Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-26
MAKES DONATION TO HOSPITAL
MR.. ADRIAN LISNER PROVIDES
NEW BUILDING.
Institution in Georgetown the Recip-
lent - Acknowledgements From
It's Management and Others.

Mr.. Abram Lisner. proprietor of the
Pala!s Royal, has been the recipient OF
many letters of appreciation since last
Saturday night. when. a guest at the
annual banquet of the Georgetown Uni
versity Hospital, he presented a donation
of money sufficiently large to pay for the
erection of a new building that has been
much needed by the institution. The
banquet was under the auspices of the
Sisters of st. Francis, and DR.. ]. Taber
Johnson presided,
1t was following a statement by DR..
Johnson that nv. Lisner made the gen.
erous presentation. DR.. Johnson explained
that thirty-three beds We're in the hos
pital in 1898. the year in which il was
established. and assistance at various
times had made it possible to increase
this number to one hundred at the pres
ent time. But this number was not suf-
hcien to meet the demands, as many
patients desiring private rooms had to
be turned away. He said that 3S. 2O1
cases had been treated at the hospital
since it's establishment
Mr.. Lisner's Address.
Mr.. Lisner was then presented, and ad-
dressing the guests and faculty he de-
scribed the pleasure it gave INN to aid
the hospital in it's work for humanity.
Il know of no better purpose to which
could put my money than to aid in caring
for the sick poor Mr.. Lisner said. land
the benefit I will derive from having done
something to improve the facilities of an
institution of this kind will repay me a
thousand times. more than the intrinsic
value of the gift. l believe that George
~, Il T.
any institution of it's kind in the coun-
try
The thanks of the Georgetown Universe
ty were rendered Mr.. Lisner by Rev
Father David H. Buel, S. j., president OF
the institution on behalf of himself and
the board of directors. He also referred
to the various donations made by Mr
Lsner to Georgetown University Hospital
and other institutions of a like character
in this city. and praised the philanthropic
motives of the giver.
DR.. Percy Hickling offered a vote OF
thanks to Mr.. Lisner On the part of the
hospital staff. which was adopted heart
lily. Others who spoke were Father Hart
DR.. Barton. DR.. Edwin B. Behrend and
DR.. J. Dudley Morgan. DR.. George L.
Vaughan was called upon, and said, among
other things, Men have various ways OF
disposing of their wealth: some endow
libraries, some churches, but l have al
ways thought that more noble purpose
would be served In endOWlnS a hospital
Dimensions of New Structure.
1t is stated that the structure for which
Mr.. Lisner made the donation, will be an
addition to the present main building OF
the hospital, and will be thirty by sixty
feet five stories high. and it is estimated
that it will cost between $25 600 and $50,
600.
Two operatinP rooms will be furnished
by DR. George NJ. Kober. There will be a
new emergency room. and the present one
will be turned into medical clinic. The
new building will provide doctors quar-
tiers. several free wards and sisters and
nurses dining rooms. Four new private
suites. with bath and a staff room, will
be arranged for in the present building
when the new structure is completed.