The Washington times., 1918-03-22
BENEFIT for Wool Fund.

Great success has attended the adj
vance sale OF seats for the beneht for
the free wool fund Of the District Chap
ter OF the Red Cross at the Belas-o
Theater on Monday evening. when
Aida" will be given by the San Carlo
Grand Opera Company. Miss Elizabeth
Amesden taking the leading role.
The box holders and patronesses are:
President and Mrs. Wilson. Miss Board
man. Mrs. Franklin Roosevelt. Lady
Reading, Countess de Cellere, Nine
George Bakhmeteh. Nine. de Aldunate,
Nine. Roso. former Ambassador and
Mrs. George Marye. Judge and Mrs F.
b. Parker. Mrs. Henry Rea. Mrs. swan.
son, Judge Towhy. Admiral Staunton.
Admiral and Mrs. Seaton Schroeder,
Mrs. Theodore Richards. Dr. and Mrs.
John c. BOYD. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Fairbanks, Mr.. and Mrs. George Arms
by. Mrs. William Ellis. DR.. and Mrs.
John c. Simpson. Admiral and Mrs.
F1etcher. Col and Mrs. James Candy.
Mrs. McIndne. Miss Root. Rear Admiral
and Mrs. y. F. Mason. Capt and Mrs.
A. L. willard. Mrs BlankenShIp, Cant.
and Mrs Harold Norton. Major and
Mrs. Casper Miller; The Engineer L. S,
Army boK-Col. and Mrs. Keller. Col.
and Mrs Ridley. Mrs Grant-Nrs.
| =. N.
Mrs J. D. Barrett. Mrs. Victor KauR
mann. Mrs. Bernard Baruch. Mrs. W. S.
Benson. W. Z. Fowler. Mrs. Willard
Brovnson.
Mrs. James F. Mitchell. chairman OF
the ball committee, Mrs. Joseph Letter.
| Mrs. Henry Leonard and Nine. do
Blanpre will receive the guests at the
tri-eolor ball TO be given at the vii.
| lard tomorrow evening under the aus.
pices Of the Washington committee
OF the American Fund for French
| Wounded. The details Of the program
TO be given in connection with the
dance are picturesque and original,
and the ball promises TO be one OF
the most successful of the season.
| The French Ambassador and Nine
Jusserand and the British Ambassador
and Lady Reading are among those
| who VIII occupy boxes at the hall
| The moor committee. OF which Wis
| count J. II. de Sibour f. chairman. in.
| cludes Basil Miles. Leland Harrison
| Richard Crane. Sd. Joseph Letter. La
nier winslow. Randall HaEner, Clark
Wsggaman, William Payne Meredith
Fleming Sewbold. John +. wilkins
and Preston Davie.
| Niscountess de Sibour is chairman
OF the Warrington committee Of the
American Fund for French wounded:
Mrs. Blaine Beale. vice chairman
Mrs. Henry Leonard. treasurer. and
Mrs. A. Garrison McClintock, secre
tAry.
Major and Mrs. Edward Mitchell
and Mrs. Marcus Hanna are among
those who will give dinners before the
ball.
\ bridge party for the benefit OF the
Red Cross Auxiliary OF the Equal
Franchise League Of the District will
he held tomorrow afternoon from 2
n $40 o'clock. at National American
Woman Suffrage Association head.
quarters. 1923 Rhode Island avenue
Mrs. William T. Kelley is chairman
OF the auxiliary.
The entertainment committee, which
has charge OF the bridge party. Is
composed 81 Mrs. p. r. Costiean,
chairman: Mrs George W. Eastman.
vice chairman: Mrs. Thomas G. Adams.
Mrs. Edmund Brennan. Mrs. + r.
Harvey. Mrs. Louis Brownlow. presi-
dent OF tho league: Mrs. Harwood
Read, treasurer: Miss Florence Stiles.
Mrs. Cordelia Powell OdenheImer and
Mrs. l.. A. Bradley.
Among the hostessss at tho various
tRblen will be Mrs. F. II. Ellis, Mrs.
Cato Sells. Mrs. Henry Lloyd Aspln-
wall. Mrs. Lrury Ludlow. Mrs. Hugh
Fred. Mrs. Edward Stevens, Mrs. Geo.
+. Bowerman. Mrs. Il. T. Endicott.
Mrs. W. l.. BeaIe. Miss A. 81. Fletcher.
Mrs. Z. G. Haines. Mrs. Frank Hiram
Smell. Mrs. Middleton Peaman, Mrs.
Thomas Adams, Miss Carolina Du Puy.
Mrs. Edmund Brennan. Miss Alice
HeRVan. Mrs. Evans. Mrs. ". c. New
confer. Mrs. Thomas sherman. Mrs.
William Tindsll, Mrs. Holton Jack
son. Mrs. Lyman p. Swormstedt. DR..
Laura Hawkins. Mrs. George Martin
and othefS.