South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-16
Red Cross Xmas
Ball TO Be Held
At Oliver Hotel

The sale of tickets for the Christ
mas night ball for the surgical
dressing division OF the Red Cross
has gone beyond the fondest hopes
OF the committees for sales to over
300 people have already been made
The capacity Of the Indiana club is
about $50 people and the ticket sale
having already surpassed the clu b
quarters can accommodate, it was
decided that more room would have
to be secured. Abe Frank was con-
suited and he generously donated
the entire Oliver hotel, so the COM
mittee decided 10 move the party, in
its entirety, to the hotel. the same
TO take place in the ball room, the
halls, the main stairways, and even
the Hobbies of the hotel will be com
Wandered for dancing. An enOr-
NOUS Christmas tree will be the
piece de resistance" in the center
Of the lobby.
Soldiers and sailors in uniform
will be welcomed as guests of the
evening and they may bring their
wives or sweethearts. Soldiers will
not be allowed TO purchase tickets as
their uniform gives them entree TO
the ball which will be especially
brilliant on account of the army
and navy character OF the occasion.
Keep Down Expenses.
Refreshments will be simple, but
good. as the promise on the tickets
is that everything in connection
with this Christmas-ba will be do
mated and every expense incurred
will be taken care OF. privately. by
friends of the surgical dressings
movement. Every cent Of the money
that is raised through the sale Of
tickets will be spent. not for ball
room decorations and party acces-
series a mistake all too common
these days., but efficient manage
ment has seen TO it that every pen
ny taken in will be used for mate
rials of which the surgical dress
ings department is in such urgent
need.
The Mary Ann club at the Stude-
baker factory has donated 100 cakes
and between 90 and 80 other friends
OF the movement have signifed their
willingness TO bake cakes even
though it is a busy time OF the year.
A patriotic woman has donated
the ice cream, others coffee. cream
and sugar, which, by the way, has
been exceedingly hard 10 get.
To Sell Flowers.
Flowers will be sold at the party
for the nominal sums of % and
so cents
The tickets committee is COM
posed of Mrs. James A. Jude, Mrs.
A. Hickox. Mrs Hanch. Mrs. Ward
Mack and Mrs. F. s Fish. Tickets
can be secured from any of these
ladies or their helpers and also at
the Oliver newsstand.
The flower committee is composed
Of Mrs Ed. Roach. Mrs. Charles
Varier and Miss Sarah Kirby. Dec
Grating committee: Mrs r. L Sen
senich. Mrs. Stanley J. Clark, Miss
Ann Carlisle Refreshments commit
tee: Mrs. William O'Buen. Mrs. Jed
Birdseu and Mrs. Arthur Baker.
Owing 10 the enormous increase
in the sale OF tickets and the de-
gree of popularity this Christmas
party has gained. the original plans
for the affair have been practically
abandoned. They have enlarged on
all OF the preparations and this last
step. the removal Of the entire az
fair 70 the oliver hotel. proves be
yond a doubt that IL will be a most
brilliant and successful affair.
The following is a hist OF the
patronesses and patrons OF the at
fair:
Mesdames J. ". Studebaker. Pat
rick O'Brien. Mary l.. Hine. John c.
Ellsworth. Joseph y. oliver. George
L O'Brien. A. l. Hubbard. F. s.
Fish. James A. Jude, J. NJ. Stude-
baker. jr.. Nelson J. Riley.
Mesdames John c. Birdser. Glenn