Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-25
SOUTHERN RELIEF BALL
Nations and Maids Dance for
Sweet Charity
AT THE NEW WILLARD
ANNUAL EVENT A GREAT SOCIAL
SUCCESS.
Brilliant Gathering Includes Gov. War
field Of Maryland and His Staff
The Committees.

Matrons and maids of the sunny south
land to the number of more than half a
thousand with their attendant beaux danced
for sweet charitys sake at the New Will
lard last night, the occasion being the an
nual ball of the Southern Relief Society
Not In many years has there been more
brilliant gathering of stately beauties in the
social life of the capital of the united ma
ton. The spacious ball room on the top
floor of the hotel, with It's rich decorations
of red velvet and its myriads Of electric
lights presented an animated scene from
o'clock, when the first strains of Dixie
by a section Of the United States Marine
Band. under the leadership of Lieut.. San
tleman, announced the opening of the ball
until the early hours of this morning. when
the first bars of Home, Sweet Home" an
nounced the termination of a function with
out which no social season in Washington
would be complete
There were many faces among the
managers OF the function of last night and
the infusion of new blood resulted in the
setting of standard that 1t will be hard
for those in the future to ms intain. 1t
Is long step from the informal hops in
the old National Rifles armory, with which
the Southern Relief Society started Its work
for the aid of needy confederate veterans
and their families, to the brilliant social
gathering of last night. and much Of the
credit for the success of the entertainment
Is due Mrs. Resale III. Bocock. chairman,
and the following members of the executive
committee: Mrs. Covngton Mrs. Gala
CHAN, Mrs. c. Smith and Miss Fauntleroy.
Shortly before 9 o'clock Mrs. Lindsay l..
Lomax. president of the society. with the
ladies of the receiving party, took her
position to welcome the guests, and for
more than an hour there was a constant
stream of beautiful women and distinguish
ed looking men passing into the large ball
room
Mrs Lomax wore a handsome black vel
vet gown with point lace bertha. She car
ried a shower bouquet of red and white
carnations, which were sent from the
White House with the compliments OF
President and Mrs. Roosevelt. Mrs. Lo-
max was assisted in receiving by the other
officers of the society, who are Mrs. Harry
Heth, Miss Susan b. Hetzel, Mrs &. ID.
Lorentz. Mrs. Augustus jackson. Mrs: Il.
A. CLEARWATER. Mrs. s. Sprigg Belt, Mrs.
Drury c. Ludlow, Mrs. Archibald Young
Mrs. Rosalie HI. Bocock. Mrs. George S.
Covington, Mrs. John r. Callaghan, Mrs.
G. f. French, Mrs. Clarendon Smith and
Miss Annie Fauntleroy. The presentations
were made by Hillary A. Herbert, former
Secretary of the Navy.
Guests Of Honor.
Gov. Warfield Of Maryland with Mrs.
Warfield, Senator Daniel of Virginia and
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee We're the guests of
Maryland in their dark blue uniforms. re-
splendent with gold lace, gold braid and
brass buttons, added brilliancy to the oc-
&c sion. Mrs. Warfield. gowned in white
SATIN and Mrs. Tilghman, wife of the sec
rotary of state of Maryland, gowned III
black velvet, joined the receiving party
shortly after their arrival.
The patronesses of the ball. many or
whom were present. We're: Mrs. Jefferson
Davis. Mrs. w. II. F. Lee, Miss Mary Lee
the Baroness Speck Won Sternburg, Mrs.
Dewey, Mrs Schrey, Mrs. Warfeld, Mrs.
Montague, Mrs Harlan, Mrs. White, Mrs
Shepard. Mrs. Bingham, Mrs Draper, Mrs
Harry Heth, Mrs. Fairbanks. Mrs. Bates
Mrs. Berry Mrs. Elkins, Mrs. Blackburn
Mrs. Lindsay. Mrs McEnery. Mrs. Over
Sharp Williams. Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page.
Mrs. Marcus Wright Mrs Edmund X.
Goldsborough. Mrs. Frank Armstrong. Mrs
Holmes Conrad, Mrs. Robert Hunter. Mrs
Thomas F: Walsh. Mrs. Taliaferro.
Mrs. Charles Glover. Mrs. Robert 1.
Fleming. Miss Kibbey, Misses Riggs,
Mrs. II. W Finley. Miss Dangerfieid
The entertainment committee was COM
posed of Col. Hilary A. Herbert. chairman;
man; Justice Seth Shepard. Mr.. John
Goode, Major Holmes Conrad General
Lindsay Lomax. Mr.. Stephen B. Elkins.
Capt. John NJ. Hickey. Mr. John T. Gala
Tucker. General Elliott, U. s. NJ. c.: Mr..
A. J. McLaurin. Mr.. Connolly Trigg, Rep
resentative John Sharp Williams. Major
Robert Hunter. Mr. Joseph w. Bailey. Mr..
John W. Daniel, w. w. Abell Col. Joseph
p Minetree. John Z. Fenwick and Judge
Hare.
Young Ladies' Committee.
An innovation last night was the young
ladies' reception committee. which was