Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-14
ITS PLEA ENDORSED
Chamber. of Commerce to Aid
Hospital for Women.
WILL APPEAL TO CONGRESS
Effort to Have Annual Appropriation
of $4,000 Continued.
COMMITTEES VOTE UNANIMOUS
Restoration of School Items in APP
preparation Bill to Be Urged
by Chamber.
WILL APPEAL TO CONGRESS
COMMITTEES VOTE UNANIMOUS

The Columbia Hospital, in it's fight to
have its annual appropriation of O,OOC
continued by the government and also for
an appropriation for the erection of a new
hospital building, received the hearty sup
port of the Chamber of Commerce at its
meeting last night. Resolutions recon-
mending that the Chamber of Commerce
urge upon Congress the necessity of
these appropriations were presented by its
committee on public health, DIR. Harry NJ
Kaufman, chairman, and were unani-
mOusly approved.
The Endorsement of the demands of
Columbia Hospital carried with it the dis
approval Of the recommendations of the
board Of charities that Columbia Hos
pitfalls appropriation be discontinued and
that the work now done there for the in
digent patients of the District be given to
other hospitals pending the erection of a
great municipal hospital to do all the
hospital work for the poor of Washington.
Decision Unanimous.
DR.. Kaufman explained that his com
mttee had made thorough investigation
of the matter and had unanimously come
to the conclusion that womans hospital
was necessary in Washington, and that
Columbia Hospital should continue tC
receive the support of the government.
d. j. Callahan, chairman of the sub
committee of the publicity committee, to
which was referred last summer the mat
ter of advertising Washington as a city
of residence. submitted a report Mr.
Callahan explained that the committees
report favoring the employment of q
special advertising agent, with stenogra-
pher and other expenses, had been
adopted at a meeting of the chamber last
fall, but that subsequently. at a special
meeting of the chamber, the report had
been referred hack to his committee for
reconsideration because the chamber did
out the program of advertising outlined
by the committee.
Mr.. Callahan reported that his COM
mittee now proposed to have the work
of advertising the city done by the sec
rotary of the chamber, under the direc-
ton of the executive committee, without
the additional expense to the chamber
proposed in the former report The
whole matter was referred to the execu-
tive committee. with power to act.
Plea for Public Schools.
A report from the public schools COM
mittee. submitted by the chairman,
Charles w. Clagett. and by George
Francis Williams. was approved. The
committee recommended that the cham
Der do all in it's power to have reinstated
in the District appropriation bill many
items for new schools and for school ex-
tensions and improvements, included in
the estimates submitted to Congress by
the board of education and the District
Commissioners. which had been stricken
out in the House when the. District bill
was considered, Among those localities
which are especially mentioned by the
report as needing the school extensions
are Chevy Chase and Petworth. The
board of directors and the school COM
mittee were urged to take the matter up
with the congressional committees, and
the secretary was instructed to ask for
a hearing before the subcommittee Of the