The Washington times., 1919-01-12
Gossip About Russian
DaH Upabated.

Gossip About Russian
BALL UBabated.
Tn, Navy Reliers promenade con-
cert" and dance at the Marine Bar
racks on Thanksgiving night the
Christmas ball a. Rauscher's for the
beneit Of the Children's Country
Home, the Junior Leagues jolly dance
on New Year Eve-all these set a
high standard of success: and dates
have been selected for number OF
equally interesting charity balls be-
tween now and Ash Wednesday. The
buzz of gossip about the Russian ball,
to be given on Wednesday at Ward
man Park Inn for the beneft Of tho
American Refuge of .Petrograd, con-
tinues unabated-you may remember
my writing last week. about how the
Russian embassy people were a bit up
in the air at not being asked to take
part in the festivities. But the wise
members of the committee simply
smile, say nothing and, very prob
ably, pat themselves on the back to
think of the free advertising they are
getting. -, ~.
Certainly the tickets have gone like
hot cakes. and, although there are to
be full sixty boxes installed. none are
hanging heavy on the hands of those
who have them on sale. Chalif is
sending down some of his spectacular
Russian dancers to give an exhibition
performance, and one of the prettiest
features of the ball will be the group
Of girls-;most of this years debu.
tantes-wearing barbaric Russian
headdresses with their lovely even
ing frocks, who will sell something
flowers. suppose, or cigarettes or
other trifies. '--
The box holders announced to date
are Nine. George Bakhmeteff, Mrs.
Marshall Field. Countess Gizycka,
Mrs. Edward Beale Mclean, Mrs.
George T. Marye. Mrs. James Nc
Donald. Mrs. H. Fessenden Meserve.
Mrs E. II. g. Slater, Mrs. Thomas p.
Walsh, Mrs. George Barnett, Mrs.
Edison Bradley. Mrs. William A.
Slater, Nine. Hauge, Mrs. w. B.
Noble, Mrs. Eugene Meyer. Mrs
Walter Denegre, Mrs. Raymond T.
Baker, Mrs. Charles Bromwell, Mrs.
Mitchell Harrison. Mrs. Thomas F.
Bayard. Mrs. Charles Boughton Wood.
Mrs. John A. Johnson, Mrs. Schoel-
kopf, Mrs. Thomas u. Logan, Mrs.
Walter PeRield, Mrs. Delos Blodgett,
Mrs. John Hays Hammond, Mrs.
Frank Let's, Col. and Mrs. Robert NJ.
Thompson, William Phelps Emo, and
Major William Eric Fowler.
The children of the American
Refuge, for whose care the proceeds
OF the ball will be expended, have
been removed from Petrograd to vo-
logda, owing to the scarcity of food
in the Russian capital. and they are
now under the care Of Salvation
Army sisters. The funds will be re-
mitted to Russia through the Ma
tional City Bank, OF New York.
Next on the list of benefits comes
the Episcopal Eye, Ear. and Throat
Hospitals "Weicome Home Ball,
which is to be given at the willard
on January %. This is one Of Mrs
woodrow Wilson's pet philanthropies.
and her name heads the list Of patro-
nesses. As Mrs. Norman Gait, she was
a member of the hospital board, and
shU has kept UP her active interest in
The Institution since her marriage to
the President Like many OF our local
organizations, the hospital has rather
suffered from Washington's absorp-
tion in war relief work. 1t has done
its bit Of war work, however, having
been one OF the first hospitals to
place its equipment at the disposal OF
the Government; and its peace-time
activities are essential for Washing
tons welfare.
Southern Relief Rail
Corning Popular Event.
The Southern Relief Ball. which al
ways brings out the biggest crowd
OF the. winter. is set for February ),
and has had the date pre-empted for
two or three months. The proceeds
go to support the needy families Of
Confederate veterans and Southern
gentlefolk who are in destitute cir
cumstances, and are expended with
such delicacy and tact that no one ex-
cept the beneiciaries and the mem
berg of the committee to which ac-