Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-17
Pre-Thanksgiving Bazaar
Scheduled by Church Group

Many attractive features and count
less unusual and lovely articles, suitable
for Christmas gifts have been PLANNED
by the various women'S organizations of
the Church of the Epiphany for the
annual pre-Thanksgiving bazaar and
sale, to be held Tuesday and Wednes-
day, November 10 and 20, at the parish
house, 1917 G street, for the benefit of
the Epiphany Church Home at 1921
Massachusetts, avenue.
Under the experienced direction of
Mrs. Re Barney Phillips, who is general
chairman of the bazaar, every woman
Of the congregation has been busily en-
gagged for many months assembling a
vast variety of attractive household and
fancy articles: boxes. both beautiful and
useful: delicious homemade preserves
and jellieS, rare and lovely linens-all
are for sale at the baZaar-and there
will be novelties not found in local
stores. but which have been transplant
ed by Miss Mary Y. Wheeler and others
from many cities. in this country and
abroad.
The board of lady managers of the
Epiphany Church Home, headed by
Mrs. Arthur Macarthur, have in the
past few years achieved an enviable
reputation for bringing to their annual
sale highly original ideas for gifts. and
they have made it study to gather in
for this occasion, and to offer at rea-
really want" For instance, this season
there will be what Miss Wheeler calls
patent log carrier" by which she sets
great store as real find" and highly
useful for people who have homes with
open fires. The aprons yearly made
by the women of the church are so
desirable that by the time the bazaar
actually arrives, the original stock has
been sold out many times In advance.
and orders are taken throughout the
year for this one article alone
The young women of the congrega-
ton are taking care of such articles as
cakes and candies, flowers, toys and a
truly gorgeous grab bag, and the bazaar
would not be complete without the
Epiphany's famous white elephant"
table. A supper will be served Tuesday
evening beginning at 6 o'clock and on
both days of the bazaar (Tuesday and
Wednesday, another group will serve
luncheon, beginning at IL O'Clock. in
truly efficient and professional cafeteria
manner" This is designed especially
for business and professional men and
women.
delightful feature to follow the
luncheon hours, and as prelude to the
dinner. will be the services of afternoon
tea, under the direction of Miss Harriet
LEIGH, who also is in charge of the
white elephants" for the Church
Periodical Club. The tea table will be
feature OF both Tuesday and Wednes-
day afternoons.
Among those having charge, as chair
men of the various tables in the bazaar
are: Boxes, Mrs. Lester G. Wilson;
candy, Miss Elizabeth Keyser; cakes,
Miss Ethel Grimes; cafeteria lunch,
Mrs. Philip ]. Ryan; dinner, Mrs. Edgar
Snowden; fancy table, Mrs. Eugene
Thompson; flower table, Miss Leah
Gatlin: grab bag and toys, in charge
of the Sunday school; household table,
Miss Mary Y. Wheeler; linen table, Miss
and fruits, Miss Julia A. Kari; tea
table, Miss Harriet LEIGH; white
table, Miss LEIGH.
The Epiphany Church Home has
long and interesting history. 1t was
founded long before the Civil War,
indeed, It was in 1858, when the Rev.
Charles Hall was rector of Epiphany
parish, that the men of the church de-
cided to found a home for the poor
women and children of the congrega-
ton. The first location was on
Thirteenth street between F and G, and
the first inmates were a woman and
her two children. During the years of
1863-1870, the activities of the home
were suspended, owing to the war, and
in 1871 a new house was purchased at |
1919 H street.
At the present time there are 20
residents in the home on Massachusetts
avenue and in addition to the mems
board there is board of lady man
ayers, a superintendent, an assistant
superintendent. and staff. The small
is no longer adequate to
support the home. and 1t has been the
custom for several years to obtain the
necessary additional funds by means
Of the annual bazaar.