The Washington times., 1931-04-07
Dixie Ball To
Be Staged
Tonight
Annual Function, Always a
CoIorfuI Affair, Will Be
Held in Grand Ballroom
Of Willard Hotel

of the Hoffman-Hoskins dane.
ing school will be part of the
entertainment scheduled for
this evening at the annual
Dixie Ball to be held in the
grand ballroom of the New
Willard Hotel.
Another feature will be the
appearance of the Twentieth
United States Marine Band.
under the direction of Lieut..
Arthur E. Harper. Before the
dance this organization will
play a program of music open
ing the ball with the strains of
the immortal Dixie"
Vets May Attend
If the plans of Esther Holden
Julia, chairman of the ball
committee. are successful, A few
remaining survivors of General
Robert E. Lees army will at
tend the ball as guests of the
chapter named to perpetuate
the memory of the commander
of the Confederate forces. In
past years the presence of these
old veterans was an accepted
feature of every ball, but the
inroadS of time have dwindled
their numbers so that only
Scant few, enfeebled by age,
remain today.
Sponsors of Ball
The list of patrons and patron
esses includes Rear Admiral and
Mrs. Capps, the Chinese Minis
ter and Madame WI, Gen. and
Mrs. William D. Connor, Mrs.
George Barnett, Mrs. William C.
Eustis, Mr.. and Mrs. John H.
Dwight, Judge and Mrs. Brant-
ley, Mrs. Orme Wilson, jr., Mrs.
Hoggart Clapton. Woodbury.
Blair, Mrs. John Biddle, Mrs.
Victor Kaufman, DR.. Gerry Nor
gan, Mrs. Henry Alvah Strong,
Mrs. Claude N. Bennett, Mrs.
James Peyton Powell, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. B. Spencer, Miss Laura
Embrey, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Mondell, Thomas j. O'Brien,
Mr.. and Mrs. M. E. Norment,
Mrs. Crane Chadbourne, Mrs.
Frank A. Tilton, Mr.. and Mrs.
George S. Patton, Mr.. and Mrs.
Carroll Schock, Thomas Settle,
Mrs. Frances Newlands. Mrs.
Moncure Burke, Mr.. and Mrs.
French Strother, Mr.. and Mrs.
N. B. Rabner.
Noted Women Active
A group of prominent club.
women attending the event as
representatives of various chap
ters and divisions of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy,
under whose auspices the ball
is to be held, includes Mrs.
Frank o. Goodwin, Mrs. R. A.
Allen, Miss Ora Smith. Miss
Elsie Thomas, Miss Gladys Al
len, Mrs. Walter E. Hutton, Mrs.
Lorena Hewett, Mrs. Severe
Julia, Mrs. George D. Horning,
Miss Clara S. Follin. Mrs. Ste.
phen H. Ford, Mrs. Thomas F.
James, Mrs. R. B. Whitehurst
and Mrs. Frank H. Newell.
Celebrates Birthday Anniversary
Robert Randolph Simpson en-.
tertained a party of young
people at the dinner dance
session at the Shoreham Hotel
last evening, the occasion mark
ing his birthday. His guests
included Miss Marguerite Gaffer,
Miss Argean Rudd, Miss Leah
Rudd, Mr.. Charles Baker and
Mr.. William Nichols.
Mrs. Hugh j. Chisholm is in
Washington for a brief visit en-
route from Palm Beach to her
home in New York.
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Easter Tea Dance
One of the pleasant festivities
of Easter Monday was the tea
dance given by Mrs. Helen Ray
Hagner at Wardman Park Ho-
tel. Jonquils and other spring
blossoms were used as decora-
tions of the tea table at which
were, in turn, Mrs. Ben H.
Fuller, Mrs. Harry N. Cootes,
Mrs. John Allan Dougherty,
Mrs. Arthur Macarthur, jr.,
Mrs. Gregg C. Birdsall, Mrs.
John w. Morse, and Mrs. Jen-
nings Bailey, jr.
The hostess was also assisted
by a group including Miss
Katherine Hall, Miss Mary
Elizabeth Macarthur, Miss
Emiscah Gale Davis, Miss
Katherine Fechet, Miss Mary
Ingraham Henry, Miss Kath-
crime Berry, Miss Frances Morse,
Miss Mary Martha Wrenn, Miss
Mary Stuart Birdsall and Miss
C. Marbury Beall.