Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-20
STAGE BRILLIANT BALL
s: TO AID WAR LIBRARIES
Grays', Armory Will BE Scene Of Pa
80. triotic and Gay Event
~ Tonight.
no HELP RAISE STATES FUND
Prominent Women of Richmond Ac-
lively Engaged to Insure Success
Of Affair, Which Will Be Attended
by Many Notables.

AZ tho Trays ArmOFy Tonight VIII
be held one Of the most brilliant and
patriotic events of the season-the War
Library Ball-which is given under the
auspices OF the woman's committee OF
the State Council of Defense. This ball
Is given for the specific purpose of
raising funds for the soldiers and
sailors war Libraries. At the request
of the United States government the
American Library Association and
State Councils of Defense have under
taken to raise a 100000 library war
fund.
d.. II. r. McIlwaine, State Librarian
is endesvoring to raise Virginia's nllot-
ment OF s25,o0o, Richmonds quota be-
ing $7,7s5. Mrs. E. c. Minor. former
librarian. is field secretary, and has
been travelling all over tho State in
terestinE the various cities in raising
their proportional share. The State
Council of Defense referred the matter
OF securing Richmond's quota over to
tho woman's committee. OF which Mrs
b. b. Munford is State chairman. and
sha. In turn, appointed Mrs. ]. Allison
Hodges chairman OF the city commit
tee for the war library fund. Mrs
HodgesS committee includes Mrs. B. o.
MeCabe, vice-chairman: Mrs. Lewis III.
Machen, secretary, and Miss d. o.
Holmes, treasurer.
Thus 1t is that the war library ball
- IN part an official measure to raise
tho desired sum Of $7,735.
BALL WILL OPEN
WITH A GRAND MARCH
Mr1 W. W. Sale Is chairman of the
pau; Mrs. v. c. Blankenship. chair
man OF committee oa patronesses: Mrs
A. p. Wilmer, chairman OF ticket com
mittee; Mrs. Sally Nelson Robbins,
chairman OF publicity. Mrs. ]. G. Miller:
chairman of refreshments committee:
Mfe. u. r. w. Kern, chairman of deco
rattons; Mrs. David Leake, chairman Of
KNITTING bag booth: Mrs b. II. Chalk
icy: chairman of tobacco booth; Mrs.
Nooer1 Gamble Cabell, chairman of
sanuy oooth' and Mrs. Fred Peasants,
chairman OF floor committee.
Tho ball will open with p,.nd
march, In which 1t Is requested that all
present participate The dancers viii
tnen 60 seated. and ono of the fea.ures
OF tho evening. military figure. viii
follow. This will be danced by Rich
monds debutantes and Off ,crs tb.
sHs representing tho allies and IN.
men America. After that feature ths
oancinS for the evening will com
Sovefnor Stuart. his stan and other
~ ~lli review the ball from his
90 ana Is anticipated he will hay,
Senea Cronkhfte as his euest -
Eether with his star. Amonr tha ~
o.ner dfstinguished guests viii be Mr.
Soue a. swanson. wife CT S.n.tor
swanson OF Virginia. "''r
PROMINENT WOMEN WILL
ACT AS PATROyEssEs
Peeronesses will also serva
eeption committee and introdu,a
iouS guests. Those who h,H
sNen their names and support 80 49,
Nny cause are: Mrs. v. g R,an,,.
p' chairman Of patronesses comno;,
lot assistants. Mesdames Lee A. Whit
Leake ana D raneh Caben. David
ha o91,h tanss. G ha,iman q emitting
H.} Sjs5s8 S;s:
eo@mi,tes:: . Pissss1,s. chairman of floor
S sGa ie Wal. r A'ee ea spG
Tsss va sss chsFiSsis j S%ss
asrs 1dk HSse ,GaP1sss'o1 Esa6s,h k@Is.
fKG afs.r Ems Ma'am ca Bsy
sood, K .tsri RssalIs IaTSooi. Ma4ie f MAJ
s eya IslhafssIo Harriet Love Ehlis zD
unS:rsisy h o, sH1sw,anEer Dorothy F orsyth
s 81 s.. SF KGssr,as eTy 5%s
NJ, and lmosen Gordon 10
Mssnay hoesh Assistants Mes esd smaasmhn q
TSs Smsa n RsSsb WaIGsi Morsss Hs~se
H. H.. Lee whifioek J. K s IT. MorEa n
MISS Frances B. Scott and
sa!, stuart Miehsns Miss Ae FLAMES
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sn,, Mesd.m asSe Thon Hse-shay%sn ass,s
cabeli Pss sa4se A. AmGs sYer lanes
RReS1sm Harry w.yt sader. Nell D. N% siis
cher Misses bs esss a sSGrao"
aiss. 4 # S.t
d assy John @ e. Mi Theodore Hf
Kern snsT J an.s J. T kaHrman, + II.
payid leake. Lewis Machen .0G Sam tGE assn.
John aatw,. Craving Gray. EsSsr, I"ish.
t asn,y h,ndon Gabei IL spiilm sa'e, ].
na1. Ior, %sf i.aiy W Wv
XIII k'nf NJ G MaTs.se Charles SPieer John
Ersnk wiii,sna. @i!s GSe! Tho S so g :
Soto. Eatz Gerald. +: c. Yer vee ersi w. WRe
WsIlerstsin Miss Fr2nces scott iMEs ss1a,,r L.
AIihnr Wilmer L. H. Elicit St GSorga
5Ysn. u s. BinswanEer. Newton Vaurh IN
Roger Walker. Carroll Alpntaguc II II
Chalhley. Ernest Charley Hcrter, ru,
s saon. % l:indeins.. Jane. Moncurn
sic. John Stewart Bryan. IanEhorne rut
nsy. Ben Basr. Coleman workman, W. a
T,Jh,ssn,twood Hiram Smith. James Tannon
Montag4s Gordon Smith. Addison Koynold.
N: Binswanscr, Goodwin Boyk!n, Edo,
Bonnan. James Pollard. Beverly RsndoITh
william Schwarzsc child c. H. Weber Rlr
nard Jones. Henry baskerville DoupIa,
gander Hool l.. Conquest Charles BosIer
- Taylor Ellyson. j. A C. Chandj.r {.
gliman c. Minor. Willi,m Archer Mis,
belle Perkins. Mesdsmes b b. Munford
John SHELTON Williams. r. II Hsry."od
Galeski. Mary de viii Adam. Is t''afnS; ;
sntine. p. o. James CeorE" WsrIcn c,.nrs.
Wayne Anderson. George BRYAN. leon pn6;
merlch. A Montas que, @. g. Wall Bal
Grumpy, Frank Power. Ben r. owen a
Praz, Levin Jcyncs. NJ. G. Branch ~ a
Grenshaw. II. d. Garcin. r J. Willis 70
J. Chelf Jesse G. Duke Miss n r yvbi,
lock. Mesdam:s T.. Withers sydnori So ni me
1KeE,eister RaInsay, John Lands,reet
Co. Gordon. Harry ws.son. James Addison
Weber. Philip u. Powers Raymond
HUBBARD, Mlss Holmes. Mesdamcs Sally Nj
SOD Robbins and Percy Digs
Military patronesses. Mesda mes Jane. NJ
Love, Jr., Adelbcrt Cronkhite, Jennings &