National Republican., 1884-04-07
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.
Meeting OF the Ladies' Aid Association on
SATURDAY..


The regular monthly meeting of the La1ies'
Aid Garfield Memorial Hospital association
was held Saturday in the rooms of the train
ing school for nurses, building at Twelfth
and streets northwest, with Mrs Gen. j. K.
Ricketts,, vico president i'll the chair, and
Miss Frelinghuysen secretary. Thirty ladies
were present.
The minutes Of the last meeting were road
and approved. The report of tho treasurer,
Mrs. Miranda Tullock, was submitted and
read by the secretary. The report shows a
balance on hand (after having paid 5000 for
furnishing the hospital) of $1,524.1O.
Included in the contributions are $130from
Mrs. Hit, Of Illinois, $85 from Mrs. Porter,
of Indiana; $50 from Mrs. Lymen, of Massa-
chusetts; $220.25 from Mrs. Baker, of Utica,
So from Mrs. L. w. Lander. Also received
from Mrs Ricketts, 500, proceeds from tho
amateur theatrical entertainment.
Mrs. Ricketts, pledged the sum of $500 to-
ward furnishing the District of Columbia
department. of the hospital, the same to be
raised by subscription. Tho other ward of
the hospital, n national one, will be furnished
by subscriptions from the different states,
several liberal donations having already been
received from the states of Illinois, Iowa, and
Indiana.
Included in the report of the treasurer
letters were read by the secretary from
William X. Warner & Co., 1928 Market street,
Philadelphia manufacturing chemist, tender
ing an outfit of bottles with indestructible
labels, coupled with the request for informa-
tion as to what medicine was needed. From
Messrs. Simpson, Hall, Miller q Co., of Wall
ingford, Conn.,, tender of twelve table
spoons, two soup ladies, twelve desert spoons,
thirty-six tea spoons, twenty-four forks,
twenty -four knives two gravy spoons.
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mously returned to the firms named.
1t was announced that Mrs. Senator
Williams, of Kentucky, had subscribed sixty
five dollars toward bed in the kentucky
ward of the hospital
Acknowledgment were made of subscrip.
tions of $25 from Mrs. HARDER. of the District
of Columbia $25 from Prof Hilgerth, through
Mrs. S. ii. Selfridge. and cloth-lined paper
dolls from Lucy II. Sanborn of Lynn, Mass.
Mrs Ricketts, gave notice Of the fair for
the purpose of raising funds toward the
furnishing Of the hospital to be held at
Marini's hall on Easter Monday, April IA. On
the stage there will be tea, coffee, and choco-
late tables under the supervision of Mrs.
Ricketts, Miss Frelinghuysen, Miss Loring,
and corps Of young lady assistants. Below
the stage there will be q floral bower in
charge of the Misses Sherrell, Miller Meigs,
| and others; fantasie table, in charge of the
Misses Wilson. Gresham, Tynor and others;
an Easter table, In charge of Mrs. Senator
Mitchell, the Misses Emery, Soule, and others,
as also several fancy aud leo cream tables, in
charge of Mrs. Judge Ferris, Mrs. Senator
Blair, Mrs. Commodore English, Mrs. Con-
gresham Hit, Mrs. Senator Harrison, Mrs
Hepburn, Mrs. Henry Willard, Mrs. Nc
Farland, Mrs. Pomeroy, Mrs. Calls, and
Others.
In tho center of tho hall there will be
fishing pond ornamented with variegated
plants and supplied with fishing lines. There
will be music during the evening. The
entertainment will open at o'clock Monday,
when Prof Frisby, talented scientist, will
give illusionary exhibitions of science and
magic. There will be Punch and Judy
show for the benefit of the children, and
kettledrum from p. m. to o p. IN. Should
tho entertainment be continued until Tues
day evening there will be soiree dansante.
A speciality of the entertainment will be tho
unique purse, peasant, and other charming
costumes in which tho young ladies having
charge Of tho tables will appear. The ladies
of the association will be pleased to receive
any contributions of confections, fancy arti-
cles. &C., for the entertainment.
Tho association adjourned until the first
Saturday in May.
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