Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-12-30


The charity ball held last night al
the Washington, this city, was attenoen
by a large gathering of society folKs
and netted a large sum for the Babies
Hospital. The young ladies' guild OF
the hospital was in charge OF the ar
rangements for the ball, which was
the first function of its kind the mem
hers had undertaken in ten years. the
Christmas idea was carried out in the
decorations with holly, palms, smilax
and red streamers. In the receiving
| line were the officers OF the board
of managers, Mrs. Campbell Clark, IN
green brocaded satin with lace TRIM
mings; Mrs, Roderick F. Bying-
| ton. in white satin yelled with
black marquisette,, with Jet
Mrs. George Everett Halsey, OF EAST
Orange. in pale blue satin
adorned with silver lace; Mrs. Freder-
ick F.. Guild, in black chiffon
and satin with lace; the four matrons
of the guild, Mrs. James Gordon ray
lor. robed in white satin with spangied
rose panel of brocade and lace; Mrs,
Albert Headley Atha, in gold
colored satin brocade; Mrs. Franklin
IConklin. IT., in white lace over satin;
Mrs. Pierre S. Ross, in pale pink. AND
the president of the guild, Miss kath-
crime Young. in lavender chiffon e
satin.
The floor committee was composed OF
Mr.. Benjamin Williamson Keen, Mr.
Robert O'Gorman, Mr.. Alfred Dennis
Mr.. William T.. Garter, jr., Mr.. Hugh
Barrett, Mr.. Andrew j. Hedges, MT.
Leonard Lampman, DR.. Frederick M.
Paul, Mr.. Harold Short, Mr.. Simon
Plaut, Mr.. Frederic Bigelow and
Mr.. Roland T. Ross. The mem
bers of the committee to whom
credit for the success of the af-
fair is due are Miss Dorothy Lee. chair
man; Miss Florence Elmore Murphy.
Miss Elizabeth C. Carter, Mrs. Robert
Southland, Miss Eleanor j. McCarter
and Miss Isabelle L.. McCarter.
The patronesses were Mrs. Jacob
Haussling, Mrs. William j. Dawson,
Mrs. william Linn Allen, Mrs. Mich
ael Y. Barrett, Mrs. Milton e. Blan-
chard, Mrs. c.. Blake Darlington, Mrs.
Henry L. Colt, Mrs. Waters B. Day.
Mrs. Wilbur Doremus. Mrs. Charles
Farrell, Mrs. Peter Hauck, Jr., Mrs
Arthur C. Hensler. Mrs. Edward ]. Ill,
Mrs. Joseph S. Isidor, Mrs. #. c. Jacob
son, Mrs. Gottfried Kruger, Mrs. Her
bert w. Knight, Mrs. A. F. r. Martin
Mrs. Benjamin Atha, Mrs. H. G Atha'
Mrs. j. d. Battin, Mrs. s.. s. Battin,
Mrs. Frederick H. Ball, Mrs. Carol P,
Bassett, Mrs. Franklin Conklin, Mrs
Richard II. P. Dieffenbach, Mrs. William
p. Field, Mrs. H. P. Gleason, Miss Gwin-
nell. Mrs. William A. Halsey, Mrs. Johr
r. Hardin, Mrs. James E.. Howell, Mrs. j,
w. Howell, Mrs. William It. Hunt, Mrs
Richard c. Jenkinson, Mrs. William
B. Kinney, Mrs. Halsey M. Larter, Mrs
Austen II. McGregor, Mrs. Uzal H. Nc
Carter. Mrs. James l.. Ogden, Mrs. VII
liam T. Plum, Mrs. K. Martin Phillip
Mrs. Albert Phillips, Mrs. Franklin
Phillips, Mrs. James S. Polhemus, Mrs
Louis Plaut, Mrs. Joseph NJ. Riker, Mrs
Chandler w. Riker, Mrs. Henry r.
Rose, Mrs. Abram Rothschild. Mrs
George t. Rogers, Mrs. p. Sanfor'
Ross, Miss Harriet b.. Steele, Mrs
William Sheerer. Mrs. Tonic Savage
Mrs. Charles Thatcher, Mrs. Frederic
r rrn.-.-. n.y.. ID Ky XTo4T Mrs I1raJ
erick Van Keuren, Mrs. John !
Wright Clark, Mrs. Robertson G. Ware
Mrs. Gustave Wiedenmayer. Mrs. B.. S
Whitehead, Mrs. Edmund A. Wassor
Mrs. Alexander Ward and Mrs, ] me
r. Wrightson.
Among the other subscriber
were included Miss Elizabeth Cal
ter, Mr.. William T. Carter, il
Mr.. ]. Nelson Carter, Mis-
Murphy, Miss Florence e. Murph,
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Murphy, jr
. Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Dennis, Mis-
Mary G. Williamson, Miss Matild
G. Dodd, Miss Marie Vail DodC
. Harry x. Dodd, Mr.. and Mrs. Harol
Armour Dodge, Miss Marjorie Adam
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy G.. Hart, of Ea.
Orange; Mr.. and Mrs. P. Sanford Ros
Mr.. Roland Ross, Mr.. an
Mrs. C. Laurence Ward, {
Orange; Mr.. Kenneth Wallace
Mr.. and Mrs. Matthias Plum. jr., M
and Mrs. Frederick Heath Douglass
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Baldwin, Mr.. an
Mrs. Theodore Woodland, Miss Maj
garet cunlunins, Mr., Halssy Adams. M
and Mrs. William e. Stewart Of sout
Orange; ny. and Mrs. George 9. Ger,