Evening star., 1908-01-22
SOUTHERN RELIEF BALL
A Scene of Great Gayety and
Charm Last Night.
THE LOVELY GOWNS WORN
Most of the Wearers Were Even
Lovelier.
PLENTY PARTNERS FOR ALL
Compliments and Congratulations to
Mrs. Bocock Feature
of Event.
PLENTY PARTNERS FOR

| The splendor and gayety of years past
was repeated at the fifteenth charity ball
of the Southern Relief Society held at
the New Willard last night. Youthful
charm and beauty and the characteristic
touch of gallantry always associated with
| a gathering. where southern, blood pre-
| dominates were again in evidence. There
were bellies by the scores and beauX by
the hundreds.
! The ball opened shortly before 9 o'clock.
The guests were met by Mr.. Frank B.
Martin, chairman of the floor committee.
assisted by the vice chairman, Represent
ative Henry Delaware Flood of Virginia,
and other members of the committee. The
ladies in the receiving line were Mrs.
! Archibald Young, second vice president of
the Southern Relief Society: Mrs. Lind
! say Lomax Mrs Francis Nash. Mrs. Ro-
sale Hollyday Bocook. chairman of the
ball committee, and Mrs. Joseph c. s.
Blackburn.
| Gathered about on all sides were the
members, of the entertainment committee.
who extended the second welcome to the
guests Maj. ]. Mcdowell Darlington.
president of the Confederate Veterans AS
sociation, served as the chairmen of the
committee. The members were Justice
Seth Shepard, former Secretary of the
Navy Hilary 4. Herbert, Gen. George F..
Elliott. commanding the Marine Corps
Gen. William Ruffin Cox. Judge Charles
B. Howry, Rear Admiral r. c. Hollyday.
Senator Charles A. Culberson. Senator
Asbury c. Latimer. Senator Joseph F.
Johnston, Senator Robert l.. Taylor. Sena-
| tor James B. McCreary, Senator John w.
Daniel. Representative Charles J. Faulk-
| ner. Representative William A. Clark,
Representative John Sharp Williams. Rep
ative Richmond P. Hobson, Maj. Holmes
Conrad. Col. Robert f. Lee. Mrs. H St.
George Tucker. Gen. Frank c. Armstrong.
Judge Silas Hare, Capt. John NJ. Hickey.
Judge William 1. Chambers, Mr.. Thomas
Nelson Page. Gen. Marcus ]. Wright, Gen.
Lindsay L. .Lomax. DR.. John c. Boyd. U.
S. N; Mr.. John T. Callaghan. Col. Archi-
bald Oracle, Col. l.. 8. Brown. Maj. Rob-
ert w. Hunter and Mr.. Thomas F. Ryan.
The members Of the young ladies' COM
mfttee. under Miss Laura r. Carlisle.
chairman. also formed small reception
circles. This committee included Misses
Downing. Miss Phyllis Snyder. Miss LII
liam Stone, Miss Alice Shepard. Miss Anna
ton Williams. Miss Alice. Boyd. Miss Ma
| talie Magruder, Miss Margaret Young,
| Miss Polly Mason, Misses Marjorie and
Frances Smith, Miss Kieth Frazier. the
Misses Heth. Miss Tillman. the Misses
Hickey. Miss Helen Wilson,. Miss Marga-
retta w. Morse. Miss Elizabeth Gould,
the Misses wilkins, Miss Alice Buckley.
Miss Anna Fauntleroy. Miss Louise
Campbell. Miss Wrenn. Miss Schuermann,
Miss Florence Hewitt, Miss Frances
Youngblood. Miss Louise NJ White, Miss
Godoy. Miss Carlo and Miss Kendall OF
| New York.
| Miss Anne Louise Peyton was unable to
attend on account OF Illness.
/ The dancing continued until 1 o'clock.
when Mr. Frank Martin, the chairman
OF the floor committee. led the cotillon
with Mrs. Rosalie Hollyday Bocock.
4 Over one hundred couples participated.
During the evening the Marine Band
furnished the music in the large ballroom.
while the 18th Cavalry Band was station
ed in the smaller ballroom. Supper was
served after II o'clock in the dining room
| upon the first floor.
| The great ballroom with its myriad
lights beneath red shades was festooned
with southern smilax. To start the ball
the Marine Band played the two-step
| Dixie Then came Dixie Blossoms
and the affair developed into one of the
| happiest social events of the season.
The four red velvet canopied boxes
which have recently been completed in
| the large ballroom we're occupied
| throughout the evening with guests COM
and Mr.. II. Stewart Beers were the hosts
in the first box. Miss Ida Lee Duncan
| received.
| The guests during the evening We're Miss
/ II,
y. y; Miss Bess Cantrell Turner of Nash
| vile, Tenn: Mrs. Daisy Fitzhugh Ayres.
Mrs. John Sharp Williams of Mississippi
Mrs. Bankhead of Alabama, former Sena-
tor Joseph Clay Styles Blackburn Of Ken
| lucky and Mrs. Blackburn. Representa-
| tive John Wesley Gaines. Mr.. Cotton Lee,
Mr.. Claude Bennett, the chairman of the
| floor committee; Mr. Frank 3. Martin and
DIR. and Mrs. Wilkinson.
Mrs Isaac I. Mann was the hostess of
| the second box. The guests were Baron
ess Won Paumgarten Miss McMickin, Mrs.
| Clarence lie Bus of Kentucky. Miss Won
Paumgarten. Miss Florence Hewitt and
Miss Mary Eoise Hughes.
| Mrs Sprigg Belt entertained a number
of friends In the third box. Her list of
guests included Mrs. Frank Wilson. Mrs.
| j. f. Mulkern, Mrs w A. Flann of
Baltimore and Miss Bartholow.
| Mrs. Rosalie Hollyday Bocock. chairman
of the ball committee, was the hostess
| in the fourth box. Her guest list included
bell of Philadelphia. Mrs. Seth Shepard.
wife of Justice Shepard: Senator and Mrs.
| Owen of Oklahoma, Mrs. A. Campbell
Pryor and Mrs. Walter B. Richards OF
| Virginia.
In the Receiving Line.
Mrs Archibald Young wore an elegant
gown of black lace trimmed with white
lace and carried cluster of red and
white roses: Mrs. Rosalie Holiday Bo-
| cock black tulle spangled in gold with
touches Of gold lace. and Mrs. Joseph c.
S. Blackburn was in black velvet and old
point lace. Among other richly and be-
| comingly dressed guests were: Mrs. An
drew A. Lipscomb who wore white crepe
de chine and lace and exquisite orna-