Evening star., 1928-11-25
THRIFT SHOPSALES
WILL AID CHILDREN
Idea Developed Primarily to
Complete 100000 En-.
doWment Fund.

With the Thrift Shop at 504 Tenth
street rapidly filling with a widely
varied assortment Of merchandise C
be sold in the permanent rummage sale
opening there next Tuesday. Mrs. John
Allan Dougherty, chairman for tolil
child welfare agencies sponsoring the
shop, explained last night the reasons
for the establishment Of this venture IN
business and charity.
The four agencies are all in need OF
money, Mrs. Dougherty explained, ano
the experience Of such shops conducted
in other cities, she said. had demon
strated their value as a means OF sup
porting worthy welfare work. :.
Primarily. Mrs. Dougherty explained
she developed the idea of the shop q
complete the 100000 endowment fund
for the Child Welfare Society.
The Children's Hospital, which is one
of the four agencies to participate IN
the benefits from the Thrift Shop, Mrs.
Doueherty explained. is always in need
of money because of large number OF
Government cases for which the tnSti-
f, tuition is inadequately paid by the Gov
ernment"
Has Expansion Program.
The Children's Country Home, which
ia working with the convaleScent child,
Mrs. Dougherty explained. has pro-
gram Of change and expansion, whereby
it hopes to sell its present place and
build a permanent institution to be
operated the year around. The pre-
natal clinic of Columbia Hospital has a
special claim for support from the shop,
Mrs. Dougherty said, on account OF the
very high mortality in maternity ana
the valuable relief service which t1lS
clinic is rendering. The four agencies
will share equally in the returns.
Mrs. Edward B. Mclean has ac-
cepted the chairmanship OF an I'M
portant committee behind the Thrl1t
Shop. to be known as the boosting
committee" This committee, the
names Of whose members Will be an
nounced soon by Mrs. Dougherty, m
cludcS women who are not on the om-
cial boards of any of the four charities
but who have become interested IN the
venture. and will give from their own
household such articles as they may
care TO contribute to the shop. They
have also signified their intention OF
boosting" the Thrift Shop among
their acouaintances in an effort to OBJ
tain q continuous and worthwhile sup
ply of stock for the store.
Many Firms Assist.
Many persons and firms have as
sisted in preparation of the shop. A
partial list of these was announced
last night by the management, as
follows:
Julius Garfinckel, department store
Hproprietor, who contributed glass cases
flor display of goods; Frank Hight,
manager of the Willard Hotel, who con-
tributed lumber for ref1nishing interior
and paint for the front of the store;
Louis Corrado, interior decorator. who
made and presented curtains for the
windows; Lieut.. Joseph A. Mayhem of
No. Truck, Fire Department, car
pentry and painting; Sergt. Dennis
Riley OF No. % Engine Co.. and C. j.
File of No. Truck Co., painting; Ed
Hardesty, carpentry work; Fred B.
Miller, repairing old donated clocks; F.
G. Jackson. general assistance.
Among the workers who have helped
continuously. Mrs Dougherty said. was
Mrs Anthony Mayhem, president of the
Women's Auxiliary Of the Fire De-
partmert.
Further acknowledgment will be
made later by the committees in charge.
The store now is In need especially