Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-17
PLANS CANVASS OF CITY
FOR GIBBONS MEMORIAL
Washington Committee in
Charge of Movement to
Make General Appeal.

The committee of Washington men in
charge of the movement to erect a me-
mortal building al the Catholic Univer-
sity in honor of Cardinal Gibbons met
at st. Patrick's rectory last evening and
completed arrangements for a canvass of
this city to obtain donations.
a general appeal will be sent to all
Catholics in this city. and at a later date
a representative will be designated in
each of the twentythree parishes of
Washington to solicit funds. Those who
attended last evenings meeting were:
Former Senator Thomas IL. Carter,
chairman: Thomas X. Gallagher. Rev. DR..
George A. Dougherty. n. H. Shea. Judge
William II. De Lacy. Hannis Taylor, B. F.
Saul. w. d. Nolan, DR.. Darcy Magee,
r. w. Johnson. Z. j. Hannah, w. II.
Dennis and Joseph E. Ralph.
Subscriptions Being Received.
Although the movement has not been
started long subscriptions are already
being received by Rev. George A. Dough
erty, treasurer The people Of Baltimore
are heartily in favor of the plan. and.
judging from the donations already
pledged to Rev Dr. William Fletcher in
short time.
The Washington subscribers include
Nicholas Shea. $40; 2. J. Nee, S1OU; Rev.
John +. Eckenrode, So.
The following other donations have been
received from points in other dioceses
Rt. Rev. Bishop Foley OF Detroit. S1.UO;
J. G. Schmidlapp. Cincinnati. $500; Mich
oas Walsh. Ohio. $500: Ri. Rev. Mgr.
O'Callaghan of Boston, $500; RI. Rev.
Bishop Mcdonnell. Brooklyn. $50; Rev.
j. Chartrand, Indianapolis. 500; Bishop
O'Connell San Francisco, $50; Ursuline
Sisters. Kentucky. so: Bishop Cunning
ham OF Concordia. 500.
From one of DIR. Fletchers friends.
whose name is withheld. he has received
$1,000, and from William X. Cromwell,
500: Owen Daily. 500: another friend.
81 900; Mrs. Robert Rennert, 500; Mr..
and Mrs. Allan McSherry. 500: b.
Andrews. 500: A. Yearly. 500; Edgar H..
Cans, 500: NJ J. Frederick & Bro. $50;
George May. $2o: c. c. Shriver. $25: E.
Kreamer. $40: John j. Valentine, $40.
Donation of $1,000.
s Davies warfield. president of the
Continental Trust Company of Baltimore,
gave 81 600; Sisters of the Good Shepherd.
500: P. Nugent. 500: Catholics of Bryan
town. Md. $35: Andrew Reiter, 500;
John Ryan, jr., $50; Rev. w. A. Toolen,
s25; John r. Bland. s25; F. c. Talbot.
SO; j. S. Hooper, so. c. Nj. Howard. So:
T j. Hayes, So: J. NJ. Moses, s.: s. j.
Parr. So. Through Rev DIR. Fletcher
George C. Jenkins contributed $1,5O0: DR..
Charles ODonnell, $50: ii. =. Goldsbor-
ough. SO: l.. &. Spencer, S.; Rev. Father
vincentiano $500: w. A Fingles. sl0o:
Simon Kemp, 500: Mrs. Susanna Holio-
way, S1O0. John. Roche. $50: Miss A. b..
Holloway, so: Mrs. George Yokel,. $40;
f. l.. Holloway. SIS: {. II. Kaufman.
So: j. A. Fledderman, So: Francis Bible
heiser. 81: p Trainor, So; j. J. McGrail,
$50: Mrs. f. G. Hecke, $3.50
From various points in Maryland the
following contributions were announced:
Mrs. Josephine Hurley. Haserstown'
500: Xaverian Bros. $3.50: A. ]. Shriver,
$50; r. H. Shriver. 500; c. j. Shriver.
sIOo: ST. Catharines Normal School.
SleO: Hutzler Bros. $50: W. j. Donnelly.
$50: G. j. Dunn, S25: Rev Francis p.
Mackan, So: P Reynolds, SO: +. p.
Jenkins $40. Rev. \. A Duszynski. $40,
X. &. Ulrich, $40.
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