The Washington herald., 1917-04-01
GREAT CHARITY BALL
| Being PLANNED BY X. c.
Affair to Be Staged in Convention Hall
Easter Monday.


arrangements for the annual ball and
donation party. to be- given under the
auspices of the Knights of Columbus for
Catholic charities on Easter Monday
night. April Q. This afternoon at 8
o'clock the reports Of the officers will be
read showing activities during the week
just past, at a meeting Of the general
committee In the K. of C. Hall.
The ball is to be held In Convention
Hall. which is being transformed into
veritable fairyland. with red. white and
blue clusters of electric lights entwined
in the national emblem and gay bunting
and streamers. Martial and patriotic
music will be rendered by a large orches-
ira. The program will include an exhi-
bition drill by the color guard, fourth de-
gree Knights of Columbus, commanded
by Maj. C. Eugene Edwards, the award
ing of several prizes for the popularity
OF the contestants, and a. specially ar
ranged series of dance numbers.
Refreshment booths will line each side
of the big auditorium, presided over by
bevy of beautiful women. The Daugh-
ters Of Isabella and the Ladies' Auxiliary
OF st. AIMS Infant Asylum, who are as
sisting the Washington Chapter of the
K. of c. in arranging the benefit. already
have sold more than 800 tickets and ar
ranged for large donations Of clothing
and foodstufrs.
Hang Up Donation Bags,
Throughout the city, In many Of the
prominent shops and business estab ablish-
ments huge donation bags are maintained
for gifts Of clothing. money and food
stuns to be distributed to five charitable
institutions Easter week The benef-
ciartes of the enterprise will be st. AIMS
Infant Asylum, st. GATHERINGS Home The
Little Sisters of the Poor the House of
the Good Shepherd and st. Roses Tech
nical School.
Michael D. Schaefer Is chairman of the
general committee. with Mrs. NJ J.
Ready and Mrs. George A. Howe, heading
the list of the women's corp Of active
workers. Leo. A. Rover, the State Dep
uty OF the Order Is chairman Of the Re-
Ception Committee.
The officers are: Michael D. Schaefer,
chairman: John J. Kane. vice-chairman:
William A. Carlin, secretary; William J.
MCGEE, treasurer. Executive Committee:
| Leo A. Rover. Joseph B. McCann, James
f. Collifiower. William II. Callahan,
Maurice J. McAuliffe, Frank A. Kidd,
Walter I. Plant. Harry J. Kane, c. Eu-
gene Edwards, Thomas B. Nolan, Francis
D. Roach, c. w Aughinbaugh, Andrew
I. Hickey P. T. INLAND. Frank H Clancy,
Redmond DeVaney and William P. Nor
moyle. State Deputy Leo A. Rover heads
the list of the Committee on Reception.
Daughters of Isabella committee COM
prises Mrs. George A. Howe. chairman:
Miss Etoile Albright. secretary; Miss
Marguerite Boswell. treasurer; Mrs.
Margaret l. Coope. Miss Marie McGill,
Miss Katherine Raftery. Miss Stella Marie
King. Miss Dorothy MacNichoIs. Miss
Katherine Boland, Mrs. Mary Collins.
Mrs. Ella F. Donnelly. Mrs. Helen Jar
Doe. Mrs. Anna SWEET, Miss Elizabeth
Kelly, Miss Cecilia Gallagher, Miss
Clare McNally. Miss Emma Pinckney.
Mrs. Mary Eagan. Mrs. Charlotte De-
Kane. Mrs. Margaret Mulhare. Mrs Eli
zabeth Roddy. Mrs. Leo A. Rover. Mrs.
Rose Fischer, Mrs. Anton A Auth. Mrs
Mary 1. Britton, Mrs. Jennie Belt. Mrs
]. Rozier Biggs, Mrs. James A. O'Shea
Mrs. ]. L. Haskell, Miss Jennie Coleman.
Mrs. Margaret Donohoe. Miss Rose Du-
gan. Mrs Mary E. He'll. Mrs. X. L. Hart
nett, Mrs. Rose McAuliffe. Mrs Agnes
Tholl. Mrs. p. A. Taltavull. Mrs. James
o'Connell. Mrs. Lillian Marks. Mrs. Ida
Wilson. Mrs. Annie Murray. Mrs. Mary
Mccarthy. Mrs. William Jewell, Mrs. W.
A. Simpson. Mrs. William Reed.
The committee from the ladies auxil-
larry, st. AIMS Infant Asylum: Mrs. NJ.
J. Ready. chairman: Miss Irene Stack,
secretary; Mrs. Joseph F. Mulhare, treas
urer; Mrs. M. c. McC1oskey. Mrs. s. NJ.
Tucker, Mrs. c. Eugene Edwards. Miss
Julia Linskey. Miss Theresa Linskey,
Mrs. A. J. Mcintyre. Mrs. Andrew j. Sui
Ivan, Miss Irene Stack. Mrs. Sarah CANT
ley. Mrs. Joseph Mulhare. Mrs. A. ].
Driscoll, Mrs. Sarah Deeds, Mrs John
Leary. Mrs. Frank Haske. Mrs. T. Bald
win. Mrs. Richard Casey, Mrs. Michael
Hennessy, Mrs. C. w. Aughinbaugh, Miss
Mary Wolfe. Miss Katherine Griffin, Mrs.
Annie Cunningham, Mrs. William Fahey,
Miss May Callahan, Mrs. Eugene Dawson,
Mrs. Maude Enning Murphy. Mrs George
L. Fegan. Mrs. E. NJ. Barry, Mrs. +.
Errter, Mrs. Louis Schell, Mrs Rich
mond. Miss Della Barry. Mrs. NJ A.
Wolfe. Miss Mary C. Flanagan. Mrs. Will
liam A. Carlin, Mrs Daniel Callahan,
Mrs. Ella Muir. Mrs. Richard Mcdonald,
Mrs. Richard C. Casey. Mrs. Richard c.
Lohmeyer, Miss Loretta Barnes, Miss
Mary Barnes. Miss Catherine Nau, Miss
Blanche Madigan. Mrs. ]. s. Robertson,
Mrs. Frank Clark, Mrs. T. B. Mack, Mrs.
Richard Lawton, Mrs. M. E. Jones, Mrs.
Raymond Breen. Mrs. P. L O'Brien, Mrs.
Charles Reiter, Mrs. D. NJ Stanton, Mrs.
T. Bromley. Mrs. Clara Blakeney, Mrs.
Chas. Latterner, Mrs. Arthur Smith, Miss
Edna Reiter, Miss Margaret Smith. Miss
Margaret Latterner. Miss Gertrude Haskc,
Miss Margaret Tucker. Miss Mary Footer,