Evening star., 1902-08-11
GEORGETOWN AFFAIRS
APPEAL TO UNIVERSITY ALUMNI
IN INTEREST loF HOSPITAL.
Addition to Be Made Ito Building
Church Property Transferred
GeneraEItems.

yerSity: DR.. Taber Johnson, DR.. Kober and
Mr.. George E. Hamilton, has been sent out
to the members of the alumni of George
town University requesting their aid in the
raising of sufficient funds to build an addi-
tion to the Georgetown University Hospi-
tai The alumni is asked in particular to
guarantee the payment of the interest on
an anticipated debt Of $4,000. which will
be incurred In building the addition pro-
posed.
During the past three years over 5000
cases have been treated at the hospital,
large majority of which have been free
patients The record for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1902, shows that l,O6o
cases were taken to the insti-
tuition, all of which received medical atten-
number many were serious cases and the
patients remained in the hospital for
while others were only slight and
the patients were detained but q few days
This hospital, 1t is said, is the only one in
the District which receives no appropria-
ton from the Commissioners for emergency
cases handled. 1t is Self-Supporting and is
in charge of the Sisters of ST. Francis
The contemplated addition to the insti-
tuition will be five stories with basement
Il will contain a large operating room, re-
ception hall, four additional wards, sixteen
private rooms and dispensary quarters.
The new building will be erected just south
of the present structure, at the corner of
35th and N streets northwest, and will con-
tain all modern conveniences. 1t is expect
ed that work on the new building will com
mence about the first of next year,
The hospital was opened four years ago
next September, and 1t has steadily grown
Several months ago large building ad-
joining the hospital on the west was rented
and is now used for private patients.
Formally Transferred.
The formal transfer Of the ST. AIMS
rectory and adjacent ground at Tenleytown
took place last Saturday, James Cardinal
Gibbons, archbishop of Baltimore, deciding
the property to the Sisters of Providence
and of st. Mary's of the Woods, for a con-
sideration of $4,000. This sisterhood has
Its headquarters at present in Indiana but
it now proposes to make it's headouar-
ters in the District, using the present build
ing for it's work pending the erection of
a large structure to be used for educational
purposes. The rectory is comparatively
new and is constructed of white sandstone.
1t was built during the pastorate of the
Rev. Father John NJ. Barry, who preceded
Rev. Father Mallon, the present pastor.
Col. Fleming Indorsed.
A special meeting of the Northwest Sub
urban Citizens Association was held Friday
evening at Tenleytown. The object of the
meeting was the Endorsement of some per-
son for the position of Commissioner, who
would be acceptable to the citizens of the
northwest suburbs The names Of Mr.. Louis
P. Shoemaker and Col. Robert l. Fleming
were presented to the meeting and a ballot
taken to see which candidate would receive
the support Of the association. On the first
ballot the vote stood tie each of the can
d1dates receiving sixteen votes. A second
ballot was taken and resulted in seventeen
votes being cast for Col Fleming to fif-
teen deposited for Mr. Shoemaker. AS the
result OF the vote the candidacy of Col
Fleming was indorsed< by the association.
Successful Lawn Fete.
The lawn fete which had been In progress
on the grounds of the Dumblane Club, Ten
leytown since Monday was brought to
close Friday evening. The affair wasa graft
Tying success to those interested in the
movement. Among the prizes awarded last
night was handsome hand-mode sofa pill
low at the confectionery table, won by G.
w. COOK; laprobe at the fancy table was
won by Policeman John ]. Sullivan; a hand
some hand-painted and burned decora tive
plate at the fancy table was secured by
Ihomas j. Finney, and the wedding cake at
the confectionery table was won by G. w.
Cook.
General Items.
Late yesterday afternoon, during an al
tercation in house No. 2, Factory Hill,
hobt Williams, colored, of 1913 2Sth street
was struck on the head with a glass thrown
by Hayes Anderson. a colored companion.
The glass inflicted a severe scalp wound
ana Williams was taken to the Georgetown
University Hospital in the patrol wagon
from No. 7 precinct, while Officer w. F.
nd
the station house. When the injured man
arrived at the hospital he tainted from loss
OF blood and was considered in a precarious
conolt1on: Nine stitches were necessary to
Sc" up the wound, and later in the even
ing ne was removed to his home
Inc Merldlans and the Bryantowns two
oase oall teams Of Georgetown, played a
@lnatch @ game yesterday afternoon on the
grounds OF the latter team. on the Dunn
barton golf links The score at the end
OF nine innings stood 16 to 10 in favor of
the BryantoWns. The battery for the VIC
torious nine was Buscher and Chamberlain,
wnHe ogle, Atchison and Duffy performed
similar similar service for the Meridians. The fea-
lures OF the game We're the battery work
OF Atchison and Duffy and the batting of
the Bryantowns
game has been arranged between the
winning team and nine from Tenleytown
noon.
Inc ne, arrangements for the annual outing
OF Ihe Boys of Tenleytown have been
competed. The organization will leave
ABOUT august % for Great Falls and will
camp tnere fore two weeks Prof w. B.
Ireland' principal Of the Tenleytown public
scnools' VIII accompany the party
ooo ork mas about been completed on the
oo'o"o-s gallon water tank in course of con-
struction at Fort Myer The tank Is erect
eo on 5O-foot trestle and provides suffi-
cient 1ofce to supply water to the second
story OF the buildings at the post
Inc ascetyline gas plant at the post Is
aiso nearing completion This plant will
1urnlsh lighting powers for the houses and
streets or the post. The recent appropria-
tion OF $25O,O00 for improvements at Fort
Myer is being expended in the erection of
new buildings as quarters fpr the soldiers,
store houses and stables.
Mr. Charles c. Sailer, formerly president
OF the Washington and Georgetown rail-
road, and who has resided in Georgetown
Tor number of years, has gone to New
Jersey, where he will permane emily reside.
MISS Flora B. Snyder iszin New Yors,
Where she Will spend several weeks and
possanly 60 on the stage.
turieo nome from stay of several weeks
at Cape May, N. j. So
Miss Annie Keliher of 1914 32d street is
summering in the mountains of West Vir-
gtnia.
Miss Mollie Bateman of street, who
was was. SO seriously i'll. is able to be about