Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-15
TEA AND SHOWER
TO Be HELD FRIDAY
Woman's Guild, SibIey Hos
pitaI, to Conduct Annual
Benefit Event.

The Woman's Guild of Sibley Hos
pital will conduct the eighth annual
tea and linen shower for the benefit
of the hospital next Friday from
TO 10 o'clock pm.
The event is recognized as the great
get-together meeting for washington
Methodism to be held during the
wear The committee in charge, in
announcing plans, said the shower
this year has given indications of be-
Ing greater success both financially
and socially than any previous affair
held in the history of Sibley Hospital.
The wives of physicians practicing at
Sibley, wives of ministers and ma
1ional and conference officers of the
Woman's Home Missionary Society
and officers of the WomanS Guild
compose the reception committee.
Every Methodist church in the city
will be represented by its gifts Of
linen and cash. and many other de-
nominations and friends of the inSti-
tuition make generous contributions.
The color scheme of red and white
will he effectively carried out by the
use of red geraniums banke in front
OF the piles of snowy linen.
Nrs. Paul in Charge.
Mrs. W. a. Paul. president of the
guild, will be in charge of the shower.
Mrs. A. :. Henderson and Mrs. w. #.
Lemon will have charge of the deco
rations and sale of flowers. They will
be assisted by number of young
girls. Mrs. G. w. r. Stokes will have
charge of cash donations. Mrs. d.
ID. Walker and Miss Clara LutZ will
preside over the tea room and will be
assisted in the serving by Rust Hall
students. Besides prominent speak
cTS. there will be a general enter
taiument given by the young people
Of Washington, under the leadership
of Miss Elsie Freeman and Miss
Frances Chaplin. Bovello's orchestra
viii lie i'll attendance during the aft
crnoon and evening. Arthur f. Stein
burg will have charge of the dona
tions of flowers by Washington
florists.
Mrs. ]. r. Edwards, wife OF the
district superintendent, and Mrs. L. c.
Clark. wife of the chancellor Of Amer
lean University assisted by Miss Han
kiu, superintendent of nurses, and
Mrs. Coggswell. constitute the com
mittee on invitations. Miss Mary III.
France. 1865 Harvard terrace. mem
bersllip secretary of the guild, will
receive cmhershfp dues for those
who wish to join the guild.
Hundreds of Articles Made.
Mrs II. s. France. chairman of the
linen shower committee, reports that
the work has been going on for weeks.
. and hundreds of needed articles have
{ been made by different church organi-
cations and guild circles and are
ready to be turned over to the hos
pital on this occasion. Mrs. Wood
bridge has had charge of the cutting
of material, and has cut hundreds of
yards of it into baby outfits, dresser
scarfs. tray covers and many other
needed articles to be made up by
guild circles.
The Woman's Guild has given many
valuable pieces OF equipment to the
hospital in the past eight years,
among them being Il refrigeration
plant, installed at cost of $1,000. on
which they hope to pay the last $500
with cash donations received at the
shower. The general public is invited
to attend the shower and contribute
to this institution.
Sibley Hospital receives no govern
rnent appropriation, and 1t is through
tho assistance of the guild and con-
trtbutions from friends that it is able
to do $4,000 to $4,000 in free work
each Year besides maintaining a
maximum of hospital service at a
minimum charge to the general pub
lie.