Evening star., 1932-02-21
Alexandria Prepared
For Commemoration
Of Birthnight Ball
Descendants Of Original
Guests to Be Introduced
as Those They Represent.

4UUlIl anniversary VI tllc UI Ill VI
George Washington and the 1880 ami
verSary of the first Of these balls held
in Alexandria, on the occasion of the
generals 9th birthday, will take place
Monday evening at 10 O'Clock in his
toric Gadsbys Tavern and the old City
Tavern adjoining. The ball is being
sponsored by the Mount Vernon Chap
ter N. S., D. A. r.; the Alexandria
Committee of Colonial Danes and the
Washington Society of Alexandria. Mrs.
Granville G. Valentine of Richmond,
chairman OF the Colonial Danes in Vlr-
ginia; Mrs. D. Mauchlin Niven, chair
man of the Alexandria Committee: Mrs.
Charles Alexander Swami Sinclair, re-
gent of Mount Vernon Chapter, and
Mr.. William B. McGroarty, president Of
the Washington Society, will receive
the guests, who will be announced by
the names of the ancestors they repre-
sent They will then be presented to
Gen and Mrs. Washington, imperson-
ated by Col Brantz Nj. RoSZel OF Win
chester, descendant of Gen. WASH
ington'S uncle, and Miss Pattie Wash
ington, a descendant of the generals
brother, John Augustine Washington,
who married Hannah BuShrOd. Guests
from all parts OF the country will be
present, and the 500 who will attend
could easily be extended to 5000 if all
who wish to come could be accommo-
dated During the evening mlnuet
will be danced under the direction of
Mrs. Charles M. SheppersOn, president
of the local Business and Professional
Women's Club who directed this same
group when they danced before the ma
tional convention of the club in Rich
mond last Summer. Mrs. D. G. Book
will be the accompaniSt, and those to
fakn in the n1jnuef MISS Ellen
Ticer and Mr. Park Ticer, daughter and
son of the mayor of Alexandra and
Mrs. Edmund F. Ticer; Mr.. and Mrs.
Edgar S. Bayol, Mrs. Norman Simpson,
Mrs. Fred M. Everly, Miss Anita Noble,
Miss Margaret Cunningham, Miss Bar
bara Cation, Miss Rietta Butler, Mr.. Joe
Blackwell, Mr.. DougleS Smith, Mr..
Ralph Hepburn. Mr.. Tom Monroe, Mr..
Hudson Martin and Mr.. Randall BOOK.
Dr. and Mrs. Henry Augustine Latane
will entertain at buffet luncheon Mon
day in their home on North Washington
street before the Washington's birthday
parade. Mrs Latane will be assisted by
her sister. Miss Betty Joyce Graham
Mrs. c. w. Leadbetter, Mrs. T: c. Law,
Mrs. Peyton Moncure Chichester, Mrs.
H. w. German. Mrs. Charles Arth, Mrs.
e. H. Erickson. Mrs. T. A. Huntley,
Mrs Charles Schoonmaker, Mrs. Q. A.
Bergen, Mrs c. M. Godfrey, Miss Polly
Cahill and Miss Mary Zoll. The guests,
most of whom are from Washington,
will be DR.. and Mrs Grant S. Barn.
hart, DR.. and Mrs. Hugh Callahan, DR..
and Mrs. A. c. Christie, Maj. and Mrs.
w. M. Dixon, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Al
colt, Maj and Mrs. A. J. Maxwell, Mr..
and Mrs. R. E. Snodgrass, Col. and Mrs.
w. G. Smith. Representative and Mrs.
Frank Murphy, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Kelley Mr. and Mrs. Richard Williams,
Mrs. Hubert Snowden. Miss Elsie Snow
den. Miss Edith Snowden, Miss Minnie
Henderson, Miss Grace Hunter, Mrs.
Charles Zoll, Mrs. Eleanor S. Washing
tor Howard Mrs. Harvey Griffith. MISS
Elizabeth Griffith, Mrs. E. Rust-Smltn,
Mrs. lone M Knowlton, Mrs. Sarah
Pendleton. Miss Emily Pendleton, Miss
Natalie Schoonmaker. DR.. P. NJ. CHI
chester. DR.. T. F. Law. Dr. G. w. Lead
better. Mr.. E. H. Erickson Mr.. T, A.
H,1ntlev Mr.. Charles Schoonmaker,
Master Donald Schoonnaker, Mr.. G. NJ.
Godfrey. DR. H w. German. Mr.. Oscar
A. Bergren. Mr.. j. Smoot Jones and Mr..
Frederick H. Taylor
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Cowan Ramage
and the Misses Ramage entertained at
tea last Sunday afternoon in their
home on Duke street extended. Mr..
D.
engagement of their daughter, jose
phine CoWan, to Mr.. Robert Caldwell
Mccain Of Richmond son OF Mrs.
Daniel Mccain of Bangor, Me. The
wedding will be in May.
Invitations have been received In
Alexandria from Mrs. Loula Dickinson
Tayloe for the marriage Of her daugh-
ter, Loula Dickinson, to Mr.. Robert
Edward Goulding Saturday afternoon,
NEo, of n-clnnE in historic ST
Johns Episcopal Church in King
George County.
Invitations also have been received
from Mr.. and Mrs. William Bland Dew
of Sweet Briar for the marriage of their
daughter, Polly Cary, to Mr.. William
Stephen Woodson, jr.. of Richmond
Saturday evening, February n, at q
In Amherst, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond L. Creel an
nounce the marriage of their daughter,
Mary Ellen, to Mr.. c. w. Wilson OF
Washington Friday, January IS, 1882.
Miss Catherine Pullman and Miss
HiIda Pullman entertained at tea last
Sunday afternoon in honor OF their
sister, Mrs Ralph Bale Hunt, wife OF
Lieut.. Hunt, U. S. N.
Miss Ccurtenay Cochran Of Sweet
Briar College is the week end guest Of
llcl pdl tlIlS, LII anu IVA D. Aioiii"o -
Cochran. Mr.. Robert S. Cochran, who
has been visiting his parents, has left
for his home in Schenectady. N. Y.
Miss Ellen Ticer has returned from
Williamsburg, where she attended the
Mdwinter dances at william and Mary
College.
Col. and Mrs. Brantz NJ Roszel of
Winchester are week end guests of their
cousins. Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Swami Sim
clair. Mrs. Roszel, who is observing a
period of mourning, will not attend the
birthnight ball.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gowan of Tarry-
town, N. Y, spent the week end with
their cousins. Miss Ellen Stabler Faw-
cett and Miss Ellen Douglass FaWcett,
in their home on Prince street. Mrs.
GoWans mother. Mrs. Benjamin L.
Wallace of Dobbs Ferry, N. Y. was for
merly Miss Ellen Hoof of Alexandria,
q sister of the late Mrs. Edward S. Faw-
cett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor Burke have re-
turned from trip to Atlantic City
Mrs. Tom Gibbs Akeley of Belfast,
Me, who has been visiting her father,
Mr.. Gilbert j. Cox, has left for Balti-
more, where she is the guest of her
aunt. Mrs. Morton Shaeffer.
Mrs. Bessie McGhee of Huntington,
w Va. is the guest of Mrs. Elizabeth
Keegan in her home on South Alfred
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. D. Campbell of Chill
licOthe. Ohio. were guests last week OF
Mr.. and Mrs E. F. Cline Oh North Co.
1umbUs street
Mrs. John Schroyer and Mrs. Gossard
have left for their homes IN Hagers-