The Washington herald., 1919-02-03


year or more.
Additional patronesses Of the
Southern Relief Ball of this evening
includes: Mrs. Phslip Bankhead,
Mrs. Samuel Spencer. Mrs. T. b.
Hutchinson, Mrs. Delos Blodgett,
Mrs. Waiter Tuckerman. Mrs. Edw.
Weeds, Mrs. Philip Barber, Mrs.
Walter l. Mccoy and Mrs. NJ. S.
Avery.
Additional members of the floor
committee of the ball are: PoIicarpo
Bonilla, Ambassador Of Mexico; a.
W. L T. Starkenborgh Stachouwer,
William c. Sanger, Armistead Peter.
Jr., d. NJ. Lea. Edward Gay, Simon
KGnn, Henry f. Davis, Mr.. MorEen-
stien, Maitland Dwight, Dr. Ran
dolph Carmichael. Lieut.. Maynard,
Victor Johnson, Lieut.. Joseph HOen,
Eli b. Smith. Ernest Ladd, \. r.
Singleton, Carlos De Cespedes, Min
lister of Cuba; Q. r. Singleton, AL
bert McChesney, 1. $. d. Sauls, \. r.
Servan, David J. Howard, Frank
Clark, O. II. Lamm. Jos. f. Davies,
n. G. Dupre. Or. Chas. Bispham, J.
c. Perry, Arthur Campbell, J. q.
kOoglc. Barry Bukley. J. Z. Dow
| ell. Diego NJ. ChamoTro, J. c.
Simpson. W. P. Pollock, g. l.
Baker. f. G. Addison, jr, J.
| Y. Reeves, Lieut.. J w. McNabb,
John G. LanEston, Chas. F. Taylor,
John r. HaIrell, X. ROude. II. w.
| COOkey, Jules BlOhden. Z. f Trevis,
| Dr. Mead Moore, Alex D. Phillips,
! Arthur Glasgow. DR.. c. II. Chapman,
| Thomas B. Love. Richard L. Iairo,
| c. l.. StUrvant, ThOs. WitherspOon.
Dr. X. \. IIOOe, {. r. Buxton, James
McDachlan. Albert Denham, AChille
BurkIin. Clyde &. AitchisOn, q. NJ.
Onutt, Jos. l. Crupper, +. \. lick
erniH. G. y. Langley, DR.. Fenton
Bradford. J. q. Srihert, Dennis \.
| Upson. Mr.. Sampson and Mr.. Wilson.
The committee for free milk for
France has arranged mardi gras
fancy dress ball for Shrove Tuesday,
March 4, and the prominent Washing
| ton society women who stand as its
chief sponsors arr Mrs. Peter Goelet
! Gerry. Mrs. Breckenridge Long. Mrs.
Joseph Letter, Mrs. ). L. SaltOnstan
! Mrs. Arthur Glasgow. Mrs. W. F..
| Dillingham; and Mrs. George Draper.
| \ committee of girls. debutantes
and subdebUtantes. VIII carry out the
carnival spirit in their millImaid cos
! tunes. and will make merry with
! confetti and the holiday antics of
real milkmaids out for a frolic.
/ Nine. la Marchale Foch has cahled
/ requesting the American committees.
OF which there are now thirty-tive. to
continue sending the milk to the un-
derfed French babies for two years
1 in which time it is hoped that France
! will have sufficiently recuparated to
care for her own little ones.
( The carnival de victoire. which was
given by the national committee in
! New York. was the most brilliant
! ball that has taken place for the
/ past five years. There We're nearly
! 800 guests. and the gorgeous cos
tunes made a spectacle long to he
| remembered. Many OF the guests
read the description Of their gowns
in the morning papers before they
left the ballroom. The movies OF the
New York ball will be shown at the
ball here. and also a reel showing
the process OF making the powdered
milk.
The officers OF the national head
quarters are Mrs. Warren McCOnihc.
president. Miss JOsephn" Osborne.
vice president: Miss l. W. NcwliI.
executive secretary; MI Henry +.
cooper. treasurer: Mrs. William
Thaw. I'd. assistant treasurer. Nine.
Ferdinand FOch. the president i'm
Paris. and Princess de Polk. the vic"
president. personally oversee the dis
tributiOn Of these gifts Of American
kmdGess throughout France. TIL"
milk is shipped free by the French
government. which has donated the
IL l..
Paris. an orderly. II secretary and a
steTOsraDh"r for the French commit
tee.
Mrs. Robert Low Bacon Is the chaiI-
man Of the Washington branch: Nine.
Iollardet. secretary; Nj Milton f..
AIl's Treasurer. and Mrs. William ;.
Innls, the assistant treasurer. Tho 10
cal committee is composed OF Mrs
LarZ Anderson. Mrs Edison Bradley.
Mrs W. +. Dillingham;, Mrs Henry F.
DimOck. Mrs. GeOrge Draper, Mrs. J.
;. Frelin-huySen. Mrs Arthur Glas-
Cow. Mrs. ]. Borden Hartman, Mrs
Frank Z. kellogg. Mrs r II. kim
ball, Mrs Joseph Letter. Mrs. Francis
Lloyd. Mrs. Breckenridge Long. Mrs
Nicholas LonEwOrth. Mrs MediU Nc
Cormick. Mrs. Charles Mum. Mrs
Edgar MunsOn. Mrs. Fleming NewboId.
Mrs. Frank B. NOyes. Miss Josephine
Iatten. Mrs. Franklin .. Roosevelt
and Mrs. Orme Wilson.
The headquarters at l4Ol + street
with the new yellow curtains. looks
quite like a dairy. and volunteers are
already busy there making cherry
. blossoms to be used as decorations
FOR the bali
Among the patrOnesscS for the ball
are: Mrs. ColviIIe BARCLAY, Mrs. Henry
+. DimoCk, Mrs David v. Houston.
Miss Josephine Patten. Mrs. Willard
I salisbury, Mrs. Richard Townsend
Mrs. John F. Wilkins and Mrs.
Charles Boughton Wood.
Mrs. John Thilman Hendrick wiIr
be at home informally next Thurs
day afternoon from 1 to s o'clock at
@S42 Twcnty-eighth street.
The PenwOmen announce that Ac-
miral c. ]. Peoples /. s. n. Will he
chairman Of the floor committee for
their authors carnival aud ball which
they are giving at the New Willard
Hotel the evening Of the IIth and the
} afternoon of the 18th of FeIauarv
Admiral Peoples will have as his vira
chairman Mr.. Thomas Bell Sweeney
and Mr.. Walter Deucgrc Miss Drain
assisted by Miss Leila Gordon and
Miss Mary HELEN, will head the young
ladies committee. The music for the
dancing will be furnished by the Camp
Meigs Band, under the leadership or
Lieut.. Demng.
Regents of the District II l.