Evening journal., 1914-12-19
MANY DANCES IN
Holiday season
Young People Home From
College Plan Happy
Social Events
THES DANSANT
FOR WAR RELIEF

Always time of more or less
festivity, the Christmas holidays as
rule are marked by the giving of So
cial functions and, this years cele-
bration of the happy Yuletidc will
evidently be no exception to the gen.
cral rule, there being a large num-
CDR of dances and other entertain
ments planned for the holidays.
Dancing, however, seems TO be the
most popular form of entertaining
these days, and even the younger
boys and girls have apparently
caught the fever if one may judge
from the number of junior dances
that are to be given during the holi-
days. Everything points to the fact
that the boys and girls, many OF
whom are home from school or col
lcge for the holidays. arc going 20
have the time of their lives.
Among tile dances that have been
planned. The FIRST one will be given for
the benefit Of the Red Cross Society,
and will be thcs dansant to take place
at the home Of Mrs. Joseph BaSeroft en-
next Tuesday afternoon from 4 TO Il
o'clock. Mrs. Bancroft is vicc-chairman
of the War RELIEF Committee, and has
offered the use OF her homc for tlc
dansant. The committee in charge OF
the affair includes Miss Elizabeth Reese.
Miss Anne Garrett, Miss Louise Rein
hardt and Miss Rchccca Reinhardt.
On Saturday evening. December %,
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Thomson will
give a dance in the New Century Club
Iarlors for their daughter. Miss liclen
Thomson, and on the afternoon of the
same day thes dansant will be given
III the lobby of thJ Hotel Dul'ont
through the kindness of T.. =. Taitc,
manager, for the benefit of the liomc for
Nercitul Rest, tickets for which will be
90 cents. The hours viii he from ; tn
o'clock. One of the features er this
dance will be exhibition dancing i,v
Miss Mctwen Tho dance will be- in
charge of the following committee: Mrs.
Richard Reese Mrs. Charles T.. patf,f-
sou, Mrs. Felix y. DUPONT. Miss Chris
sIne Cause, Miss Mary Biggs and Miss
Martha Shortidge.
On Monday evening after Christmas
Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton NJ. Barksdaln
VIII give a dance at the Country Club
Tor their daughter. Miss Ethel Barl,s-
dale, who is home for the HOLIDAYS
from ST TimotLys School. Catons-
Vile. Md.
On the same evening the Auxiliary
Board Of the Homeopathic Hospital
VIII give dance in the drawingroom
OF the New Century Club The pa
tronesses for this dance include Mrs
Harrison w. Howell. Mrs. Frank Fl.
Thomas, Mrs. join Richardson. Jr.
Mrs. George w. Chambers. Mrs. o.
Gurtis Purdy, Mrs. Stirling H..
Thomas, Mrs. Samuel \. Trump. Mrs.
Horace Belts Mrs. James S. Stirling.
Mrs. Charles Beadenkopf. Mrs. J. j.
satterthwait and Mrs. Francis G.
Sellers.
For their daughter. Miss Esther
Bancroft. Mr.. and Mrs John BAN
croft will give a dance on Tuesday
evening. December %. in the New
century Club p; rlors, and on Now
Years night Mr.. aud Mrs. Frederick
William Curtis will give small dance
u their home for their daughter Miss
ilary Curtis
What in all probability viii be the
greatest event of the holidays how
lver. will be the New Years Eve
lance to be given by the Friday Night
Dancing Club in the New Century
Club. The patronesses for this dance
hclude: Mrs. John r. Moore. Mrs.
Z. Coleman DUPONT, Mrs. James P.
Winchester, Mrs. Otho Newland Mrs.
:harles Copeland and Mrs. William
l. Ramsay.