RUMMAGE SALE FOR HOME

Lincoln Institution Will House War and Influenza Orphans

In the historic Lincoln Educational Institution, 324 South Eleventh street, which sheltered orphans of the Civil War and later was a home for destitute Indians, youngsters orphaned by the present war and recent influenza epidemic will find a haven of shelter.

To aid the institution in its new work a victory rummage sale will be opened at 833 Chestnut street Wednesday morning. Among the prominent women in charge of the sale are Mrs. George W. B. Roberts, president of the institution; Mrs. Robert C. H. Brock, Mrs. Daniel Baugh, Mrs. James I. Dimond, Miss Emily De Coursey, Mrs. Horne, Miss Mary K. Gibson, Mrs. Joseph Sullivan, Mrs. Elisa Hancock, Miss Weber, Mrs. Owen Roberts and Mrs. Carrol S. Tyson, Jr.

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Notes and References

Courtesy of the Evening Public Ledger, 1919-02-01.