The Washington herald., 1919-01-19

wished her father to buy. Of the sew
eral that Mira Edgeriy had painted
But the Duke of Connaught preferred
another and did not feel like buying
two. And the artist, wishing to send
the one she had coveted to her, de-
cided that her brother was about the
safest messenger she could find in
war time.
There are still several balls in the
offing. the most immediate being the
one for the Episcopal Eye, Ear and
Throat Hospital, which its promoters
call the Welcome Home ball. 1t is
to be at the willard next Wednesday.
And the Willard floor has been done
over for the occasion. And the ladies
who are running II announce In no
uncertain terms that they expect to
serve supper. There are a number
of dinner parties planned for the
evening. Among others Mrs. Charles
NJ. Ffoulkefwill entertain a party at
dinner in honor Of Gen. Collardet.
military attache of the French EN-
bassy, and Nine. Collardet. Admiral
and Mrs. Clover will entertain at
dinner. and Mrs. William Morton
Grinnell will be hostess at q young
peoples dinner for her debutante
daughter. in celebration Of Miss
Grinnelrs birthday. taking the COM
pany to the ball. The Serbian Min
lister and Mime. Grouitch will be en-
tertained at dinner by Mr.. and Mrs.
w. G. Schoelkopf, and Miss Anna
Hamlin will entertain a young peo-
pies party and take her guests TO
the ball.
Mrs. Thomas Watt Gregory, Mrs
Colville Barclay. wife rof the charge
d'affaires of Great Britain. and Nine.
Collardet, wife of the military at
tache of the French Embassy. Will
be in the receiving line. Mrs. Wat
son Freeman Clark, president OF 1.-THE
board of managers. and the vice
president, Mrs. David Mead Lea, will
also receive the guests.
Mrs. Howard Hume Is chairman OF
the young ladies' committee. She Is
asctted by Mrs. Ffoulke Smith. Mrs
Robert Taft, Mrs. Thomas Bowers
Mrs. Thomas Holcomb. Mrs. George
Leroy Boyle. Miss Mildred Bromwell
Miss Courtney Let's, Miss Frances
Hopkins. Miss Anna Hamlin, Miss
| Morgaret Harding. Miss Leila Cor.
don. Miss AdeIaide Tuttle, Miss Mar.
/ bNNl', lsllsS StGlild ht'dlluIl
Miss Anita Henry. Miss Virgins
Minor. Miss Adelaide Heath, Miss
Caroline Nash, Miss Alys Downing
Miss Elsie Downing. Miss Mary Hell
len. Miss Eleanor johnson, Miss Mar.
| jorie Wright. Miss Elizabeth HamIir
Young, Miss Alice Requa, Miss Clyvt
Graef. Miss Elizabeth Hamilton. Mis-.
Mamie Hamilton, Miss Ruth Hitch
cock. Miss Helen Langmuir, and Miss
Florence Judge.
After that the first big ball is the
Southern Relief to be held at the
Willard also. and as usual on the
| first Monday in February. 1t is still
good two weeks of, but its sue
cess is a foregone conclusion, starting
off as 1T does with n list of pa.
| tronesses which includes practically
all of the Cabinet, many of the lead
ing women of the diplomatic corps
and-well. here they are: Mrs. Mar
shall, Mrs. Baker. Mrs. Daniels, Mrs
Carter Glass. Mrs. Gregory. Mrs
! Burleson, Mrs. Lane, Mrs. Houston
Mrs. Redfeld. Mrs. Dewey, Mime
Riano. Nine. Calderon. Nine Sulzer
Nine. Urueta, Mrs. Claude Swanson
Mrs. Frank Polk, Mrs. Mark Hanna
Mrs. William Bankhead, Mrs. Willard
salisbury. Mrs. George Barnett Mrs
Matthew T. Scott, Mrs. William
Caches Fendall. Mrs. Louis Brandeis
Mrs. Lee Overman. Mrs. Richard
! Townsend. Mrs. Joseph E. Thropp
Mrs. Frederick Delano, Mrs Thoma!
Logan. Mrs. Gibson Fahnestock, Mrs
/ Walter Mclean. Mrs Alexander II
Gait. Mrs. Edward Stotesbury. Mrs
r. D. Shepherd, Mrs. Lindsay Lomax
Mrs. Charles B. Wood. Mrs. Preston