The Washington herald., 1918-04-07

of attending and the day-or rather
the night-was saved.
The French Ambassador and Nine.
Jus serand could not be there. They
went up to New York Friday to re-
main over the weekend. The Am
bassadore was to preside over the
annual meeting of the Federation OF
Alliances Franchise, with delegates
in attendance from all over the Unit
ed States and Canada, and TO visit
the New York Salon of Modern
French Paintings, which is being
shown at the former residence of Col
and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, 81
Fifth avenue. The pictures are now
under the direction of Jules Rats
kowski. representing the Societe des
Nrtistes Francais and the SoCiete des
Faux Arts OF Paris, and are being
shown for the benefit of the SandoZ
,iasion. which Is collecting funds in
imerica for the invalided soldiers IF
France.
But the rest of the Embassy could
h. and wnC. pretty well Represented.
a we're ail the other Embassies of the
allies, and the various war missions
We're out in force.
\ definite announcement from the
White House does wonders in the
matter of bringing out the official
world-and this was a ball in which
every one was interested-the object.
the relief of the wars blinded, being
one that touches every heart.
This organization is not devoted to
,Ac support of home or hospital for
9idiers and sailors blinded in battle,
h. 70 haE nd
Il them to become useful and self
Importing citizens after they have
u, en- discharged from medical insti-
tutions.
Psymaster General Samuel McGowaal
was chairman of the floor committee.
He was assited by Rear Admiral c. G.
Peoples. Rear Admiral T. ]. Cowle.
Brig. Gen. c. B. Baker. Brig. Gen.
l. W. Littell. Brig. Gen. Charles H,
Lauchheimer. L. S. NJ. c.: Brig Gen.
William Nicholson. Senator Kenneth
McKellar. Senator James ID. Phelan,
Percy r. Pyne II, Capt, Pitt Scott,
Lieut.. c. b. Brown, Lieut.. Wilfred
Du Puy. Capt. Frank Andrews. Vance
Mccormick. Lieut.. f. S. Doheny. Con-
grcssman Medfl Mccormick, Lieut.. l..
c. Hanna, Mai. Sherman Miles. ]. f.
L,fevre. of the Panama Legation,
George Armsby, Col. George Harvey
and Lieut.. Col. Richards.
Others who served on the committee
were Brig Gen. T. .. Donaldson.
Roar Admiral Carey T. Grayson.
Joseph Letter. J. II. dc Sibour Will
liam b. Hibbs, Edwin J. StClIwagen.
Edmund w BonnaffcX. Ryan Deve-
reux. Horace Westcott. Harry L.
Rust. Tucker Sanford. Merrill l..
Gates. Chauncey Ilackett, George E.
Hamilton. James 5. Harlan. c. ID.
Hcmmick. Alexander Britton, William
d. Hoover. Thomas Hyde, A. $. Wor-
thington. Ben S. Minor. Walter Tack
erman, Fleming NewboId, Gist Blair.
George Howard. Frederic Huide-
koper. H. Rozier Dulaney. Alex B.
Legare. William G. Eustis, Edison
Bradley, George p. Eustis. II. II.
Father, Charles c. Glover. o. II. p.
Johnson. Rudolph Kaufman, Milton
Allies. Arthur d. Addison. John b.
LaTner. Francis r. Hagner, William
c. Hill. r. A. Mitchell, Blair Lee. J.
F. wilkins. Clarence Wilson, James
Hayden. Charles J. Bell. James d.
Morgan, Murray A. Cobb. Col. e. G.
Edgar. Lieut.. Col. r. i. Jones, Lieut.
Co. Fl. NJ. ByIlesby. Lieut.. Col w. n
Gilmore. Major d. c. Emmons, Capt
r. Partridge. Lieut. II. J. Adair.
Major Il. IL. Askew, Major F r.
Aver. Major T. w. Miller, Lieut. Col
William II. Eaton. Major E. E. Gar
riaOn.
\ hostess committee. headed by
pretty little Mrs. Walter Penfield. who
gCcmssto be the most all round attrac-
tive young person in Washington, as
sisted i'm welcoming the guests. The
members-and among them were Mrs.
Walter Tuckerman. Mrs. Paul Hud-
son. Mrs. HoIlister Sturges, Mrs.
George Barnett. Mrs. Riley, Miss
Gladys Hinckley. Miss Ruth Hitch
cock. Miss Virginia LIE Seure. Miss
JOln Oil. Mrs. n. W. Thompson,
Mrs. Wilbur Carr. Mrs. Barbe. Mrs.
Hutchinson and Mrs. Donald Wash
burn-woTe red. white and blue
badges, and made a point of seeing to
II that there were no wall flowers
among the men in uniform. They
were active in introducing visitors,
particularly army and navy men, and
D.actically eliminated the usual
fringe of lonesome strangers from the
ballroom
Through the generosity Of various
subscribers, the committee for the
3all is able to announce that every
dollar paid in for boxes and tickets
VIII be a net contribution to the
wonderful work being accomplished
by the organization among the, SOL
diers and seamen blinded in the great
war.
William z, Fowler. who has borne
The chief burden of planning this bali