Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-14
CHARITY BALLS
GIVEN BY. ARMY
RELIEF SOCIETY
Oahu Branches Will Combine
in Two Benefit Dances
During January

Two big charity balls will be given
in the armory in Honolulu for the
benefit of the Army Relief Society on
the evenings of January Is and IS by
the combined branches Of the asso-
citation of Fort Shafter, the Artillery
District, Department Headquarters
and the Medical Corps.
Representatives from these posts
met at the Young hotel last Thurs
day and decided on these entertain
ments for the year of 1915.
Those representatives present at the
meeting were Mrs. Chatfield. Fort
Mrs. Houston, Honolulu; Mrs. Atkin-
son. Fort Shafter; Mrs. Ellis, Fort
Ruger; Mrs. Coe. Fort Kamehameha;
Mrs. Gose, Honolulu Mrs. Phisterer.
Fort Ruger; Mrs. Tilton, Fort De
Russy; Mrs. Massee. Honolulu; Mrs.
Mather, Fort De Russy, and Mrs.
O'Hara, Fort De Russy.
The charity ball which will be Civ
en- on January Is will be under the
management OF the officers Of the
Army Relief Association, and that on
January IS under the management
of the enlisted men for the enlisted
personnel on Oahu.
Committees were appointed to take
charge Of the supper. tickets, decora-
tions, music, advertising and securing
the use of the armory for both
nights.
The refreshments for January 10
will be donated by the officers and
their families from the following
posts: Fort Shafter. Fort Kameha-
meha. Fort Ruger. Fort De Russy,
Fort Armstrong, Medical Corps, Ho.
nolulu, officers of Department Head.
quarters and dental surgeons. It was
decided to prepare for about 700 peo-
pie.
Fort Shafter will provide for $50 and
the Artillery District, Department,
Headquarters and Medical Corps the
other $50. Mrs. Phisterer has offer
ed to donate. 1000 tickets, which will.
be sold for 81 a piece including the
refreshments for the officers ball on
the 18th; and also the tickets for the.
enlisted mems ball on the 18th, when
the number can be decided upon. Lat
er. this will be put before the enlisted
men by the commanding officers or
the different posts.
Mrs. Phisterer was elected chair
man of the ticket committee. She
will distribute and handle the finances
for 500, and Mrs. Chatfield Is chair
man of the ticket committee. for Fort
Shafter and is to handle the finances
for the other 500.
The following have been appointed
to take charge of the refreshments:
Mrs. Ellis, Artillery District; Mrs. At
kinson, Fort Shafter; Mrs. Houston,
Department Headquarters; Mrs. Ken
dali, Medical Corps.
Mrs. Gose will distribute tickets for
sale at Schofield Barracks and Mrs
Phisterer at Pearl Harbor. Mrs. Mas
see will look after arrangements for
the armory for both nights. The music
will be furnished by the band from
Fort Shafter and the Artillery band
The officers and ladies of Fort Shat
ter met on Monday at the Officers
CLUB and assignment was made OF
the BOO tickets allotted for distribution
at the fort, each of the ladies' volun.
teerlng to take certain number. A !
supper committee was appointed con.
sisting of Mrs. Atkinson, Mrs. Malone,
Mrs. Cochran, Mrs. Hartshorn, Mrs.
Scott and Mrs. black.
Last year eacn post individually
gave some form Of entertainment for
this society, but this year it was
thought best to combine forces and
have two large charity balls. That
the balls will be great success both
socially and financially is assured, and
in addition to the troops stationed in
Oahu and the civilians of Honolulu,
the U. S. transport Logan, which is
due to arrive on January II, will bring
the 9th Infantry and these will have
an opportunity to renew old acquaint
ances in better and more pleasant
way than they otherwise could have
done. 1t Is hoped that a large sum
will be realized for this very worthy