Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-14
AID FOR THE SICK.
BAZAAR no ne HELD HERE Pro-
mssEs TO BE A SUCCESS.
FIVE HOsPlTALS ARs REPRESENTED
Details of the Work Already Accom-
ptBshed by These institutions-Thc
Ladies' In Charge of the various
Booths-somc Special Features.

Booths-some Special Features
the bazaar to be given under the
auspices OF the ladies OF the Associated
Hospitals OF the city will be formally
opened In the drill hall OF the Regi-
mSntal Armory Tuesday night, and con-
tlnce for ten days That II will be a
success is already assured. Interest in
the approaching entertainment s. con-
stantly increasing. and the prospects
are that the attendance will be very
large. The spacious hall will be de-
corated In mistletoe oolors. There VIII
be profuse draperies and hangings Of
white and green. and not a few floral
effects viii be brought into use upon
this occasion The necessary repairs to
the Armory hall have been completed,
and everything Is in readiness for the
bazaar Contributions OF money. provi-
sions. bunting, and divers other articles
have been received from all parts Of
the State. and the citizens of Richmond
have established themselves as most
liberal donors.
The object of the fair is a most worthy
one II is to raise funds TO assist in
carrying on the work Of the several
hospitals in the city. and thus relieve
as far as possible. the sv6erings Of the
poor. The good ladies interested In this
work give their time and energy to the
duties assigned to them. ana with them
II IS simply a labor Of love. This work
Is TO them the execution Of one of the
greatest Christian principles referred to
in tho Bible-charity.
DOING A GOOD WORK.
No man or woman can conceive the
amount of good the hospitals OF Rich
nond have accomplished. the number Of
sick poor they have afforded shelter
food and medical attendance free OF cost.
The aggregate number reaches way into
the thousands annually When II is re-
membered that II ii were not for the
work done by these Institutions, many
OF these people would have To be taken
10 the City Almshouse, aud there cared
for entirely at the expense or the city,
besides causing the patients TO be sub
jected 10 the odium OF being called pau
pers" one can realize the vast deal OF
good that such institutions are to the
city OF Richmond.
There are five hospitals Interested in
the results of the bazaar. They are the
Virginia Hospital the Old Dominion
Hospjtai. the Retreat for the Sick. the
Sheltering-Arms Hospital, and the Rich
nOnd Eye, Ear and Throat lnflrmary.
All are well known to the citizens or
Richmond. and have enviable regulations
abroad. The occasion Of the approach
Ing bazaar will give to hundreds or
people an opportunity to contribute OF
their means to these institutions, and at
the same time get full value for the
money they invest Rare and attractive
entertainments have been arranged Tor
the afternoons and evenings. and there
will be on hand everything that the APP
petite could crave or the eye wish 10 see.
Mrs. Edgar ID. Taylor is chairman OF
the bazaar and she has associated with
her a number of the most experienced
ladies In the city in this class Of work.
Ali &re enthusiastic and energetic I'm the
undertaking and splendid results are be-
ing expected.
The Virginia Hospital.
The Virginia Hospital in October en-
tered upon it's fifth year. The amount OF
good done has been SO great and APP
narent that the Ladies' Auxiliary fee
that thev have every incentive 10 put
forth further efforts 10 enlarge their
6eld Of usefulness. The percentage of
free patients Is always in excess or those
who pay: the number last year reaching
ffty-eight: and. in addition thereto,
large number OF patients were taken at
reduced rates Frequently persons come
10 the hospital I'm so destitute a con-
dition that II Is necessary to provide
them with necessary clothing. II order
TO meet these emergencies q guild has
beer formed TO make and furnish gar
ments Though recently organized. 1t
gives every promise OF success.
The Improvements made last year have
made this hospital as complete as any
In the State. Not only was the John
Pope annex built. but the entire build
Ing was heated by steam; the Ladies
Auxiliary paying for this steam-heating.
Only the statistics of the institution
can furnish an idea as to the good done
by the dispensary.
GERMAN LADIES IN CHARGE.
The hospital owes much to the German
Auxiliary These ladies are untiring in
their zeal for the good OF the institution.
and at the coming bazaar will take en-
tire charge OF the entertainment to be
given in connection with the Virginia
Booth. This entertainment will be i'm
the form OF a bright, English play. The
fact that Mr.. and Mrs. Won Rosenegk
have the supervision of the drama en-
sures its success. The following ladies
will take active parts i'm the bazaar:
Committee-Mesdames Stephen Putney
chairman. c. L. Todd (alternate). f..
ID. Hotchkiss. ]. j. Montague. Theodore
Ellyson. ]. Allison Hodges.
Committee 10 Assist at Booth
Mesdames f. u. Hotchkiss chairman,
Raleigh Colston. Scott Parrish Decatur
Axtell. j. A. White. T.. A. Weller John
Addison, G. ". Branch, w s. Daniel;
MISS c. &. Chaplin Miss Katherine Mon
tague. Miss Alice Yancey, Mrs. Albert
Hill. Mrs T. II. Jeffries. Miss Annie
Mcclure. Miss Fannie Mcclure Mrs. DR..
J. Michaux, Mrs. T. u. Neal Mrs Ash
ton 5iarke. Mrs f. A. Saunders. Jr.,
Mrs. VanDoren. Mrs. n. NJ. Werth.
The ladies OF the German Auxiliary.
who will assist. are: Mrs. William Reh-
ling. Mrs. Charles Phillips. Mrs. c. j.
Loth, Mrs. j. A. Kratz. Mrs. George Deit-
Ilcn' MISS Helen Brauer, Miss Emelia
Bromm, Mrs. c. It. Sauer, and others.
All contributions for the Virginia Booth
should be sent to the Armory on Mon
day or Tuesday. Members OF the hoard
and other friends. VINO have not already
sent donations, are urged to send them
at that time.
The Old Dominion HospttaI
Mr.. Sitterding. who is always ready ~
aio the ladies' or the city In their chart
table work, has constructed the beauti-
fui Japanese house" for the ola
Dominion section. after a design bv 1
Captain Marion l.. Dimmock This booth
VIII race the entrance. to the right
OF the centre, and will be lighted bv
electricity, in japanese lanterns The
tea-sarden 70 the right. will be Indebted
70 the Cohen Company, for most Of It's |
pretty furnishings. II is here that tea