The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-11
Beautiful Women and Hand some Gowns Make Gay
 and Attractive Picture.
MANY CONTRIBUTE TO SWELL RELIEF FUNDS Sale of Pink and White Roses Brings Shower of
 Silver for Distribution.

Silver for Distribution.
 The annual charity ball of the Asso-
 ciated Charities for Industrial Relief
 was held last evening in The Strat-
 field ball room and was marked
 success in every respect. A large
 number of beautifully goWned women
 with their escorts were present and 1 the dancing continued well into the | hours of morning.
 Members of the executive board ot
 the Associated Charities received the l guests informally. The ball room l looked unusually attractive in It's s11n- l pie decoration of green. Palms and 1 bay trees were placed about the sides, while southern smilax hung from the 1 chandeliers and was draped on thc l walls. A few vases of deep pink roses, placed at intervals on tables
 about the hall, added a bright color
 ote. Hawkins, florist, was the dec
 orator. The small room beneath the
 balcony was fitted up as retiring
 corner, and was hung with Oriental
 rugs and tapestries and fitted with easy chairs.
 During the intermissien a number
 of the young women sold pink and
 white roses to further swell the re- eceiptS of the affair. A number Of
 supper parties were held in the main
 dining room of the hotel and preced-
 ing. the ball were several dinner par
 ties.
 The usTers were Mortimer Com stock, George H. Edwards, Richard
 Swain and Radcliffe Sprott.
 L. The offices of the Associated Char ities include Mrs. J. P. Omans, prest-
 dent; Mrs. A. w. Platt, first vice
 president Mrs. John c. Curtis, second vice president; Mrs. William IF. Grif-
 RE7acy sI7I
 Miller Buckingham, recording secre- tary; Mrs. E. G. Whitney, correspond ing secretary; Mrs. E. w. Downes, treasurer, and Mrs. William Boyd
 Spender, assistant treasurer.
 The members of the executive board are: Mrs. H. c. Fairchild, Mrs. DeVer H. Warner, Mrs. J. Percy Bar tram, Mrs. Charles E. Wilmot, Mrs.
 Harvey Hubbe11, Mrs. J. T. Roche, IT,,
 Mrs. John B. Foster, Mrs. Harry C.. Ives, Mrs. M. M. Downs, Mrs. Jane Adams, Mrs. Sumner Simpson, Mrs. A. H. Mackenzie, Mrs. w. S. Tee1e,
 IT,, Mrs. Samuel c. Shaw. Miss Caro- line Leigh, and the Misses Mary and
 Elizabeth Fitch The patrons. patronesses and sub scribers for the dance include:
 MT. and Mrs. James Augur, MT. and Mrs. Henry Atwater, MT. and Mrs. Fred Atwater, MT. and Mrs. Charles Armstrong. MT. and Mrs. w. B. Allen,
 MT. and Mrs. B. I. Ashmun, Judge and Mrs. Morris B. Beards1ey, MT. and Mrs. B. w. Button, Mrs. E. c. Bas- sick, Mir. and Mrs. Edgar Bassick, MT. and Mrs. Roscoe Bassick, Dr. and Mrs. Henry B1odget, MT. and Mrs. F. D. Baker, Miss Elizabeth Bishop, Miss FGeorgianna M. Bishop, Mir. and Mrs. Nathaniel w. Bishop, Mrs. w. D. Bishop, Edwin Bartram, Samuel Beards1ey, Herbert B1ackmars Spots wood Bowers Sidney Becker. Miss Alice Bullard, Mrs. Louis Booth, MT. and Mrs. Arthur Brewer. Mir. and Mrs. Waldo c. Bryant, MT. and Mrs. i Charles VI. Harrington, MT. and Mrs. J. Orton Buck, MT. and Mrs. c. A
 Baldwin, MT. and Mrs. Ralph Barker,
 MT. and Mrs. William Boardman, MT.
 and Mrs. F. " Burton,s MT. and Mrs,
 F. D. Bell, F.. B. Beach, e. B. Buck ingham. MT. and Mrs. B. Miller Buck Ii ingham, MT. and Mrs. George Bald win MT. and Mrs. Lewis B. Curtis, . MT. and Mrs. Frederick B. Curtis, MT. and Mrs. A. H. Canf1eId, MT. and Mrs. Charles M. Choate, MT. and Mrs. H. E. Clarke, MT and Mrs. Mortimer s. Comstock, MT. and Mrs. George Com stock, Mrs. Emma Cook, MT. and Mrs
 w. w. Chapman. MT. and Mrs. A. M. Hooper, MT. and Mrs. David s. Day, Mr. and Mrs. K. J. Damtoft, S. Phil lips Davis, MT. and Mrs. Charles De- 1anay, Mir. and Mrs. Nelson H. Downs Harold DelaCour. Col. F. c. Dickson,
 MT. and Mrs. Albert Dow, MT. and
 Mrs. George c. Edwards, MT. and
 Mrs. George Holmes Edwards, Dr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Ellis, August Engelhardt, Miss Julia F'airchiId Ma jor William Lawrence F'amar, MT, and Mrs. John w. Field, Mir and Mrs i Charles Fery, MT. and Mrs. J. Wind sor Farist, MT. and Mrs. w. H. Far rell, pr. and Mrs. A. c. Zones, Mrs
 Mary K. Zones, Judge and Mrs, Carl Foster, William Feeter, Joseph Fris :. bic, Robert Gibney, Mir. and Mrs
 Jonathan Godfrey, pr. and Mrs Charles c. Godfrey, Mfr. and Mrs
 Stiles GoodselI, MT. and Mrs. w. J..
 Grippin, Mrs. William Glover, Mr.
 aand Mrs. E. A. Godfrey, Mrs
 and Mrs. E. A. Godfrey, Mrs. N. H. Heft, MT. and Mrs. J. G. rHowHand,
 MT. and Mrs. B. w. Harrall
 Crissy DeForest Harra11, Mir and Mrs.
 Philip Holzer, MT. and Mrs. George
 E. Hill. MT. and Mrs H. H. HamfI-
 ton, MT. and, Mrs w. T. Haviland, MT
 and Mrs. w. T. Hincks, MT. and Mrs.
 George s. Haw1ey, Dr. and Mrs. George | Hawley, Mir. and Mrs. Fred B. flaw
 ley, MT. and Mhs. John M. Hawley, MT. and Mrs. George T. HadIey, Frank e. Hunt Mr.. and Mrs Harry Ives,
 Mrs. Moses Klein, MT. and Mrs John
 T. King, MT. and Mrs. George Kristen,
 MT William B. Leigh, Miss Josephine
 Lyon, MT. and Mrs. Norman Leeds,
 MT. and Mrs. Henry Lyon. MT. and Mrs i Henry Lee, MT. and Mrs. Eli Lesser, MT. and Mrs. Charles Logan, MT and Mrs. Walter Iasher, MT. and Mrs. Thomas Lasher. MT. and Mrs. Alher. Lawery, MT. and Mrs. E. A. Jennings, 1 Miss Annie B. Jennings MT. and Mrs. George w. Johnson, MT. and Mrs. i F.rank1hTi11er, MT. and Mrs. R. J. Me- | Kenzie, MT. and Mrs. A. H. Mckenzie. ] Mrs E. w. Marsh, George Mcdonald, Mrs c. D. Mills. MT. and Mrs. c. D s. I Miller Wilson Marshal MT. and Mrs. l Dudley Morris MT and Mrs. Harris l KT