Evening Star Newspaper, January 9, 1921, Page 35

OCIETY Society Is Hard Px\'essed -~ to Complete Programs Before Ash Wednesday Many of the Most Important Activities Are . Scheduled for the Same Nights, So Crowded . f Is the Social Calendar. o W planned carefully that large events may not overlap, as, for instance, Thursday night, when there were at least three important dancing events, almost the same condition obtaining on Friday night, the Navy and marine ofticers” ball at the New Willard being one of the best appointed and successful affairs of the whole winter. BY SALLIE V. H. PICKETT. /ADDING interest to the larger benefit balls of the winter is the' fact of so many of the wives of diplomats interesting themselves and lending their presence in receiving lines and appearing as patronesses, a nice way they have of showing their appreciation of the splendid work done by American women for those across the water in war days. Lady Geddes has been particularly gracious in this way, while Mme. Grouitch, wife of the Serbian minister, is the embodiment of gratitude ior the many things Washington society women do for her stricken land. TH]_E beautiful ball given in the home of Mr. Eno for Serbian aid, the | & first One Hundred Club dance for the ultra-fashionable, the ball for Columbia Hospital, and various others rounded out a week of brilliancy and tired out dancers. The Children’s Hospital ball tomorrow night will bring together again such companics as attended the Serbian ball and the hospital ball Thursday night. Many important dinner parties will precede the ball, and the roster of fashionable folk will be exhausted ITH Ash Wednesday crowding closely, society folk are hard pressed for time in which to meet all of their social aspira- tions and obligations, and teas, dinners and dances are being & THE SUNDAY STAR, MissIouiSE BANKHEAD. 288 JANUARY 9, 1921—PART 2. & [ MISS @ JOSEPHINE C.POMEROY, debutante in naming the guests. : ‘HE D. A. R. Americanization ball Tuesday night at the Hotel Had- ' leigh will be one of the largest dancing events of the week, and Lady Geddes, Mrs. Bainbridge Colby and Mrs. Newton D. Baker will be in the receiving line. There is, by the-way, to be a movement against long receiving lines in the future, which is well, for the guests received and those receiving are apt to lose interest and animation before the * end of the line is reached. This was even so at the White House in olden days when the President’s wife and the ladies of the cabinet stood in line to receive. ‘HE wedding of Miss Jane Gregory yesterday brought a refrain of the first years of this administration, when as Attorney General Mr. Thomas Watt Gregory and Mrs. Gregory and their youthful family were centers of official life. Almost as much importance was given the wedding yesterday as if the bride had still been a cabinet belle, members of the executive family attending. The now historic white satin predieu upon which the President and Mrs. Wilson knelt, as well as other brides and bridegrooms of the White House, with other like accessories, were sent through the graciousness of the President, and lent interest and importance to the affair. " THE Vice President and Mrs. Marshall will both open and close the week of official dinners, entertaining Monday night for the am- bassador of Great Britain and Lady Geddes, and again Sat-.rday night with a dinner for Mr. Justice McReynolds. The British ambassador, the French ambassador, Senator Edge and several of the cabinet members are scheduled to entertain dinner parties, and there are many teas and luncheons on the list. One of the most important afternoon and even- ing events combined will be the debut tea, followed by a dance, to be given Saturday at Rauscher’s by Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Govin to introduce . their daughter, Miss May L Govin, who is already a great favorite here. RANDALL'S Knickerbocker Theater has been given for a benefit Wednesday afternoon for two presentations, one at 2 and the other at 4 o'clock, of Rex Beach’s “The North Wind's Malice,” for the _benefit of George Washington University Hospital, and a list of fashionable boxholders and patronesses will be present. "I'HE use of the same theater has again been given Wednesday after- noon, January 19, for two performances, one at 2 o'clock and one . at 4 o'clock, when “Kismet,” with Otis Skinner as star, will be shown Sor the benefit of the George Baldwin McCoy unit of the American Wom- en’s Legion, the public health service being the real patron, and the funds to go to the comfort of patients in various hospitals who are not well enough to return to civil life after the effects of war. tersburg, Fla. They will return about April 1. Mr. Justice James Clark McRey- | nolds will go to Baltimore on Tues: day for the assembly which will be | held in the Lyric that evening. Mrs. Henry Trevor Cook has re- cently taken an apartment in the taviera, 2310 Ashmead place, and intends to make Washington her home for an indefinite time. Mrs. Mrs. Keyes, wife of Senator H. W.