The Washington times., 1919-12-21
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sons will be engaged and II all sounds
very exciting.
Columbia Hospitals list of patron
esses, boxholders, and ball commit
tees, for its ball at the willard on
New Year night surely includes "all
the society world and his wife" Be-
ginning with Mrs. Woodrow Wilson,
the complete list of women who are
so interested in the welfare OF Wash
ington's only hospital especially for
mothers that they have accepted the
invitation OF the women's board to
act as patronesses, includes Mrs.
Palmer, Mrs. Burleson Mrs. Daniels,
Mrs Lane, Madame Riano, wife of the
ambassador from Spain; Madame
Boris Bakhmeteff, wife of the ambas-
sador from Russia; Madame T. A. Le-
Breton. wife of the ambassador from
Argentina: Madame Hans Sulzer, wife
OF the minister from Switzerland; !;
Madame J T. Cremer, wife of the
minister from the Netherlands, and
Madame Sol, wife Of the minister from
Salvador.
Mrs. James W. wadsworth, tr., Mrs.
stephen Elkins. Mrs Benedict Crow
ell, Mrs. Franklin Roosevelt, Mrs
Adolph Miller, Mrs. Larz Anderson,
Mrs. Delos A. Blodgett, Miss label
Boardman. Mrs. David Barry. Mrs.
Charles ]. Bell, Mrs. Frederick A. De-
lano Mrs. James A Drain, Mrs. A p.
Gardner, Mrs. Charles c. Glover, Mrs.
]. w. Hallowell, Mrs. Charles s. Ham,
lin, Mrs. Joseph Hampson, Mrs. David
Jayne Hill, Mrs. Reginald Huidekoper,
Mrs. David F. Kaime, Mrs. F. ]. Ker-
man, Mrs. Henry c. Learned, Mrs.
William Littauer. Mrs. Randolph Hun
tington Miner, Mrs. Francis S. Nash,
Mrs. Edward T. Pollock. Mrs. Myron
NJ Parker. Mrs. Guy T. Scott, Mrs.
Edwin F. Sweet, Mrs. Joseph E.
Thropp. Mrs. Robert NJ Thompson,
Mrs. Leroy Tuttle Mrs. Waddy Wood,
and Mrs. Charles Boughton Wood.
Chairman Of the ball committee,
Mrs. Franklin Lane; vice chairman,
Mrs. Frank Freyer.
Box holders for the ball are Mrs.
Delos BloSgett, Mrs. Charles Bough-
ton Wood, Mrs. Robert M. Thompson,
Mrs. Julian James, Mrs. Victor Kauff-
mann, Mrs. Frank S. Bright, Mrs.
Henry B. Learned. William Phelps
Emo and William Eric Fowler.
Mrs Wilson will head the dist Of
patronesses for the hall which will be
S, at the New Willard for the benefit
OF the Episcopal Home for Children.
The other patronesses will include
Mrs. Marshall, Sonora de Riano,
Madame Matthew, Madame LeBreton,
Madam Sulzer, Madame Cremer, Mrs.
A. Mitchell Palmer, Mrs. William Phil
lips. Madame George Bakhmeteff, Mrs.
Charles ]. Bell, Mrs. Delos A. Blodg-
EFT, Mrs. George w. Baird, Mrs. Bernard
Baruch. Mrs. Cary T. Grayson, Mrs.
Charles c. Glover, Mrs Carl B. Kefer-
az
Randolph H. McKim, Mrs. F. B. Mo-
ran, Mrs. Albert w. Niblack, Mrs.
Theodore w. 81, Noyes, Mrs. John L.
Newbold, Mrs. Seaton Perry, Mrs. Will
liam c. Rives, Mrs. John Crayke Simp-
son, Mrs. Joseph E. Thropp. Mrs. Ben
jamin H. Warder and Mrs. Charles
Boughton Wood. Among the box hold
ers will be: Col and Mrs. Frederic
V. Abbot. Madame George Bakhmetef,
wife Of the former Imperial Russian
ambassador; Mrs. Delos A. Blodgett,
Mrs. Bernard Baruch, Col. William
Eric Fowler, Mrs. F. B. Moran and
Mrs. Charles B. Wood.
The officers Of the board Of lady
managers for the home are Mrs. David
Meade Lea, president; Mrs. Arthur A.
Birney, first vice president; Mrs.
Charles E. Buck, second vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Henry W. Offutt, recording
secretary; Mrs. Alexander l.. Pope,
corresponding secretary; Miss Leila
F. Draper, treasurer, and Mrs. Will
liam X. Petty, assistant treasurer. The
house committee is composed Of Mrs.
Charles F. Roberts, chairman, Mrs.
Charles Y. Wheeler and Mrs. Charles
L. Henry. Charles J. Bell is treasurer
for the ball.
Fondly yours,
JEAN ELIOT.