The Washington times., 1926-11-25
Dance for Charity
HOLIDAY SPIRIT
PERENNIALS
First of Seasons Balls
Arouses Special
Interest
BY JEAN ELIOT

THARITY BALLS, later to be-
~ come something Of a penance,
are a pleasant experience so early
| in the season. Consequently there
| is charm hard to duplicate about
the first 'hardy ANIMALS" of the
year-the ball for the benefit of
the Episcopal Eye, Ear and Throat
Hospital on Thanksgiving eve and
the Thanksgiving night party for
the benefit Of the Navy relief.
Each has flavor all it's own.
Flags, military bands. the gold lace
and brass buttons Of full dress uni.
! forms, contribute to the ceremonial
character OF the Navy ball, at
/ which dignitaries Of the service are
always numerously present. On the
other hand, the hospital ball draws
its attendance largely from Wash.
ington,s "cave dweller" contingent,
with a sprinkling Of diplomats and
domestic dignitaries to give cachet;
and, since the hospital Is under
church management, although nom
sectarian in its work, the bali is
always distinguished by the num-
| Der of the Episcopal clergy among
| the guests.
To Receive at Navy Ball
Mrs. Wilbur. wife of the Secretary
OF the Navy. will head the receiv-
Ing line at the Navy Relief Ball to.
night, at the Willard. and win be
assisted by Mrs. Edward Eberle,
wife of Admiral Eberle. Chief of
Naval Operations and chairman Of
the ball; Mrs. Benjamin Hutchinson,
wife of the Commandant of the
Navy Yard, and president OF the re.
lief society In Washington, and Mrs.
John A. Lejeune, wife Of the Major
General Commandant Of the Marine
Corps.
Capt. Wilson Brown, aide to the
President, will present guests to the
receiving line. Mrs. Thomas Kin.
caid is chairman of the debutante
committee. and Admiral Shoemaker,
assisted by Captain Puleston. and a
committee Of officers from all
branches of the service, will be on
duty.
The Navy Relief Society is an or
ganization which was founded by
Admiral Dewey to give emergency
aid to wives and children of men Of
the Navy and Marine Corps.
Several of the dinner parties sched-
uled for this evening have been ar.
ranged TO precede the ball. Ad.
zniral and Mrs. Albert Gleaves viii
take dinner guests to the dance. as
will Capt. and Mrs. John Gibbons
and Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar J. Orme.
he Misses Laura and Eugenia LIE.
ieune win have a dinner before the
bali, entertaining IL guests, asked to
meet Miss Camille Irvine, daughter
of DIR. and Mrs. Irvine. OF MERGERS.
burg Academy. who Is staying with
them.
At the Hospital Ball
Held at the Willard last evening,
the Eye. Ear and Throat ball." was
colorful and gay. The young people
rome for the holidays We'd with thu
debutante group on the dance floor.
with many of their elders smiling
Gown from the boxes at the pretty
scene.
Guests were greeted by Mrs. Nor
ris Hacker. Mrs. David Greenlees
and Mrs. Louis MackalI. with Comdr.
Theodore Jewell making the pre-.
sensations.
The Bishop of Washington and
Mrs. James e. Freeman had box
and others who had thus contrib
uted to a worthwhile charity were
Secretary Mellon of the Treasury,
Undersecretary of State and Mrs.
Joseph Grew, Mrs. Richard Town
send. Mrs. Frank Brett Noyes, Mrs.
Anne Archbold, Senator and Mrs.
Peter Gerry and Mrs. Frederick
Hick.
In the Boxes
Phillips had in their box Col. and
Mrs. Edward Carpenter, Miss Sallie
III. Phillips, Miss Julia Carpenter,
Miss Katherine Amory, Miss Faith
Phillips, Walter Gray, Harold Smith,
George Abel, Lynch Luquer and
Alexander Hagner.
Lieut.. Comdr. and Mrs. George
Leonard Smith gave dinner last
evening for their daughter, Miss
Eleanor Bryan Smith in compli-
ment to Miss Barbara Hight. The
guests were Miss Nancy Hamilton,
Miss Mary Page Julien. Miss Har-
riet Huntress, Charles Hayes, Rob-
ert Henderson, Moran McConihe
and Capt. Anthony Vidala. They
later attended the ball, occupying
the boxes Of Mrs. Frank Hight and
Mrs. John J. Hamilton.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Price Wetherill
occupied the box of Mrs. Citation
Wetherill, who is out of town, and
had AS their guests Mr.. and Mrs. J.
Henderson Castle. jr., Of Philadel-
phia: Lieut.. and Mrs. Russell Snow
Hitchcock, Miss Meta Luttrell and
Mrs. Russell Whyte.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hume enter
tanned in their box the Rev. and
Mrs. Thomas w. Cooke, Mr.. and
Mrs. Alan Hume, Miss Alice Cooke,
Miss Betty Hume, Miss Elsie Hume
and Frank Yates
Mrs. Norris Evans occupied the
box Of Mrs. Charles Boughton Wood
and had as her guests Comdr.
and Signora Alberto Lais. Miss
Meta Evans, DR.. Emil Wiehl and
Col. M. c. Buckley.
Commander Jewell had had
young peoples dinner before the
party, entertaining for Miss Eliza
beth Logan. Of Philadelphia, who
is visiting Miss Anne Devereux.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter r. Tucker
man gave their box to Miss Eliza
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