Evening star., 1941-10-16

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Club, which sponsored the fete.
Mrs. Henry L. Stimson, wife OF the
Secretary of War, was ranking most
ess during the second hall OF tne
hour with Mrs. Robert Patterson,
wife of the Undersecretary OF war !;
Mrs. George c. Pettenglll, vile OF
the commandant of the Navy Yard;
Mrs. John Potts, wife of Col. POTTS,
aide to the commandant OF the Ma
rine Corps; Mrs. Paul V. McNutt,
wife of the Federal Security admin
istrator, and Mrs. John b. Gorooh.
Gen. Albert Cox Leads
Figures of the Dance.
Gen. Albert L. Cox. chairman OF
the Floor Committee, led the hgures'
the V-standing for victory-belng
danced first, and dancing with the
general was Mrs. PettenglL, VINO
was chairman of boxes. For the
circle, or o figure, Gen. COX hao
as his partner Mrs. McNutt and IN
the final figure x, or unknown
quantity, Gen. Cox danced with MIS-
Lawrence Wood Robert.
Through the evening members
of the Floor Committee under the
direction of Gen. Cox saw 10 II
that guests found their boxes and
that there were few, if any, wall
flowers of any generation Serving
with Gen. Cox as vice chairmen
we're 1t. Col. Horace B. Smith ana
Mai. John Caswell, Gen. Alexander
D. Surles, U. S. A, and Commls-
sioner ]. Russell Young.
Others on the Floor Committee
were 1t. Col. Frederick v. H. Kimble,
U. S. A.; 1t. Col. Don E. Lowry,
U. S. A.; 1t. Col. George E. lJams'
Comdr. Paul E. Phihl, Comdr. A
Chester Flather, Maj. Winant r.
Johnston, Maj. w. Jasper DuBose,
Mai. Richard Porter Davidson, NAL
william D. Saunders. U. S. M. c.;
1t. Comdr. Robert V. Fleming, IL
Comdr. William D. Thomas, LII.
Comdr. Myron A. Hofer. 1t. Comdr.
George A. Leahey, 1t. Comdr. Jesse
l.. Phares, 1t. Comdr. Harold M.
Briggs, Capt. James Roosevelt, U. 5.
M. c. R; Capt. Chester Hammond,
U. S. A; Capt. Samuel F. zeller,
u. S. M. c.; Capt. F. Moran Nc
Conihe, F. A. R.; Capt. Tinsley
Garnett, U. S. A; Capt. John l..
Newbold jr., U. S. A; 1t. George
A. Lange, U. S. N; 1t. Horaclo
Rivero, jr., U. S. N; 1t. Arthur A.
Chidester, U. S. M. c.; 1t. Jean de
Sibour, U. S. N. R.; 1t. Barry Bing-
ham, U. S. N. R.; 1t. Frank B.
Geary, U. S. N. R.; 1t. Wilkle A.
Rambo, U. S. A; 1t. Robert R. Dod-
derridge, U. S. A; 1t. James H.
Bate, U. S. A.; 1t. Bert S. Beasley,
u. S. N. and Ensigns Thaddeus
Brown, Malcolm F. McConihe, jr.;
Randall H. Hagner, jr.; James j.
Davis, jr., and George Hawkins
Civilians serving on the committee
were Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury Mr.. Wayne Chatfleld-
Taylor; Mr.. Russell E. Sard, Mr..
Judson Bowles. Mr. George Angus
Garrett, Mr.. Lawrence Wood Rob-
ert, jr.; Mr.. Aldace Walker, Mr..
Allan E. McGraw, Mr.. j. Conway
Hunt, Mr.. Harland Crowell, jr, and
Mr.. Harold Fangboner.
Secretary and Mrs. Stimson
Give Dinner Before Ball.
The Secretary of War and Mrs.
stimson were hosts TO small COM
pany of young people at dinner and
took them later to the ball. Their
guests were their niece, Mrs. David
L. Baggett of New Haven, Conn.,,
and her debutante daughter, Miss
Frances Baggett; Miss Nancy Zinser
of New York, Maj. Eugene L. Harrl-
son, 1t. James H Bate and Second
1t. Robert r. Dodderidge of Fort
Myer.
The Secretary of the Navy and
Mrs. Frank c. Knox arrived shortly
before the Cotillion and remained
for some time.
The Secretary of Commerce and
Mrs. Jesse H. Jones entertained in
their box in honor of the Brazilian
Ambassador and Senhora de Mar
tins, who were hosts at dinner be-
fore the ball. Others with the Sec
retary and Mrs. Jones were the Am
bassador and Senhora de Martins
house guests, Mrs. Nancy Van Week
erI Mice c TUnph Of New York