The Washington herald., 1919-11-27

ried out regardless of the weather
ana among those who will take par,
IN the chase are Miss Carolyn Nash
Miss Cockerel, Ames Brown, Can't
Carlo Tappi. Col. George, Coun,
Rosen. Emile FontaneI, Lieut.. Phil
ippe Barber and Gino Butt.
Col. and Mrs. Robert M Thomson
VIII entertain about thirty wounded
soldiers from Walter Reed Hospital
today at their residence on Twenty
third street. There will be a dinner
followed by a vaudeville perform
ance and supper for them.
Lieut.. Lester A. Dessez, u. s. NC.
has left for duty at the American
legation in Peking. China.
Tonight Is the date set for the
great Thanksgiving ball of the Navy
Relief Society at the New Willard
which promises to be one of the
most successful balls of the fall sea-
son. The purpose of the ball is the
raising of funds for needy families
of the Navy and Marine Corps, Mrs
y. l.. Tanner. at the Parkwood, Is
in charge of the sale of the tickets
which may be purchased either from
her or at the door.
The list of patronesses for the
ball, headed by Mrs. Woodrow Will
son. includes Mrs. Thomas r. Mar
shall Mrs. Josephus Daniels. Mrs.
Newton ID. Baker. Mrs. Franklin
Roosevelt. Mrs. Franklin L. Lane
Mrs David Houston, Mrs. Mitchell
Palmer and women prominent in
n
debutantes of the season are acting
on the girls floor committee. Naval
attaches of all the foreign legations
have accepted invitations to attend
On the mems floor committee ar,
Commander Theodore Jewell, U. S.
NJ. chairman: Lieut. Commander
Henry L. Abbott. u s. NJ: Col. Ed
win NJ. Watson. Maj. Pierre Gaillard.
Admiral Samuel MCGOWAN, U. S. N:
Col. John Greedy, Commander Law
renee McNair, U. S. N; Edward B.
Dewey, ]. Ballard Moore. Col. Quack-
meyer. Lieut.. Commander haipn
bennett. U. S. N: ]. Marion Baker.
Capt. Roy r. Glen, Lieut.. Com
mander L. L. Vordan, u. S. NJ; Lieut..
Morton l.. Ring. u. S. N: Lieut..
Frank Cravin. U. S. N; Commando
Stanley Hooper, u. S. NJ; Mai.
Dwight Partridge and Capt. E. ].
Dorm. U. s. N.
!, Capt. Charles B. Mcvay, ir.. U. 8.
NJ. is chairman of the decoration
committe. BY special permission of
the Secretary of the Navy. the Ma
rine and Navy Yard bands are to
furnish the music for the ball.
A number OF dinner parties will
be given Immediately before the
ball, from which the hostesses will
take their guests to the dance. Mrs,
Niblack. wife of Admiral NibIack
Mrs. Barnett. wife of the Comman-
dant ef the Marine Corps. and Mrs.
Henry F. Dimock are among such
hostesses.
!, The boxholders will be Secretary
of the Navy and Mrs. Daniels. Secre-
tary OF War and Mrs. Baker. Mrs.
Franklin d. Roosevelt. Admiral and
Mrs. Henry p. Mayo, Col. Robert M.
Thompson, Mrs. willard H. Brown
son, Col. w. Eric Fowler, Mrs. Henry
F. Dimock, Mrs. Richardson Glover,
whose box will be used by wounded
soldiers: Mrs. Emory Winship, Mrs.
]. c. Copley. Mrs. Marshall Field,
Miss Mabel Boardman, Mrs. Julian
James, Mrs. Truman Newberry, Mrs.
J. Berger Moran, Mrs. Z. j. Dorm,
Mrs. =. L. Tanner. Mrs. j. o. Nicol-
son. Mr.. and Mrs. George A, Mesta
and Mrs. George Barnett, in charge
of the sale of boxes. -
On the reception committee are
Mrs. Josephus Daniels, Mrs. Frank
I lin d. Roosevelt. Mrs. Robert E.
Coontz. Mrs. Albert Grant, Mrs
George Barnett and Mrs. Albert Nib
lack, chairman of the ball commit
tee: will be in the receiving line.
The patronesses include:
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson heads the
line Of patronesses for the ball
which includes Mrs. Thomas r. Mar
shall. Mrs. Josephus Daniels, Mrs.
Newton D. Baker. Mrs. Franklin
Roosevelt. Mrs. Franklin Lane, Mrs.
David Houston, Mrs Mitchell Palm.
er. Mrs. Truman Newberry. Mrs
Willard H. Brownson, MIS-. F. X
Chapin.- : Mrs. Richard Harlow. Mrs.