Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-26
CHARITY BALL FUND
TOGO TO CHILDREN
Entire Proceeds to Be Ovid
ed Between Various
T Activities.

In. response to numerous requests
as to how the money derived from the
Inaugural Charity Ball will be d.
vidcd among worthy charities OF
Washington, the committee in charge
has issued the following statement
detailing the uses to which the pro-
ceeds will he put Stress is laid upon
the fact that every penny derived
from the ball will go to charity. The
expenses of arranging the ball are
being paid by private individuals.
The statement follows:
The gross receipts go to the char
tiles which are to benefit. In other
words. every cent raised from the
sale of tickets and boxes, or what
ever source, will go to the children's
charities of Washington, without de-
duction for any of the expenses of the
affair This has been made possible
because all expenses are being met by
donations from public spirited friends
of Mrs. Dougherty's.
Ballroom Donated.
In regard to the expenses, the
largest item naturally would be the
place where the ball is to be held
the Mayflower Hotel. This magnifi-
cent setting has been given free OF
charge to the ball committee and in
addition two of Vincent Lopez or
Chestras, consisting of 90 pieces
Other expenses, such as printing and
hostage have been covered by dona-
tions and the untold work of arrang-
ing for the ball has been done by
members of the boards of the chart
ties to benefit.
THE division of the gross proceeds
will be as follows: One-half to the
fund for the District Of Columbia
Firemen's widows and Orphans and
the other half TO the Children's Hos
pital, the Child Welfare Society and
the Children's Country Home
Mrs. John Allan Dougherty, chair
man of this ball, which without doubt
will be the largest charity ball ever
given, served in the same capacity
for the Child Welfare inaugural ball
given at the beginning of the Hard
ing administration. The proceeds of
that ball were $4,000, all of which
went to the designated charities, eX-
penses having been met by donations.
by following that same policy this
year the committee should be able
to announce to the public within "A
hours after the ball the exact amount
which will be divided among the
charities. The pride and interest
which Neutrality-suspicious. take in the
cause of the children to be benefited
will be emphasized by the unusual
attendance of officials and representa-
tive citizens at the ball.
Heads of the Federal Government
departments and prominent people
here and from far distant States will
attend the ball for a double reason.
First the ball will be a brilliant, no
table gathering, expressing the pleas
ure of the country at the induction
into office the thirtieth President of
the United States. Second the Chill
dren's Country Home with their
share of the proceeds will improve
two-aCre playground around the
home, on Grant road near Connecti-
cut avenue.
The Child Welfare Society's share
will be devoted to the study of the
cause and cure of ricketts,, which OBJ
tains in a large per cent among the
children of the District. The Chill
drens Hospital share will be devoted
to the payment and improvement of
the new wing opened last week, de-
voted entirely to children"