Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-27
ENTHUSIASM IS GENERAL
Students to Enter Into the Campaign
for Donations.
TOTAL NEARING 100000 MARK
Citizens Committee to Meet Friday
Afternoon-Joint Meeting Called
for Monday Night.

Contributions continue to come in to the
George Washington University fund. Since
the list given out last night. DR.. ]. Mac
bride Sterrett this morning gave a subscrip-
tion of $1,000 and announced another one of
$3.50 from an old donor whose name will
be given later.
The following subscriptions are announced
for the second day of the campaign:
Previously subscribed. .SS1 800
Christian Heurich. Observation-Disclosures. 5000
Mrs. Christian Heurich. ............... 500
Frank III. Bgelow Observation-Disclosures. 125
Prof c. w. A. Veditz. 100
Amounts subscribed each day will be
given out at the close Of the day. Sub
scriptiOns are received by Prof Mitchell
Carroll at the George Washington Univer-
sty.
This morning at the regular weekly uni
versity assembly Prof. Carroll announced
that President Needham had authorized
mass meeting of students to be held
Friday afternoon at $50 o'clock and
committee of students organized whose
work Will be to arouse interest and enthu-
siasm among the people of their acquaint-
ance
The self-sacrfcing subscriptions of the
members of the faculty and the eagerness
OF the students to assist in the great
movement show how deeply is the love
OF the institution among those who are
closest TO it.
Echoes are coming in from the eloquent
address, of Mr.. Simon Wolf, made at the
meeting at the New Willard Hotel Monday
evening.
Planning the Campaign.
At a meeting of the executive committe.
of the citizens committee held yestard,y
afternoon plans were laid for vigorous
campaign. a meeting of the entire citizens
committee has been called for next Friday
AFTERNOON in the West Hall of the uniyer-
SHY, when the plan of the campaign will
be announced and all the members of the
committee set TO work. The executive COM
mlttee. consisting of Chairman Thomas III
Anderson and Vice Chairman Milton 10.
Allies. w. b. Hibbs, John B. Iarner A
l-lSner. n. {. Reside and II. c. Yarrow,
speak most encOuragingly of the outlook
The following men were added to the citi-
zens committee: Samuel Maddox. Bernard
Nj. Bridget, George A. Armes, John DOYLE
Carmody. Ralph Calf and Geo. II. Shibey
The alumni committees officers, con-
sisting of Chairman E. c. Brandenburg and
Vice Chairmen Acker, Chappell. Cohen,
Ernest. Hendrick. Holcombe, Hooe. King,
Singleton and Woodward also met and ar
ranged a meeting of the full committee for
SATURDAY, afternoon at 4:30 o'clock in West
Hall. Charles l.. Fraley was elected vice
chairman, and Prof. Howard L. Hodgkins
secretary. The officers of the two COM
mittees decided to hold joint meeting at
the Arlington Hotel next Monday evening,
to which they will invite number of their
friends.
Officials Are Optimistic.
In discussing the results of the meeting of
Monday evening. President Needham said
Il was delighted with the spirit of the
meeting and with the generous response to
the needs of the university. / am deeply
grateful to the alumni and citizens of Wash
ington for their expressions of interest in
the university and devotion to the cause
of higher education"
Prof. Mitchell Carroll chairman Of the
university endowment committee. said:
1.-THE generous and enthusiastic response
OF the alumni and citizens exceeded my
fondest anticipations. The university most
profoundly appreciates this expression of
confidence in it's work and its ideals, and
every one connected with it will try to
prove worthy of the hearty goodwill OF
the people of the city. The work of the
committees organized last evening will be
steadily pushed until we have attained the
$500. 900 mark that we have set before our
selves We bespeak the enthusiastic CO.
operation of the public spirited men and
women of our community, and this Will
bring success" .
prof. Carroll said that all subscriptions
will be payable in five equal annual IN
Sttllments.