Evening journal., 1922-10-04
STORK FLAPS
JOYOUS Wings
AT TOT PARTY

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provided. into one OF four boxes
There was box for the children
of each of the years 1919, 1920. 1921
and 1922 They were provided so
that three cards could be drawn
from each box to determine the
awarding OF prizes to the children In
each class
Among the prizes were baby's
ring, an infants blanket. children's
sweaters. silver cup. child's en-
broidered dress. a mama doll, bits OF
Jewelry and other articles.
The prizes were obtained fom ].
T. Montgomery. Lippincott and Com
pany. Miss Hanthorn. W. II. Stats.
Willard F. Davis. the OLSON Shop.
and other local merchants by the
committee OF women who arranged
the Baby Day celebration. This
committee headed by Mrs. Robert r.
Rayner. consisted OF Mrs. Walter d.
Mode. Mrs. Egmont T. Negendank.
Mrs. Silas c. Frederick. Mrs. r. d..
String. Mrs. Edgar Hare, Mrs.
James G. spackman. Mrs. Thomas
". Harris. Jr.. Mrs. Stanley A.
Brown and Mrs. Robert Weaver.
To receive and care for the chill
dren and their mothers was a group
of young hostesses including the fol-
lowing:
Misses Anna r. Negendank. Kath-
arlne s. Holiday. Either r. Wilson,
Ada E. withrow. Christine Iszard,
Genevieve r. Frantz. Elizabeth Boyd
Martha Boyd, Elizabeth Blanken.
Elizabeth Pyle, Madeline B. william
son, Dorothy Smith. Rebecca Nc
George. Alice d. johnson. Helen
Thomson. Jessie Seaman and Flor
ence Kniffen.
Representing tn e Homeopathic,
the Baby Day celebration was a
group OF the nurses OF the Maternity
Division. Leading them was Miss
Estelle Washington. for several years
Supervisor of the Maternity De-
partment. who II Is said knows more
mothers OF wilmington and adjacent
Delaware than any other woman in
this city. The nurses were Misses
Ida Thompson. Edith Thomas. Erma
Ploucher. Anna Matthews and Ida
Kitchens.
The Groll String Quartet was on
hand to furnish music for the cele-
pration. This included lullabies and
even livelier airs. pleasing to grown
ups as well as children.
The stork, especially engaged for
this afternoons matinee, arrived at
the square at noon and was greatly
admired by the amused spectators.
six feet tall from toes to the top OF
his head. with spectacles la Harold
Lloyd perched wisely on his nose,
the stork posed on one foot and
made a figure 4 with his legs while
looking the babies over. He arrived
from Hessler's sign studio which he
had been using as q hangar for the
last two days.
A white pillar. slotted so as TO
permit the stork TO rise and descend |
rs though on an invisible elevator. |
enabled him to rise to imposing |
heights. anywhere up to fifteen feet |
In order to look the crowd over. He |
wore the conventional napkin on his
nose and apparently had just made
professional call
Every child invited TO this after
Moons reception. received a balloon /
IA beHed Il am a Homeopathic Hos
pitaI baby" At the height OF the /
affair Rodney Square was garden
OF red and blue balloons.
The gathering was arranged for
6pday to call attention to the long
becord OF service which the Homeo-
bafhic Hospital has in the maternity
bork--2,S00 babies born there since
Dhe hospisal opened its doors thirty
Sour years ago. This maternity de-
Dartment work is an important fea-
bure OF the service which must be
endowed aud for which a part OF the