Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-05-29
.ONE| DAY REMAINS
FOR DONATIONS.
Hospital Committee Makes
y Earnest Appeal For
Contributions.
WANT $1,000 MORE.
Curtain Will Drop on Campaign To-
morrow Night No Alexandrian
Should be an Outsider in Work.

The hospital fund needs something
in. the neighborhood of $1,000 to
raise the S50,OOO, which will place our
cid city up with the world in the hos
pital line.
Everyone cannot be expected to give
large amounts, but many small
amounts make great deal. For ex-
ample, a trifhe dropped into tin bank
each day would enable the donor to
give a, collar each month for ten
months which means that the sacrifice
of cigar, glass of soda, saucer OF ice
cream, or a cream soda, or picture
show occasionally, would enable one to
contribute ten dollars towards the hos
pital fund. While it is true that ten
dollars isn't a very great part OF
$4,000, still 1000 $40 contributions
turns the trick. Of course it is not
likely that any such number OF con-
tributions will be made in this sum,
though quite a number are able to give
S25, $50 or S100, and some $500 or a
thousand. In this list the railroads
are not included, as they doubtless
will literally do their duty in this
matter, as they are the most interested
contributors that are connected with
the community, for when they have
an emergency case they need hos
ipital like Texan needs his pistol.
There is now no doubt that a fine
hospital will be built and equipped
and there is scarcely any doubt that
the fifty thousand dollars will ulti-
mately be secured but a much larger
amount could be used to advantage IN
building and equipping the hospital,
and certainly every citizen in Alexan-
,:ria should desire to be contribu-
tor.
Every person, of all creeds, colors,
nativities and conditions are cared for
in the Alexandria hospital and every
one who can belonging to either one
of these classes should enroll as part
and parcel of this great work. Let
all do the best they can, none can do
hbre.
Tomorrow night the curtain drops,
and no matter what the deficit the
city of Alexandria has every reason to
be prous of its accomplishment and
feel very grateful to it's citizens,
neighbors and old friends who have
made it possible to accomplish the re-
suits obtained, and not enough praise
can be accorded the noble women Of
our city and their aides, the children
in our schools and fraternities and it
would be unjust not to add that the
thanks of every one is cue to the ener-
petic committees for the work which
they have done so successfully.
Before the curtain is run down get
your subscription in so as to be en-
rolled among the hospital contrlbu-
tors. ";
iAmong the contributors today 1T
will be noticed that Mr. Edmund j.
Burke. of Boston, sent in $4,000 and
the colored Odd Fellows of Alexandria
from an entertainment contributed
s40,55. Another Alexandria industry
has come to the front with $500, the
Alexandria Glass Works ';onating that
amount,
H. R. Norton, of Washington, City,
now running the .abattoir in AleSan-
Tlria county, sent in contribution OF
$4,000 through Mr.. French.
The Lady Board of Managers this
morning sent in contributions total
ing of s41s.s5, ios which is ccassh4 L
To reach the sum Of $4,000 only only
s1,ss5.12 is required a and if some iber-
al citizen would SEND in their cheek
for the amount it9&ould be highly
appreciated. >3i1Ey :lEig; : {.
May %, 1914. .,,Is2Es Y9
Amount previously pub sG
hshed 49,. ..:.. =. .s32,Sl5.07
ReeeivsJ Today:
Edmund J. Burke Boston,
Mass. -. :. -. $4,000
Alfeheson Bros :, ;. 1000