} Co?k'sl gaughler. Mr; gellm, (“s'h' at luncheon on | wife of Capt. George E. Gelm, U.S.N., Keyes, Wil enterta i o ehallawifo | On_duty at the Naval Obsérvatory. Friday in honor o! - ~ | Capt. apd Mrs. Gelm, who reside at # of the Vice President. the Dugont, have a debutante daugh- ter this winter. Mrs. Henry T. Oxnard and Miss Ade- | line Oxnard will be at home on Thurs- day afterncons, January 13 and 20. French War Literature Mrs. Francis T. A. Junkin has been | selected as vice chairman of the Southern Kelief ball, a great annual event of long standing, for which Mrs. George Barnett, a Virginian, will be chairman. Cromwell Brooks will charge of the young ladies’ comm tee for the bali, and her list will in- clude many of the season’s debutantes. “La Litterature de Guerre Club January 10, by Lieut. ‘Wierzbicki. V. Mr. and Mrs. James M. Black, who have been at St. Augustine, Fla., have Jaft there to motor to Miami. Mr. and, Mrs. Black left Washington at] *Thanksgiving, and will spend the greater part of the winter in Florida. 8. Lee, Miss S. S. Munroe, Mrs. H. William R. Castle, Caindry, Mrs. H. Bigelow, Miss J. D. Strong, Mrs. J. McGowan, Mrs. 3. Newman, Miss M. Critten, Mr. } Mr. H. Fuerry, Mr. and Mrs. W. Crocker, Mr. and Mrs. Marye will entertain at dinner in honor of the Peruvian Ambassador and Senora de Pezet on Sanuary 1%, and on January 31 they will be hosts in honor of the British ambassador and Lady Geddes. Miss T. Worthing- R. Fuller, Miss M. Jennings, M 1 . Kenyon, Miss K. Brawley, Mi ].ll l-“(ish'&a M;‘. H. guerin. Col. William §. Sims is in ( Peck, Miss M. L. Pillsbury, Mi yn:";-i:rdkmxr?r‘ R o atay: h,vmglu aw, Dr. and Mrs. E. Williams, Fone there early in the week. A. Blanchet, Mrs. Schuyler Mer- Mre. William T. Fitz Gerald and her daughter, Mrs. Emily F. Smith, closed their house on Tracey place and left Washington Tuesday for Coronado |= Beach., Calif., the will spend the winter with the former's son, Capt._Shepler W. Fitz Gerald, air serv- ice, U. S. A. Wood. M, Maurice Boyer, formerly with the |== French high commission in Washing- |== ton, has been appointed fende dei= pouvolrs of the Banque de Paris et|= Ges Pays-bas, which is equal to a vice | = restdency in @ bank in this country. |= B Boyer spent the greater part of the = war period in Washington and las g Eeptember was married to Miss Kath- | arine Hill, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.|= Percival S. Hill of New York. = = = % To Be C Former United States Ambassador o Austria and Mra. Frederic Courtland Fenfleld are spending the winter in Jrance and are at the Cap Martin | Fiotel, Mentone. in the south of| France. Mrs. Penfleld was the widow of Representative R. C. J. Walker of FPhiladelphia snd is well known in hington soclety. The National Pen League and Inter- national Literary Association will have afternoon teas on alternate Sun- @ays, and today Mrs. C. Essary Bai Tl 1401 21st street, chairman the entertaining committee, will r eeive from 4 to assisted by mem- ee, which includes tiss 1. Joss- Miss Iyn Giffin, Mrs. Wil the hostess; Miss Isabel Furbank, Miss Dick Root and Mrs. A. B. Sloane: Ma). Harry O'Neil entertained a #mall company at dinner on Monday | evening at Brecknoch, Fairfax, Va., in honor of Mr. Vernon Stiles. The | ether guests were Mrs. Huff of New | . York. Mrs. A. D. Ragsdale and Mr. Thomas Hughes. Mrs. 8. H. Edmonston and daughter will leave Monday, January 10, to open their winter house at St. Pe- A | To Be Lecture Subject en France,” is the subject of the next lecture to be given before the Al- liance Francaise at the Washington de At the last lecture of the Alliance Francaise the guests included Mme. Jusserand, Mrs. Ch. V. Boynton, Miss H. D. Pierce, Mrs. F. E. Deland, Mrs. . De Miss ¥. W. Boyce, ritt, Miss M. G. Fox and