Evening star., 1920-01-11
SUCCESS ASSURED
T FOR CHARITY BALL
ChiIdren's Hospital Benefit
Tomorrow Night to Be Bril-
liant Affair.

There is every indication that the
annual charity ball for the benefit of
the Cl,ildren's Hospital. 18th and w
streets northwest. to be held tomor-
row night at the Willard, will be an
unusual success and one of the most
brilliant affairs of a season which, oy
it's social activities, marks the re-
action from the stress and strain of
war time.
The Vice President and Mrs. Mar
shall will be the guests of honor.
while Mrs Woodrow Wilson and Mrs.
Edward Douglass White. wife of the
Chief Justics fOf the Supreme Court,
will. togeth er with Mrs. Marshall,
serve as thh chief patronesses for
this annual gathering of all circles of
society held nnually to assist in de-
fraying" the ru uning expenses of the
only institution of it's kind south OF
PER D5ylvania.
The ball, although taking place be-
fore the end of tive intensive drive 10
raise Sl00 900 for essential improve
m.nts alterations and new facilities,
is uuconnecled with that special cam
paign except in so far as both act1Vl-
ties are generally for the benefit of
the same valuable institution, and the
same women and rnen, largely, have
co-operated to make both the greatest
possible success.
Guests From O mcial Life.
Mrs. Mcmillan Glib. b.;on. chairman of
the ball committee. has worked un-
ceasingly for the .;uccesS of the
function. and through her efforts and
those of her associates the guests will
include many members of the ~diplo-
matte corps, the cabinet Congress and
Washington society generally.
One of the features will be the ap-
pearance OIL Nine. Libra. celebrated
character reader, who Will give some
of her remarkable demonstrations for
the benefit-of the little patients in the
hospital.
and the Marine Band of forty pieces
will play continuously until the early
hours of the following morning. Owing
to the many dinner parties that are
being given tomorrow night, the fes
tivities will not reach their height
until "A late hour.
Among the box holders are
Princess Bon Compagni, Mrs. Stephen
b. Elkins, Mrs. Robert Hit, Mrs.
George Marye, Mrs. Charles Boughton
Wood, Mrs. James Wadsworth, jr:
Mrs. Charles c. Glover, Mrs. Walter
Donegre, Mrs. Richard Townsend, Mrs.
Cuno H. Rudolph, Mrs. William Slater,
Mrs. Edward b. Mclean, Mrs. James
Clement Dunn, Mrs. Norman Williams,
Mrs. +. p. Garvan. Mrs. John Crayke
NoiihpSOH MIS- AINdH ruler, MIS-.
E T. Stotesbury. Mrs. Mitchell Harri-
son, Mrs. Joseph Letter. Mrs. F. B.
Moran, Nine. Hugo, Col. Robert NJ
Thompson, William Phelps Emo, Will
liam Eric Fowler and H. H. Adams.
On the reception committee are
Mrs. c. c. Glover, Mrs. ]. w. Wads-
worth. jr., Mrs. Mahlon Pitney, Mrs.
Gist Blair, Mrs. Horace H. Westcott,
Mrs. John Crayke Simpson and Mrs.
Clarence Wilson.
List of Patronesses.
= The patronesses are Mrs. Wilson.
Mrs. Marshall, Mrs. White, Mrs. Bur-
Lesson, Mrs. Frank Polk, Mrs A Mitch
ell Palmer, Mrs. Henry G. Chiffon, III.
Baroness Avezzana, Baroness de
lie Breton Nine Ekengren. Mime.
"f p"rcness Gizyeka, Mrs.
Barnett, Mrs. Crozier, Mrs. Delano,
mrs henneH jennings, Mrs. George
Eustls, 1nrs. Chandler Anderson, Mrs.
Stephen. Slocum. Mrs: Henry May, Mrs.
David Jayne Hill. Mrs. George Gar
rett, Mrs. Henry T. Parker, Mrs. Hope
Slater, Mrs. Marshall Field, Mrs. Di-
mock. Mrs. Warder, Mrs. Charles
Aamiin, Mrs. Charles Warren, Ms.
ham, Mrs. Charles v. Wheeler, Mrs.
c. j. Bell, Mrs. John Hays Hammond,
Mrs. Charles b. Henderson, Mrs. WI
liam Mitchell, Mrs. NJ. A Hanna, Mrs.
Henry Corbin, Mrs A. P. Gardiner,
Mrs. Gibson Fahnestock, Mrs. Norman
Williams, Mrs. James F. Mitchell, Mrs.
Henry p. Fairbanks, Mrs. Benedict
Crowell, Mrs. Frederick Keep, Mrs.
George Meyer, Mrs. James Parmelee,
Mrs. L. c. Lehr, Mrs. Corcoran Thorn,
Mrs. William H. Wilmer, Mrs. Wilmer.
Mrs. William Burton, Mrs. Marshall
Ianghorne. Mrs. Cary Langhorne,
Mrs. Andre w. Brewster, Mrs w. r.
Tuckerman, Mrs. F. L. Huidekoper,
Mrs. Nelson Perrin, Mrs. Thomas Sy-
mons, Mrs. John Joy Edison and Mrs.
Richard Olney.