Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-23
THRIFT SHOP HAS
BIG WEEK AHEAD
Child Welfare Program Laps
With Second Birthday
Celebration.

This week will be an suspicious one
In the affairs of the Thrift Shop.
Beginning tomorrow the Thrift ShoI
will observe Child Welfare week anC
at the same time will celebrate it,
own second birthday anniversary, II
which Mrs. Herbert Hoover will par
ticipate, with q weeks houSewarmine
in its newly acquired home at 10l1 Z
street. Within the two years since II
was organized as an agency for the
Children's Country Home, Child Wei
and the Prenatal Clinic Of Columbus
Hospital, the shop quickly outgrew its
first home and several weeks ago moved
into the present three-story building
where its rummage sales are being
conducted so successfully.
Also, tomorrow, 1t was announced
the Gift Shop in the Thrift Shop
will open under the direction Of Mrs
Breckenridge Long. Then, on Wednes-
day, Mrs. John r. Williams will launch
the annual Christmas doll sale, which
has proved one of the most attractive
features of the shop. Many dolls are
being donated and as they arrive they
are being tagged. Here one may buy
dolls with the names of social, political
and foreign notables familiar to Wash
ingtonians. In this way the doll sale
has excited popular interest and al
ready has established itself as an insti-
tuition.
Prominent Women United.
Mrs. Hoover, wife of the President
ladies of the Cabinet and others prom.
nent in diplomatic and social circles
will be invited to take part in the birth
day celebration and houSewarmirg
Mrs. Hoover graciously accepted the
invitation to visit the shop during the
week, the day and hour of her visit
ance, it was said, will be made the
occasion of a general, though informal
reception by the prominent women in
terested in Washington child welfare
organizations.
Mrs. Long will be assisted by mem
bers of the executive board Of the
Thrift Shop, of which Mrs. Arthur
O,Brien Is chairman, and a commit
tee of debutantes, under leadership of
Miss Eliza Mitchell, who Is 70 make
her debut this year.
Mrs. Longs committee consists Of
Mrs. Randall Hagner, Mrs. Victor
Cushman, Mrs. Reeve Lewis, Mrs.
Barry Mohun, Mrs. Thomas Sweeney,
Mrs. Frank c. Let's, Mrs. John w.
Gulick and Mrs. Frank Hight.
Mrs. Hagner's Committee.
Mrs. Alexander Burton Hagner is
chairman of a committee consisting of
Miss Harriet Anderson, Miss Sylvia
Meredith, Miss Jocelyn Hibberd, Miss
Dorothy Dodge, Miss Elizabeth Edison
and Miss Devereaux Green. Miss Nit
chell has selected as her co-Wcrkers
Mango Wyeth, Sally Fairfax Harrison,
Ann Perrin and Harriet Anderson.
Under direction of Miss Phyllis
Hight, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Hight, personal invitations are
being extended to prominent women
who do not have membership on any
of the boards operating the shop to
come and make an inspection Of the
shop.
AS a feature Of the celebration an
exhibit of the work of the convalescent
children at Children's Hospital viii
be on display throughout the week
and on Friday Mrs. Waller, the rec
reational director Of the hospital. will
be on hand TO explain the value Of
this work to~the children.
An almost totally disabled veteran,
who makes bed quilts from scraps Of
material furnished by the Thrift Shop,
will have on display some Of his work,
demonstrating that nothing is of too
little value to be put to use by the
shop and its customers.