Evening star., 1941-11-16

of unpleasant happenings were for
gotten in the old world grace and
charm of the stately dancing of
the figures. The COtillion began with
the young men forming sWirling
q the young ladies in their dainty
frockS making pretty picture about
the edge of the dance floor.
Miss Delphine Turner Colquitt
debutante daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph G. H Colquitt, and Miss
Margheritta Stirling who also will
be presented to society this winter
by her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
Calhoun Stirling were chosen to
lead the figures Miss Isabelle Hag-
ner was unable to take part because
she has not sufficiently recovered
from an accident to her foot to
dance. Miss ColQuitt's dancing
partner was Mr.. James T. Clark,
chairman of the floor committee and
Mr.. Robert Pavenstedt was Miss
Strings escort.
Guests we're received before the
cotilion by Mr. G., Ridgley Sapping-
ton. president general of the S. A.
R. and Mrs. Sapplngton, other Off
GERS of the organization as we'll as
several officials of the D. A, R.
Standing with them were Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry c. OverholSer Mr.. and
Mrs. Wade H. Ellis. Miss Lillian
ChenoWeth. Mr and Mrs. William J.
Akin. Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. Steele,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Carroll Haig
and Mr.. and Mrs. Roger Williams.
Mr.. Gallatine de Knox
Host to 60 Guests.
Informal cocktail and supper par
ties preceded the dance and among
the larger parties was that given by
Mr.. Gallatine de Knox. He invited
his guests to his home for a glass OF
champagne. and among the so men
and women who met there were
Miss Stirling, Miss Colquitt, Miss
Hagner, the Misses Anna, Harriet
and Ida Wood Hill of Alexandria:
the Misses Priscilla and Aileen
Gorgas Wrightson, Miss Marguerite
Culver, Miss Virginia Pfeil. Miss
Petsy Chinn Clark Of Mount Ida,
near Elllcott City, Md; Miss Jane
Marfeld of Branton Manor Md:
Miss Dorothy Holcomb. the Misses
Elizabeth and Mary Burklin, Mr..
James Clark. MI. Richard Black
burne Washington, 1t. Malcolm w.
Hill, jr., and Mrs. Hill, U. S. N; 1t.
William NJ kabler, U. S. A: Mr..
Thomas c. SimonS. Mr, John Wal
thall Dunn, Mr.. Clarke P. Cole, 3D.
and Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Kabler of
Baltimore, formerly of Washington.
Another of the parties before the
cotillion was the buffet supper which
Mr.. Claude Hydrick gave in his
country home at Mclean, Va.
Among those attending the fete
last evening were Mr.. and Mrs Mar
vim Ely, jr., Mr. and Mrs Charles
Q. Dougherty Mr.. and Mrs. Chester
Thorn, Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Grayson,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. w. Scheffler. DR..
and Mrs. Edward L. Everett, Capt.
and Mrs. George Monk, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Heller, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert F. Howard, Mr.. and Mrs.
Francis Hoffheins, Miss Catherine
Callahan, Miss Bertha Johnson, Miss
Margaret Butterfeld, Miss Edna
MilWard, Mr. Benjamin Coleman,
Mr.. Sidney Butterfeld MI Frank
Butterfeld, Mr.. John Reading, Mr.
Thomas c. Washington, jr., chair
man of the assembly for this season;
Mr.. Benjamin Dunlop Hill. jr Mr..
Talbot Sinclair and Mr.. Bryce
Simons of Norfolk.
Light refreshments we're served
shortly after midnight and then
general dancing to more modern
swing tunes continued until the
early morning hours.
Informal Party Given
At Grosvenor Estate.
While members of the assembly
were enjoying their dance, about a
hundred members of the younger
set gathered at Wild Acres, the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert H.
Grosvenor in Bethesda, Md, for
as informal party given by
Miss GroSvenor and Miss Beverly
Marshall. daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Rowland Marshall.
The whole house seemed turned
over for the enjoyment of the guests,
for in one room bridge tables were
set up, in another dancing to the
latest phonograph records was In
progress and in the hall other guests
enjoyed ping-pong, horse racing or
games of darts
Miss Grosvenor and her mother
went to New York for a brief visit,
and only returned late Friday eve
ming, so Saturday was busy one
for the young hostess, who still
found time to see to every detail of
the party
Among those seen on the dance
floor during the evening were Miss
Mary Senate HoWes, Miss Ruth
Quinn, Miss Suzanne Happier, MI
Jens Mailing, the Swedish AttaChe,
1t. Frank Lindsay, Mr. G.. B. Seibold
and Mr. and Mrs Alexander Castro
The darts were particularly popu-
lar all evening, and trying her hand
at this sport was Miss Achsaf7
Dorsey. while those around the
ping-pong table included Miss Laura
Belle Wyatt. Miss Louise McNutt
Miss Patricia Grady, Mr.. Lawson
Cox. Mr.. Corrin Lockwood, Mr.
Reginald Grady, Mr., Thomas Ray.
sor, Miss Peggy ESsary, Miss Vii.