The Washington herald., 1913-05-13
PRESIDENT AIDS
HOSPITAL FUND
Chief Executive and Mrs. vii.
son Give $500 to Help
Build Emergency.
FUND REACHES $79,3S3.50
Mrs. -Ihomas Walsh and John Hays
Hsmmon Contribute
$1,000 Each.

Subscription lists will be circulated
through every government departmental
office in the city this morning by work.
ers in the twelve days campaign for
the raising of $300,0O0 for the erection
of q new Emergency Hospital. Permis-
sion for the solicitation of pledges from
the government employees was given to
the campaign managers yesterday by
the heads Of ali the departments.
Carrying a letter of introduction from
President Woodrow Wilson, Edgar L.
Honey, executive secretary of the cru
sade accompanied by Mrs. TT. T. Gan,
one of the members of the ladies' auxili-
airy board of the hospital, and one OF
the foremost workers in the movement,
early yesterday morning started on a
tour of the various departmental Offices
to interview the heads On every hand
he met with courteous treatment and
words of encouragement
Subscription lists were started in some
of the offices yesterday. AS there are In
the neighborhood of 20OoG government
employees in the city, it Will be sew
eral days before returns from the work
will be made to headquarters 1t Is
expected that the plan Will reap
harvest of money. Especial interest in
the crusade is being taken by employees
reau of Engraving and Printing, and
tthe Government Printing Office. where
accidents are bound to occur frequently.
owing to the use of intricate machinery.
These employees realize the value OF an
adequately equipped emergency hospital
with the most modernized service.
President Makes Donation.
President and Mrs. Wilson yesterday
l,o;~ ir,tp in, no mn
by contributing 500 to the fund. The
President stated that he was glad to
be able to aid in a project so worthy
and which would mean so much to the
National Capital Mrs. Wilson has been
intensely interested in the crusade ever
since its opening.
The subscription was secured by DIR.
Cary T. Grayson. u. S. N, physician to
the President, and member of team Is,
of which Lawrence .. Murray Is captain.
| The silver loving cups presented each
day to the teams securing the largest
amount and reporting the greatest num-
| Der of subscriptions were both awarded
yesterday to team G.. headed by A. G.
Moses The amount reported by the
captains of the various teams at the
midday luncheon yesterday was $6,OoO9o.
This brings the total amount up to
SIS, ,3S3. 80.
a. letter from J. o. Skinner, superintend-
ent of the Columbia Hospital, enclosing
subscription, and suggesting that an
attempt be made to solicit pledges, IL
possible, from all physicians in the city.
| Mr. Skinner said that the cause was one
which should be supported by every
physician in the city, regardless or his
| hospital affiliations.
The reports of the various teams We're
as follows: Team A. Huntington Jack
son, captain, two subscriptions, total.
So: Team B. Lawrence o. Murray, cap
tain. two subscriptions, total, $50; Team
c, Harry King, captain, ten subscrip-
tions. total, $500; Team D, George w.
White captain, sixteen subscriptions,
total, sos 30; Team +, S. A. Reeves, cap
tain. seven subscriptions, total, 500;
Team F, DR.. ]. II. Metzerott, captain.
thirteen subscriptions, total, $s6.29; Team
C, A. c. Moses, captain. 4dO subscrlp-
| tions. total $500: Team Fl. Il. ID.
| Blackstone captain, twenty-tour SUD-
| scriptions total, 1886; Team 1, DIR. w. Z.
| Carr. captain, twenty-one subscriptions,
total s2lO; Team X, Horace Dulin, cap
tain. one subscription of 500; Team NJ,
F F. Gibson, captain, eight subscrip-
tions. total slS1, and Team L, r. j.
Earnshaw, captain, four subscriptions,
total. sls1. The citizens committee re-
ported seven subscriptions, aggregatins
S2,7S1.
| The following were among the largest
subscriptions announced yesterday:
Mrs Thomas r Walsh. .............-..N oN q
Iohn Hsys Hammond. VVV
Mrs Mary Scott Townsend SuOl
tW 3. Moses & Sons 'o''"