Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-09
COOLIDGE TO HEAD
CHARITY BALL LIST
Annual Fete for ChiIdren's
Hospital viii Take Place
at Willard Tonight.

With the President and Mrs. Cool
idge expected TO lead the list Of those
attending. the annual Charity Ball
will be given tonight ut the Willard
Hotel by the Board OF Lady Visitors
for tile benefit of Children's Hospital.
Last year the ball realized about
SEQ, 900. but the committee. headed by
Mrs. Mary Roberts Reinhart, honor
airy chairman, ard Mrs. James r. Cur
It's. chairman. expects this year TO in
crease the amount. Out OF every IS
ticket sold. $i.9s is clear.
The problem OF meeting hospital ex-
penses. which arc increasing with the
great gain in patients treated each
year. now In serious one. For the
first nine months of 1927. total hospital
revenue from ali sources v'"s Si"a r"'
and total disbursements $i53 600. Q
deficit OF saloon.
Committee Members.
Other members Of the ball committee
this year. in addition Ia the honorary
chairman and chairman. are: Mrs.
Ogden l. Mills. Mira. Elfridge Jorcia N.
Nrs.. ARichard Wilmer. Mrs John f.
Dryden. Mrs. Arthur O'Brien and Mrs
Alan Kirk.
The Speaker Of the House. Nicholas
Longworth heads the mems floor com.
mittee. and he will he assisted by
Attorney General John q Sargent.
Secretary Of Labor James j. Davis,
Senator Walter T.. Edge New Jersey:
Senator Frederick Hale. Maine: Sena-
tor David A. Reed. PENNSYLVANIA,
Representative Richard =. Aldrich Of
Rhode fsian Representative Robert
l.. Bacon. New York; Representative
John Q. Tilson. Connecticut: Undersec.
rotary OF the Treasury Ogden l.. Mills.
Assistant Attorney General William
j. Donovan. Alexander fsrliton
Browne. Philip Coffin. Il. +. Coiladay
George Garrett. r.. &. Graham. chair.
man ~ the children's Hospital buxi.
ncss mems committee: Coleman len.
nings. Capt. Emory Scott Land.
Newboid Noyes. Cleveland Perkins,
Dir Stanley Rinehaf. Cuuo H..
Rudolph. president NJ the Children =
Hospital. and Thomas zen Sweeney.
The Chiidren's Hospital ball has
come TO be known an Washington y
Charity Ball. the only event OF It's kind
atte nded by the President and his
wife. Since coming TO the White
House. the President and Mrs. Cool.
ldge have attended each year.
Cares for $4,000.
Founded In 1870. the chiidren's Hos.
pitai. second oldest Of It's kind in the
Tinted states. last year cared for
over 81 600 children OF every race and
creed. According" Ia the annual re-
port II Thomas Bell Sweeney. finance
director Of the board OF trustees, GOV.
erinS the first 10 months of 1927
3.40i children occupied beds In the
hospital. 1905 operations were per.
1897 visits were made Ia the dis
pennary: s.2S7 visits were made 10 the
''hiid Welfare Department; 1854 pre-
1riptions were compounded. and the
total number Of patients passing
through all departments for the 10
months. was 3l.T76. an incrense Of
about 900 over the previous year.
or these only igi resulted In deaths.
Mr. Sweeney estimates that the ex =
pense of maintaining III" hospital In
1928 .siIi be approximately x22a,000.
A. an interesting comparison IN the
difference in the times. the cost per
capita In 1877 was s2 cents per day.
In 1927 IT was about x4%s. This
amour, compares most fhvofabiy
with other hospitals IN the city. The
cost IN some Of which runs an high
as ~ per day