The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-06
.RED.CROSSBALL
BRILLIANT event
Scene of Color and Fascination at
Great Charity Event of
Season.
GOVERNOR STUART ATTENDS
Debutantes in Uniforms as
Nurses and Militia Officers in
Full Dress Lead Dancing.

Tho Red Cross ball. so long talked of
! and worked for by an enthusiastic band
Of Richmond's most prominent women.
was held last night in the Grnys' Ar,
ihory. Seventh and Marshall Streets.
Success in every sense Of the word
crowned the efforts of the committee,
All Newfoundland his wife were there.
from Governor Stuart and his staff to
the boys and girls who came to dance
Tor the sheer JOY of dancing. Facinat-
Ing Red Cross Nurses In tho persons OF
the seasons debutantes and many of
the young matrons either inveigled the
bachelors to buy roses from the sweet
scented baskets they carried: served
punch, Ice cream and candy or in gem
era ladded to the picturesquencss OF the
scene.
Members Of the military committee
In uniform mingling with the dancers
In evening dress, brought most forclbly
to the minds of all present those war
torn countries whore the Red Cross, tho
military and the civilians arc gathered
under much less happy circumstances.
Two big Red Cross banners fioate,! from
each side of the armory and. the re-
freshmcnt and candy tables wcrc dec
Grated with the emblem.
MASS or PALMS FORMS
BACKGROUND For PATRONESSUS
On one sido of tho hall 1, mass OF
| palms. loaned by q generous florist.
formed a back ground for the line of
tho patroncsses. This was yadc up
from the officers and executive board,
Ars. Caskic Cabell. president; Mrs. Sam
Cohen, vice-prestdcnt: Mrs. Robert G.
Cabell. treasurer, and Mrs. Lawrence
| T. Price, secretary; Mrs. c. Il. Boiling,
chairman of the ticket committee; Mrs.
G. w. aIassie, refreshment committee:
Mrs. j. G. Corley, music. and Mrs
Thomas b. McAdams and Mrs. Frank G.
Williams, candy. The other members
of the committee moved about through
I, tho crowd acting as hostesscs.
Just after the entrance OF the Gov
ernor and stan, and tho clty's chief
executive. Mayor George Ainslie. when
the galleries were filled with specta-
tors, the star Spangled Banner" was
played by the band and in an instant
the assemblage was on its feet. The
sight was most impressive.
Before tho general dancing began the
floor was cleared for the exhibition
dances given by Miss Emily Frances
Hooper and Ellsworth Cook. who arc
ut present filling All engagement Mt the
Richmond tlfotel These dances broke
the lee and tho ball was started. IN
| tho beginning all women with hats on
were In the galleries but by reason OF
| the committees generosity In the mat
ter OF evening dress. the dancing throns
! was soon kaiedi oscopic picture OF
evening dress and hats: street suits
aud Hats and evening dress without
hats.
MILITARY COMMITTEE
ACTS AS FLOOR MANAGERS
The members of the military COM
mittcc acting as floor managers were:
Acknowledgement w. w. Sale, Colonel
julien RI. iIili, chief of the Governors
staff; Colonel 10 Lane stern. Major
Lawrence T. rrice, Major r.. w.
Bowles, Major T. NJ. Workman. Cap
tain William NJ. Myers. Captain John
L. Cutchus, Colonel James 7. Pollard,
Colonel Allen Potts, Colonel Warren u.
Taylor and Captain J. Randolph
Tucker.
Tho spots of color added by their
uniforms made highly decorative
feature OF tho ball.
Among the dcbutantes were Miss
Alice Reed, Miss Anne Myers, Miss
Janet Montague, Miss Mary Jane
Massie. Miss Maud Ainslic. Miss Annie
Cone. Miss Nell Wise, Miss Carter In
gram and Miss Martha Chandler. AS
sistinE ut the rcfreshment tables were
Miss Mary Bradley, Miss Graycc Paul.
Miss Louise White, Miss Edythe Par
ker, Miss blanche Fore, Mrs. Robert
Higgins. Miss Florence Norneet, Miss
Elizabeth Brown, Miss Agnes Parrish.
Miss Margaret Parrish and Miss Ida
D.
Massie's committee were: Mrs. D. A.
Benner, Mrs. j. p. Taylor, Mrs G. T.
w Kern. Mrs. ]. w. White. Mrs
Charles j.. Billups. Mrs. r. J. White,
Mrs. Sandolph Watkins, Mrs. John
Lee Davis. Mrs. Wallace Brown Miss
Beatrice Canepa and Miss Teresa EIig-
gins.
No fair idea OF the number of tickets
sold could be given, but hundreds of
tickets were disposed OF Mt the door
g.On y
there were many holders of tickets
who did not expect to attend the af-
fair. There was estimated to be at
least 100 persons in the galleries and
on the floor.
ALL GOES TO AID
FUND FOR RED CROSS
Everything used for tho ball was
contributed; not cent was spent for
anything. Mrs. Cabell said that (;
neither position nor color had inter-
fered with donations. even servants
had offered their services freely to
help the poor Red Gross foil<s"l
The armory was given. The music !
donated by the Richmond Protective !
Association, Local No. 123 refresh
ments and flowers were freely con-
trlbutcd. and the services Of an un-
firing committee of women who have
worked day and night, were by no
means the least feature that will make
~ iNeo Sioss pall LOT the penent OIL 1
tho sick and wounded ia Europe a
memorable one The other members
OF this committee were Mrs. u Tay-
lor Ellyson. Mrs George Ainslic. Mrs. /
Barton Wise, Mrs. a. j. Montague.
Mrs. Charles Whitlock, Mrs. Arthur u.
Wilmer. Mrs. u. j. Willis. Miss Mary !
Lyon. Mrs. George T. King, Mrs. Nor
man v. Randolph, Mrs. William NJ !
Myers. Mrs. John -. Potts, Mrs !
Charles r. Stokes. Mrs. C. r. Lee, Mrs |
John Murphy, Mrs. NJ. G.. Branch, Mrs |!
B. Q. James. Miss Darlington Mrs |
Andrew J. Gray, Jr, Mrs James d. |
camp, Mrs. NJ. G. Patterson, Mrs f.. T. |
Mofitt and Mrs. Caliy Ryland.
su.ncct., ~, St.,,, c.,.,