Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-05-16
GENEROUS HELP
BEING EXTENDED
RED CROSS BALL
Orchestra Of Forty Pieces 10
Furnish MuSici Committees
to Begin Selling Tickets
Early This Morning

Any doubt Of the complete success
of the big bali to be given Friday
night for the benefit Of the local
| branch Of the American Red Cross
has been dispelled by the generous
| ala that has been extended by all
classes Of citizens to the ladies IN
charge Of the affair. The great good
| TO be accomplished By the work Of
the Red Cross is so obvious that no
trouble has been experienced in Sc
curing the active cooperation Of the
general public in working for the sue
cess Of the venture.
4 distinct feature Of the ball will
be the music. Every orchestra and
band in the city has volunteered it's
services for the occasion, and as n re-
suit mammoth orchestra of forty
pieces has been formed, comprising
the members of seven different mu-
steal organizations. The orchestras
represented in the amalgamated body
that is To play Friday night are Di
Ma1ro's, the Booster, the Ellis-Fuhr-
meyer Bluehers Crollotts Luceros
ana Deyines The committee IN
charge Of the musical arrangements is
composed Of Mrs. t. H. Wheeler FL
mer Richl. Richard Zamora and Fred
X. Ellis.
Lights and Bunting Free.
Not only the music but practically
everything else needed in the giving
Of the ball has been furnished to the
ladies Of the Red Gross gratis. The
armOry. where the ball Kill be given.
viii Of course cost nothing General
Manager w. p. Southard, Of the Albu'
querque Gas, Electric Light and
Power company, has agreed to light
the armory for that occasion free Of
charge. and the bunting for the dec
orations will also be donated
The six committees in charge of
the ticket sale. composed of members
of the local Red Cross, will go out
this morning to dispose Of the tickets
Each ticket Will cost S and will be
good for couple. All of the money
riased by the sale OF the tickets will
be devoted to the purchase of supplies
in view of the personal interest that /
the people Of the city have in that
work at present on account of the T
presence of their own people on the I
border with the troops, il is believed /
that there will be a generous response (
~ 'the appeal for aid and that the 1
tickets will be sold fapidly
lag..u.. E..,.t.4.,
The following have been named as
members of the floor committee 10
1aVe charge Of the dance on the night
If the BALL. Mayor Henry Westerfeld,
lily Clerk Thomas Hughes. Guy Rog-
RS. Pearce Rodey, Charles White
'isk, Harry BENJAMIN. Will McMillin,
frank Harris, Roy Mcdonald, Frank
Butt, Jerre Haggard David r. Lane,
Z. l.. u. McAllister Reuben Perry
Dr. +. q. Cornish, Isaac Barth, Gov
'rnor +. S. Stoyer. Neil g. Field
'olonel John Borradaile, Alfred
irunsfeld r. II. Kent and W. A.
ieorge
An appeal has been made by the
aides Of the Red Cross to all lodges
ma other organizations of the city to
postpone any meetings or entertain
nents that may have been planned
or Friday night so as to give the
Isht of way to the Red Cross ball for
his one night Ii is believed that
his will he done cheerfully in view
# the general interest that is. felt in
he success of the ball.