Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-13
WAR LIBRARY BALL TO
BE brilliant AFFAIR
Reports Indicate Fine Success for
Event to BE Staged at
GrayS' Armory.
GOVERNOR WILL BE PRESENT
Invitation Extended to General Staff
ut Camp Lee to Attend-Many
Prominent Women Will Act as
PatroncSSes.

From all reports emanating from the
Headquarters of the woman's commit
success is attending their project in
launching the library war ball which
is To be held In the Grnys' Arr,ory
on the night Of October 20. Tho ball
is to be opened at s O'Clock with a
military figure. led by some OF Rich
mond'* mast charming debutantes and
gallant officers from Camp Lee. Gov
ernor Stuart and his staff will lend
dignity and prominence TO the occa
sion. and an invitation has been OK
tended TO the general staff at Camp
Lee TO review, the ball from Jiorcrnor
Stuarts box.
In addition TO excellent music. there
will he cafe where supper will he
prepared and served by attractive
young society matrons and girls
There will also BIO booth where an
immense variety of knitting bags may
be bought; another for candy; one for
tobacco. and. last, but not least Il
punch may be bought to allay the
-throat-parched dancers The hall will
be decorated with flags and palms and
each OF the booths will represent one
OF the allied countries.
Tickets for this festive occasion
ferson Hotel Murphy's Hotel. the
Richmond Hotel and Ruegcr's Flo.
tel. Other stands where they may
be found include Mrs. Cooks Cafeteria
Richmond Cafeteria. Rose-IeiEhs Res
tauraat. r. A. Milier's drug store.
Grants drug store. Chefs drug store
and the Tragic Drug Company. The
price of these tickets is the lowest
ever offered for an affair of such bril-
ifancy. but it is desired that each and
every patriotic citizen OF Richmond
should have the opportunity to do his
bit toward procuring these much need
ed libraries for American soldiers.
BALL WILL NENEFIT
FUND FOR CAMP LIBRARIES
With every evidence of great sue
cess. big campaign has been launch.
cd by the womnn's committee of the
virginia Council of Defense TO Sc
cure Tor Richmond its allotment Of
s'.i"' Tor the war library fund.
1t Il desired that in each one at the
thrty-two environments there should
be building, 40Xl20 feet in size one
sior:' high. with accommoda tons for
10000 books. newspapers and mag
azines. and living quarters for Tic
staff In each camp it is planned to
have library headquarters in charge
or trained librarian. In each camp
II Is planned 10 have Il library
headquarters with books and ne
riodicals for rsading-room use to-
Eether with complete system OF
distributing agencies. afyording to the
soldiers frst-alass city public IL
brary service.
While the public has been more than
generous In collecting books anil send
ing them TO the various camps, they do
not MI all the needs OF the men. There
Is great desire among the highly spc-
cialiZed soldiers for scientific matter
pertaining especially to their particu-
lar bran OF service. whether aircraft
Eunnery, engineering or wutercraft 50
that in their hours of leisure they
may add more to their knowledge and
competency.
II Is towards this END that the patri-
otic women OF Richmond are working
so zealously in getting up the library
war BALL and 1t is expected that the
Grays' -Armory Will be packed to over.
flowing by Richmond's loyal people.
PROMINENT WOMEN WILL
ACT AS PATRONEssE:S
s, Mrs. W. w Sale lie chairman of the Ball
man oil NE Committee or PHARMACISTS: Mrs
mitee: Jesee Clarion Duke vicc-cha
,naa ticket Committee; Mrs. Sally Nelson
i.ooinS, publicity chairman; Mrs. : John q;
Miller, cna!rInaG q! !tafrnsfment con,fni;t.s:
LIS o. r. W. kern, chairman of Decoro ton
tonEittec: Mrs. basiu l.caiIe. chairman or
knitiEE Bag Booth Committee ard Mira.
u. n. chaik!cy. chairman Of Tobacco Booth