The Washington times., 1928-11-22
Passing of Time HOnOred Charity Bali
DeDLOred; Thrift Shop to Offer Bargains
Children's Hospital Ball
Has Been Gala Event.
for Over Thirty Years

Tor ONGI - Hi Wy 1 CdA .
No Charity Ball this sea
son! That's rather discon-
certing news. With the num-
Der of benefit balls in
creased from three a winter
to somewhere in the neigh
borhood Of three a week,
interest in this form of en-
tertaining has rather Waned,
but for so years or more
the ball for, the benefit of
the Children's Hospital has
remained THE Charity Ball
and nothing could dim its
1uster. It could always
boast the attendance of the
President and the First
Lady of the Land and it al
ways brought out the most
brilliant company of any
fete for charity.
Community Chest
Now, however, the Board OF
the Children's Hospital has de-
cided to affiliate with the Com
munity Chest and viii abide by
the rule to make no separate
appeal for funds. Moreover, the
Children's Hospital is to share
with other children's charities
In the proceeds of the proposed
inaugural Charity Ball, to be
held on the night of March A.
provided President-elect Hoo
yer decides against having an
official inaugural ball. And the
hospital is affiliated with the
Child Welfare Society, the
Children's Country Home, and
the Parental Clinic Of Colum-
bia Hospital as q beneficiary Of
the Thrift Shop, which is to be
opened soon at 5O4 Tenth ST.
q sort Of glorified rummage
sale on permanent basis,
Coordination
So the Children's Hospital will
probably be able to worry along
very comfortably until the Com
nunity Chest organizes its drive
for funds and arranges for dis
bursements to the various phil
anthropic organizations which
have joined in this move to CO.
ordinate the philanthropic activi-
ties of the Capital. Some of
the other groups will not be
in such a happy situation, for
the Community Chest viii OF
necessity be some time in getting
under way and it will presuma.
bly, be necessary for many of the
organizations to raise funds to
bridge the gap.
The decrease in the number OF
fnsistent and persistent demands
for aid, which will come when
the Community Chest gets into
action, will be welcome. But the
Charity Ball will be missed. as it
has been a social milestone for
years.
In the old days. when the ball
was given at the Arlington Hotel.
now swept away by the march of
progress, the little group of or
ganizers used to make the
chicken salad for the party with
their own fair hands. Now their
daughters daughters are mem.
bers of the women's board of the
hospital and it's president is Mrs.
Frederick H. Brooke, whose
mother. the late Mrs. A. Z.
Bates, filled the same post for
many years. Mrs. Stanley Rine-
hart Mary Roberts RineharD
was the chairman OF the ball
committee for year or two and
Mrs. James F. Curtis held that
important position last year.
when the largest sum ever raised
at the ball was turned into the
Golfers of the hospital.
The Thrift Shop
The inaugural charity ball--if
any--is to be under the chairman
ship of Mrs. John Allan Dough
erty. She, too, is chairman of the
joint committee for the Thrift
Shop, having first sponsored the
idea in Washington and laid most
of the ground work for its prom
ised successful career.
Those who have patronized the
annual rummage sales of the Child
Welfare Society, of which the
Thrift Shop is an outgrowth. know
the appeal to bargain hunters
Paris gowns, worn once or twice,
enchanting negligees, old bits OF
tapestry. rare china and occa
NionaI pieces of antique furniture
lC,nntirlIed nm Pare