Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-14

| The onA-hundred- thousand-dollar mark
was nearly reached today in the cam
paign for $3OOOOO for a new Emergency
Hospital
When the committees gathered at the
headquarters at noon subscriptions to the
fund amounting to $7,O95.15 were reported
| by the captains. This brings the total
amount subscribed to $97,3O2.25.
The business mems committees today
reported subscriptions amounting to 81,
1876. The citizens committee brought In
$2.347
The largest amount brought in by a
single team was the $1.S9s.75 reported by
team c. of which Harry King is captain.
This team was awarded the larger We're
1t" cup for the largest amount subscribed.
and the smaller cup was retained by
team G. A. c. Moses, captain, which re-
ported 473 subscriptions.
Some Large Subscriptions.
Subscriptions of $1,000 were received to-
day from Mrs. Charles Boughton Wood
and Charles C.. Glover.
Mrs. Edward Mclean, Mrs. Mary E.
Pinchot. Mrs. Charles Mum, jr.. and
Mrs. Frances P. Shiras subscribed 500
each.
A subscription of 500 was received
from Mrs. Charles Mum.
One of the most interesting features
OF the meeting today was the reading by
Secretary Honey of letter sent him by
A. l. Rice of SO4 10th street northwest.
in which he pledges one cent for every
working day during the next year The
letter follows:
Il wish to subscribe little toward the
hospital fund. / cannot do much at the
/
sition for several months on account of
sickness. which took me out of my for
mer position eight months ago, and am
at present looking for employment, but
will pledge myself to give little. and
II one-third of the population OF this city
would do the same you would have no
trouble in securing the amount wanted.
Results Pointed Out.
IF 100000 people of this city would
pledge themselves to give one cent for
every working day during the next year
it would not mean much for each persoi,,
but taking 1t all together would amount
to $4,000 more than what you want for
the fund. l will start this new plan of
mine with q pledge to give one cent for
every working day in the next year be-
ginning July /.
Il will make payments In four INSTALL
ments. as follows: July 1, 10 cents: Sep
tember !. 81: November i. 81. and March
/. 1914. 81.
IL hope this will meet with your ap-
prevail. as II Is the best l can do under
the circumstances"
Boy Scouts Enlisted.
Thirty members of Boy Scout Troop
No. 10 reported to headquarters last night
to assist in preparing the 10000 letters
which are to be distributed by Boy
Scouts Friday afternoon, when a city,
wide canvass for contributions to the
$4,000 fund for new Emergency Hos
pital will be made Accompanied by their
scoutmaster. T. r. Pirtle the boys ar
rived at the headquarters about O. clock.
A dinner had been prepared for them.
AS soon as the meal was finished the
boys set to work folding letters and
placing them In envelopes. They were
unable to complete the task last night.
but hope to finish this afternoon. When
the letters are ready they will be for
warded to the scoutmasters OF the va
rious troops. who will see that each mem
Der Of their commands is supplied. The
letters will be distributed Friday after
noon and the scouts will return the fol-
lowing day to collect the contributions.