Evening star., 1934-04-01
HOMES NEW WING
! OPENING APRIL q
First Lady to Dedicate
Thomas MarkWard Memo
rial, in Northeast. a

Mrs Franklin D. Roosevelt on April
27, will dedicate the new Thompson
Markward Memorial, an addition to
the Young Women's Christian Home
235 Second street northeast, it was
announced yesterday by Miss F. E. M
Dumbell, president of the board of
trustees of the home. The new wing
will be devoted to the use of con-
valescent girls.
The addition. containing 81 rooms
is to provide care and rooms at the
smallest possible cost to girls who
have been i'll in hospitals and as yet
unable to return to work 1t is ex-
pected that limit of three weeks
will be placed on the occupancy of
any individual
Funds for the construction Of this
wing were provided for in the will OF
the late Flora B. Markward Thompson
In addition to Mrs Roosevelt, guests
at the dedication will include Right
Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishop of
Sizoo, pastor of the New York Ave-
nue. Presbyterian Church. The serv-
ices will be at o'clock.
Pay According to Earnings.
The girls living in homes" such
as the Young Women's Christian
Home. pay their way in accordance
with the amount of money they earn
In the event of unemployment, they
are taken care of until they have
recovered positions or health, Off
cials explained.
The movement in Washington first
became successful with Miss Bessie j
Kibbey in 1892, when she gave her
house at 311 c street for establish
ment of the first home
The life story of Mrs. Thompson
shows devotion to the problems of
girls who are working. and is out
lined in statement issued yesterday
by Miss Dumbell in announcing the
cate Of the dedicatory services.
Flora Beatrice Markward, losing
her father in her infancy. went to
work at 16 to help support her
widowed mother, continuing to do SO
until about 35 years of age, when she
married John w. Thompson, presi-
dent Of the National Metropolitan
Bank. who was one of the leaders in
the business life of Washington and
was formerly a partner of the late
Alexander r. Sheppard.
Widow Continues Charities.
"Mrs. Thompson, becoming widow
in 1901. endeavored. as far as possible.
to continue to support the charities
which her husband had favored
among them the Young Woman's
Christian Home, of which he was one
of the original life members. She
became life member and regular
contributor until her death, in 1881,
just at the time it became necessary
for this organization to relinquish to
the District government its former
home at 3l1 c street, the gift of Miss
Bessie j. Kibbey.
Shortly before her death, Mrs
Thompson had made many sugges-
tions about the new home We were
contemplating, and therefore, when
her will was read and it was found
she had left to the discretion of her
executors, George w. White, and the
directors of the National Metropolitan
Bank, the erection of a suitable me-
mortal to the memory of her husband
and mother, it was decided by them
to erect, for the Young Woman's
Home this building, to be known as
the Thompson Markward Memorial
"As Mrs. Thompson had been q
self-supporting young woman and
deeply interested in this charity, il
was felt that this was a particularly
appropriate use for this rest and resi-
due Of her estate, bequeathed for the
erection of the Thompson Markwaro
Memorial.
"A handsome building has beer
erected by Mrs. ThompsonS execu-
tors, from plans by Porter & Locke
OF this city, at 235 Second street
northeast.
"One side of the building is al
ready housing the SO girls of the
Young Woman's Home, the other side
will be the Convalescent Home"