The Washington herald., 1916-12-10
Interesting Charities.

The District of Columbia Belgian
relief committee. of which Mrs Johr
A. Logan is president, will give a
card party tomorrow. at 1926 Con-
necticut avenue, for the benefit OF
orphan Belgian children now in homes
and establishments in France, where
they are beig cared for and protected
Mrs. William Hill. the representative
OF the committee in France, will be
present and will give an address upon
the work being carried on under her
charge among the orphans Mrs Hill
will speak at 1880. and the card games
will commence at the conclusion of her
talk. large number of tables have
been sold and the success of the ben
eft is assured. Mrs. Sam Houston
Carr chairman of the entertainment
committee. and the ladies of the Dis
trict Belgian relief committee extend
cordial invitation to the ladies of
Washington to be present
The charity ball of the Southern Re-
lief Society will be given this wear
on February 8. The committee ap-
pointed from Camp, No. III, U, c. ".
to assist and Cooperate with the
Southern Relief Society to make the
ball a success is as follows: Mai
Thomas w. Hungerford, chairman:
Chamberlaine, NJ. S. Thompson. Robert
Thomson. Edward P. Jones, William
A. Gordon, Charles B. Howry, H. H
Marmaduke. ]. NJ. Hickey, w. L. Will
kerson, John T. Callaghan and SEN
ator Sheppard.
Mrs. William Corcoran Eustis has
loaned her residence in LAFAYETTE
square for a benefit for the American
ambulance field service in France to
be given on Wednesday. December 13,
at o'clock. when motion pictures
will be shown of the actual work done
at the front by this splendid organi-
cation. The patronesses are Mrs. Ed
ward Douglas White. Mrs. E. H. G.
Slater, Mrs. c. c. Glover. Mrs. Levi P,
Morton, Mrs. James w. wadsworth.
jr., and Mrs. Blaine BeaIe.
The sale of boxes and tickets for the
Christmas night ball at Rauscher's in
aid Of the Children's Country Home in
dicates a brilliant success. The box
holders will be Mrs. Joseph Letter, Mrs
Marshall Field, Mrs. Gibson Fabenstock.
Mrs. Eugene Hale, Mrs R. Hit, Mrs.
Campbell Graef, Miss Helen Jones. Mrs
Mcmillan, Mrs. Stephen Slocum, Mrs.
William Bliss, Mrs. Delos BIodgett, Mrs
Richardson Clover, Mrs. James McDon-
aid. Mrs. Thomas Symons, Mrs. Thomas 8
F. Walsh, Mrs. William Corcoran Eustis
and Mrs. Edward Mclean.
A most interesting success was the
House of Mercy bazaar, at the residence
Of Mrs. Charles w. Richardson. 1917
Connecticut avenue, on Thursday from
to Z. Mrs. Isaac T. Mann had charge
OF the Christmas tree for the children. as
sisted by Mrs. P. Lee Phillips and Mrs
Goldsborough Adams
Mr.. r. w. Dickinson Jewett plaved the
part of Santa Claus and with a humber
Of young men distributed the trimmings
of the tree to the children.
Mrs. Walter Tuckerman assisted by the
debutantes Of the season. sold flowers.
The toy table was a feature Of the ba-
zaar and was arranged by Mrs. r, Dick
inson Jewett. Mrs. Julius MacMurray
sold homemade candy. assisted by Mrs.
Van Reypen, Miss Gillett, Mrs ]. w,
Henry, and Mrs. w. B. Lamar. Mrs.
John C. Boyd. Miss Douglas, Miss Bur
ton. and Deaconess Yeo, had charge of
the apron table.
Mrs. Douglas Borden Is chairman of the
committee which will serve luncheon at
the bazaar to be given at the Raleigh Ho-
tel, Thursday, December II, for the bene-
fit Of George Washington University Hos
pital.
Preparations are being completed for
the bazaar, which promises to be Q great