Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-05-28
THREE HUNDRED
DOLLARS ADDED
Two Days More of Cam
paign for Hospital Fund
Remain
WANT $4,000 MORE.
Collection Committee Awaiting Con-
tributions From Great Railroad
Lines Which Enter Alexandria.

With two more days before the close
of one of the most pleasant and act
i've campaigns that ever was made
not only in Alexandria but in the
United States, the executive commit
tee of the hospital fund find that
they have exceeded by some thousand
dollars the minimum sum necessary
to put up q modern hospital in the
city Of Alexandria, but they are some
$1,000 behind the maximum sum,
which they started out to secure. OF
course, from this $1,000 must be de-
Quoted the sum Of $1,000 which ths
city will most probably give, but
although the Board of Aldermen by
unanimous vote. at its last session,
made the appropriation of $4,000 re.
quested by the coIrmittee, of course il
woul5. be impractical for them to claim
this sum until the matter has been
passed upon by the city cou:::.;;: and
acted upon by His Honor, the Mayor.
There can be little doubt that this
$4,000 will be secured and in that
event it is very desirable that every
person who desires to contribute to
the hospital will scr3 in their contri-
button before Saturday night.
Approximately contributions to the
amount Of $4,000 would bring the hos
pital up to the $4,000 mark and it is
hardly to he .comprehensie1 tha the
great railroads running into ana
through the city and using the hospi
tai as they do, unfortunately so fire.
quently, will not make a handsome
contribution to this fund as they are
it's greatest benefciaries. The rail-
roads, of course, cannot act in a hurry
and they have to use great deal of
red tape. Nevertheless, we certainly
expect "a very liberal contribution
from every railroad running into and
through Alexandria, seven in number,
only one of which up to the present
time has contributed.
Today's contribution raised the
amount as will be seen 5000. From
now on it is hoped 'and believed that
number of large and small contribu-
.ions will be added to the list.
Out of the fraternal and other or
Plantations Of the citay over one half.
have made very liberal contributions
and there is no reason to doubt that
the others as soon as possible will do
The best they can.
Out of all the factories in the city,
Is far as car be sene from the ru''-
lishe1 list. only one Of them has unit
ed the workingmen in subscription,
which was most liberal.
If the wage earners in each factory
IN the city would unite and give even
small amount, either weekly or
monthly it would aggresate a sum
that would certainly swell the amount
subscribed and it is hoped that they
will do so.
Notwithstanding that times are
asrd. there are merchants and prop
erty owners in the city of Alexandria
who have given more literally toward
this most important public institution,
| but it is regretted that from some
cause, a very large proportion have
failed to serl in their subscription,
and it is hoped that they will do
their very best to certainly give some
thing. and when it is recol1ectea that
the payments, can be made Ir'onthly
| or, weekly, each one should Identify
themselves with this most necessary
institution.
May 29, 1914. ':-'' ''.' .'... It.
Amount previously pub .';2T
| lished :. :. ..l..i.'.. ..S32,0l5.of
Received Today: 'h'''''' " y
| HI. Simpson & Son $4,000
| Chhs. B. Marshall -. -. 10000
Garrett & Monroe :. 5000
| '{(Frank Armstrong and
| H. N. Koblegard) ;. :. 5000
$4,000
Total to 1OfA. NJ, Thursday,
May %, :. :. .$s2,3l5.o7