Evening star., 1897-03-11
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Pushing the Projected Erection of q
Hospital.
Circulars Being Sent Out-LOcal Notes
of General and Especial
Interest.

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Georgetown is being pushed as rapidly as
possible. but before the work is COM
menced a building fund of at least half of
the estimated cost of the new structure is
thought to be necessary. With this end in
view personal letters have been sent to
all of the well-known residents of this sec
tion of the city, asking for their help and
cooperation in the matter. The building
commmittee of the hospital is composed of
Drs. Joseph Taber Johnson, c. H. A Klein
schmidt, George Lloyd Magruder, George
NJ Kober and J. Ryan Devereux. The let
ter sent out over the names of this COM
mittee is as follows:
The medical faculty of Georgetown Uni
versity contemplates the erection of hos
pital a the corner of 35th and NJ streets In
West Washington. In so doing they hope
not only to advance the interests OF the
higher medical education. but also the
cause of humanity, as Georgetown, with
population of over 2jmO people, has no
hospital or dispensary facilities. Instances
are not infrequent where patients for want
of prompt aid have died in transit to the
Emergency, Providence and Garfield Hos
pitals 1t needs no argument to convince
the friends of the university that an ideal
medical education must include thorough
practical training. Plans for the erection
of a suitable building for the accommoda-
tiCn of thirty-six patients have been pre-
pared. which Will involve an outlay of
SO.oO. The university has provided suit
able grounds and subscriptions to the
amount of 5000 are reasonably assured
but II is deemed wise not even to make
beginning until at least $4,000 are at our
disposal Since the hospital will be open
TO the sick poor. regardless of creed
color. we appeal to all classes. and espe-
cially to the friends and alumni of the uni
versity, for substantial aid in this under
taking. Appreciating the fact that a time
ly gift is double gift, the building COM
mittee has resolved that contributors of
$1,000 or over shall be allowed to name a
ward or clinical room. Contributors of
sl.Wo Will have the privilege of naming a
room. and contributors of $3.50 may name
bed Wards, rooms and beds will be named
after the respective benefactors unless
otherwise directed by them
Appended to the appeal is a personal in
dorsement of Rev. J. Havens Richards, $.
J.. the rector of the university, in which
he expressed the hope that all friends of
Georgetown. of science and of humanity
Will literally subscribe to the object. An
other inclosure divides seven classes of
donation from 800 cash and 500 per an
mum for five years down to s. cash and
s. per annum for the same period. while
the same sheet is the form of devise in
case any one desires to leave legacy.
DR.. j. Taber Johnson, as chairman of
the building committee. announces that the
next meeting for the furtherance of the
project will be held in the parlors of the
Arlington Hotel Thursday afternoon
March Is, at O'Clock. at which a hospital
aid society will be organized
The plans of the new hospital while not
entirely complete will soon he. The front
elevation provides for a three-story brick
structure. which has good architectural
appearance. The main tower will be a:
the corner of 35th and streets. VIII he
square shaped. and will extend some dis
tance above the fourth or mansard story
of the structure. There will also be a
MEDIEVAL tower at the southeast corner
of the building. The main entrance will
f.ka J,
the ambulance will he near the extreme
west end of the building on n street The
whole building will present splendid ap-
pearance. and will he a substantial addi-
1on not only TO that section of George
town. but to the whole of West Wash
ington.
Shocking Assault.
About ; O'Clock yesterday afternoon Capt.
John Neuse, the manager of a canal boat
lying near the Aqucduct bridge. called at
the station house. accompani by his five
year-old daughter Rosa and told tale of
brutal criminal assault, in which his daugh-
ter was the victim The father stated that
yesterday afternoon the mother permitted
the child to go ashore and play, and while
amusing herself was met by two boys about
ten years of age each. whose names are
given as Eddie McCauley and Phil Eng
land, who cnticc1 ner away into a deserted
shed The condition of the child was re-
garded as dangerous by the parents. ana
she was quickly taken to a local physician.
Who refused to treat the case. The girl
was taken to the Emergency hoenital
where it was found that her condition was
not serious. The father then appeared at
the station and lodged a complaint against
the two boys but it is doubtful if any
prosecution will he made
Sunday School Meeting.
The Sunday school of the Congress NJ p
Church held it's annual meeting Monday
evening, at which officers were elected to
serve for the ensuing year us follows: Su-
perintcndent. +. W. Grimes; assistant SUI
Ierintende1t, W. X. Crimes secretary.
Theodore S. Duvall; treasurer, Charles w.
EGmcnston, librarian. James f. Stake: Or
eanist. Miss Amelia Hutchns, pianist.
Miss Nellie Edmcnstcn; chorister Robert
7. Ballard.
Pleasant Gathering
party of boys and girls gathered a:
3l41 street Tuesday evening to celebrate
the eleventh birthday of the little host,
Master Charles E. Tribby. jr While en-
joying the music of Mr.. and Mrs Tribby,
games were indulged in by the children,
who were loath to leave at the end of the
festivities. Among the guests were the
Misses Offutt. the Misses Birch the Misses
Davis. the Misses Artz. Miss Dorothy F.
Stearn Miss Eleanor Kirkley Miss r f
Stearn, Masters Charles kirkiey Warren
Offutt, Leroy Birch, Herbert Tribby ard
Samuel Donnem.
Notes.
The regular Lenten services were held
last evening at Trinity Church, the pastor
delivering sermon, followed by benedic-
tion of the blessed sacrament.
Miss Ella Blanche Quackenbush and Mr..
Charles j DietZ were married last evening
a; the residence of the brides parents cor
ner of I'D and y streets