The Washington times., 1932-11-25


Mrs Lee ahncke wife of the Assistant Secretary of
the Navy Mrs. William v Pratt wife of the Chief of Naval
Operations Mrs Upham wife of Rear Admiral Frank B.
Upham, and Mrs Myers wife of Maj Gen. John T. Myers,
u S. M. G..
The proceeds Of this ball devoted aiding the fam
lies of the men of the Navy and Marine Corps who are
Distress work which appeals to everyone AS usual the
ball was tremendous success.
Practically all the Navy girls in Washington particu-
lary those who debutante served the
mittees and of the most important box parties of the
evening that entertained by the Secretary of the Navy
and Mrs Adams, who had their guests the British Am
bassador and Lady Lindsay Lady Elizabeth Lindsay niece
Of the ambassadors Mr. and Mrs Henry Morgan, of New
York, soninaw and daughter of the hosts Admiral Will
liam " Pratt chief of naval operations, and Mrs Pratt;
Miss Irene Boyle and Senator Frederick Hale The Secre
ary and Mrs. Adams had entertained their party din
previous to the ball.
Mrs. William " Pratt chairman of the ball commit
tee and Mrs, Frank Upham chairman of the box
mittee assisted by Mrs A. W. Johnson Mrs. Emory
S. Land and Mrs. Edgar B. Larimer
The ballroom walls were hung with service flags which
aternated with pyramids of palms and ferns and supper
served at midnight. : :.
Ball Given Under Distinguished Patronage
The list of distinguished patrons patronesses for the
ball included the Secretary of the Navy and Mrs Charles
Francis Adams the Assistant Secretary of the Navy and
Mrs Ernest Lee Jahncke the Chief of Naval Operations
and Mrs William v Pratt the Commandan of the Marine
Corps and Mrs. Ben H. Fuller Brig Gen. and Mrs Hugh
Matthews, Brig. Cen and Mrs. Dion Williams Admiral
and Mrs Charles F. Hughes Rear Admiral and Mrs Frank
B. Upham, Rear Admiral and Mrs George R. MARVEL,
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Edgar B. Larmer Rear Admiral
and Mrs. Ridley Mclean the Commandant of the Navy
Mrs Orn G. Murn, Rear Admiral and Mrs Cary T. Gray
son, Rear Admiral and Mrs. Willard H Brownson, Rear
Admiral and Mrs. Hutch l. Cone Rear Admiral Joseph j.
Cheatham, Rear Admiral Walton R. Sexton Rear Admiral
and Mrs Jehu v Chase Rear Admiral Thomas H. Hicks,
Rear Admiral and Mrs Archibald L. Parsons Rear Admiral
and Mrs Washington L. Capps, Rear Admiral and Mrs.
Frank H. Schofield Rear Admiral Charles H. r. Lowndes
and Rear Admiral and Mrs. Charles B. McVay ira prac
tcally all of whom present
Rear Admiral Henry Varnum Butler commandan of the
Navy Yard chairman of the mems floor committee,
and Miss Catherine Dubois, daughter of Capt. and Mrs
nuP 0ba Of 41oI
committee Assisting her Miss Edith Bull Miss Anne
Dangerfield Miss Gertrude Faust Miss Laura Katherine
Field, Miss Julia Matheson Miss Walker, Miss Priscilla
Watson, Miss Helene Fortescue, Miss Marian Shous Miss
Ruth Tuckerman, Miss Louise Tittman and Miss Betty
Ainsworth Burke all buds of this year
Mrs. Adams lovely in gown of eggshell satin,
made princess lines, and she strand of pearls
Mrs Jahnckes gown of shell pink satin particularly
becoming and her sandals of matching shade Mrs.
Pratt chose satin, while her slippers of jade
green Mrs Upham in silver and blue lame and Mrs
Myers attractive of chocolate-colored lace
with rnatchincc sandals