Evening star., 1915-02-28
BAND Of HOPE Plans
M|-CAREME FESTIVITIES
Will Give Ball for Benefit of Poor
at the Raleigh Tomor-
row Evening.

In support of permanent headquarters
for the Band of Hope, an organization
of prominent Washington women who
propose to give systematic relief to the
moor and unemployed of the District a
micarame ball is to be given In the
Raleigh Hotel tomorrow evening. This
benefit is being held at this time because
it is estimated that the suffering among
,he moor in Washington will be most ser1-
Gus during March
The Band of Hope has obtained head
quarters at ee4 18th street northwest,
which will be formally opened March g.
This association was organized Washing
TONS birthday, and already zoo members
are enrolled Each of these members Is
p,edged to bring in five other members
When the thousand members are OBJ
tanned, the organization is to elect ON
GERS and a list of the most prominent
social workers and charity leaders in the
country is being prepared for submits
sion.
The Band of Hope is to have the CO.
operation of the Board of Trade and the
Chamber of Commerce in its work, as Wen
as of the various organizations IN tne
city At the ball Monday evening Mrs.
William G. Brown. jr., wife OF the repre-
sentative from West Virginia. formerly
Miss Izetta Jewel, will give several read
ings. Mrs. Maude Howell Smith, presi-
dent of the United Daughters Of the Con-
federacy Miss Irma Montgomery Glib
son and Mrs. Harold Miner will also con-
tribute recitations, songs and dances.
Committee in Charge.
Mrs Flora c. Dyer. Miss Irma Mont
gomery Gibson and Miss Maude Clarke
will form a committee in charge of the
dancing, which will consist of old and
new dances.
Among thoes who are to assist in
receiving are Mrs. William G. A. Gull
lop. wife of Representative Cullop OF
Indiana and president of the Women's s
National Democratic League: Mrs. Dan
iel c. Roper, wife OF the hrst assistant
postmaster general; Mrs. Ellis Logan,
president of the Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs in the District. Mrs. Maud
Howell Smith Mrs Ella Knight. presi-
dent of the Sunshine and Community
Society; Mrs. Emma Shelton, president
Of the Women's Christian Temperance
Association: Mrs. Ella Hoover Thacher,
Branch, W. c. T. T.: Miss Janet Rich
ards. Mrs. wicklffe Rose. Mrs. Will
liam F. Hancock. president of the Dis
trict Branch Women's Democratic
League; Mrs. Adolf Kann. assisted by
the Commissioners of the District of
Columbia; Edwin Brandenburg. presi-
dent of the Board of Trade; Thomas
Grant. secretary of the Chamber of
assistant postmaster general; Repre-
sentative Arthur r. Rupley of Penn
sylvania, Representative William 6.
Brown Of West Virginia, Cuno Ru-
dolph, Henry B. F. Macfarland. DIR. Clar-
ence J. owens, managing director of
the Southern Commercial Congress;
Claude Bennett. president of the South
ern Society, Hunter Roper and Edward
b. Dean.
partial list of the patronesses in
cludes Mrs. Daniels. wife of the Secre-
tary of the Navy; Mrs. Gregory. wife
of the Attorney General; Mrs. Wick
life Rose. Mrs. Philander P. Claxton.
wife of the commissioner of education
Mrs. Maude Howell Smith, Mrs Fred
Young. Mrs William G. Brown. Mrs.
Arthur X. Rupley. Mrs. Daniel C.
Roper. Mrs Ella knight. Mrs Charles
p. Granfield. Mrs. George Tully Vaughn.
Mrs. Archibald Campbell. Mrs. Ellis
Logan. Mrs. Emma Shelton. Mrs. Ella
Hoover Thacher. Miss Janet Richards,
Mrs Goodwin Ellsworth, Mrs NJ b.
Buchanan. Mrs. Adolf Kann. Mrs. NJ.
Goldsmith. Mrs. NJ. f. Brennan, Mrs.
Edward b. Dean. Mrs. E. ]. Lockwood.
Mrs Elizabeth Yonge Trego. Mrs. Louis
p. Shoemaker and Mrs George f. Dud-
ley.