The Washington times., 1911-12-30
GREEN STOCKINGS
WILL Be GIVEN FOR
REIMBURSEMENT
President and Mrs. Taft to
Attend Play at Columbia
January 8.

To help defray expenses OF the NORTH
ern Dispensary and Emergency Hos
pital, the board of women managers to-
day completed arrangements for Q bene-
fit performance Of Green stockings"
ring at the Columbia Theater on Jan.
uary 8.
Before the official announcement was
made the eight boxes the theater affords
were engaged. In one Of these will sit
the President and Mrs. Taft.
Miss Anglin today sent gracious let
ter to the board declaring her pleasure
at the prospect of aiding the cause.
1T gives me great pleasure to say to
you that ! am delighted to be Of any
small service for SO worthy q cause
SSsa h1sRta heatsn sa. In Be a.
during the week of January 8. and I
suggest that Il might be well for you
to arrange with Mr.. Berger. manager
Of my first performance at his thsster
could be devoted to the fund OF your
with kindest regards and hoping
your project may be great success. !
MARGARET ANaLIN."
Reasons for holding the benefit per-
formance are given In q handsome
forty-eight page souvenir booklet issued
by the board this morning, This book
let contains q history Of the institu-
ton designed to accommodate citizens
Of Columbia Heights, NJ. Pleasant: Pet
section. In It are also set forth some
Of the plans and needs Of the hospital.
1t is illustrated with half-tones OF tho
promoters and directors Of the institu-
ton.
Started This Year.
The hospital was incorporated on
March e Of this year. 1t was designed
to accommodate those persons In the
far from the central Emergency Hos
pital that IN case OF serious Illness their
lives were endangered by the long trip
down town. A board of managers was
i%s Sn0ssa q R,GS,s the instEaon 9, the CO.
comprising BENJAMIN F. Gibbs. Charles
=. Lancaster, George II. Peters. James
lansburgh.- William II. Saunders. Emile
Esrliner nd i L.. GllntoS o', Hiatt Alton b.
This board selected the present tenn.
porary home ut SI21 Fourteenth street.
Then board OF woman managers was
ssHsen work who most t Of tSs
the brilding for the new hospital. Offi.
GERS OF this board are: Mrs. Giles Scott
iiafter. president: Mrn. II: T. G,es and
Mrs. James I,ansbureh. vice presidents:
Miss Mary Perry Brown. secretary.
Though voluntary contributions were
asked, and the response showed wide-
spread interest in the pro:ect; no large
cash donations have been received. The
wonien's board has resorted to a NUM-
Der Of schemes for raising money. In
Guiding lawn fese. rummaga sale.
performances. and conversions at fairs
I ne of the events already planned for
early sIiing is an excursion to Mar
Ticket Committee.
The committee in charge Of the sale Of
tickets for the benefit. on January 8. 10
made up Of Mrs Albert ]. Carrico.
chairman: Mrs. Frank p. Wilcox, Mrs
William r. Harr, and Mrs. James Lans-
burgh. The list Of box holders. In ad-
dition to the president, is Edward Chap
man. MIR. and Mrs. Raymond Pilson.
Commodore and Mrs. @. H. Peters. Mrs
.iilcs Scott Ratter. DIR. Frank Leech,
MIR. and Mrs. Fred 8. Lincoln. and DR..
and Mrs. Robert ]. Carrico. Others who
have purchased orchestra seats are Mr..
and Mrs: lie Roy Goff. Miss Mabel Pills
Or. and Mrs. A l. sta6ly. s. W Wood
ward. Mr. and Mrs. Julius Garfinkle.
w: Frank Thyson. Senator and Mrs.
william +. Kenyon, Mr.. and MIS-. Will
lam R. Harr. and ]. F. Hcrfurth. L. 8.
Shedd. and Mrs. Augustus Knight.
AS a result of the benefi: the board
hopes to carry out several OF its cherish
ed projects. Among these are the sup
plying Of several rooms for clinics with
complete equipment: the esta blishment
Of a milk sta tion for the proper feeding
Of infants; the buying Of an ambulance
The operating room Is fully equipped.
and funds also are needed to maintain
1t at the present standard. Ward rooms
are yet unfurnished.
An effort will be made by the women
to get endowments for some OF these
purposes. As YET the hospital has no
endowment Of any kind.