The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-11
Plans for Charity Balls Discussed
At Pleasant Luncheon Parties
Children's Country Home
Board Feted; Navy Ball
and Children's Hospital
Ball Discussed
BY JEAN ELIOT
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l. grist of charity balls is being
combined just now with the pleasure
of meeting in small congenial
groups for luncheon, to talk over
plans-and perhaps to exchange bits
of gossip by the way.
There were two such parties today.
Mrs Lee Warren entertaining the
board of managers of the Children's
Country Home and Mrs. Emory Land
having a luncheon for the commit
tee in charge of plans for the Navy
relief ball. Moreover, yesterday
the ball committee for the Chill.
dren's Hospital ball-always THE
CHARITY BALL to Washington
ians-met for luncheon at the hos.
pital after the regular meeting Of
the board of lady managers.
The Navy Ball
That the Navy Relief ball will be
held on Thanksgiving night goes
without saying. It's the hardest Of
hardy ANIMALS, having been held
each year since the Navy Relief was
ORGANIZED to care for the NaVy's suf-
ferers from the Spanish War, and
the date is about as unalterable as
the laws of the Modes and Persians.
The place the Willard - Is also
pretty well standardized now, al
though in the old days this colorful
service hop used always to be given
in the great sail loft at the Navy
Yard, with supper served below
among coils Of rope and ancient
anchors and other props" Of salty
significance.
One has only to scan the names
of the members of the ball commit
tee-Mrs. Edward w. Eberle, chair.
man; Mrs. Arthur l.. Willard and
Mrs. John A. Lejeune. vice chair
men; Mrs. Charles V. McVey, tickets;
Mrs. z. l.. Tanner. supper and ball
room. and Mrs. John Allan Dough-
ertv. patroneSSes and boxes - to
rea Iize that the ball should be a
spectacular success this year. For
these women. who were Mrs. Land
guests at luncheon today, are all the
tvpe who can be useful as we'll as
ornamental.
Since Christmas falls on Sunday
this year, the annual ball for the
Children's Country Home. which
has for years been held on Christ
mas night, will take place on the
evening of December %. Plans to
make it the gayest of holiday events
were discussed at Mr0. Warren's
luncheon today. Mrs. Alexander
Legare is the new president of the
board. replacing Mrs. Joseph Letter.
who has been the good angel for
this appealing charity for many
years.
Board Members Elected
At the meeting of the Children's
Hospital board yesterday. three new
members were elected-Mrs. Ogden
i. Mills, Mrs. Eugene Meyer jr.,
and Mrs. Sidney Cloman. Mrs.
Frederick H. Brooke, the president.
was in the chair for the last time
in several months, as she IL sailing
shortly for Europe. In her absence
the first vice president. Mrs. James
w. Wadsworth jr., will preside.
Mrs. James F. Curtis. who is
chairman of the ball committee,
proposes to have its members meet
with her for lunch once a week
from now on until the date of the
ball-.Ianuary 9. She, however, was
an absentee yesterday. being in
New York. Mrs. Stanley Rineha ri
is honorary chairman and the other
members of the committee are Mrs.
Arthur O'Brien, Mrs. Richard viii.
mer, Mrs. John F. Dryden. Mrs.
Eldridge Jordan. Mrs. Ogden Mills.
Mrs. Eugene Meyer and Mrs. Allan
kirke.
The Childrens Hospital ball is
the oldest of our grist of charity
balls. having been started over
thirty years ago when the dances
were held in the old Arlington Hotel
and when the ladies of the com
mittee made the chicken salad with
their own hands. Every President
since Chester Allen Arthur has at
tended.