The Washington times., 1912-02-28
POPULARITY VOTE
WILL ENLNEN THE
SOCIETY KERMESS
Favorite Dance to Be Select
ed by Means of the
Ballot.

Equal suffrage for all members of
Washington society will mark the bali
loting TO decide the most popular of the
ten dances which form the main fea-
lures of the society Kermess to be given
for the benefit of the National Junior
Republic at the New Willard, March :,
g. and 9. A board of elections" 10 be
composed Of Capt. and Mrs. Frank
Evans, wiz be in charge of the bal
loting.
Ihose in charge explain that it will
be considered absolutely legitimate TO
cast more than one ballot providing the
voter pays for each vote. The board of
elections" declares it does not consider
the casting of many votes by the same
person "stuffing'' II the person becomes
a different voter each time by adding
new money to the Golfers of the charity.
In Charge of Booths.
Besides the balloting booth, the ball
room will be lined with numerous other
booths. each Of which will be in charge
of well-known society misses and ma
irons. Miss Ora Hemphill will be in
charge of a coteric of pretty girls VINO
Will dispense lemonade. Mrs Thomas
Taliaferro will have under her command
a bevy, Of equally good looking EN-
>.
George Y. Wheeler is in charge of the
music.
Following every performance of the
Kermess, dancing will take place in
the large ballroom of the hotel, accord
ing to an announcement made by pa
troneSses yesterday.
Women Who Are Taking Part.
Among the prominent society women
who are taking an active part in the
kermess are:
Mrs. ]. l.. Ackerson Mrs. George
Appleby, Miss Barrett, Mrs. w. B. Bay
ley, Miss Elizabeth Bowen, Miss Boyd
Miss Rose Bradford, Miss Katherine
Brastow, Mrs. Alexander Britton, Mrs
John Britton, Miss Mary Carlisle, Mrs.
A Dudley Carpenter, Miss Elsie Cassels
Mrs. Chisholm, Miss Mallory Church.
Mrs. William H. Clifford, Mrs. oliver
Cromwell, Miss Dolly Cunningham, Miss
Mary Dove, Miss Helen Downing, Mrs.
Mrs. F. L. Faison, Miss Lottie Finley
Mrs. A. H Giles, Miss Goldsborough
Mrs. Louis Green.
Mrs. Edwin Gunner, Mrs. Thomas
derson, Mrs. William C. Hill, Mrs.
Hood, Miss Ruth Hood, Mrs. Horner,
Mrs. Thurston Hughes, Miss Johnston,
Mrs. e. E. Jordan. Miss Barbara kauff-
Lard, MRS. Louis c. Lehr, Mrs r. P.
Iilley, Mrs. Edward LOTUS, Mrs. Mac
donald, Miss Natalie Magruder. Mrs.
William b. Mason, Mrs George MATHS,
Miss Julia Maths, Mrs. George Minne-
gerode. Mrs. James P. Morton, Miss
Helen Mulliken, Miss Sadie Murray,
Mrs. George Meyers, Miss Edna Mac
Murray, Mrs. Ormsby McCammon. Mrs.
s. C. Neale, Miss Carol Newberry.
Mrs. John Newbold, Mrs. Owlsley,
Miss Valerie Padelford, Mrs. f. w.
Parker, Miss Marian Parker, Mrs. S.
8. Paschal Mrs, Conrad Reid, Miss
Remey, Mrs. Robert Roosevelt, Miss
Catherine Seville, Miss Anna Shaw,
Mrs. r. d. Simms, Miss Marian Stevens,
Miss Helen Stewart. Mrs. Thoma s
Taliaferro. Mrs. Hannis Taylor. Mrs. J.
n. Thompson, Miss Edine Tisdel, Miss
Edith Totten, Mrs. Russell Train, Mrs.
Walter Tuckerman. Miss. C. D. Voor-
his, Mrs. Joseph Wall. Mrs. Charles G..
, Warden, Mrs. T.. r. Waters, Mrs.
Wheaton, Mrs. Charles Wheeler, Mrs.
George Wheeler, Miss Helen H. Will
son. Miss Julia Wilson, Mrs. Russell
Wilson, Mrs. Walter Woodson. Miss
Margaret Woodward, Miss Catherine
Woodward, Mrs. Bayard Wyman. Mrs.
g. II. M. Young.