Evening star., 1928-12-23
Ball Christmas Night /.
Designed as Benefit
To Children's $ Home
Picturesque Features Out
lined to Make the Enter.
tainment an Outstanding
Event of Yuletide Season.

Christmas would not be Christmas in
Washington. it is asserted, without the
Children's Country Home ball Christmas
night, which, for 20 years, has been
the outstanding social event OF the
Yuletide season. This year the board
of managers Of the home announces the
ball as its farewell ball, for in 1920
the home will be afiliated with the
Community Chest.
Through its chairman, Mrs. Randall
H. Hagner, and others on her commit
tee, plans have been completed Tor al
even gayer event than ever before. MRS
Joseph Hines. vice president OF the
board, has made arrangements Tor an
entertaining Christmas surprise Tor the
guests. The younger set, home Tor the
HOLIDAYS. are planning to attend and
many dinners have been arranged FOL
the evening.
AS in former years the receiving line
will be very short. Mrs. Alexander D
Legare, president of the board OF man
ayers, viii receive with Mrs. Hines, Mrt
Hagner and Mrs. Joseph Letter, wn
for many years was president OF III
board. In fact, the ball was so lden
tilted with her that by many it VIZ
referred to as Mrs, Letters ball"
Prominent Residents
Head Boxholders' List.
The box list Is o most distinguishes
one. including as 1t does the Secretal.
of the Treasury, Mr.. Andrew Mellon
Countess Szechenyi, Mrs. James CouI
ems, Mrs. Walter Edge. Mrs. Peter Got
| let Gerry, Mrs. David A. Reed and Mi
Richard Aldrich from the congression,
crowd and others among those prom.
nent in the social life Of the Capital.
This year, under the chairmanshi
of Miss Anne Carter Greene, daught'
of DIR. and Mrs. Louis Greene, I'll
debutante committee has been yer,
active in work for the ball. MI
Marian Jardine, Miss Phyllis High
Miss Rachel Davies. Miss Faith Phillips
Miss Elsie Alexander. Miss Lalia Lynn
Miss Carolyn Thompson. Miss Mlgnn
Sherley, Miss Sidney Sullivan, mis-
Nancy Beale, Miss Margaret Flson an
Miss Mary Devereux are assisting Me
| Greene.
Recently the board announced plan
for selling the present site Of the HON
| In Rock Greek Park where over II
| children are cared for during the NJ
| Summer months each year, and the
| intention of building a new model
fireproof building where convalescei
children will be given medical care ar
| supervision the year around. 30
proceeds from the ball this year W
60 toward the new building fund.
New Junior Board
Members Cooperating.
Cooperating with the board
managers is the new junior hoar'
comprised of members of the young
set, Mrs. George NJ. Pulver, daughte
of Mrs. Legare, Is one Of these. Mis-
Laura Towne Is following in the foot
steps of her mother, Mrs. j. Holabir
| Towne, in her interest in the homo
| And Mrs. James Lee, Daughter OF Mr.;
Robert Roosevelt. a member Of tht
board, is an active member Of tht
group. Others on the committee art
Mrs. John Greenslade, the former Miss
Rosemary Grifin; Mrs. Charles Parker
Stone, jr., the former Miss France
Dunn Mckee; Mrs. Kent Lagare, Mrs
George T. Sunimerlin, ir., Mrs. Howar'
Tucker and Mrs. Richard Porte
Davidson.
Appeals have been sent out to tn
thousands of friends Of the home he
in the District to come TO the ball.