Evening star., 1949-01-30
Irztnuans viii
Occupy Box at
Valentine Ball
Society Women
To Model Furs

"ASA bAAC CoANC11G ulkO &N&ISs ! u9
man and their daughter Margaret
give the American Newspaper Wom-
ems Club the pleasure of their com.
pany at the Valentine Ball on the
evening of February II, the mem.
bers of the club are going to be on
the other end Of the pleasure giving
line. Many Of the Capitals loveliest
and most gracious hostesses are
associate members of the club, in
cluding Miss Truman, who took over
her mothers membership when Mrs.
Truman became an honorary MEM
ber. On the night of the ball it is
going to be the pleasure of some Of
these ladies to appear in Fantasy
in Furs," feature of this gala
event that promises to be the show
of shows.
Lessons in modelling the gorgeous
stoles, capes and wraps in which
these ladies will parade began last
week on runways used by profess
sionals, and those in the first class
were Mrs. Tom Clark, wife of the
Attorney General; Mrs. Kenneth C..
Royal, wife Of the Secretary Of the
Army; Mrs. Harold Burton. wife Of
Associate Justice Burton; Mrs. John
Nicholas Brown, wife of the Assist
ant Secretary of the Navy for Air;
Mrs. Clinton P. Anderson, wife Of
Senator Anderson; Mrs. John r.
Steelman, wife Of the Special AS
sistant to the President; Mrs. Rob-
ert Elliott Freer, wife Of former
Federal Trade Commissioner Freer;
Mrs. Robert Whitney Imbrie and
Mrs. Atherton Macondray.
Mrs. Gladstone Williams is super
vising the training in correct model
ing of this fabulous collection Of
Jandel furs, a number OF which have
been brought from Paris by a spe-
cial representative for this event,
and not any of which are for sale.
Other classes are in the making and
training will continue until the day
Of the ball. All Of these socially
prominent ladies will wear their own
lovely evening gowns and jewels In
this pageant Of costly furs.
The ball is being given for the
benefit of the clubs building fund.
and Is only the second time its mem
bers, who serve daily those who make
the news, have asked support for q
project of its own. Organized dur
ing the depression, when many
members Of the profession had been
thrown out of work, the clubs three
major aims were the maintenance
of headquarters, the promotion Of
friendly relations among newspaper
women and the establishment Of .
| fellowship fund for the benefit Of
members in financial distress.
The first step toward establishing
this fund was a benefit May Day
Fair held in 1888, which also cele-
brated the first birthday anniversary
Of the club. When proceeds from
the benefit totaled the magnificent
sum Of $53917 members were 50
elated they decided 10 give q part
Of 1t to Children's Hospital as q
public expression Of appreciation.
Since then the fellowship fund
has grown and has helped q dozen
members who have been loaned
more than $1,000; headquarters
have been maintained; a bed at
Childrens Hospital has been en-
dowed and nearly $4,000 has been
donated to charity organizations,
war and disaster relief funds and
other public benefactions.
Having far outgrown its present
quarters, the club urgently needs q
home of its own, and proceeds from
the Valentine Ball will 60 into the
fund, started a few years ago, for
this purpose. The ball will be given
in the grand bathrooms Of the Stat
Ter Hotel at 10 o'clock and all tickets
include supper. Reservations may
be made with members Of the Ticket
Committee, who will be on duty at
the club, 1904 Twentieth street, daily
from 1890 until $3.50 except Sun.
days. Checks should be mailed to
the club following reservations by
telephone, North 6531, or included
in written requests for tickets.