Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-04-21
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FOR 1 new '|:'N|I'||. HOSPITAL
Good Progress Being Made
by Committee Who Are
Collecting Funds.
TWO MEETINGS HELD.
Praise For Women Who Have Been
Conducting Work With Small Funds
At Their Control.
TWO MEETINGS HELD.

Subscriptions amounting to $3.50
are announced as result Of the first
days canvas for the $4,000 fund for
the Alexandria Hospital anil the COM
mittee is greatly encouraged at the
hearty support they have received
from the community at large.
The work of calling on the retail
merchants of city and the formation
of the Boosters Club will be continued
today.
AM enthusiastic meeting of the
board of lady Ertnagers and the ply
sicians of the city was held last
night at the hospital when many fea-
lures of the campaign were discussed
A. D. Brockett and Julian Y. Will
liams appeared before the committee
and explained the plans of the eXecu-
tive committee for the raising of the
fund
The new plans to advertise the CAM
paign will be put into effect today.
An iyluminatet sign, 10 feet, will
be erected on the headquarters build
ing, corner Washington and King
street. A bulletin board vii lalso be
placed there which will show the pro-
gress of the fund.
Reference was made yesterday to
the commendable interest shown In
the movement for a new hospital by
little Jewish girl, who painted a
picture, ratified the same for $25.75
and adde:I the money to the hospital
fund.
Our attention today was directed to
work equally as commendable on the
part of two little girls wro formerly
resided in this city, but who now live
at New Alexandria. They, too, have
become enthused by the movement for
new hospital, and not having any
money at their disposal, the. children
resolved to add their mites to the
fund by gathering wild flowers in the
fields near their home anil selling the
same in this city, the money derived
from the enterprise to be turned over
to the collecting committee.
! The action OF little folks in being
anxious to have part in this good
work, small as it may be, should IN
spire their elders to be equally anXl-
Gus to help materially in the move
ment
The most wonderful thing in con-
rection with the hospital is that the
b,l.ve and magnificent women VINO
have shouldered this heavy burden
for years have managed to carry on
the work ,anj make both ends meet. 1t
! can only be explained by the fact that
they have not only given their tlme'
-i,but have, like Miss Davidson, drawn
on their private pantfles 70 supply ''e
needs of the hospital.
T. is nothing unusual for the women
of Alexandria to sacrifice their tiae,
money and pleasure to advance the
rood of the community. They never
fail, they are always in the front
ranks of charity and duty and can al
ways be depended on. Hence, the
: Hospital has been kept going, and has
performed well its tremendous reliet
work. 1t now becomes the Iuty OF all
who desire to help a good cause IN
the interest of humanity to assist
these good women in their noble
work.
A few dollars month for the next
wear from all who can afford it Will
easily raise the nee1ed money.
( During the past year 62O patients
:, have been treated at the hospital
1 with as high as 30 and never less
than nine a day, of which ia were
d:spensary cases and SIG hospital pa
e tients that the care of these cases re-
: ouired 5,555 Gays nursing of which
4 over 20 per cent were free, the daily
: average being 16. of which 4.3 were
Ffree. ~.
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