The Washington herald., 1921-01-30
Mrs. Marshall
Assists Ball
Wife of Vice President
Finds Time For
Charities.

The Vice President and Mrs. Mar
shall's welI-known popularity is BY,
ing particularly emphasized in these
last few weeks Of the present adr
ministrstiOn. In spite Of the COM,
stant round Of dinners and IunchS,
cons given by NashIuEJOn-s m0sL,
I distinguished hostesscs, both dtp-'
/ lomatlc and resident, Iu their hon..
or, Mrs. Marshall spends much of.
her time working for the Chud
/ Welfare ball
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In addition TO being chairman of
/ the committee for boxes for the balL
/ she is also vice president Of the
Child Welfare Society and has main
! tanned steady interest in the or
I ganizatioR since her coming here.
. eight years ago 1t is interesting a.
well as rather amusing TO think.
that the ladies of SO many official
i Democratic families are responsible
for the only ball. so far as ts
known. that Washington will have
I on March and which in d way
| Will celebrate the advent Of The
new administration. That members
! Of the present Cabinet will entertain
, the members Of the incoming CabI-
net in their boxes would seem TO
| indicate that the special interest
| felt in this appealing charity by
. Democratic OrhcIaI women q viii
carry on into the new Cabinet circle,
The ball will do much TO bring
! notables TO Washington for IL viii
| be an array Of well known men
and women seldom gathered toEsth-
| er even here. where social and poe
] ltiCal lions are plentiful al nearly
| every social function There is
| every indication that the oflCial
| world Of Washington. including the
. diplomats and statesmen Of the old
/ and new administrations will seize
/ this opportunity TO lend a gala air
/ 10 inaugural day aud help a deserv-
/ ing charity at one and the same
/ time.
The committee has decided TO send
/ invitations TO attend TO the Eov-
| ernors OF the States and their wives.
/ who will be entertained tn boxes
provided either by their Senators or
| prominent WashiuEtonians Even a
! member OF the Supreme Court has
secured a box and will entertain a
/ party Of friends from out Of town.
] So that even in the early daNs II
preparation for the hall things have
moved so rapidly that practically,
| every department Of the government
will be represented as well as po-
| ltICal, diplomatic and social circles
The charity for which IN, ball viii
be given is interesting nationally
as well a locally because the pres
| idcnt and officers Of tho society arc
| hoping TO make il a national charity
and are aiming 10 establish the
Washington CentorS as q model from
which the rest Of tho country shall
get ideas. At the present time the
organization consists Of eight well
fare Centors. but i'm tho ChildrCns
house. which has been rocontIv
opened on C street. is a demonstra-
tion plant and clinic. in child wei
fare that is attracting nationwide
attention. In this house noted
specialists are studying every phase
OF child welfare, especially as re-
CARDS children Of the pre- school age.
who ordinarily do not come within
the scope OF surveys, government or
similar. Child specialists from many
cities come here to study the meth
Gus III NoE AN lAtTt ana lIlt ms EaFd=
tion OF the Washington institution
has already led 10 the establishment
Of other laboratories OF this kind,
in several cities.
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The officers Of the Child Welfare
Society are: President, Miss Mary
Gwynn: vice president. Mrs. Thomas
r. Marshall; second vice president.
Mrs. David F. Houston; secretary.
Mrs. william A Hammond, and
treasurer. Mrs Lewis c. Ecker.
The ball committee is as follows:
Honorary chairman, Mrs. Thomas r.
Walsh; Mrs John Allan DoUghtery,.
chairman Of ball committee; treas =
urer. Charles J. Bell: Mrs. Thomas
Riley Marshall. boxes; Mrs. Harold
Walker. Mrs. Livingston FRrrend,,
Mrs Frederick Atherton. Mrs. wal,
ter Tuckerman. Mrs. Gist Blair and,
Col. William BTic Fowler, chairman
Of the floor committee. 80
So the word has gone out through
the social circles Of the country that
those planning q trip TO Washington
to view the simple inaugural cere-
monies on the plaza OF the Capitol
had best put a party gown IN their
trunks 50 they may attend the
Heme Charity Ball that evenful
night and take advantage OF the op-
portunity to view American society
under these suspicious conditions