Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-02
DRESSED DOLL SALE
ENR|CHES FUND $1,000
Mrs. Eunice Places Suggestion
Finds Prompt Adoption in
Purchases.

purchases.
The sum of s20.5o was realized today
for The Star Christmas ship fund by
the sale of six beautiful dolls dressed
by Mrs. Eunice Place of 1857 Park
road northwest
Mrs. Place is eighty-four years old,
and. as she desired to do something for
the Christmas ship, she dressed these
dolls, in complete outfits. with beauti-
full allhand sewn work. Mrs Place
felt that the dolls might be exchanged
for something more durable and more
useful for Europe's war orphans. She,
therefore. suggested that the dolls be
sold and that the proceeds be turned
in to The Stars Christmas ship fund.
This has been done. Rudolph Kauff-
mann purchased one for So. Prof Otto
L. Simon purchased the second for an
other 50. The third was disposed of in
the neWsroom of The Star and yielded
stu another 1ive-dollar note.
The fourth was disposed of in the
composing room of The Star and yield
ed the sum of $3.50. The fifth was
Bathon. The sixth, which was the
smallest, was also disposed of in the
newsroom of The Star and yielded 81
Prof. Simon's Letter.
The dolls were quickly disposed Of
Prof. Simon. inciosing caeck for
S. for one Of the dolls has written to
The Star. in part, as follows:
Il inclose my check for S. as a con-
tribution for the Christmas shin fund
and should like it to be used as a par
tlal payment for one of the dolls pre-
re e
eighty-four years. l express the wish
that others may show "A practical ap-
probation of Mrs. Places philanthropic
EFFORTS and that all of her dolls may
OF elaborate dressing the small amount
chase a dolls hat
TOYS AND CLOTHING.
Contributions of toys. etc, received by
The Star and placed in the custody of
the Merchants Transfer and Storage
Company, to be cared for and forward
ed ut the proper time, in addition to
those previously acknowledged, are M
follows:
Class No. 5. Petworth NJ E. Sunday
School, bundle clothing; a gift. bundle
clothing; little German girl. one doll;
T. E. Robertson, Chevy Chase, bundle
clothing: no name. two bundles toys;
Mrs. H K. Logan, 3314 Carolina place
two packages; Mr.. and Mrs. DoIson.
Kensington. Md. two packages: Mr..
and Mrs. w. H. S, 1871 Monroe street.
Two nacka as clothing: z. B; NJ, box
wood, three boxes toys and clothing;
Mrs. w. II. Garrett, Vienna, Va. one
| package: NJ. L., package clothing; DR..
Iowner, four packages and one bundle
MRS. Herbert, package clothing.
Cleveland LOO
clothing; Mrs. Stewart and Mrs. Beall,
package clothing; Mrs. Hoyt and Miss
Martin package clothing for Belgium !;
Kalorama road, package clothing; no
name. package clothing, Columbia In
i stitute for the Deaf lGallaudet Col
iege), three packages; Dorothy Wal
terss Langley. Va. bundle toys; Col.
packages clothing: Ruth and Eva. 129
V: street northwest. package muff1ers;
Mr.: Deane. 900 9Th street southeast.
children's clothing: S. Hazen Bond.
100 dolls; Mrs. John Bahraham, $500
l M, street, package clothing. Mrs.
Elizabeth o. Simpson Hoyt. bundle
clothing; John Mitchell Hoyt and
Vanderwerken Congregational Church.
Nanderwerken. Va. three packages:
Flora Lapham. 2S15 Quarry road, pack
age clothing.
l.. ]. Gettes. package clothing; Mrs
Charles Cooper 1926 NJ street, package;
Mrs H. S. Merrill. the Chalfonte, four
bundles toys; Miss NJ. b Heaton. bum
die clothing: Miriam and Gertrude
Girls Club Of Takoma Park. twelve
packages r. G. Smith, package; No
name Fricker. package knives; Mrs
Coutts, package clothes; James w.
Coutts. package clothes; H. J. Long,
package clothes: Master Kent Clark.
10 pairs socks; DR.. Z. a. Clark. shoes;
no name, three packages; Mrs Du Puy
ana children, near 10th and Irving
streets. packages: Miss Mary Riley,
1911 X street. package clothing: no
| name. bundle clothing; no name, bun
die dolls and toys.
| Mrs A. b. Robinette, two bundles
toys; B. F. Smith, 1918 Spring road.
street northwest. package toys: Mrs.
": y, 413o New Hampshire avenue.
chlldren's clothing: Mrs. ]. w. Heider.
435 New York avenue. clothing: Sarah
Tyler. clothing: no name, bundle cloth
ing; Miss Dorothy Shellcross. one box;
G. L. Crymes. 2742 18th street. pa ckage
clothing; Mrs. Eunice Place. 1857 Park
road. one box: no name, toys: Annette
Jarvis. toys; Dorothy Juelg box dolls:
Mary Shaaf. box dolls: Mrs. Eu%ene
stone. 1877 18th street. toys: NJ. Eliza
dolls.
Edmond Leger. clothing and toys: no
name, clothing: no name, clothing;
George A: Hutchinson. clothing; four
little children. clothing; no name.
clothing; J. G. Moore. Berryville. Va,
two boxes; Brightwood NJ. e: Church,
clothing and toys; Mrs. Thompson,
Woodbridge. Va, children's clothing;
Elizabeth Smith. toys: E. S. Thomas.
clothine; A: f. and F. J.. two packages
clothing W E. b.. 1924 street north
west. clothing; w. b. Jackson. cloth
ing; no name, clothing: Mrs. J. d.
Moses, III II street northwest, two
boxes toys; Ruth. Edna and Cora Bris-
coe, toys: Mrs. E. Briscoe. coat: H..
Nbitiug and Iowa children box