The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-05-18
SCOUTS COLLECT
|. $1,000 FOR
Boys Work During Day to
Help Emergency Hospital
Subscriptions.
TOTAL NOW $1l6,256.73
A. Lisner Donates 81, 900 and Treasury
Department Employees Give
$962.52.
TOTAL NOW $116,256.73

Although handicapped in their work
! by the continuous rain, but with spiri,
undampened, the Boy Scouts of the city
more than 1000 strong, yesterday secured
the residential sections In quest of sub
| scriptions toward the gigantic fund be-
| ing raised for the erection of a new
Emergency Hospital. With not half OF
| the troops vet heard from, Assistan;
Scout Commissioner Frank c. Wood last
night announced that approximately
81, 900 had Nen turned in. 1t is expected
the complete report will give a total OF
more than $500.
Among the sections yet to be heard
from are the entire Northeast, Mount
Pleasant. Bethesda. Summerset Heights.
Chevy Chase, Kenilworth, Anacostia,
Congress Heights, and Berwyn. The
amounts gathered by the troops cover
ing these territories will be announced
tomorrow.
According to the information available
last night, Troop No. 80, Of which YER
non Bailey is scoutmaster, secured the
largest amount. The Scouts reported a
total of $3.50. 20. Troop No. l, composed
OF members of the Boys Department of
the Y. NJ. c. A, was a close rival, re-
porting s2S376. This troop has some ad-
ditional subscriptions, which are to be
announced tomorrow.
Donald Chisholm, of Troop /. es-
tablished a noteworthy record by COL
lecting individually S123.50. He was
lucky enough to secure two $50 checks.
Garland Haske, of Troop ~, also did
exceptionally good work. procuring S57.
The reports received last night were
as follows: Troop 1. s26S76; Troop Al,
$3.50; Troop 80. $3.50: troop 80,
1886: Troop 1s, s1S4; Troop 80, $500.
40. and Troop AZ. s26.
Yesterdu,'s Total SS,45J.73.
The amounts reported by captains
of the various teams of workers at
THE daily luncheon lat headquarters
yesterday aggregated sS,479.73. This
brings the grand total, exclusive of the
amount secured by the Scouts, up to
s1l6.256.7S. The silver loving cup pre-
scented each day to the team announc-
ing the largest mount was awarded
TO Team c. captained by Harry King.
The cup awarded daily to the team Sc
curing the greatest number of sub
scriptions went to Team F, headed by
J. II. Metzerott.
DR.. William P. Carr. captain of Team
l. reported that a patient in the free
ward of the hospital had given him
IS to place in the fund. He said that
a patient in a private ward had prom
Used to contributed SIS tomorrow. Mr..
King announced subscription of
81 900 from A Lisner. DR.. MetZerott
reported 1.271 subscriptions from the
Treasury Department., totaling s962.52.
The reports of the teams were as FOL
lows: Team a. Capt Huntington Jack
son, eleven subscriptions, total Sl24;
team B, Lapt. Lawrence o. Murray, sew
enteen subscriptions, total. s424; team e.
Capt. Harry King, nineteen subscrip
tons, total. $500; team ID. Capt. George
W White, fourteen subscriptions, total.
S445; team E, Capt s. A. Reeves, 2n2
subscriptions, total, 1907; team F., Capt.
]. H. Metzerott, 1900 subscriptions, total.
81, 400: team G, A. c. Moses. total.
s73O.5O team H, Capt. z. ID. Blackstone,
six subscriptions. total, S26l: team 1.
Capt W. P. Carr, eS subscriptions. total.
81, 463.3 IS: team NJ, Capt. +. E. Gibson.
thirty-one subscriptions, total s6s.S and
team P. Capt. r. J. Earnshaw. four
subscriptions, total. s55. The citizens
committee reported a total of Sl,6oO.
Among the largest subscriptions re-
ceived yesterday were the following: