The Washington times., 1924-02-13
JEAN ELIOT'S GOSSIP OF SOCIETY
Southern Relief
Ball son" for
Tonight

The thirty-firSt annual charity
ball of the Southern RELIEF society,
which was postponed because OF TN
death of the late President WOOD
row Wilson, will be held tonight a.
the Willard. 80
The proceeds of the ball viii go
toward the maintenance OF tne
southern Relief Home at 24OS
Pennsylvania avenue. ana 20 heIp
the needy Confederate veterans Oh
their widows. 1t Is the principal
source of revenue for this work.
The society now has about bO deN
pendents, IS Of wnom are In the
home.
The officers in charge Of the ball
are particularly anxious that IL VIII
be well patronized this year, as the
society is In urgent need OF funds"
They include Mrs. Pearce Horne
president: Mrs. Bates Warren, wee
president; Mrs. Peter G. Pritcnard,
corresponding secretary; Miss May
v. Frey, recording secretary, ana
Mrs, Eugenia Zea Rollins, treasurer.
Col. w. Mcdonald Lee, of Rich
mond, Va, commander.in-ch OF
the Confederate Veterans Associa.
ton, will be q guest at the ball
tonight and another picturesque per-
sonage in Confederate gray will be
Gen. Julian S. Carr, who has not
missed a Southern ball in many
years.
French AttGchs Host
To General Hansen Ely
The Military Attache of the
French Embassy, Gen. George A. l..
Dumont, entertained at luncheon
| today at the Hamilton hotel In COM
pliment to Brig. Gen. Hanson Ely.
General Dumont's other guests were
General Gignillat, Comdr. Jerome
c. Hunsaker, U. S. N; Comdr.
George J. Meyers, U. s. N: Col.
George Simonds, Col. w. p. Wooton,
Col. III. B. Crosby. Col. Thomas G..
Hammond, Col. o. b. Rosenbaum,
| Col. Joseph w. Beacham, Lieut..
Col. Parker l.. Hit, Lieut.. Col.
Charles Kilbourne, Lieut.. Col.
Charles Keller, Major A. p. Clark
and Capt. Georges Thenault, Of the
| French embassy.
Congressman and Mrs. Sol Bloom
were hosts at dinner last evening
at the Hamilton Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry johnson en-.
tertained at dinner last evening in
compliment to Senator and Mrs.
David A. Reed.
Rear Admiral Andrew Long en-.
tertained a party of six at dinner
at LIE Paradis last night.
PGtvonsssss for Concert
Announced by Glee Club
The list of patronesses for the
| George Washington University Glee
Club concert, to be given tomorrow,
at the Masonic Auditorium includes:
Mrs. William Mather Lewis, Mrs.
Clarence Aspinwall. Mrs. Frank w.
Mondell, Miss Mary A. Sharpe, Mrs.
Guy Despard Goff, Mrs John B..
Larner, Mrs. Henry Da YES, Mrs.
William s. Culberts0n, Mrs. Doug
las Putnam Birnie, Mrs. Edwin C..
chell, Mrs. Edward Clifford, Mrs.
Charles I. Corby, Mrs. Harry C..
Davis, Mrs. Charles II. Wodhuus
! Mrs. Francis NJ. Savage, Mrs. Alvin
Z. Dodd, Mrs. Joshua Evans, jr..
The Dorothy Hancock Chapter of
the Daughters of the American Revo-
luton celebrated their ninth birth
day yesterday by giving a lunch.
con at the Shoreham, the company
numbering forty ladies, who were
entertained in the ball room. The
committee in charge was Mrs. John
Small, jr.. Mrs. Wilson Compton,
Miss Anne TOMMY and Miss Eunice
Blaisdell.
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The board Of patrons of the
Washington Salon and United Arts
Society have arranged for a free
tuition French class for beginners
registration in which will be held
Saturday night at 7:15 o'clock al
the Salons French school, 1906
Eighteenth street. Enrolment car.
ries with it membership in the
Salon society. Many well known
members Of official and resident
society are among the students at.
tending the schools evening ses.
sions.