Evening star., 1926-04-08
ANNUAL S|bLEy TEA
TO Be TOMORROW
Linen Shower Will BE Held
From 3 to 10 P.M.-Mrs.
Cole General Chairman.

The eleventh annual tea and linen
shower for the benefit of Sibley Me-
mortal Hospital. one of the two out
standing events of the year held for
this we'll known institution. will take
place tomorrow under the auspices of
the Woman Guild, from until ~
o'CltCk pm. The other annual event
is the membership roll call which uc-
ours each Autumn. The tea and linen
shower Is widely recognized AS an
important Get-together event for
Washington Methodism, and friends
and admirers of Sibley are expected
10 flock to Rust Memorial Hall in
greater numbers than ever before.
AS usual, the public is cordially
invited
Mrs. Charles S. Cole is general
chairman of the affair this year. with
the following committee chairmen as
assistants: Mrs. b. T. Hynson. Miss
Mary II. France. Mrs. b. j. Howard.
Mrs. Harry Underwood. Mrs. c.
Howard Lambdin, Miss Clara Lutz,
Miss Gertrude Lutz, Mrs. Charles h.
Sener. Mrs. q. w. r. Stokes. Mrs.
John .. Slye, Miss Edith b. Athey.
Miss Bess c. Miles, and the Sibley
nurses.
Special music will be contributed by
Miss 'Ivalee Newell. violinist assisted
~ MISS AdD6l II, rest, nN MISS
Lillian Chenoweth, contralto: Miss
Alice Gurney. soprano: Mrs. James
Shera Montgomery. pianist; Miss
Evelyn Scott, violiniSt. and Granville
Leef, tenor; Miss Edith r. Athey.
organist: Miss Myrtle Evans and Mrs.
Q. T. Wright will give readings
while string orchestra will play
throughout the afternoon.
5000 Infants Outfits Made.
The hostesses will be the officers
OF the guild and of other women's or
ganlzations, together with the wives
of Methodist ministers and of physi-
clans practicing at Sibley Hospital.
Every Methodist church in the Dis
trict will send donations of linens or
of cash. while other denominations
and friends of the hospital generally
are confidently expected TO make addi.
tonal contributions, as heretofore
Nearly 5000 infants outfits have been
made by the women of theSefchurChes
to be added to the equipment OF the
new maternity building. which Is fast
nearing competitor and which Will be
Dedicated the later part OF May.
Rev. DR.. Charles s. cole. president
of the institution, viii speak during
the afternoon and will announce the
total receipts to date in the recent
campaign to raise S325. 900 to equip
and maintain the new structure. the
first time. by the way, that Sibley has
ever appealed to the general public
Additional pledges to this fund are be-
Ing received daily at campaign head
quarters in Rust Hall.
Guild Pledged $1,000.
The Woman's Guild itself. in ad-
dition to all the other things il does
for the hospital has pledsed SIS 900
toward the building fund and hopes
to swell this total tomorrow.
Sibley Hospital, it is pointed out,
receives no Government appropria
tion. and it is through the assistance
of the guild and contributions from
friends that ii is enabled to perform
the &eat amount of free work which
it acComplishes each year, besides
maintaining first-class regular hos
ptal service al moderate charge 10
the general public. Although admin
istered under the Methodist Episcopal |
Church. no denominational or sec
tartan lines are drawn.
An annual membership in the guild
costs 81. sustaining membership
S. and life membership 500. Off
GERS of the guild are: Mrs. Henry S.
France. president: Mrs. A. S. Hender-
SON corresponding secretary: NJ :.
Charles S. Cole. recording secretary;
Mrs. c. W. r. Stokes. treasurer; Miss
Mary II. France. membership secre.
tary, and Mrs. VI w. Fernandez.
auditor.
A Canadian professor will leave for
Greenland in June to study the effect
Of heat mines" on iCebergs. attempt
inc to break them up at their source.