The Washington times., 1931-05-11
d. 6. Girls to
Make Bow
At Court
Fortunate Ones Selected to
Be Presented at Court of
st. James in London on
May 19 and 20
BY ANNE PATTEN

maids ana maCTOnS nave Deen
announced as among the pre-
senteeS" at the first Court of
St. James at Buckingham Pal.
ace on May 10. Nine others
will be presented at the second
court on May 20.
The names of the lucky ones
, we're announced today in Lon.
don by Mrs. Charles G. Dawes,
wife of the ambassador of the
United States, and Immediately
cabled to this side to arouse
burning pangs of envy in the
bosom of those less fortunate.
Mrs. Dawes is to make the pre-
SentationS.
The first group to be pre-
sented will include Miss Adele
Jahncke, daughter of the AS
siStant Secretary of the Navy
and Mrs. Ernest Lee Jahncke
and a bud" of this season in
Washington. Adele, although
a Capital debutante, left Wash
ington shortly after Christmas
for her home in New Orleans
and orly returned last week for
an overnight visit before sail
ing for Europe. Her mother,
Mrs. JahnCke, accompanied her
abroad and will, presumably,
supervise her pretty daughters
preparation for the great event.
Miss Dawes HOnOred
Also p esented at the first
court will be Virginia Dawes,
tn e adopted daughter of the
Ambassador and Mrs. Dawes.
Virginis made her home in
Washington during her fathers
term of office as vice president
and has a host of friends in
the "sub-deb" set here.
Other presentees on May 19
include Mrs. Ralph H. Booth,
wife of the United States min
lister to Denmark: Miss Virginia
Penn of North Carolina, Miss
Louise Behn of New York,
Miss Helen Brinton of Penn
sylvania, Miss Bertha Potter
Palmer of Illinois, Miss Mar
garetta Duane of Pennsylvania,
Miss Edith Martin of Penn
sylvania. and Miss Barbara
Hutton of New York, the latter
reported to be the wealthiest
debutante of Gotham's smart
set last year. She is a daugh-,
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Franklyn
Hutton
At Second Presentation
No less interesting is the list
of names for presentation on
May 20, which include that of
Miss Audrey Barret, of Wash
ington, Baltimore and New
York, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Cecil Barret. Miss Barret
made her debut in New York at
Christmas time, earlier in the
month journeying down to Bal
timore to be presented at the
first of the famous Bachelors
Cotillions. She is a niece of
Lady Bagot, Of London, for.
raerly Miss Lily May, of Balti.
more. ard has inherited the
beauty for which the women of
her family have been famous
for generations. Her 'irst
cousin, the Hon. Barbara Bagot,
was presented a few seasons ago
when a debutante. Lady Bagot
made the presentation and this
year will be the one selected to
introduce her charming Ameri-
can niece to King George and
Queen Mary.
Sails For London
Mrs. Clarence C. Dill, wife of
Senator Dill of Washington,
sailed last week from New York
for London and will be among
the American women to make
their bow on May 20. Tie
name of Miss Elizabeth Howry,
daughter of the late Judge
Charles Brown Howry, of Wash
ington, is also included on the
second court list. Miss Howrv
and her sister, Miss Mary
Howry, are planning to spend
the season in London.
Miss Katherine Lee Bayard
Hilles, daughter of Mrs. Will
liam S. Hilles, of Wilmington,
sailed last week with her mother
in order to be in London a few
days before her presentation
Mrs. Hilles is a daughter If
the late Thomas F. Bayard, one
time Secretary of State and
later United States ambassador
to Great Britain. AS a debut
tante she was presented at the
British court during her faith.
er's term of office in London.
She and her pretty daughter
have been frequent visitors IN
washington where her brother,
former Senator Thomas Bayard,
served several successive terms.
Other Fortunate Girls
lOther Americans to be pre-
sented at the second court are
Mrs. Alfred Donovan. of Massa-
chusettS; Miss Mildred Hook.
stader. of New York; Miss Hell
ena McCann. of New York:
Miss Maureen Smith, of New
York, and Mrs. Andrew Long,
Of North Carolina.
The presentation will be made
by Mrs. Dawes in her capacity
as wife of the American am
baSsador, in the beautiful gold
throne room of Buckingham
Palace amid ceremonial NAG.