The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-01-13

ITHE Charity Ball for the Chill
dren's Hospital. one of the old
i est annual charity balls given
In Washington each season and
to which Washington society always
looks forward with unusual pleasure,
was given last evening at the Willard
and was even more brilliant occasion
than In past years. The leaders of
residential society In Washington, es-
peciaiiy those who have been mem
bers OF society for generations in the
Capital; also the ambassadors and
ministers and the members of the
Cabinet crowded the ballroom, max
Ing 1t very fashionable function.
The guests at most OF the smart din
ner parties Of last evening attended
the ball later.
The Vice President and Mrs. Mar
shall were the honor guests at the
ball. occupying box in which they
entertained their dinner guests, Mrs.
Thomas +. Walsh, Mrs. ..ohn Allan
Dougherty, Gen. Rupert Blue and
Senator James Duvali Phelan.
The guests were received by Mrs.
Grace Mcmillan Gibson. chairman Of
the ball committee, assisted by Mrs.
Mahlon Pitney. Mrs. James w. wads-
worth. jr.; Mrs. c. c. Glover, Mrs.
Gist Blair, Mrs. Horace westcott,
Mrs. Randall Hagner, Mrs. Clarence
Wilson and Mrs. John Crayke Simp-
son.
The introductions were made by
the chairman of the floor committee,
Franklin d. Roosevelt. and the vice
chairman. William Marrow. alter
mating.
Prominent Box Holders.
The box holders. in addition to
Vice President and Mrs. Mharshall,
were Senator and Mrs. James w.
Wadsworth, jr., Mr.. and Mrs. II. H.
Adams, Princess Boncompagni, who
turned her box over to a number OF
wounded soldiers at Walter Reed
Hospital. Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Dene-
gre, Mrs. James Clement Dunn, Mrs.
stephen Elkins, William Phelps Emo,
Mrs. Alvan T. Fuller. Col. William
ric Fowler, Mr.. and Mrs. L. p. Gar
van, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles c. Glover.
Mrs. r. II. Hit, Madame Hauge, Mr..
and Mrs. Mitchell Harrison. Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Letter, former United
States Ambassador to Russia and
Mrs. George T. Marye. Mr.. and Mrs.
Cuno Rudolph. Mrs. William. Slater,
and Mrs. Z. T. Stotesbury, Mrs. f.
3. Moran. DIR. and Mrs. John Crayke
Simpson. Mrs. Richard Townsend,
Col. and Mrs. Robert NJ. Thompson,
Mrs. Charles Boughton Wood. Mrs.
L. L. Walker and Mrs. Norman Will
liams
Mr.. and Mrs. Marve had with them
the Italian Ambassador and Baroness
Avezzana, and Mrs. James Mcdonald.
Franklin X. Lane were guests in the
box of Mrs. Charles BOughton Wood,
who also entertained Miss Nancy
Lane. Mrs. Alfred Halves, of New
York. and Miss Mary Morgan. SEN
ator and Mrs. Wordsworth had with
them in their box their guests, Col.
and Mrs. A. c. Goodyear, Of Buffalo;
Mrs. Fletcher Harper and Col.
O'Brien. Mrs. Louise Cromwell
Brooks, of Baltimore, occupied the
box of her mother. Mrs. f. T.
Stotesbury. The Spanish Ambassador
and Nine. Riano and Senator and
Mrs. Peter Gerry were ugests of Mrs
Richard Townsend in her box. Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Wilson and their
dinner guests occupied the box of Mr.
and Mrs. c. c. Glover, who did not
attend the ball because of the illness
of their little grandson: Mrs. James
Carroll Frazer entertained guests in
Mrs. Robert NJ. Thompson's box. Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Denegre entertained
their dinner party OF six in their box
Col. Fowler's box was occupied by
the members of the receiving party
later in the evening. Some of the
others at the ball were the Ambas-
sador of Peru and Nine. Pezet, Miss
Jane Sorty. Capt. r. r. Glen, Miss
Anne Gordon and P. A. Means.
Nine. Libra, a famous character
reader, unfolded the mysteries of the
past, present and future for those who
wished. her splendid work having
been a feature at several smart af-
fairs in the past.
Mrs. Wilson Pntroness,
Mrs. Wilson headed the list of
patronesses which included Mrs.
MARSHALL Mrs. Edward Douglas
White, Sonora de Riano, Nine. LIE
Breton. Baroness de Cartier. Baron
ess Avezzana. Nine. Pezet. Mrs. A.
Mitchell Palmer, Mrs. Albert S.
Burleson, Nine. EkenGren. Mrs.
Charles 3. Henderson, Mrs. Frank
Lyon Polk. Mrs. Benedict Crowen.
Mrs. Henry Getty Chiffon, Mrs.
Chandler Anderson, Mrs. George
Barnett, Mrs. Charles s. Bromwell.
Mrs. Charles ]. Bell, Mrs. William
Burton Mrs Andre w brewster