The Washington herald., 1914-12-10

During these quiet days at the White
House Mrs. McAdOo spends a great dea
Of time with the President She passes
hours a day at the Executive Mansion
busying herself in a dozen ways to light
| en- the burdens that rest so heavily or
her fathers shoulders.
The first European war benefit fol
which the representatives, of belliger-
lent countries will give their personal
patronage is being arranged by Nine
Ekengren, wife of the Minister OF
Sweden. with the assistance of a num-
! Der Of other diplomats wives. will be
held in Convention Hall. Monday, De-
cember II, at 4:3O o'clock. The benefit
which will be given for the wounded of
all nations in Brittany will be a won
derful exhibition of war pictures taken
| on the battle line.
The ambassadors and ministers of
the belliEerent countries will attend,
as the benefit is for the relief of the
wounded and the receipts will be given
to the French Ambassador to be spent
in Washington for hospital supplies and
medicines.
The list of prominent women who
have consented to act as patronesses
lbE lIe Dtutll luCluut- MIS- DIg dLs
Mrs Garrison, Mrs. Daniels. Mrs. Lane,
Mrs Houston, Nine. da Cana, Nine. de
RianO, Countess di Cellere, Nine. de
Saurez -MujiCa, Nine. NaOn. Nine. PeZet,
Nine EkenEren, Mrs. Warren, Mrs.
John p. jackson. Mrs. Thomas Walsh,
Mrs. Morgan Hill. Mrs. Edward B. Nc
Lean. Mrs. Howland Chase, Mrs. J. B.
Henderson, Mrs Richard Townsend.
Mrs. Lawrence Townsend, Mrs. Edward
Mitchell, Mrs. William Slater. Mrs.
Hugh Wallace, the Misses Patten, Mrs.
y. Anderson, Mrs. COrbin, Mrs. Nc
Cauley, Mrs. Hit, Mrs. Mccormick,
Mrs Blain Spencer, Mrs. Sheridan, Mrs.
Paul Bartlett, Mrs. J. J. Johnson, Mrs.
Fleming Newbold. Mrs. James Mitchell,
Mrs. Bates, Mrs. Brooks, Mrs. Perry
Belmont, and Mrs. Hinckley.
Tickets can be purchased at the F
G. Smith Piano Company, 1917 F street
northwest, reserved for $1.0O or at the
box office, Convention Hall, unreserved
for so and 25 cents.
great interest is being shown by Wash
ingtOn society in the Pan-American ball
which will be given in the bathrooms of
the Willard Hotel. Wednesday evening"
January 1f. at . o'clock The PAN
American ball is being given TO further
an interest i'm the close peace and trade
union OF Pan-AmeriCa, and has the ap-
proval of the Secretary of State and a
number of prominent officials including
Mrs. Burleson. Mrs. Duncan Fletcher,
Mrs. Peter Gerry, Mrs. Elmer Black, Mrs.
James 0. Tarvin Mrs John A. Logan.
Mrs. w. 4. CullOp. Mrs. F B. Boran.
Mrs. A. Mitchell Palmer, and Mrs George
Barnette
Mr. Harry Flood, who is chairman of
the committee on arrangements, has con-
sented TO lead the grand march with
Mrs. Flood. Miss Lucy Burleson is
chairman of floor committee, consisting
Of twenty-five members of the younger
set, and Mr.. Preston Gibson is chairman
OF the dance committee. Representative
Floor, chairman of the Foreign Affairs
Committee and Mrs. Flood will lead the
mask grand march, which will open the
ball.
Mrs. Bryan will return today from sew
eraI days visit in Richmond, Va.
The Speaker and Mrs Clark entertained
at luncheon yesterday at the
Capitol Mr. Bennett Clark, who has
been taking a postgraduate course at the
University of Missouri, has returned to