The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-27

on Friday night May 2. The proceeds
Of the ball will be devoted to relieving
the restitution among the children OF
| the flooded districts.
Patronesses of the ball are Mrs. Thorn
as r. Marshall, wife of the Vice Presi-
dent; Mrs. Edward Douglas White. wife
of the Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court; Mrs Oscar w. Underwood. Mrs.
H. II. Lurton, wife of Justice Lurton, of
! the Supreme Court; Mrs. w. c. Red
field. wife of the Secretary of Com
merce; Miss Mabel Boardman, president
of the Red Cross, Mrs. j. Charles Lin
thicum, wife. of Representative Linthi-
cum of Maryland; Mrs. Atlee Pomerene,
| wife of Senator Pomerene of Ohio; Mrs.
Louis Bennett, of West Virginia; Miss
Mary Temple, of Tennessee; Mrs John
Hays Hammond. Mrs Henry Dimock,
Mrs. Christian Hemmick, Mrs. Philander
| P. Claxton, wife of the Commissioner
of Education; Mrs. c. c. McChord. wife
of the Commissioner of Interstate Com
merce; Mrs. Burton Harrison. wife OF
Representative Harrison of New York.
and Miss Mamie Randolph Heth. presi-
dent of the Southern Relief Society. One
of the beautiful features of the ball
will be the procession of flowers, COM
posed of some of the most beautiful and
popular girls in the social set. Among
| the girls who will be In the procession
may be mentioned Misses Agra Bennett
Rosalie Thornton, Ragedale. Hill, Ruth
| Anderson. Luck Hoke Smith, Nancy
johnson, Margaret McChord. Mary How
ry, Estelle Crane, Emily Beatty, Edith
Howard Margaret Howard. Jeanette
Allen, Dasha Allen, Helen McCumber,
Helen Hardy, Meta Evans, Lelie Nc
Donald, Dorothy Shuey. Dorothy Decide,
, Mildred Bacon. Nora Hill, Elizabeth Hill,
and Miss Peck. Among the box holders
are the Chinese Minister. Mrs. Louis
Bennett, of West Virginia. and Mrs.
Henry Dimock.
Among the diplomats who haveN pur-
chased tickets are the German Ambassa-
dor, the Russian Amba ssador, the Span
ish Minister. the Minister of the Domini-
can Republic, and the Italian Ambassa-
dor.
Among those receiving will be Miss Ma
bel Boardman and Mrs Atlee Pomerene
A minuet will be danced by a group Of
children in Colonial costume. Another
distinctive feature of the ball will be the
May pole dance by a group of young girls
and singing of the old English May songs
Mrs. Wilson and the Misses Wilson will
witness the dance from the President
box.
Tickets may be procured at T. Arthur
Smiths ticket agency, at the New Will
lard. Shoreham, Raleigh, Ebbitt. and 9TH
er hotels.
Mr.. Eldridge e Jordan is treasurer Of
the relief committee. Music will be fur
nished by the Marine Band, and the ball
will open at 9 o'clock.
Miss Verbena Adler is in Atlantic City.
at the Hotel Rudolf where she will re-
main for several weeks.
Mrs. Calvert Rosenthai and her little
daughter, Eleanor May. have returned
to their home in Wyoming Avenue. after
spending several weeks in Atlantic City
at the Hotel Rudolf.
Mrs Howard Sigmund and daughter
Audrey, have returned to their home in
Baltimore, after a short visit to the city.
Mrs. Hannis Taylor will entertain at
luncheon in honor of Mrs. Bryan on
| Tuesday, April %.
Mrs G. Huntington Williams, Of Balti-
more, has arrived in Washington and is
spending several weeks at the Shoreham
Hotel.
Leo Loeb has returned to Annapolis,
Nd, after a short visit with friends here.
The Women's Alliance of All Souls
Unitarian Church entertained on Friday
in honor of the members of the Baltimore