The Washington times., 1913-04-29
CAMPAIGN FOR NEW
HOSPITAL IS OPENED
Leaders Hope to Raise $780,
600 in Twelve Days for New
Emergency Building.

Three hundred thousand dollars in
twelve days. This is the slogan of a
group OF enthusiastic Washingtomans.
who are seeking to establish here
new Emergency Hospital.
W. J. Boardman, who presided 1T the
meeting arranging for this campaign.
started the fund with a contribution of
$4,000. while other prominent business
men promised strong support
g. w. Woodward, of Woodward &
Lothrop. predicts that $4,000 Washing
tontans will contribute. w. F. Guide is
chairman Of a committee of 100 Ousi-
ness men, and already he has selected
eight Of his ten captains for the teams
of ten men each. Isaac Cans is chair
man Of another committee of 100. and
he has several captains chosen.
William F. GUIDE, S. w. woodward,
Isaac Cans, A. T. Bryce. and y. II.
Droop met at 10 o'clock today at head
quarters in the Cafe Republic rooms to
arrange for naming other captains.
Boy Scouts Will Help.
The Boy Scouts, to the number of
1,ooo. will assist in the campaign. and
number of prominent women have
agreed to fly campaign pennants from
their motor cars
The active campaign opens next Mon
day evening with a dinner at headquar-
ters. Governor Miller, of Delaware,
will tell the committee what Whining
ton with less than 10000 population,
did toward raising $4,000 for hospt-
The committee in charge Of the cam
paigl has issued a letter which is, in
part, as follows:
1T Is proposed to erect q new build
Ing for a combined Emergency Hospital
and Central Dispensary; to provide a
nurses home and training school In
connection therew fth, and an ambulance
garage for two automobiles and one
horse ambulance.
"The proposed hospital will contain
l25 beds. seventy Of which will be de-
voted to charity patients, but enough
private rooms viii be included to make
the hospital self-sustaining. The prim-
ary object of the hospital is to care for
emergency cases of accident or sudden
Illness occurring, particularly in the
crowded business section of the city re-
mote from private hospitals and homes.
constantly Increasing with the growth
Of the city, and the number of cases
brought to the old building now in
use during the last year was nearly
sm-a daily average Of twenty-tour.
The two lots now owned by the hos
pital are on New York avenue, opposite
the Corcoran Art Gallery, are admir-
ably located and are as near the accl-
dent center of the city as II is possible
to get them out of the dust and noise"
To Serve On Commit
Campaign headquarters an
nounced that the followin. had
consented thus Tar to serv. i the
citizens committee: W. j: .trdman,
Henry White. DIR. Roland Cotton
Smith. DR.. Ralph Jenkins. Perry Bel
mont, William p. Emo, Admiral George
Dewey. Thomas Hyde, o. III. p. John
son. Hennen Jennings, James n. Hay
den, Col .Truesdale, p. B. Scott, George
r. Becker. William Corcoran Eustis,
Thomas p. Gaff, Richard Harlow,
James Murray Morgan. DIR. James D.
Morgan, Commander Richard Mullt-
gan Gen. II. Granville Sharpe, George
Shiras, Cd. and Senator Wetmore.
John F. Williams Is chairman.
The new hospital will be a char
liable and not a money-making insti-
tuition. -
The executive committee is as fol-
lows: Woodbury. Blair. chairman;
William B. Turpin, vice chairman: Dr.
A. r. Stands, secretary: George w.
White, treasurer; A. T. Brice, DIR. W.
P. Carr, william Corcoran Eustis. Dr.
James D. Morgan, and Gardner r.
Williams. The executive secretary is
Edgar T. Honey, and his assistant 10
Henry Candy.