Evening star., 1923-12-30
Children $ Hospital
Ball Promises to Be
One of Best I'M History
Boxes Sold in Both Ball
rooms at Willard. With
Extra Ones Added.

The ball for the benefit of the Chill
dren's Hospital. to be held wednesday
evening, January ., at the New Will
lard, will be one of the most success
full dances in the long history OF this
hardy annual" Boxes have been
sold in both bathrooms. Indeed, the
demand has been so great that extra
ones have been placed in the gallery
In which the orchestra is usually sta
toned, and the music will be on the
floor level, where il can be heard to
quite as good advantage.
Mrs. James w. Wadsworth. jr.. FIRST
vice president of the board of lady
managers of the hospital will receive
the guests and will be assisted in'the
receiving line by Mrs. Cuno Rudolph,
whose husband is chairman of the
mems board, and the members of the
ball committee, including Mrs Henry
Leonard, chairman; Mrs. Eldridge
Jordan, Mrs. Cary T. Grayson, Mrs.
Harold Walker. Mrs. Frank Hight and
Mrs. Horace Westcott.
For almost score of years the first
Monday IN January has been sacred
since II falls this year after the close
OF the holidays, it was thought best
to advance the date. SO that the boys
and girls home from school and col
lege for Christmas might participate
in the festivities. The small ballroom
is TO be the rendezvous for the young
er set, special music being provided
for the modern dances, and many
hoStesSeS who have young daughters
are arranging to entertain box par
ties here, dinners preceding the ball
IN many instances.
Mrs. Frederick Atherton, who is
entertaining at dinner for her nieces
the Misses Tilton, will have perhaps
the largest party in the small ball
room, her guests numbering forty
, eight. and occupying not only her
own box but those of Mrs. John IA
Gibbons, Mrs. Harold Walker and
Mrs. Frederick Brooke. Miss Natalie
Hammond and Miss May Gown are
other girls for whom dinner parties
will be given before the ball. Mrs
William .. West is entertaining for
her schoolgirl daughter, Miss Peggy
West. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Bel
Sweeney are~entertaining a party OF
their contemporaries in one box, and
will have another in the small ball
room, which will be headquarters for
a number of young people. Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Hight are following the
same course and are entertaining at
dinner Jointly with Mr.. and Mrs
Victor Kaufman before the ball.
Among the most important hosts
entertaining at dinner before the ball
are Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Brett Noyes
with the Belgian ambassador and
Baroness de Cartier as honor guests
and Commissioner and Mrs. Cuno
Rudolph in honor of the Secretary OF
State and Mrs. Hughes.
Mr.. Andrew W. Mellon, Secretary
of the Treasury, and the Secretary o.
War and Mrs. Weeks are box holders
and the list also includes-to mention
but d few at random-Mrs. Marshal
Field. Mrs. Stephen B. Elkins, Mrs
Richard Townsend. Nine. Hauge. Mrs
Robert NJ. Thompson and Mrs. f T
Stotesbury OF Philadelphia Mrs
Stotesbury's interest in the charity
was resident of Washington, and
never a year goes by but that she
sends her subscription to the com.
mittee.
Mrs. Coolidge is a patroness for the
ball. and the list, which is the very
cream of the social world includes
among many others Nine. Jusserand
Mrs. Frederick II. Giilett: Mrs
], Hughes. Mrs. Weeks. Mrs. Wallace
! Nine. Peter. Nine. de Graeff. Mrs
Frederick Dent Grant and Mrs. Eu-
gene Hale. Mr.. Franklin III. Ellis is
chairman of the floor committee, with
. Mr.. Charles c. Glover, F.s as vice
chairman, and they are assisted in
organizing the committee, upon which
many prom inent men have consented
. TO serve, by Maj. Henry Leonard
Mr.. Horace Westcott, Mr. Coreorar
. Thom, DR.. L. s. Rowe, Mr.. William
/ q. Morrow. Mr.. William 2. Hibbs and
Mr.. Alexander B. Legare.