
bers Of the lengthy stage line.
It was, of course, predoni-
nantly a young peoples party.
with the debutantes and boys
and girls home from school and
college for the holidays joining
In the merriment with the
Naval and Military academies
visitors. But, headed by Vice
President Curtis, there were
groups of "elder statesmen"
and many high-ranking officers
Of the Army and Navy, with
their. womenfolk, to view the
gay scene from the boxes sur
rounding the ballroom.
/ Vice President HOnOred
The Vice President, with Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Everett Gam.
came to the ball from Fort
Myer, where they had had
Christmas dinner with Vice
President Curtis son-in-law and
daughter, Major and Mrs.
Charles p. George, and their
little family.
Arriving at II o'clock they
were received with ceremony
and were escorted to their box
through lines Of midShipmen
and cadets drawn up in parade
formation. In the Vice Prest-
dents party were the Secretary
of Agriculture and Mrs. Hyde,
Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Mulvane
and o little group of young
people including Miss Carolyn
Hyde, Miss Kathryn Mulvane
and william Laird Dunlop Sd.
Coming from the Christmas
dinner party at the White
House, Allan Hoover, son Of the
President, and Mrs. Hoover,
joined the youthful revelers for
an hour or two. his presence
adding meaSurably to the
glamor, of the ba1l-at least
from the point of view of the
younger feminine guests.
Receive the Guests
In the receiving line with
MRS. Helen Ray Hagner, who
annually organizes this gay
holiday event, were the Assist
ant Secretary of War and Mrs.
Frederick II. Payne, Mai. Gen.
Ben H. Fuller, commandant of
the Marine Corps, and Mrs.
Fuller, Mai. Gen. and Mrs. Guy
v. Henry and Rear Admiral
and Mrs. Claude H. Bloch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Payne had as
guests at the ball Major and
Mrs. William Gruber, Major and
Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower and
Groverman Payne. Miss Caro-
line Payne, daughter of the
hosts, also attended the fete.
but came on with members of
the dinner party which Brig.
Gen. and Mrs. George B. Pills
bury had entertained for their
daughter, Miss Elizabeth Pills
bury.
Entertain Box Party
Senator and Mrs. James j.
Davis and Representative and
Mrs. Clyde Kelly entertained
o box party, having among
their guests the Senator's niece,
Miss Esther Ford Jones, and
John c. Make, Miss Jones is
spending the Christmas holi-
days with Senator and Mrs
Davis.
Mrs. Hagner, who gave a
dinner in the garden of the
Mayflower before the ball, had
as guests General and Mrs.
Fuller, General and Mrs. Henry,
Admiral and Mrs. Bloch, CAPT.
and Mrs. Robert Theobold.
Comdr. and Mrs. John w.
Morse and Thomas Ray Hag-
ner, young son of the hostess.
Dinner Parties Given
Others who had gay dinner
parties in the garden and took
their guests to the ball were,
beside General and Mrs. Pills
bury, Miss Mary Dwight,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Henry Dwight: Mrs. Lindsay
Russell, Miss Frances Morse,
daughter of Lieut.. Comdr. and
. Mrs. John B. Morse: Miss Dor,
othy Dodge, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Harold Dodge, and
Miss Eunice Wilson, daughter
of Capt. and Mrs. Russell
Wilson.