Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-02
S|BLEY HOSPITAL
BENEFIT LISTED
Women's Guild Sponsors An
nuaI Tea and Linen Shower
Friday Evening Next.

The annual tea and linen shower for
Sibley Memorial Hospital, sponsored by
the Women's Guild, of which Mrs. Joy
Elmer Morgan is president, will be held
Friday from o'clock to 10 o'clock in
the chapel of Rust Hall, 1150 North
Capitol street. Visitors will be given
an opportunity to inspect the hospital
and training school, with Sibley nurses
as guides under the Craftsmanship Of
Mrs. Clyde e. Culp.
This year cash contributions will be
devoted to purchase of Morris chairs,
small rugs and dishes for the 10 new
private rooms being built and which
the guild has undertaken to furnish at
needed for these articles is $1,000.
Needed Articles Listed.
In addition, Mrs. Morgan has asked
contributions to the linen shower OF
dimity spreads, sheets, pillow slips,
table napkins, face towels, surgeon
towels, bath towels or wash cloths. For
those who cannot attend checks may
be made payable and sent to the Wom-
ems Guild of Sibley Hospital, room 424.
The two floors being added to Robin
and will include new operating rooms,
x-ray laboratory, etc. An additional
elevator also is being installed.
Sibley Hospital the Guild announced,
receives no Government aid and is not
a member of the Community Chest.
Once a year it gives its friends this
opportunity to visit the institution end
bring gifts of linen and cash that will
enable it to give more comfort to It's
patients without an increase in room
charges. Many churches in the city are
uniting for the benefit of the hospital
and each circle of the Guild viii have
an individual display of gifts.
Persons in Receiving Line.
The guests will be received by Dr..
and Mrs Charles S. Cole, assisted by
members Of the local board of directors
and their wives; Bishop and Mrs. Will
liam F. Mcdowell Dr. and Mrs. j..
Phelps Hand, Mrs. George Reinheiner,
conference president of the Woman's
Home Missionary Society; Mrs. Ches-
teen Smith, branch president of the
Womans Foreign Missionary Society:
Mrs. T. B. Jarvis and Mrs. Walter F.
Shaw of washington. The wives of
the Methodist ministers of the Wash
ington district have been invited to
assist in the afternoon in looking after
the comfort and pleasure of the guests.
Mrs. Homer Hoch, wife of Repre-
sentative Hoch of Kansas, will preside
over the tea room, assisted by Metho-
dist congressional women, from 8 to S
o'clock.
For the benefit of those wishing to
stay through until the evening. a sup
per will be served by the members of
the senior class Of the Lucy Webb
Hayes Training School, sponsored by
Miss Rowena Roberts. dietitian Of Sib-
ley Hospital. Price, so cents.
Junior Guild Invited to Take Part.
The Junior Guild party, in which all
the children who are members of pros
pective members Of the guild are in
vited to take part. will be in charge of
Mrs. Wesley M. Gewehr from to 4
o'clock.
Those taking part in the program
throughout the afternoon and evening
will be the Central High School Or
cheStra, under the direction of Ludwig
E. Mandy; spirituals, sung by the Girls
Glee Club. Howard University, Miss
Caroline Grant director; Chevy Chase
Trio, Mrs. Dawson OlmStead, piano; Mrs.
James r. Jordan, cellist; Mrs. Rose Max
well Dickey, violiniSt; soloiStS, Miss Vesta
Pollock and Mrs. Helen Turley, con-
tralto soloist of the Vermont Avenue
Christian Church; reader, Miss Tempe
Ellen.
The Dumbarton M. E. Church young
people will present play in the eve
ming at 8 o'clock, entitled "A Southern
Cinderella
Committee in Charge.
Committees in charge are headed as
follows: Mrs. Joy Elmer Morgan, gen.
eral chairman; Mrs. Raymond L. Ross,
linens; Mrs. Charles Gooch, cash con-
tributions; Mrs. Diller F. Croft, flowers:
Mrs. Charles S. Cole, hospitality; Mrs.
Mrs. T. w. Stanton, decorating; Mrs.
H. S. France. publicity; Mrs. Homer
Hoch, Methodist congressional women;
Mrs. Wesley M. Gewehr. Junior Guild
party: Mrs. Clyde E. CUP, sightseeing
in hospital; Mrs. A. G. Fisher, posters.