The Washington herald., 1913-05-11
More Than $73, 900 Has Been
Raised by Committee for
New Emergency.
TOTALFOR DAY$ll,e33.SS
Mrs. w. H. Brownson Gives S, 900,
the Largest Contribution
Of the Day.

| Encouraging results from the extensive
plans laid during the opening days Of
the twelve days campaign for the rails
ing OF $3.50, 200 for the erection of a new
| Emergency Hospital became apparent
yesterday at the daily luncheon held at
headquarters in the old Cafe Republique,
Fifteenth and Streets Northwest. The
reports of the car aims of the various
teams of workers all showed increased
activity, and when the figures we're add
ed up the total for the day was found
to be 81 ,93S.SS. This brings the total
amount UP to s73.3s405.
A pathetic story of a contribution made
by little seven-year-old girl, empha-
sizing in a remarkable manner the wide
spread popularization of the crusade,
was told at the luncheon by A. c. Moses.
captain OF Team G. The central figure
Of the story is little Ethel Wagenheim.
an orphan, living at 2124 Fourteenth
Street Northwest. Ethel was, born in
Lbau, in the state of Curland, one of
the Baltic provinces, seven years go.
Three years ago a dreadful epidemic
of typhoid fever swept through the
provinces, leaving an appalling toll of
death in its wake. Ethels father and
mother We're among those who fell VIC
tifHS 10 lHe Uftdu AltnOuSn Sne
was then very little girl, Ethel still
remembers that sad day when she babe
good-by to her mamma and papa for
ever.
In August, 1870 Ethers big sister
brought her and her other little brothers
and sisters over to America, and they
finally located in Washington. About six
months ago Ethel was playing on Four
teenth Street, not far from her home,
!.
ment a roll Of real money smiling invit-
ingly at her. She picked it up, and. al
though a very little girl, she managed to
figure out that there were nine 81 bills
there. II was in front of the drug store
of George w. Hurlebaus, at Fourteenth
and V Streets Northwest, so Ethel, not
knowing what else to do, walked in, and
holding out the bills to the druggist, said
in her childish voice. with broken ac-
cent: Mister. who lost these dollars?"
The pharmacist made an attempt to
learn who really did lose them, but with
out avail, so he told Ethel that they
were rightfully hers unless claimed by
some one. The little girl was delighted
to learn this, and ran home to put the
money safely away.
A day or so ago she was at the estab-
hshment of her uncle, a jeweler, in Four
teenth Street, and happened to notice in
his copy of The Herald a cut of the big
clock which is tracing progress in the
money raising ampaign.
Uncle" said the little girl, this clock
is not like the ones you make. 1t has
only one hand"
The uncle explained its meaning, and
told of the campaign now in progress.
Uncle" she answered, IF there had
been a hospital when my mamma and
papa were sick, they wouldn't have died,
would they?'' The jeweler replied that
in all probability they would not have.
We'll then, uncle" she said, I'm go
ing to give that 50 found to help build
this hospital, and to keep some other
little girls mamma and papa from dy-
ing"
One of the members OF Mr.. Moses
team received the 50 yesterday through
the medium of the druggist.
Moses Team Wins Cup.
Mr.. Moses team was awarded the sill
Yer loving cup presented each day to-
the team reporting the largest number
of subscriptions. He announced 1S9
pledges. Team ID, captained by George
w. White, received the cup awarded
daily to the group Of workers securing
the largest amount. Mr.. White report
ed total of 1854.
Edgar T. Honey. executive secretary,
stated DlSnt tnaI the Stdn OIL pny-
sicians surgeons, and specialists cons
nected with the hospital give gratis to
the organization annually in services
an amount equaling the cost of erect
ing the proposed new structure.
There are sixty-one physicians, sur
geons, and specialists at the institution"
said Mr.. Honey. During the past year
24,2S9 patients were treated and 5,S4S OPP
erations were performed. Fixing the
customary cost per visit at 81 and the
average rate OF an operation at s25, ~
little multiplication shows that s211,74S
in services is given to the institution
gratis each year. When it is considered
that these professional gentlemen per-
form many very intricate and expensive
operations in addition, it would be safer
to place the figures around $500, 600 II
these physicians are willing to contribute
SO much in services, certainly the peo-
pie of the city, as a whole, should be
willing to contribute something at least,
however small the amount might be-"
The reports of the various teams yes
terday were as follows: Team A. Hunt
ington Jackson, captain, eleven <sub-
scriptions. total. s543; team B. Lawrence
o. Murray, captain. eight subscriptions,
total, SIS; team c, Harry King, captain,
nine subscriptions, total, $2,3S1; team d, |
George w. White, captain, twenty-six
subscriptions, total, 1854; team F, ]. H.
Metzerott. captain, eight subscriptions.
total, $40; team G., A. G. Moses captain, |
1Ss subscriptions, total, $3sS.S5; team /,
DR.. w. p. Carr, captain, sixty-five SUBJ |
scriptions, total, S1,0o4; team M, F. A. |
Gibson, captain, twenty-five subscrip-
tons, total, s235o, and team p, r. J. |
Earnshaw, captain. one subscription OF |
SIS.
Among the largest subscriptions an
nounced yesterday were the following:
Mrs Willard n. Brownson ............. IS 900 % |