The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-16
Ne4usy Gossip
Of Doings in
Social World


Mr., and Mrs. Charles l.. Frailey
lost two young daughters within a
few months OF each other, one dying
suddenly of appendicitis and the
other having her life snuffed out I'M
der the wheels OF an automobile. The
little van Swinderen boy-Rehe,
think, was his name-son OF the
Netherlands Minister TO Ensiand'
died last winter while he and his
mother were visiting her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. c. C. Glover. 1t wasn't an
accident. but a sudden and sharp III
ness, with death overtaking the lad
before his father could get to him.
And these are only few or the cases
that come to mind in the face or such
a tragedy as this that has overtaken
the Letters.
PLANS PROCEED FOR
SOUTHERN RELIEF BALL.
Don't let Miss Nannie's death in
terfere with the success or the
Southern Relief Bali" That's the
slogan of the devoted little group.
all close friends and associates OF
Miss Mamie Randolph Hetb. who are
working as never before to make this
annual ball a great success. Naturally
their first thought when the beloved
president OF the Southern Relief So
ciety died was to postpone the ball
in which she was always SO keenly
interested. But no: the cause OF the
living, all the gentlefolk In straight
ened circumstances who are depend
ent upon the society for aid, must
be served. Moreover. Miss Heths last
words before she lapsed into uncon-
sciousness were a plea that, whatever
her condition, the bail might go on
lust as usual So IL has been decided
that the best way to honor haA mem
DRY Is to make the ball bigger and
better than ever.
The ball. which will be given at the
willard on February Z, always brings
out the largest attendance OF any or
the hardy ANIMALS" in the beneht
aine. And it has character and ma
vor all its own. Mrs. George Barnett
is serving as chairman of the ball
committee this year, and that alone
is enough to assure the success OF
The dance.
The work of preparing for the ball is
being carried on at Miss Heth's home,
1924 l street. with Mrs Bates Warren.
vice president Of the Southern Keller
Society. in charge, and checks. REQUESTS
ssx tickets, etc, should be sent there.
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Miss Heth's vacant place at the
head of the receiving line will, Of
otherwise merry scene. And her
place at the head Of tho relief organi-
zation which cares for the men who
fought for the Confederacy or their
dependents will be difficult to fill.
The daughter of a famous Confed-
crate soldier, Gen. Harry Heth. Miss
Heth was a woman of culture. charm
and ability. During the last years
of her life almost her whole time and
Oiv
the Southern Relief Society. This or
ganization has been in existence for
nearly thirty years and has done an
incalculable amount of good among
the persons who are hardest to reach,
yentlefolk who are prevented by age
or illness from taking care OF them
selves and who would rather die than
accept charity.
So quietly is the work Of the South
ern Relief Society done and with such
tact and discretion that numbers or
these people are helped almost with
out knowing 1t themselves-indeed.
the motto of the organization might
we'll be Let not your left hard know
what your right hand doeth."
Besides all this work, the society
maintains the Southern Relief Home
at 2403 Pennsylvania avenue. This Ia,
in fact the phase of its activities
which it is easiest to seize upon and
describe. A genuine home it u.s. too,
n seyeuteen elderly ladies-widows,
most of them, of Confederate vet
erans-and one old soldier who is
cared for, with his wife, veritable
lion among ladies'.
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The home receives a small appro-
priation from Congress. but Tor the
most part IL is dependent upon the
funds raised by the Southern Relief
Society's one appeal to the public
the Southern Relief ball. And all the
outside work of the organization is
provided for oct Of this money. Elk
penses are very carefully administered
and audited, and it is really amazing
how much the society manages to &C
complish with small expenditure.
ORGANIZATION SUFFERS
FROM ii. c. OF l..
Nevertheless, in common with the
rest of US, the organization suffers
from the high cost OF living. 1t
takes all the money available to
keep the home running in its
present rented quarters and leaves
very little over toward realizing the
dream of the society to one day own
its own home. 1t Is hoped, how
syer, that this year the ball will be
so successful that something will
he left over toward the purchase
price of the new building. Moreover.
Miss Heth left the greater part of
her estate to the Southern Relief
society--and how better could her
memory be kept green than by a
nome bearing her name?
A modern, up-to date building, with
= private room for each of the resi-
6ent ladies, is what the society
ropes one day to achieve. Mean
-,hile, however. il manages very
yelI with the big old-fashioned
house in Pennsylvania avenue, a
nouse that Is full OF sunshine and
pas a very CHEEKY atmosphere. There
10 a comfortable sitting room, a big
dining room. and at the rear
,,leasant little garden, with a grape
srbor which must be n Joy in sum-
sner time. The matron. Miss Thomp-
ION. is veritable mother to her
group OF elderly children and every
,hing IL done to make them happy
=. well as comfortable. Entertain