New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-29
TO OPEN THE FEAST or LANTERNS.
AN EXCITING CONTEST LOOKED FOR At THE
COMING FAIR.

AN EXCITING CONTEST LOOKED FOR AT THE
COMING FAIR.
faIr called "Tle Feast OF the Lanterns under the
auspices OF the Women's Guild Of the homeopathic
Medical College, will open in tile Lenox Lyceuh' III
Madison.ave and Flfty-nnth-st, tom at j. m
and will continue for two wooks, from : 10 III p III.
daily The proceeds will be devoted to the erection OF
medical pavilion and to aid in the work OF the guild
Gifts of money groceries, and articles OF every descrp
ton will be thankfully received and list Oh gNers
will be published at the close OF the falr. Ihey
should be sent to the officers Of the Guild or the
Executive Committee Of the fair. There VIII Dc |"
department managed by the Daughters OF the ~uiid'
an association of young women who have assisted the
Womens Guild by visiting the SICK supplying them
with flowers and giving eihtient services Ill h""S
ways In the hospital work.
There will be restaurant where appetnlhg
luncheons dinners and suppers VIII be served at rcso
able prices. An attractive feature Oh the fcstauIu'
will be a genuine New England supper OF inc oiueh
time; also, Southern supper OF plantauon days.
On Saturday afternoons special ENTERTAINMENT VIII
be provided for children Three years ago the womens
Guild raised 81 Z 900, which was applied to"s.u INC
purchase Of land in Avenue A, between sxty-tmrd
and sixty fourth sts., upon which was subsequently
erected the New-York homeopathic Meuicai Noheeo
and a surgical pavilion. Hundreds OF poor pauenls
have been treated here free and the constant ocau
for help are proof OF the value of the work tht mas
prisng a male female, chldrehs VAIN anu
maternity ward, is daily more apprent
The officers of the Guild are: President, MIS- Henry
Thompson; vicepresidents Mrs Roswell L. flo"eI
Mrs j. D. Archbod Mrs. Charles Watrous, MIS- . T.
Embury MIS-. T. G.. Platt, Mrs L. D. Lah'ef, MIS-
NJ L. Thomas Mrs. |. .. Plat. Mrs. &. J. Cahda anu
Mrs. Mortimer Fargo: treasurer Mrs. c. f. Cambell
No. 3l4 East Eigateenthst; corresponding secretary
Mrs g. H. Smith; recording secretary, Mrs. ,. f.
Wilcox The executive committee OF the isr Is a'
follows: J. q. Cannon chairman; MIS-. .ADher "
Thomas Mrs William Tod lelmuth, MIS-. Homer l.
ostrom Mrs p. 10 Z. Ricketts,. Mrs. jacob Hess hrs
c. E. Campbell, Mrs. William Mcdonald hrs' HenS
Thompson f. II. Weatlerbee, Judge Rufus BE- 'o"lhs
T.. G. Jackson. g. F. Hodgman. f. NJ Brown and Pro
fessor p De p. Ricketts, Treasurer Of the iar Carl
Smith Ticket committee, Mrs. William Tod Heirlu'h'
Mrs Abner C. Homas and Mrs. a. NJ Palmer OF siam
ford Conn decoration committee, Mrs Eugene Cprhc'
Mrs James X. Franklin and Mrs BlOuseu' Pie'S 'oi"
mittee, Mrs. Joseph Howard, ir
Among the attractions will be chld's bed re
PRODUCTION of those in use in the childrens ward OF
the Flower Tree Hospital 1t is TO be named for the
child who receives the largest number OF votes during
the fair and will be placed in the pavilion IN great
part this bedstead and its fittings have been given y
children, though they have been generously aided by
older friends Among the first to respond 10 the appear
az the little ones was President Harrisons Wne WHO ~
the name OF her grandson made gt OF money , dnu
s seat y Meke ser s M KnO s Of ave framed
this picture with that OF Gladys Edgaron, dsnger o
Of DR.. william Tod Helmqth; Nancy Barng nm
Lee greatsranddaagGtter of T. Cara Barn Thomas
the grandson of Mrs: NJ; Louise Thomas ,., eH,
nrcSideni of SOrosis and nephew OF Alice ana lhoeDo
fary: and Phyllis Langw0rthy Palmer, daughter OF
A. NJ Palmer Accompanying the bed IS PaIh'u y,4
Riley smith. OF Colorado. whom women know as inc
author OF Tired Mothers and sometme,' h h en-
smith Miss Ethel Thbmas will have charge OF the
he'd during the fair, as the idea originated with her.