Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-09-27

FOR BABY DAY
Tots Born at Homeopathic
Hospital in Four Years
to Have Reunion
TO MAKE AWARDS
TO FORTUNATE ONES


today TO more than thousand chill
dren born in the Homeopathic Hos
I pital during the past four years. bid
! ding them to the Baby Day celebra-
ton in Rodney Square next Wednes-
day afternoon. THE Glass OF 1919"
Is included IN the Invitation as a re-
suit OF protests by some OF their
mothers against limiting the recep-
ton TO the children born at the hos
pltal in 1920. 1921 and this year. a
program. including welcome by
Mayor Harvey. has been prepared
and a group of young hostesses Is
being organized to receive babies
and mothers. The invitation sent out
today to each baby who wes horn
at the Homeopathic Hospital since
January /. 1919. Is as follows:
Dear Little Friend: All the
babies who were born IN tho Homeo-
pathic Hospital during tho last four
years are going TO have a party at
Rodney Square. Wilmington. on We'd
nesday afternoon, October 4, from 2
TO 40 o'clock, and you are especially
invited to attend. Tell your mother
to be suro TO bring YOU ms this will
be tho largest baby party ever held
in Wilmington. and You might win
one OF the prizes which will he Of
fered for tho three luclslest babies
born IN each ono of these years
1919. 1920. 1921 and 1922.
please as your mother TO mall
at once the enclosed postal card
telling US that you are coming so
that we may make arrangements for
yon. When YOU come. bring with
you tho enclosed entry card. filled
in with your fun name and address,
the names OF your parents and the
date OF your birth. That will be
your visiting card which Will enter
your name for the prize drawing
Four ballot boxes" Will be pro- 4
vlded at the Rodney Square recep- /
ton and into these boxes the cards
can be dropped by years as the
babies arrive. When all are pres
ent twelve cards will be drawn. three
from each box. and the prizes award
ed to those chosen. The Including
OF the babies born In 1919 in the
added 246 names 70 the
Invitation list. There were 27l
babies born in the Homeopathic Hos
pltal in 1920, while 297 were born
there in 1921 and 200 TO date this
year
Some surprise features, as well as
music and an address will enliven
he reception. Miss Anna II. Ncgen-
dank. president of the Auxiliary
Board OF the Homeopathic Hospital.
Is organizing tho corps OF hostesses
which will include several wei
known young women OF Wilmington.
Permission to hold the reception in
IN city's beautiful civic centre before
he municipal building was granted
at a meeting OF the Park
The baby day celebration will pre- }
EIDE by five days tho opining OF the I
even days campaign to raise fund J
# s25O.000 for the Homeopathic J
hospital. This fund Is to be used c
or construction, equipment and en-
lowment. The principal item OF
TO be done Is the build
mr. OF a nurses home. The big }.
necessities are enlarged,
improved X-ray paraphernalia ane
central heating plant. The endow =
nent will permit of an enlarged dis i
ensary work, as well as bigger work h
m through the hospital, including n
he maternity a department service 4
Which baby day emphasizes. Some "
iea Of the Homeopathic Hospitals is
ervice in these two lines is given e
n the statement that the dispensary
min stored TO 81 900 cases-equal to 7
most half the present population
Z Wilmington. and tho maternity
apartment was the birth place of =
500 Delaware babies.
A campaign organization OF 500
men and women is be-
Y formed TO conduct the public
olicltatlon for the fund in the seven
usiness days OF october to 16. in
usive. William Winder Laird is 7
hartman and James $. Stirling Is j
OF this organization.
he executive committee will hold
5 second meeting tonight in the
Tub room OF the Hotel DUPONT. at
hich time the division chairmen
~ report on the selection OF team a
lptalns and various subcommittee
lairmen will report progress.