Mrs. Spencer Before Stock-Taking— All Remaining Furs At Unbelievable Prices drdeeededederle y SPAKS FUR Co. Manufacturers Who Retail at Wholesale Prices 1212 F Street Jor next seasons A Condressional Buds i ;ofl\ T\ o —_—— O Miss. MARGUERITE. BRYN and MISSLAURA BRYN, _l_)a,u%hters of Jhe Minister HAR RIS~ EWING PHOTOS of Norway a,nd.Mmertv» i ot of° aao next season. Eighty D. C. Wofien To Appear in Pageant By R.E. Lee Chapter Plans for Second Interna- tional Ball on January 20 Are Rapidly Taking Form. Plans are rapidly taking shape for the unique pageant which will fea- ture the second international ball to be given by the Robert E. Lee Chap- ter, United Daughters of the Confed- eracy, at the Willard Hotel, Thurs- day evening, January 20. Eighty young ladies of Washington soclety will participate in thef pageant, which will be a beautiful protrayal of the world's transforma- tion from a state of turmoil and dis- sension to one of peace, prosperity and happiness. The ingenious idea is the creation of Mrs. Maude Howell Smith, under | whose direction the pageant will be staged. Mrs. David Kincheloe will appear in the role of the Spirit of Darkness, who enters upon the scene followed by young ladies in costumes | of a somber hue, each carrying the flag of a nation. This, with the Golor effect of the setting, adequately im- presses the audience with thebe- clouded atmosphere of a world at turmoil. In the distance there is a faint sound of joyous music, scarcely audible at first, but gradually grow- ing more distinct. Approaching from the opposite side of the scene’ the Spirit of Light appears, followed by thirty young ladies attired as her- alds, gleefully trumpeting their spirit of peace, prosperity and happiness. Before this latter phase Darkness and its cohorts gradually perish. In the conclusion of the picture the forces of the Spirit of Light are seen marching towards Happiness, e char- acter role for which a selection has not yet been made. Miss Dorothy Dennett has been selected to appear in the role of the Spirit of Light. The pageant committee will be com- posed of Mrs. Maude Howell Smith, chairman; Mrs. Marie Moore Forrest, Miss Wilmuth Gary, Mrs. Theodore Tiller, Mrs. Warner Gibbs, Miss Elizabeth Schreiner, Miss Therese O'Sullivan, Mrs. Lee Roy Gray, Miss Evangeline Mickler -and Mrs. Eliza- beth Whitehurst. The young ladies’ committee will have as its chairman Miss Margaret Ripy and Miss Katherine Gould, vice chairman. Mr. John Fugitt will be chairman of the reception committee, with Repre- sentative James V. McClintic as vice chairman. The floor committee will be under the direction of Maj. Lynn W. Searles, chairman, and Mr. Elgin H. Blalock, vice chairman. Miss Wilmuth Gary will have charge of the flags and Miss Evange- line Mickler of the costumes. The ball is under the direction of Mrs. Walter E. Hutton. Ml’. anc‘ MIS. L. Brenncr Observe Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. L. Brenner celebrated their twenty-fifth wedding anniver- sary at their home, 2134 an!ylvx;- nia avenue, Sunday evening. A buf- fet supper was served. Mr. and Mrs. ‘ George Brenner, their son and daughter-in-law assisted. = = = = = = = = = = losed Out Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Hosts at Dinner Party The Vice President and Mrs. Mar- shall entertained last night at their first large official dinner of the sea- son, having as honor guests the am- bassador of France and Mme. Jusser- and. The table, of oblong shape, was set in the presidential suite, and mong the thirty guests were the Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs. Houston, the Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs. Meredith, and the only out- of-town guests were Mrs. Walter Mc- Lallan of Evanston IlL, the house guest of Secretary and Mrs. Meredith, and Mrs. P. M. Foley of Terre Haute, Tnd., both of whom have formerly béen guests of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall. The ambassador of France and Mme. Jusserand will be hosts at dina ner at the embassy Thursday even- ing, January 13. The Vice President and -Mrs. Marshall will be the guests of honor. The ambassador of Chile and Senora de Mathieu will be hosts at dinner Thursday, January 27, when they will entertain a notable company to meet the ambassador of Spain and Senora de Riano. The ambassador of Peru and Senora de Pezet and Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Govin were