Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-04-22
RAISING MONEY
for HOSPITAL
Executive Committee Met
Last Night and Manifest
ed Encouragement.
$500 IS SUBSCRIBED.
$500 is SUBSCRIBED.
Doctors and Ladies Connected With
the Hospital Also Meet-Pledges
Can Run Through u Months.

The executive committee OF the
Hospital fund held an interesting
meeting last night and the reports
were of the most encouraging char
acter. At the present time it was
stated that the contributions aggre-
gate $4,000 Committees were ap-
pointed to continue an active cam
vas of subscriptions and literature.
contribution blanks and literature.
lit was also stated that there had
been a very enthusiastic meeting of
the doctors of the city and the ladies'
hconnected with the hospital. a large
black board was erected during
the day and will be lit up with cleo
! tricity at night.
The committee desires to impress
upon everyone the fact that all con-
tributions can be divided into II
parts, so as to run through y
months, should the contributor so
desire.
The committee that called upon
the primary class in one of the
schools stated to the children that
any contribution by any one of them
would be gratefully received and
appreciated, and would in fact be
greater than $4,000 contribution
by rich man. At the conclusion Of
| the address little mite of a girl
arose, came up to the speaker and
! handed him d penny. saying that 1t
was given her to buy stick OF
condy, but she preferred to give it
to the hospital.
The colored Odd Fellows Of the
city have decided to give benefit
! for the hospital fund on May 2.
Letters were sent out yesterday
to the various societies and organi-
cations, and the Eastern Star sent
/ in this morning 4 contribution OF
$4,000 to the fund.
To show how the people are feel
. ing in this town, one large enterprise
including forty or fifty hands was
reported by the manager to have
! subscribed about $4,000 in small
contributions, when only seven OF
the employees were seen.
The hospital workers have been
active all day and are very much
encouraged as all Alexandrians, Old
and young, apparently are enthused
over the project of having an up-to-
date hospital and as the people be-
! gin to understand the real necessity
for such an institution they arc be-
coming very liberal in their dona-
tions and there is little doubt as to
the outcome of this campaign to Sc
cure $4,000 for the hospital but all
must do their part.
The committees are anxious that
all the donations shall be made as
soon as possible SO as to close the
canvas for contributions to enable
the business men who are giving
most of their time to this work 70
return to their business at the earl
lest possible date.
AS an evidence of the interest be-
ing taken one contributor stated 'tha1
he had been in the hospital for sew
eral weeks mad was restored 10
Health and most satisfactorily at
tended to. He therefore felt that lt
was a duty and pleasure to make
as large a contribution as possible
Another stated that he was Dor
i dering on seventy years of age, ana
,had a number of children and that
as none of them ever been in need OF
a hospital he felt that there was an
obligation upon him to make a l'b-F
eral contribution to the fund as an
evidence of his gratitude for Divine
protection in relieving him and his
of the necessity of hospital
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