Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-24
HOSPITAL SATURDAY.

1t was Celebrated Yesterday and the Do
nations We're Large-Scores Of Ladies'
Watch the Boxes-sunday Schools and
Churches VIII Help To-Day.
Notwithstanding the down-pouring rain,
the sickening atmosphere or any other of
the discomforts of out-of-door life yesterday,
scores OF Christian women showed their kind
illness and benevolence by standing guard at
baskets at various corners in the two cities
where the people dropped in their mite to
help support the city hospitals. Though it
may be "more blessed to give than to re-
ceive," you have double the blessing when
you receive only to turn about and give to
some charitable institution that it may be
supported in its efforts to Tighten the sor-
rows of man or heal his injuries. The
ladies stood with smiling faces watching the
coins and the bills as they were dropped
into their baskets and their presence doubt
less added largely to the amounts secured.
Dimes, quarters, half dollars and dollars
jingled merrily in their fall, but though
they did not so loudly announce their ar
rival, the greenbacks, ones, twos and fives,
added somewhat, in a decorative way, to the
silver lining of the baskets.
There were IL stands at which the ladies
received the Hospital Saturday" offerings.
They were located at the Baltimore and
Ohio station, Fifth avenue and Market
street, Sixth avenue and Smithfeld street,
Pittsburg and Lake Erie station, Fifth ave-
nue. and Wood street, Fourth avenue and
Market street; Carnegie Hall, Allegheny;
Sixth street bridge, Allegheny; Allegheny
Market House, Ft. Wayne station, Allie
gheny; the Union depot and at South
Twelfth and Carson streets.
The Collections Thought to Be Large.
Although no figures are to be had, the
collections at all the places are thought to
have been larger than a year ago. Last
year it amounted to about "a, 500, but it is
expected that this year twill be a.great
deal more.
The table at the Ft. Wayne depot, Allie
gheny, was in charge of Mrs. b. A. Harris
and Mrs. NJ. j. Sinclair. The ladies thought
they were handicapped by the two stands
above them and the others on Fifth avenue
. ''The people are either in hurry to catch
train or to leave the depot, SO that we don't
catch them," said Mrs. Harris, "but like
this method much better than going around
and asking for money. Anything we get is
given voluntarily. We don't meet with
any rebuff and the only drawback SO far has
been the rain."
At South Twelfth and Carson streets Mrs.
Hammett and Mrs. DR.. Brewster were in
charge. Their collections had reached SIS.
Mrs. Brewster said she thought they had
made mistake in not printing the signs in
German and Polish, as q great many of that
class passed who could not read English and
did not understand the object of the dOna-
tions. 81 have been asked several times
what we have for sale," said the lady, "and
one man insisted on purchasing a boquet.
The people in general do not understand the
matter, but we hope that next year Hospital
Day will be treated with more hberality."
The School Children Help.
In nearly all the schools collections were
taken up for the hospitals Friday, but some
of them did not learn of it in time and will
make their offering the first of this week.
The amount secured from the school chill
dren is kept separate from the balance of
the fund, and when it is all in will be count
ed up and the little folks will be credited
with the sum.
The mills, factories, lodges and secret So
cieties of the city also make donations for
this hospital fund.- The churches and Sum
day schools will make their donations to-
day, and the first of the week it will all
come into the hands of the ladies and will
be apportioned out to the various institu-
tions according to the number of free beds
they have.