The Washington herald., 1913-05-20
WORK FOR FUND
Will CONTINUE
Although Campaign for Pro-
posed Hospital Is Ended
Workers Will Not Quit.
TOTAL NOW $l23,3s2.7S
Headquarters Have Been Opened in
Corcoran Building, Where Sub
scriptions Will Be Received.
TOTAL NOW $123,392.7S

Although the formal twelve days cam
paign for the raising of $4,000 for the
erection of a new Emergency Hospital
came to a termination yesterday after
noon, workers in the crusade will con-
tinue indefinitely their solicitation of sub
scriptions. William Corcoran Eustis.
owner of the Corcoran building Fiji
teenth and + Streets Northwest, and one
of the prominent workers in the move
ment, has donated the use of one of the
rooms in the building as headquarters.
This office will be opened this morn
ing Persons desiring to make cOntribu-
lions to the fund should send them either
TO the CorcOTan building headquarters or
to George W. White. president of the
money-raising undertaking. 4 list of per-
sons who have not yet contributed is
now being prepared. and they will be
visited during the next few weeks by
campaign workers. Members of many of
the teams have signified their willing
ness to continue the solicitation of
| pledges
! The grand total announced at the
luncheon yesterday was $123, 392. IS Cap
| tains of several of the teams reported
! they had promises of large amounts
which they would not receive for several
days Several troops of the Boy Scouts.
who aided in the movement last week.
are also vet to he heard from. The in
dication is that within few days the
total amount will pass the Sl25.Ho0 mark.
Reports have not vet been received from
several of the government departmental
Offices. where subscription lists have been
circulating.
HOnors to Re Conferred.
The executive committee decided yes
terday afternoon to present a silver low
ing cup to William F. GUIDE, chairman
of the business mems committee in APP
probation of the active part he has
taken in the movement Harry King.
captain of team c. will be presented with
the silver loving cup which was awarded
daily during the campaign to the group
of workers reporting the largest amount.
Mr.. Kings team secured the greatest
aggregate amount during the crusade.
The other silver loving cup, which was
given daily to the team announcing the
largest number of subscriptions, will be
awarded to Arthur c. Moses, captain of
team G. Mr.. Moses team secured the
largest number of subscriptions during
the campaign.
u. ID. Blackstone, captain of team II,
announced that he was expecting con-
tributions from the Washington, Balti-
mores and Annapolis Railway Company,
the Atlantic Coast Line, and the Good
year Rubber Company. Dr. Wllllam +.
Carr. captain of team I, stated that the
subscription lists which have been circu-
lating among the 800 residents of Wash
ington's Chinatown will be turned in be-
fore the expiration of the week. 1t was
announced that the firm of ID. n. Wal
ford had donated so worth of surgical
instruments to the hospital. The firm
recently made a separate contribution of
So. Mr.. Moses reported that the partial
returns from 1.-THE Boy Scouts showed
that last Saturday they collected LOOT
subscriptions. totaling S,ls3O.
Following the luncheon Mr.. GUIDE made
a brief speech, in which he referred to
the Geological Survey fire of Sunday.
He said that the usefulness of the hos
pital was made evident by the manner
in which the institution cared for the
firemen overcome by the street. gas.
Edgar T. Honey, executive secretary,
also spoke, thanking those present for
the interest they had displayed in the
campaign and for their cooperation.
Arthur T. Brice, treasurer of the hos
pital, in the name of the institution,
thanked the workers for their aid in