Evening star., 1951-12-01

Fraser Dress Tartan. He was born
in Inverness where his father was
with the Cameron Highlanders
and his Sporran (the pouch worn
with the kilt. originally used to
keep powder dry) had been worn
by his father in his regiment. 1t
was of block horsehair with two
tassels of white horsehair. Mr..
Fraser's kilt was topped by the
velvet tunic highlighted with sill
yer buttons.
Roinbow Of Tortons
Mr.. and Mrs. Marcus Green
horne sported the Macpherson
tartan-he in his plaid and she
in her sash which she wore with
a white chiffon gown. Mrs. Green
horne'S sash was pinned with a
brooch made for her great grand
mother of wrought silver set with
Cairngorms mined in the Cairn-
Igorm Mountains in Aberdeenshire.
The Greenhornes-he was chair
man of the program for the dance
entertained DR.. and Mrs. Rob-
ert Lynn at dinner at the hotel
ahead of time.
Another dinner was given by
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Thomas
Glagett at their Chevy Chase
home.
The host wore a kilt of Mac
Donald tartan-a dark green
BACKGROUND with blue, black and
red-and his wife wore a sash
of the same tartan. They got their
regalia this summer on trip to
Scotland.
Other guests at the party were
Miss Helen Burns, Mr.. Stewart
Mason, Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph
Kaufman II and Mr.. and Mrs
James McSherry Wimsatt.
The secretary of the society,
Mr.. William H. Young had to be
content last night with merely
wearing a plaid of Munro tartan
with his dinner clothes because
the kilt he ordered in Scotland
this summer has not arrived yet.
His wife's traditional white gown
was also frightened by a sash in
the red, yellow and black hues of
Munro.
Emcee Wears Hot
1t was easy to spot Mr.. George
MacElroy, master of ceremonies
for the evening, for he was the
only man present who did not
doff his Balmoral.
He wore it as a mark of diStinc-
ton along with his MacGilavray
tartan kilt and plaid instead of
the black buckle shoes worn by
many of the dancers, Mr.. Mac
Elroy wore military uniform in
his footwear-white spats over
shoes.
He announced the program of
events which included, along with
ballroom dancing, a number of
Scottish favorites including Rory
O'More. the Schottische, Strip the
Willow, Eightsome Reel followed
by a Foursome. Dashing White
Sergeant and the Waltz Country
Dance.
400 Reserve TobIes
More than 400 members of the
society and their guests were on
hand last evening for the dancing
many of them could not
participate in the complicated,
exhausting and always
Scottish dances.
Mr.. Fred W. Turnbull, chair
man of ticket sales for the event, |
took several turns at both types
Of dancing with his wife. They
wore the popular Dress Gordon
Tartan. Her sash was pinned at
the shoulder with miniature
jewelled Skeann Dhu in brooch
form.
The George Gourlays departed
from the custom of husband and
wife picking the same tartan and
MS plaid was Royal Stewart while
her sash was Military Gordon.
Their son John, who plays in the
pipe band, wore Royal Stewart
also.
The second annual st. Andrews
Society Tartan Ball closed on the
same note as the first-as a tre-
success and with the
singing of Auld Lang Syne. When
the band played the first familiar
strains of this lifting air dancers
joined hands and sang it together
as a fitting end to the ball