The Washington times., 1928-04-07
/ NEWS AND GOSSIP OF SOCIETY
Several Benefit Dances Promised
But No Polo Ball This Season

Much Missed; FndH.
tom Ball'' Unique; Coz
lurnbia Hospital Benefit
No polo ball this year I
The debutantes, their sisters
81 next season and last and
many De their elders are
simply SUM-" at the pros
pect, for this hardy annual
Of the spring season has al
WAYS been voted the jOlliest
81 an WashingtOn's grist OF
benefit balls. It brought out
dozens Of people who usually
buy their boxes for charity
balls but seldom show their
faces and it always had the
atmosphere Of . smart pri-
vate party.
Polo Games Soon
However FOR the moment the
Army polo teams based at
Washington find themselves
With sufficient funds to carry
On their activities, 50 there isn't
much excuse for an appeal to
the public for support. For
weeks the Fort Myer polo team
and the team from the War
Department have been holding
indoor practice IN the riding
hall at Fort Myer, and they
are shortly 10 resume their
match games 81 Potomac Park.
Then motoring through PotO-
mae Park win Be doubly de-
lightful on Wednesday and Sat
llriay afternoons, when an iIl-s
terested and interesting gall
lery always assemblies Tor the
polo.
Although the polo balI II miss
if,g. there are erist Of other bene.
fits on the horizon In which groups
81 prominent Washing tonians are
interested Unique among them Is
the Southern Relief SocIety's
Phantom Ball, on Monday night.
The date the anniversary OF APP
pondatfox- chosen early. An
Imposing list Of patronesses, head.
ed BY Mrs. CooIidge and Mrs.
Dawes. was announced. Boxes and
tickets have been sold as per Gus
tom. But the guests pay for the
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every cent contributed goes straight
into the Golfers Of the society to be
used Tor the aid of impoverished
Eouthernerss most Of them aged
men and women, and for the main.
tenance Of the homes for Confeds
crate veterans and their widows
70 which the society contributes
generously.
Confederate MemoriAI Hall.
where number of those who wore
the gray are cared for, viii also be
the beneficiary Of the ball to BE-
held on Tuesday n the Hall OF the
Nations of the Washington Hotel
under the auspices OF the Sons Of
Confederate Veterans, Camp 505,
District of Columbia.
Fathers and Sons
The ''sons' believe in show
ing the '.fataersn q twentieth
century GOOD time ana this year
the Confederate Veterans, them
selves, win be the honor guests
ana happy participants Dressed
In their grey uniforms. approx.
irnately so Of the Confederate
veterans, belonging 70 Camp LII,
who uleet every month in Con.
federate Memorial Hall, 1872 Yer
mont Ave, will occupy boxes
donated through the courtesy Of
q prominent Washington woman
transportation to and from the
hotel These gentlemen, whose
ages range from 80 to 81, rep
! resent practically every Southern
State which participated In the
civil war.
Al congressional representative
from cash Of the II Southern
States which were members sOf
the Confederacy and the States
which supported them win be
in the receiving line with other
prominent Southerners who are
patrons and patrOnesses.
The program, which will be
broadcast, win include q short
address BY Representative Wil.
liam d. Banlxhead, Of Alabama,
whose father, former Senator
Bankhead, was Confederate
colonel; Southern songs and
dances ard = number cf sur.
: 1,rfse feakfIrAS.
Probably the last of the i'm
portant spring balls will b. the
one for the benefit Of Columbia
Hospital to be held at the Will
lard on April IS. Mrs. Frank
j. Freyer Is chairman OF the
ball committee, and Mrs. Wal.
ter r. Tuckernan has the sale
Of boxes in charge.