The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-21
PATHOS TTNGES
MERRIMENT AT
SOUTHERN BALL
To Be Held Tomorrow
Night Mt Willard
Hotel.

OVertone 10 the gayety or the
Southern Relief ball, to be given
tomorrow night at the willard,
for it il dedicated to those who
fought for the Lost Cause and de-
signed to aid the few survivors or
the wives, daughters and sisters
Of Confederate veterans who are
in needy circumstances. More
over, one always sees there the
last pickets Of the thin gray line,
growing thinner and grayer every
year, and ones smile il close to
tears az one watches two or three
Of the spryest Of the gray clad
veterans tripping it merrily on
the floor with the granddaughter
Of their old time comrades.
Ones thoughts keep going back,
too, to the women who for years
were the 9enii Of the Southern
Relief Society-Gen. Robert E.
Lees daughter. Miss Mary Gus.
tbs Lee. who always had her place
in the receiving line, Miss Mamie
Randolph Hath, daughter Of Gen.
Harry Heth, and for many years
president Of the Southern Relief
Society," and the rest. They have
passed on now and their places
have been taken by women Of q
younger generatien-Mrs. William
r. Dennis is president Of the So
ciety and Mrs. Wade Ellis, chair
man Of the ball committee. But
their work still goes on in the
Southern Relief Home. where .
group Of women destitute women
-gentlewomen most Of them
whose men folk sacrificed their
fortunes and In many instances
their lives for the Confedracy, are
cared for: and in the aid given
to scores Of others who would die
rather than accept charity from
any other source.
e
THIS, however, IL but q pa
= thetic facet to an otherwise
merry picture. For young people
flock to the Southern Relief ball
to dance until the small hours
of the morning: and it is always
one of the most successful parties
Of the year.
whenever possible it has been
the custom Of the President OF
the United States to attend the
Southern Relief Bail. President
Harding can't do it this year, Of
course, on account Of Mrs. Hard
ing's illness. But IL you have
any doubt that sectionalisun il
disappearing, give heed to just q
few OF the names Of the prorni-
nent men from all sections Of the
country who have sent subscripi
tons: Chief Justice William How
ard Taft, an Ohio man; Justice
James clark McReynOIdG, who
halls from Tenneasee: Frederick
II. GiIiett, Speaker Of the House,
from Massachusetts; John w.
Weeks, Secretary Of War, also Of
Massachusetts,; Robert Todd Lin.
coin, son OF the n1artyred Presi.
dent; senktor Charles 8. Thomas.
Of Colorado; Robert Lansing,
sometirns Secretary Of State and
a native Of New York; Henry
White, also q New Yorker; VIII
liam Phillips, Undersecretary Of
State; Col. Robert II. Thompson,
Thomas Watt Gregory, Attorney
General In the Wilson Admins.
tration: Leland Harrison, Assist
ant Secretary Of State: DR.. L. 8.
Rowe, Charles 8. NJ. Stedman,
Corndr. G. T. Jewell and q. r.
Heilprin.
Judge Charles 3. Bundy, q pio-
neer citizen Of washington, sent
a contribution Of $40. with q hu-
morous letter regrStting his pres
ent lack Of skill In dancing and
declining therefore the honor Of
serving on the floor COMMITTEES.
A special committee has been ap-
pointed by Camp No. III, United
Confederate Veterans, and in
cIndes J. T. Petty, ]. A. Brown,
c. A. Embry, J. NJ. Hickey, J.
M. Froelin, W. L. Wilkerson, ].
r. Quick, Edward B. Willis ana
Robert Thompson.
MRS. HARDING heads the list
Of patronesses which is very
long, and includes the names Of
many prominent women. The
boxholders are Mrs. Delos Blodgett,
Mrs. e. w. Cole. Mrs. Peter A.
Drury, Mrs. b. b. Jones, Mrs.
Angus Mclean, Mrs. Mark Potter,
Mrs. E. r. Stotesbury, Gen. Julian
Carr, Mrs. Frederick Cox, Mrs.
Gibson Fahnestock, Mrs. Charles
q. Matthews, Mrs. George Mesta,
and Mrs. r. r. Ryan.