Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-22
CHARITY BALL ON THURSDAY !
Decorations at Academy of Music to Be in Keepinl
With Christmas Season-Socety Girls to
Represent the Allied Nations

THE final arrangements have been COM
L pleted for the annual Charity Ball. which
takes place on Thursday night at the Acad-
emy OF Music. This being virtually the only
large ball or formal entertainment given this
season, even more than the usual amount
of interest has been shown this year. Every
box has been taken. and large parties are
being planned to precede the ball. Music
will be furnished by two orchestras, and the
decorations will be in keeping with the
Christmas season.
The benefcaries selected this year are the
Children's Aid Society. jefferson Medical Col
lege, Philadelphia Lying-n Charity and the
children's medical ward OF the University
Hospital Each beneficiary will be repre-
sented In the large patriotic pageant pre-
ceding the ball. which is entitled "Colum-
bias Crucible; or. the Melting Pot" and is
spectacular fantasy arranged by Mr..
Charles Morgan. Jr. More than zoo members
of the younger set will take part in II. These
dancers will be divided into groups Of
four. who will represent the four Allied
countries. France. Belgium, Italy and Eng
land. Each group will contribute ten dancers
in typical American costumes. who will
bring the scene to an inspiring finale by
forming themselves into an American flag,
from which Columbia arises. Following the
pageant the dancers will form for the grand
march. which for thrty.eight years has been
an annual feature of the ball
With few exceptions every prominent ma
tron in Philadelphia has added her name
TO the long list of patronesses. and the de-
mand Cor tickets has never been exceeded.
Prominent among the boxholders who are
planning to entertain on Thursday night are
Mrs. Gardner Cassatt. Mr.. Gustav Heckscher.
Mrs. Arthur II. Lea, Mrs. Cyrus Borgner
Mrs. Olin Finney Dr. Wilbur Paddock Klapp
Mrs. Henry w. Doughten. Mr.. william II
NJ Ala.Na I,. rlara
w Dolan. Mr. J. Bertram Lippincott. Mr.
Harrison $. Morris. Mr.. william G. Wether-
i'll. Mr. Roland l.. Taylor. Mr. Edward b.
Smith. Mr.. Harold Rosengarten. MIR. Alex
ander Van Rensselaer,. Mrs. Richard II. Hart
Mr.. G. G. Harrison, Jr.. Mr. j. Franklin Nc
Fsdden, Mrs. Maurice Heckscher. Mr.. W. H.
Barnes. Mr.. T. De Witt Cuyler, Mr.. Ellis A.
Gimbel, Mrs Norton Downs, Or. George
Fales Baker. Mrs. John f. Lewis, Mr..
Charles p. Vaughan, Mr. John +. Combs Mr..
Ira Vaughan. Miss Nina Lea and Mrs.
George W Childs Drexel
Dancing in the French set, under Mrs
Stricken ColA and Mrs. Reginald Allen. the
leaders. will be Miss Alva Sergeant, Mr..
George Kneass. Miss Barbara Boyd and MIR.
William Newlin.
THE dancers include Miss Mary Appleton,
Miss Mary c. Boyd. Mrs. Frederick L. Bal
lard. Mrs. Henry Booth. Mrs. Douglas s.
Bright. Miss Eleanor Bispham. Miss Frances
Crawford. Miss Edith Carpenter, Miss Betsy
Davis, Miss Amey NJ. Develin. Miss Anna
Dennlston Miss Nancy Dunning, Miss Doro-
thy Ely, Miss Peggy Ferguson. Miss Lucy
b. Grey, Miss Jacquelyn Green. Miss Emily
G. Hopkinson, Mrs. c. s. Ashby Henry.
Miss katherine r. Hunter Mrs Donald
Kent Mrs. John B. Lowry Miss Gladys
Muller. Miss Ethel Newbold Miss Ellen New
bold Miss Angela Newbold, Miss Dorothea
Oberteuffer, Mrs. Charles f. Perkins, Miss
Mabel Reed. Miss Marjory schwartz, Miss
Anna Strawbrdge Miss Carolyn sheppard.
Miss Mildred Sheppard Miss Helen Sewell,
Miss Mary Tiers, Miss Elizabeth Taylor, Miss