The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-08
35,245.OO PLEDGED FOR KINGS
DAUGHTERS HOSPITAL
At the Smoker Given Last Night-ln-
clement Weather Interfered With
Attendance of over Half Of
Committee,

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Committee.
The smoker given by the Kings
Daughters yesterday evening, at the
Confederate Memorial Building, was
n of the most elaborate affairs ever
given in Greenwood.
A committee of u enterprising
citizens, realizing the urgent need of
a modern and up-to-date hospital
Joined the Board of Control in their
efforts to raise an additional $4,000
to enable them to put up an adequate
building to meet the demands Of our
growing city and county-and the
smoker was the plan adopted to get
together in this laudable undertaking
and devise plans to raise the neces-
sary amount required therefor.
The Kings Daughters cheerfully
planned and worked with willing
hands to do their part in making the
smoker a success. The dining room
committee turned the beautiful rooms
into a lovely banquet hall, gracefully
twining the jackson vine with artis-
tic taste, and making a picturesque
scene with the twelve long tables and
the snow white damask and the Jack
son vine running through the center
of each. Two large Kings Daughters
Maltese Crosses in purple, with silver
letters H., H. ~" were placed o.
each table with feathery ferns. Pur.
pie and white minis and olives were in
pretty silver and cut glass dishes.
Place cards with the purple cross and
Kings Daughters Hospital printed on
same marked the places for 120 peo-
pie.
The refreshment committee planned,
cooked and faultlessly served the fol-
lowing delicious
s. |
MENU:
Grape fruit with cherries
Turkey, with oyster dressing,
Cranberry conserve.
Hot rolls and butter
Dreamed peas and Mushrooms in
timbalS
Potatoes au gratin
Combination salad
Maccaroon pudding
Coffee--Cheese straws.
Hon. w. s. Hill presided as toast !
master with characteristic ability, and
Rev. ]. A. Hall invoked divine bless
ing.
Mr.. Hill, at the conclusion Of the
serving Of the fourth course Of the
delicious menu, explained the object
Of the gathering Of the committee
in a few eloquent and we'll chosen
and called on Hon. G. A. viii.
son for a talk. Mr.. Wilson approved
Of the proposition to raise .,
The additional $4,000 necessary to !.
give Greenwood the best and most !.
modern hospital in the State. He was !,
followed by Hon. W. M. Wilmington !,
md Hon. T. H. Baird, both Of whom :
made appropriate and interesting :
;alks, while pledge cards were being Z
among those present. .
The pledge cards were finally turn
ID over to DR.. s. L. Brister, treasurer
4 the Board Of Control, and it devel- !
,ped that $5,245.00 Of the amount !
had been subscribed by the :
men who were present +
most gratifying showing, and maxi
ng certain the fact there will be no Il
in securing the balance need k
d to build the new $4,000 Kings 81
daughters Hospital, the contract for b
Ihich will be let within the next few
,sskss Il
a motion was adopted for the toast 81
lastsS u name Ave more men To CO. n
with the subscription solicit d
committee heretofore appointed, !,
hefeupoli Mr.. Hill named Msssrs. ID
J. ~ Wila0n. s. Z .Brister. =. N. -