Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-21
HER GIFT ENDOWS
A BED AT S|bLEY
Its Name Is to Be Changed to
the Methodist National
Hospital.

announcement was made today TO the
convention of the board of managers of
the Woman's Home Missionary Society
Of the Methodist Episcopal Church that
Mrs. Grace \. Haskins of Binghamton.
y Y. has presented to the organization
5000 to endow in perpetuity a bed at
SibIey Memorial Hospital to be known
as the Lucy Cowles Haskins and Grace
Dorothy Haskins bed
The announcement was made to the con-
vention, which is in annual session at
Foundry NJ T.. Church. by Rev. b. S.
Haywood. who said he spoke for Mrs.
Hasltins because of her modesty.
Mrs. Haskins some time ago gave 5000
for the Memorial Chapel At Rust Hall.
Sibley Hospital. and also gave some time
ago another sum of 5000 for an en-
dowed bed at the Brooklyn, n. Y. hospi-
tai of the church. so that the present
Is her third ave-thousand-d gift to
the church within recent years.
Name to Be Changed.
II was also learned today at the conven-
ton that the Organization intends TO
change the name of Sibley Memorial Hos
pital which is located at North Capitol
and NJ streets. In future it is 10 be
known as the Methodist Nttional Hospital
The convention is considerably be-
hind with it's work, and in order to adj
ourn by tomorrow night. according to
the program, it was announced today
that il will be necessary to skip the
presentation of a number of reports
that were TO have been taken up to-
day and tomorrow.
Elections this morning again took
up considerable time. Mrs. +. III. Bod
Kin of Los Angeles was today elected
fifth vice president. in addition to the
national officers selected yesterday.
The convention decided to make
change in the organization as at pres
emit which provides for having but one
corresponding secretary. Mrs. Della
Lathrop Williams of Delaware, Ohio, has
been acting i'm that capacity, and was to-
day reelected. but two more correspond
ing secretaries VIII be elected.
Ushers Working Overtime.
The ushers at the convention are do
ing double duty, many of them working
day and night. in charge of Mrs W. a.
Paul chairman. Mrs. Walter p. Book of
ihc New England conference of the
church has adopted system of pre-
senting them with roses each day.
Among those who are serving are Mrs.
Frank T. Gilmore. Mrs +. A. Ca~son,
Mrs. Derrick Mrs. Rensch. Mrs. James.
Mrs Morehouse. Miss Dorothy Bantz,
Mrs. Rifford Nickel. Miss Grace Steiner,
Mrs Kitzmiller. Mrs. Ensor. Miss Flor
Cnce Goldsworthy. Miss -.argaret De-
Iette Mrs Shuclers. Miss Alma V. Pat
ton. Miss Reina Atkins. Mrs. f. c. Hand
bach Mrs Louise r. Galleher. Miss
Mabel c. Sands. Miss Lolita Morehouse
and Miss Estelle FL. Taylor.
President Is Elected.
The convention yesterday afternoon
elected Mrs. william P. Thirkield of New
Orleans, La, as president, to succeed
Mrs. George o. Robinson of Detroit,
Mich. the latter being elected as one of
the vice presidents. Mrs. Thirkield is a
former Washington resident, and is the
wife of lie former president of Howard
The other vice presidents
elected were Mrs William C. Heron of
Cincinnati. Mrs. May l.. Woodruff Of AL |
lendale y. j., and Mrs. Mary Fisk Park |
of New York.
Secretary Bryan last night addressed |
the convention, declaring there is not a
which cannot be purified, re-
deemed and improved by a better knowl-
edge and larger application of the Bible
to daily life.
mo money that is invested Mr..
BRYAN continued, pays SO large a divl-
deud as money that is spent for the moral
uplift of the community.