Evening star., 1919-01-23
Ball At WILLARD
INSPIRING AFFAIR
Allied Flags Wave at Benefit
for Episcopal Hos
pital.
WOUNDED YANKS GUESTS

WOUNDED YANKS GUESTS
Several hundred washingtontans
and notable representatives from all
the allied countries Joined at the will
lard last night In making the ball
for the benefit of the Episcopal Eye,
Ear and Throat Hospital a success
With the flags of the allies waving
8 chorus of hundreds of voices sing
ing patriotic airs and wounded SOL
diexe from the Walter Reed Hospital
a. guests of honor, the affair was
Inspiring.
The march with flags waving pre-
ceied the singing of the national
hymns Of America. Great Britain and
France. Martin Richardson of the
Royal Grand Opera Company of Flor
enee, but since the war living in
Washington, sang several selections
from popular operas and also led the
chorus of several hundred voices in
singing '-The Star Spangled Banner
and God Save the King
A French officer sang la Marseil-
lafse' with wonderful effect. and brought
forth an applause second only to that OF
'sThe Star Spangled Banner" Small
slips Of paper bearing the first lines of
the three hymns were passed through
the company, thus giving hundreds an
opportunity to swell the chorus.
President Sends Good Wishes.
The President and Mrs, Wilson sent
their good wishes for the ball from
land standing as sponsor for the long
list OF patronesseS. While almost every
Presidents family, diplomats and the
higher officials Of the government have
at some time been patients at the hospi-
tai, its best work goes for the poor of
Washington who are not able to pay
large. sums to specialists, and for whom
the doors are always open free of
charge. The ball was to assist in re-
ccuping the hospital for the large extra
expense suffered in giving its services
to the government for the examination
6f men in the service.
Reception Committee.
In the receiving line were: Mrs.
Thomas Watt Gregory, wife of the
Attorney General; Nine. Collardet,
Nine, Barber of Belgium, Mrs. Wat
son Freeman Clark and Mrs. David
Mead Lea, the last two, respectively,
president and vice president of the
board, Mrs. Lea also being chairman
Of the bail committee.
s The formation of young women's
committee was a. particularly happy
thought, the members lending them
eelyes to the spirit of the evening
With delightful grace and abandon.
Mrs. Howard Hume was chairman of
n
were Mrs. G. Ffoulk Smith, Mrs. Rob-
Srt Taft, Mrs. Thomas Bowers, Mrs.
Thomas Holcomb, Mrs. George LIE Roy
Boyle, Miss Mildred Bromweu, Miss
Courtney Let's, Miss Frances Hop
kins, Miss Anna Hamlin, Miss Mar
&aret Harding. Miss Leila Gordon,
Hiss Adelaide Tuttle. Miss Margaret
Anita Henry, Miss Virginia Minor,
Miss Adelaide Heath, Miss Caroline
Nash, Miss Alys Downing, Miss Elsie
Downing. Miss Mary HELEN, Miss
Eleanor johnson, Miss Marjorie
Wright. Miss Elizabeth Hamlin
seth Hamilton, Miss Alice Requa,
Miss Mamie Hamilton, Miss Ruth
Hitchcock and Miss Florence Judge.
Box Holders.
The list of box holders included:
Mrs. Joseph Letter, Mrs. Marshall
Field, Mrs Edison Bradley, Mrs.
William Phillips. Mrs. Breckenridge
long, Mrs. Charles Boughton Wood.
Hrs: Ira copley, Mrs. Stephen =.
ward Stellwagen, Nine. Axel Nordvall.
Mrs Thomas Logan. Mrs. Walter
Schoelkopf, Mrs. Robert NJ. Thompson,
Mrs. Charles NJ. Ffoulk, Maj. William
u Fowler, Mai. Maurice Connolly.
Mr. William Phelps Emo. Mrs. Watson
Freeman Clark and Miss Natalie
Young Smith.
For the most part the boxes served
IS q resting place for the dancers,
and there was constant visiting from
Host to- host.
ties were Mrs. Charles Boughton
Wood. who had with her the minis
ter of Sweden and Nine. Ekengren;
Commander and Mrs. Rufus Zogbaum,
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Hawes of To-
fonto, Miss Antoinette Graves and
Mr.. and Mrs. David Mead Lea en-
tertafned Senator and Mrs J. C. W.
Beckham. Representative and Mrs.
Montague, Mrs. Delos Blodgett, Mrs
E ": Burch and Rev Mr.. Mead Boil
ton afacBryde-
With Miss Maths were Mr.. and Mrs.
r. M Kaufman. Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Bradley and Commander and
MrA Charles Hatch, who occupied
representative and Mrs. Ira CopIey's
box.-ua
Mrs. Charles n. FfouIke's box party
Included Gen. and Nine. Collardet,
Mr. and Mrs. William Miller Collier.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dudley Gates of San
Francisco, Mrs. John Brooks Hen
derson. Mrs. Ffoulke Smith, Count
dAdhenar, Capt. Levfe and Mrs. John
B. Henderson.
The minister of Salvador and Nine
Zaldivar, accompanied by Miss Mar
garetta Zaldivar, Miss Julia Zaldivar
and Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Penfieid,
occupied Mr.. William Phelps Eno's
box.
Prominent Patronesses.
The patronesses were Mrs. Woodrow
Wilson, Mrs. Thomas Marshall, Nine.
Riano, Mrs. Colville Barclay, wife of
the minister of Great Britain; Nine
Collafdet wife of the military attache
Of the French republic; Nine SiavlSo
Grouitch, wife of the minister of
Serbia; Nine Philippe Barber, wife of
the secretary of the Belgian legation:
Mrs francesca Quattrone, wife of the
special commissioner of Italy; Mrs
William Gibbs McAdoo, Mrs. Thomas
Watr Gregory, Mrs. Franklin X
Lane, Mrs. Frank l.. Polk, Mrs Rus
sell Ieffingwell, Mrs. Franklin Roose-
Welt, Mrs. Breckinridpa Long Mrs