Evening star., 1915-10-14
W0MAN'S GUILD SEEKS
1000 MORE MEMBERS
Extensive Campaign Started in Hope
of Giving Greater Aid to Sibley
Memorial Hospital.

i Formal inauguration of an extensive
campaign to increase the membership
of the Woman's Guild of Sbley Memo
| rial Hospital to ! .OO0 took place at 2:S0
o'clock this afternoon at meeting held
| i'll Rust Hall, 1850 North Capitol street.
, to which a number of representatives
from every Methodist Episcopal Church
! in the District were invited.
J The announced object of the guild
! "is to give material help in the MAIN
! tenancc of :ibley Memorial Hospital
and to awaken the widest interest," III
/ this branch OF Christian work
! The sum of $500 is urgently needeo
by the hospital for recent improve
ments, and the raising of the member
ship of the guild to l.0Oo, with ahnual
dues of 81. is expected to solve thls
land many other financial problems
The maintenance of Sibley Hospital is
| one of the principal activities Wltnln
the District of the Womans Home MIS-
Isionary Society of the NJ p. Churcn
1t is an open hospital. with no nxed
| staff of physicians and no government
appropriation; it is entirely dependent
on its friends for the ability to prose-
cute the large amount OF 1ree work
that it. yearly accomplishes. Although
under the Methodist Church, its work
is entirely non -sectarian.
Aids Hospital in Many Ways.
The woman's Guild. founded num-
ber of wears ago. has been able to help
the hospital in many ways. including
the raising of no less than $4,000 Its
latest work is the entire ref1tting OF
the nursery. wherein from twenty to
TWENTY-FIVE new citizens of the Dis
trict may always be found in the
white. blue and white trimmed bas-
sinettes provided by the guild.
The plan brought before todays
meeting is to create within the Methu-
dist churches as many new circles OF
ten members each as possible. large
chart, bearing twenty-four circles. each
represeneing a cnurcn, was displayed,
and for each new guild-circle formed
a big red seal is to be pasted within
the proper ring. Members OF the vari-
GUS congregations can see at glance
where they stand and how they are
progressing.
Mrs. Fl. c. France. wife of Dr. france
the president of the hospital. is the
chairman and Miss Mary II. France is
committee and will handle the funds.
The circle bearing chart is their idea.
Needs of Hospital Shown.
Welcome was extended to those in
attendance by Mrs. w. A. Paul, acting
president of the guild. and by Mrs.
France Mrs. NJ. NJ. Mitchell gave
history of the guild; Mrs. w. L. Nc
Do~ell emphasized the benefit which
the campaign will confer on the Wom-
ans Home Missionary Society; DR..
France spoke on behalf of his institu-
ton. and Miss Fannie L. Hinman. the
superintendent, also told of its needs
How You Can Help" was the theme
of Mrs ]. D. Van Scoten. field secretary
of the Washington district of the so
e,ety. and a solo. My Task was given
by Mrs Duncan Richmond. with Mrs
Isaac Birch as accompanist. A social
half hour in charge of Miss Condy, who
u in charge of the domestic science de-
partment of the hospital training
school. concluded the afternoons work
Mrs. D. B. Street is president OF the
guild, Mrs. Paul is its vice president,
Mrs. c. NJ Lipp it's corresponding sec
retary, Mrs Mitchell its recording sec
retary, and Mrs. G. w. r. Stokes its
treasurer Those acting as ushers at
the meeting were Mrs. Arthur S. Hen
derson, Miss Mary Peck. Mrs. Harry
shaw, Mrs. Arthur Christie and Miss
Elizabeth Ford.