the guests of honor at a brilliant dinner party given last even- {ing by Judge and Mrs. Charles B. Howry at their residence on I street. Miss Howry, who has been here for the past few weeks wiih Judge and Mrs. Howry, is returning to New York, where she is residing at pres- ent, and will return for another visit shortly. The Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs. Meredith will entertain at din- ner next Tuesday evening in honor individual style. FINEST RESULTS. First Large Official Function of Seasonil=lCrvent Ambassador and Mrs. Jusserand to Enter- ‘tain on Tbursday Evening. of the ambassador of Peru and Senora do Pezet. Maj. and Mrs. Gist Blair enter- tained at dinner last evening in hon- or of the Belgian ambassador and Baroness de Cartier, when the Brit- ish ambassador and Lady Geddes were among the other distinguished guests. Covers were laid for sixteen. Mrs. Julian James was hostess at an important dinner party last even- ing when Mrs. Colby, wife of the Secretary of State, was among her guests. The large dinner party which Representative and Mrs. nesday evening is in honor of Rep. resentative Joseph G. Cannon. Mrs. Edward W. Pou entertained at luncheon yesterday at the Blue Mill for her daughter, Miss Margaret Pou, when the guests included the North Carolina_schoolmates of Miss Pou. They included Miss Mary Ly- brook Lasater, Miss Josephine Cope- land, Miss Dorothy Mendenhall, Miss Frances Mountcastle, Miss Elizabeth Hendren and Miss Carrie Hendren. Col. and Mrs, Clarence A. Ridley Huge Card Earty Aim Qf Board of Managers Of Casualty Hospital Ladies of Eastern Dispen- sary Plan Benefit Event at wafdman Pal’k Hmel on February 2. One of the largest card parties held of lady managers of the Eastern Dis- pensary and Casualty Hospital, 701 Massachusetts avenue northeast, for the affair to be held at Wardman Park Hotel Wednesday afternoon, Feb- ruary 2, from 2 to 4:30. Plans have been made to seat at least 800 guests, though it is hoped that 1,000 will at- itend. There wil be more than twenty. five prizes, which promise to surpass in value and beauty any that have been given _for similar functions. ~ Bridge and 500 will be the chief forms of entertainment; though prizes will be reserved for those who desire to play euchre or other card games. Refreshments will be served at the conclusion of the playing. Mrs. Daniel .Y‘Vebsler Prentiss, 1213 M street in Washington is the aim of the board | H. SPECIALISTS IN northwest, is chairman of the com- mittee having entire charge of the affair. The patronesses include Mrs. Jesse Lee Webb, chairman; Mrs. George W. Eastment, Mrs. E. L. Stock and Mrs. Ennalds Waggaman. Committee in charge of tables, Mrs. rge S Jamieson, chairman; Mrs. William J. Brewer, Mrs. H. G. Clay and "Mrs. Fred P. Hinkle. Committee on prizes and rules for the games, Mrs. J. S. Buynitzky, Mrs. Cornelius Barber, Mrs. Guy O. Dove, Mrs. J. I. Douzlas Mrs. Frank Mack, Mrs. Herbert Mar- tin, Mrs. John B. Nichols and Mrs. Wiiliam Pollard. On the floor commit- tee are Mrs. William Boesch, Mrs. C. Collins, Mrs. M. J. Copeland, Mrs. H. Carson, Mrs, Willlam Green, Mrs. E. Keller, Mrs. D. Olin Le , Mrs. M. A. Leese, Mrs. Charles Myers. Mrs. arles O'Neill, Mrs. Carl Van_Emon, Mrs. M. J. Vaughan, Mrs. M. 1. Weller, Mrs. J. C. Wineman, Mrs. H. M. Webe The entire proceeds will be devoted to the hospital Marine Corps Officers . To Give Informal Dance An informal dance will be given Saturday evening, January 15, in the auditorium of the Marine barracks. i8th and G streets southeast, by the officers of the barracks. Marine officers on, duty in Was ington and Quantico and their friends \will be the guests. N\ F DLAYER PIANOS Rxding’ and Hunt Club Committee Named The committee just selected for the musical and ides of the Riding and Hunt Club for this season, which Istart the evening of January 18 and jcontinue until March 15, includes {Mrs. Joseph Frelinghuysen, Mrs :Thomas F. Logan, Mrs. Harold Walk- {er. Mrs. Frank Hight, Miss Anna | Hanlin, Mrs. A. Conroy Vance, Miss Caroline Nash, Mrs. Denis Upson, | Miss Helen McLanahan, Mrs. Edward Everett, Mrs. Sinclair Bowen, M Ruth Hitchcoc! George Ehle. Miss Julia Whiting, Mrs. Leonard aud | Miss Donaldson | The drill is follow {dancing. and the 3 nings” # at the Riding and Hunt Club will be {among the smartest affairs of th | season. I3 y supper and _— Mrs. M. Q. 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