Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-25
Ball Lee Festival Feature
Invitation Function Will Be Given at
White Sulphur Springs.

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, w.
Va, August 24.-The invitation Lee
Monument ball, to be given on Friday
night in the cameo room at the
Greenbrier, is the outstanding event
of the annual Lee festival, which
commences today, continuing through
the week. The first Lee ball was held
in 1873 and, with few interruptions,
every year since. For many years the
last week in August has been set
aside in White Sulphur Springs to
honor the achievements and tradi-
tons of Gen. Robert E. Lee-the
greatest Southerner.
Governors of many Of the Southern
States and their stats will be at the
ball. A feature Of which will be the
dancing of the Riley and the old
White Gavotte, by leaders Of Southern
and Northern society. attired in
crinoline gowns of the Civil War
period
Stratford day will be observed We'd
nesday. In the afternoon a bridge
and tea will be given for the benefit
Of Stratford Hall, Lees birthplace.
The event is sponsored by the Rob-
ert E. Lee Memorial Foundation of
West Virginia, and is supported by
the national organization of which
the Viscountess Astor Is a director.
Lady Astor, with her sisters, Mrs.
Charles Dana Gibson and Mrs. Ro-
berta H. Brand, the famous Lang
horne sisters of Virginia, we're fire.
quent visitors here prior to and
following their debut, and many old
photographs of them are preserved
in the old White Museum. There
are some especially fine ones of Irene,
now Mrs. Gibson, the original model
for the Gibson Girl.
Monday night a children's fancy
dress ball will be given in the cameo
room. Junior swimming Champion
ships, including racing and diving
events, will be held in the Greenbrier
pool Tuesday morning. And Thurs
day afternoon the annual children's
lawn fete and watermelon party will
be given on the old White lawn.
Musical events include IAN Eve
ming With the Romantic Composers"
to be given in the cameo room by the
Greenbrier Chamber Music Society,
Lon CLASSY conducting. Wednesday
the same organization will present a
morning musicale in the Virginia
room, and at night there will be a
program OF Negro spirituals and plan
tation songs in the auditorium.
Tuesday night a dinner dance will
be. held in the Colonnades. the guests
wearing costumes of the gay nineties.
The outstanding sports event of
the week is the final game in the
series Of polo matches for the trophy
donated by Mrs. Robert N. Warmack
of New York, to be played this af-
ternoon on Greenbrier Field. Follow
ing the game Mrs. Warmack will give
tea in the new clubhouse, which will
also be in the nature of a house.
warming for the polo clubs new
quarters. Presentation of the trophy
will be made to the winners at this
function.
Tuesday afternoon winners and
losers in the Warmack series will
play an exhibition match on Green
brier Field. Saturday and Sunday
a two-match series will be played
against the Fauquier-Loudoun Club
of Middleburg, Va.
The First Annual Old White Dahlia
show will be held in the Cameo
ball room of the Greenbrier Hotel,
September IL, IS, IA and Is. In ad-
dition to the large number of varieties
and the unusual quality of the flow
er in Greenbrier County, this ex-
hibit promises to be an outstanding
event for flower lovers.
A committee experienced in the
knowledge of dahlias has been ap-
pointed, as has a list of nationally
known patronesses Moving pictures