Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-11-25
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
The University Hospital Recipient of Lib
eral Donations
Students of Western High School Re-
member the Deserving Poor
Other West End News.

The first donations to the new George
town University Hospital were received
yesterday and the day before, the mer-
chants and residents of this section of the
city responding literally to the request for
contributions. The donations began COM
ing early Wednesday morning, and by even
ing of the same day a large amount of
goods had been received This quantity
was increased considerably yesterday.
In the request that was issued donations
cf money, groceries, housefurnishing goods
and hospital supplies were asked for. The
cash donations received Were somewhat
less than $1G0fin the aggregate, while an
extra large supply Of groceries came in. A
quantity of hospital supplies and drugs was
also received, and some Dry goods. Other
donations consisted of wines, whistles,
fruits ana the various articles needed in
large hospital Sister Paulina the mother
superior of the hospital, said this morning
that All of the articles received can be
used and will prove great help. The
friends Of the institution responded most
iiDera!ly, and We sincerely thank them for
their Kindness
Yesterday was visitors day at the hos
pital, the place being thrown open for the
Inspection of the friends of the institution
over a hundred people called during the
Gay. The visitors were shown all through
the building.
students Dispense Charity.
inc students of the Western High School
heio Thanksgiving donation party yes
'efaay, which was very successful. All of
the scho!ars were requested to bring some
sio'efles or make cash donation, and
from this source something like $40 in cash
and large quantity of goods were secured
Oili9 the students of the school contributed
Inc money and food thus raised were dis
tflouted among the poor people residing
IN the vicinity of the school. The students
appointed committees to examine into the
case OF deserving poor families, and where
need was found to exist a turkey and a
quantity or groceries were left making a
number OF homes happy for the day.
Benefit of the Home.
lie donation party held yesterday at the
Home Tor lncurables, on GEORGETOWN
1ielshts, resulted in considerable benefit to
tiie deserving institution Circulars were
ISSUED early in the week announcing that
donations would be received THANKSGIVING
DAY ana large number of answers were
received, some of the donations being quite
large. Ihe home is purely charitable en-
Cepta Bile
Pastor Surprised
The good people of the Tenleytown Bap-
ust ChuNcA believe in pounding their pastor
with the good things of this life. On We'd
h-sdaE evening a number of the members
OF the congregation visited the home of
Rev @. w. Mccullough, and carried with
tne1h many articles of use in the household
including large Thanksgiving turkey. The
P&stor expressed thanks for himself and
VIE 10 the KIND friends, after which the
evening Was spent in social way
Railway Will Repair Damages.
An ccho CT the recent runaway of car
No. > of the Georgetown and Tenlevtown
railroad transpires through action on the
part Of the railroad company 1t will ne
remembered that ir its wild plunge down
the steep grade of 32d street the car crash
ed lhtc the boathouse of the Columbia Ath-
!etlc Club, dong damage which has since.
beeh estimated to amount to between Sstsy
ana Sl0p to building and contents. The
wee president of the railroad, Mr. j. HIta
Nj Her, has notified the Columbia Athletic
CiuD that the railroad is ready to raw the
expense OF making all necessary repairs
Erief Mention
f"hceman James Davis, who has been a
patient at Georgetown University Hos
pltai for the past six weeks has almost re-
&c VERDI from his illness, expecting to leave
the institution about Sunday.
MI Lou j. Beauc hamp will deliver the
last of Che series Of lectures this evening al
the DunbartOu AVpOup NJ Il rb,ro,