The Washington times., 1913-06-10
TWO.YEAR-OLD GIRL
HOMES FIRST GUEST
Is Advance Guard Of Hundred
Little Ones to Be Cared for
by Institution.

tiny slip of girl. so frail that her
widowed mother was invited to remain
with her, was the first guest Of the
season to be received at the Children's
Country Home which opened for the
summer yesterday. This delicate two
year-old child is one of more than Z
hundred of similar conditioned little
ones who will be guests at the institu-
ton during the hot period.
Each Of the tiny guests will be given
vacations of two weeks at the home to
recuperate, and prepare better to with
stand the remainder Of the summer
months in the hot city.
Dolls. material for doll clothing, and
toys are the subjects of an appeal made
by Miss Reba Taylor, the nurse In
charge of the home. The play room for
rainy days Is one of the most interest
Is supplied with toys, hobby horses. and
other piaythings
Appeals for Toys.
room to visitors without appeals for
dolls and more toys.
Il do 50 wish we had more dolls and
material for doll clothes" she says.
Eve have only two dolls and usually
all the little girls want to play with
them at the one time. Making doll
clothes teaches the little girls to sew
and develops mother love"
Several Of the rooms and some Of the
beds have been endowed, q bronse tab
let marking them. One room In q me-
mortal to Richard Dickinson. r.. by his
parents. and one to Thomas Cox Glace-
brook.
Beds endowed as memorials are in
memory of Crosby Clspp, Rear Ad-
miral Francis w. Dickens, u. 8. N;
the Rev. Thomas G. Addison, d. ID.
Cby the little workers Of Trinity Protes-
White by his daughters, Mrs. George
II. Kendall and Mrs Charles NJ Ire
land), Minnie v. James and Alfred II.
James, st. Paups Episcopal Church.
and Mt. Vernon Seminary.
The Board.
The board of managers who have
charge Of the home this year are Mrs.
Murray A. Cobb. president. Miss Edith
Goode. vice president; Mrs Spencer
Cosby. secretary; F. v. Robinson, treas
urer. and Mrs. Fleming Newbold, assist
ant treasurer. They are assisted by Mrs
Philip Walker. Mrs. Joseph Letter. Mrs.
Edison Bradley, Mrs, Julian James. Miss
Emily Battles, Miss Marie Niche, Miss
Anna D. Boiling. Mrs-, c. B. Coleman.
Mrs Huntington jackson, Mrs. Richard
wainwright. Miss Dorothy Williams, Miss
Elizabeth Bryan. Mrs. Southwfck
Briggs, Miss Victoria Emory. Miss Lot
tie Finley, Mrs. Ormsby McCammon.
Mrs. James F. Mitchell. Mrs Martin.
Mrs. George Dunlop, Miss Perkins. Mrs.
George HUFF, Mrs. Haywood Drayton,
Mrs. Ingalls,, Miss Jean Oliver, Senator
George Oliver. Mrs Charles Shepard.
Mrs. Robert Mcpherson. Mrs. Andrew
J. Peters, Mrs. George Summeriin. Mrs.
frederick Faust Mrs. Jaues Mitchell,
Mrs. George Porter, Mrs. John Newboid,
Miss Julia Parks, Mrs. A. G. McCnn-
took. Mrs. DR.. Charles W., Richardson.
Miss Meigs, Mrs. Frank b. Noyes, Mrs.
Walter Peter, Mrs Robert F. Shepard.
Mrs. NJ. J. Shriver, Mrs. Charles B.
Train, Mrs. Charles H. Woodruff, Mrs.
Randall Webb. Miss Woodruff, Miss
Katharine Mimmack, Mrs. NJ. z. Nor
ment Mrs c. ]. Bell Mrs. Joseph
Bradley, Mrs. Z. NJ. Chapman, Miss NJ.
Cotton, Mrs. Bradley Davidson. Miss
Annie L. Edwards, Mrs. Henry d. Fry,
Mrs. c. G.. Glover. Mrs. Christian Heur-
ich, Miss Elizabeth Hammond, Mrs El-
cridge Jordan. Mrs. William Littauer.
Miss A. B. McCammon. Mrs. Fremont
Smith. and Mrs. Arthur Lee.