Evening star., 1936-04-26
List of Noted
Patrons for
TheLaceBall
British Ambassador
and Lady Lindsay
Head Sponsors.

-HE British Ambassador and
Lady Lindsay lead list OF
distinguished patrons ana pa
L tronesses for the lace ball
which will take place May II at the
Shoreham Hotel. The ball will be for
the benefit of the Homeopathic Hos
pital of Washington.
The lace ball in Washington will be
an invitational affair and will be con-
Quoted along the same plan as the
lace ball of France. which was held
in February of this year and was
sponsored by the President OF France
and Nine. LeBrun and the United
States Ambassador to France and
Mrs. Jesse I. Straus. Other patrons
and patronesses are the Ambassador
of Argentina and Sonora de Espil
and the Ambassador of France and
Nine. de Laboulaye; the Ambassador
of Cuba, DR.. Guillermo Patterson; the
Ambassador of Mexico and Sonora de
Castillo Najera; the Minister OF the
Irish Free State and Mrs. Michael
MacWhite; the Minister of Panama
and Sonora de Alfaro: the Minister
of Bolivia and Sonora de Finot; the
Minister of Ecuador and Sonora de
Alfaro; the Minister of Ell Salvador
and Sonora de Castro; the Minister
of the Dominican Republic and Sc
nora de Pastoriza.
A lace promenade with a group OF
evening gowns imported from France
and England, other smart daytime and
evening costumes of American crea-
ton, featuring the laces of the United
States and of foreign countries. will
be one of the interesting high lights
of the ball.
As an Outside" attraction-not at
the ball proper. but in the entrance
lounge Of the hotel following the sup
per, an auction" of valuable articles
will be held, all of the proceeds to go
to the charity fund of the Homeo-
pathic Hospital. The auction goods
will include jewelry, costume acces-
sories, dress lengths of fine lace, and
other articles donated by the leading
shops of the city.
Ladies will be invited to wear lace
gowns, although this Is not a pre-
requisite for those attending. Dancing
will be continuous after 10 o'clock.
Mrs. Clarence Dodge is president of
the Woman's Board of the Homeo-
pathic Hospital. The list of patrons
and patronesSes, in addition to those
mentioned above, includes Senator and
Mrs. William E. Borah, Senator and
Mrs Royal S. Copeland, Senator and
Mrs. Millard Tydings. Senator and Mrs.
James F. Byrnes. Senator and Mrs.
Marcus A. Coolidge, Representative
and Mrs John F. Dockweiler, the
charge d'affairs of Nicaragua and
Sonora de De Bayle, the minister
counselor of the Cuban Embassy and
Sonora de Baron, Maj. Gen. and Mrs.
Thomas @. Ashburn, Rear Admiral
and Mrs. Charles Edward Riggs, the
secretary of the Legation of Panama
and Sonora de Chevalier, the secre-
tary of the Yugoslavian Legation and
Nine. Perazic, the assistant financial
counselor of the Rumanian Legation
and Nine. Dimitriu, Dr.. and Mrs.
John Oliver La Gorce, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank j. Hogan, Mr. and Mrs. c. Ash
mead Fuller. Mr.. and Mrs. William
North Sturtevant, Mr.. and Mrs.
Donald Richberg. Mr.. and Mrs.
Joshua Evans. jr.: Mr.. and Mrs. Royal
McKenna Mr.. and Mrs. j. J. Mack,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles M. Thomas. Mr..
and Mrs. Francis Thomas, Mr.. and
Mrs. Christian Heurich. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Howell LeFevre, Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter B. Guy, Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney
F. Taliaferro, Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall
o. Exnicios. Mr.. and Mrs. Bishop
Perkins Hill. Mr.. and Mrs. George
Reber Littlehales, DR.. and Mrs. Jose
G.. Lewis, DR.. and Mrs. Paul A. Neal,
Dr.. and Mrs. Paris E. Brengle. Mr..
Sr1d Mrs. John Thilman Hendrick, Mr..
and Mrs. Wash B. Williams, Mr.. and
Mrs. Donald Adams. DR.. and Mrs. w.
H. Whittlesey, Mr. and Mrs Walter G.
Distler. Mr.. and Mrs. William Barron
Kerkam.
Mrs. Jacob Leander Loose, Mrs.
Karl w. Coroy. Miss Mabel Board
man. Nine. Maria Arias, Mrs. William
A. Scully, Mrs. George E. Hamilton,
jr.: Mrs. Louis G.. Caldwell. Mrs.
Thomas Somerville, DR.. Mary Alice
Brosius, Mrs. P. Bateman Ennis, Mrs.
Elizabeth Northrup. Mrs. Christina
Somerville. Mrs. Malcolm S. Nc
Conihe, Miss Janet Richards, Mrs M.
Webster Dawley, Baroness Won Below,
Mrs. Horatio B. Hackett, Mrs. William
A. Hill, Mrs Dorothy Lee Ward. Mrs.
John r. Ash. Mrs. B. B. Jones, Mrs.
Katharyn Fuqua. Miss Emma King
eton and DR.. Sterling Rufin.