Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-15
HOSPITAL FUND IS
NEARING $4,000
Women of Campaign Commit
tee Give Talks at
Luncheon.

Interesting addresses by severa
women of the St. Mary's Hosplta
campaign committee in Orangt
marked the luncheon at the Plazt
Hotel. that city. this afternoon, wher
announcement was made of severa
big donations, including a check fol
81 900, presented by Mrs. Charles A
whelan, who secured the amount
from her brother-in-law. George Whe.
ian, of the United Cigar Stores Com
pany. The sums received today SEM
the clock hands we'll on coward the
$40, 900 mark, and the management is
encouraged by the contributions.
DR.. Charles w. Banks. general
chairman, at the luncheon gave a
brief talk on the training of the hos
pital sisters of the Order OF st. Fran
oils. He told of the hospital they
manage in Rochester. MINI, ano
which has built up a big city there,
owing to the fame of the institution
and it's work. Women of the same
order are in Orange. 1t was an
nounced that at a recent examination
the score of sisters secured a rating
of 100 per cent. as trained nurses.
Reference was made to the training
h which is preparing young
women for a useful career.
DR., Banks also called TO
certain statements that have peeh
given the by people upon
whom calls were made. The impress
sion he said was in some quarters
that church aflliation meant support
from the religious institutions. 'St.
Mary's Hospital depends upon no
church," said DR.. Banks. THE nos
pital belongs to the public and they
alone are supporting it"
Announcement was made that AL
bert Smith, of 81 Arlington avenue
north, East Orange, who is a we'll
known artist, with a studio IN New
York, has consented to give a sitting
to a fortunate individual to be Sc
lected by the committee free or COST.
The women will arrange the plan for
deciding upon the resident who is to
get the picture painted.
In order to get additional workers
for teams an appeal was sent out to
all the clergymen to give some aides
who will help out on the task. The
committees need at least 100 women
and as many more men.
1t was announced yesterday that
Michael Winter, of the Orange brew
cry, in addition to a handsome cash
contribution. had made a gift of a
piano, which Edmund S. Nugent is
arranging to dispose of at a high
price. An automobile dealer, it is
said. is contemplating devoting h
proceeds of the sale Of a a to h
fund.
The Daughters of Erin Of the
Church of Our Lady Help of Chris
tians. East Orange, last night held a
euchre and dance for the benefit Of
the building fund. A large sum was
realized.
The Rev. John ]. Rongetti pastor
Of the Church of Our Lady of Mt
Carmel, announced that he would
ia Ike up a special collection on Sunday
for the fund. Various clubs and
societies have declared their
of giving dances, card parties and
entertainments, the proceeds of which
they will add to the fund.
Among the donations
last night were the following: Moses
L. Cans, General Edwin w. Hine,
John K. Gore and Edward Wise, 500
each; Frederick W. Kelsey, Postmas-
ter Edward s. Perry. Daniel ]. Mo-
loney. E. C. Klipstein, John P. Lee
T. S. Wheeler and Charles E. Eaton,
$50 each; Father Camillus Laponte,
]. Clossick, George P. Under
wood, James Moloney, c. w. Baldwin,
Frederick Seymour. William Baader
and r. E. Christie, s25 each. The
mems total for last night was nearly
1000. Among the group funds were
$40 from the Orange Domestic Laun-
dry, $119 from East Orange postofice
employees, with the collection unfn-
ished. Collections are being made in
the various fire, police and p~ostofice
employees in the various cities.