The Washington herald., 1914-04-20
HOSPITAL CAMPAIGN
GATHERS in DOLLARS
Committees Visit Churches and Sun
day Schools in Alexandra to Start
$4,000 Fund Rolling.
SUBSCRIBE NOW" IS SLOGAN

Alexandra, Va, April ls-''wanted;
S50.oo for a new SAlexandria hospital.
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With this slogan on cards in every
store window in the city. in churches
and halls and displayed on vehicles was
inaugurated today the campaign to. col
lect this amount for the erection of a
new hospital.
From the pulpits of all of the churches
in the city announcements were made
Of the project and at the various Sun
day schools buttons OF the Boosters
Club were distributed among the chill
dren.
The active work of soliciting contribu-
tions will be started by a committee to-
morrow morning. The campaign will be
concluded May 81 By that time the
committee hopes to raise $4,000. II that
amount is raised the erection Of $4,000
hospital is assured, otherwise the con-
tributions will be returned to the donors.
All indications point to the success OF
the campaign
Members of the committee in charge
. also will ask assistance from the sur
rounding counties.
Headquarters of the committee are at
the rooms of the chamber Of commerce.
Already, il is announced. the committee
has been assured Of a number OF sub
stantiaI donations from business men.
The committees that visited the Sun
day schools were as follows: Lutheran
Church, Justice II. B. Cation; Christ
Church, Gardiner L. Boothe and A. ID.
Brockett; Methodist Protestant John II.
Trimyer and Harry Hasmond: ST. Mary's
Catholic. ]. II. Bayne and Julian Y. WILL
Jams; St PauTs Episcopal. Arthur Her
bert and ]. S. Taylor Burke; NJ. K.
Church South. James r. Cation and J. Y.
Williams; Trinity NJ. z. Church. r. z.
knight and r. S. Jones; First Baptist,
Carroll Pierce and S. W. Pitts; Second
Baptist, J. T. Preston; Synagogue. R. l.
Payne and ]. Y. Williams; Second Pres
byterian, w. A. Moore, jr., and r. L.
Payne; Grace Episcopal Church. Justice
II. B. Cation and A. d. Brockett.
Two surprises awaited the commit
tees. At the synagogue they were told
that a little Jewish girl, aged nine. had
painted a picture and had rafled il on
among her friends for $25.75 for the
hospital fund. At the Baptist Church
six of the younger classes were al
ready at work. and each had SO in
cash ready TO turn in to the committee.
Monday the town is to be divided
into four sections, and a committee
will visit every store, leaving litera-
ture and subscription blanks. A meet
ing of the ladies' committee with the
hospital committee will be called at an
early date.
-e proposition that a new house be
erected for the Relief Hook and Ladder
Fire Company at a cost not to exceed
Sl2,0O0 according to the plans and speci-
fcations prepared by City Engineer E.
c. Dunn, will be submitted to the city
council at a meeting of that body
April y.
A short time ago bids we're received for
the construction ola new home, the city
having appropriated $4,000 for the work,
and they ranged from $l3.50O TO $4,000.
The committee, following this. rejected |
all bids and decided to readvertise for |
new ones. Now. however, IL is thought
best TO let the present plans prevail and |
have the work done by the city under the
direction of the city engineer.
Announcement is made that the corner |
stone of the new Catholic church at |
Mount Ida, Alexandria County, known as |
St Rita's, will be laid Sunday, May II |
next The ceremonies will be under aus
pices Of Alexandria Division. No. l, |
Order OF Hibernians 1t is ex-
pected that many from here and Wash |
ngton will attend the ceremonies.
The auditorium of the Elks Home has |
been gayly decorated for the big bazaar
under auspices of the Alexandria Motor |
Boat Club. which will be opened tomor-
row night and continued for twenty days. !
The exterior OF the home also has been
decorated. 1t is expected the affair will
be largely attended.
The Potomac Presbytery will meet in
the Second Presbyterian Church Tues
day evening and will be in session until
Friday evening.
The funeral of Audry Roberts, daughter
# Mr. and Mrs. z. J. Roberts. took place
It o'clock this afternoon from the home 1
# her parents, 500 Queen street. Services Il
we're conducted by Rev. c. r. Strausburg. II
,astor of the NJ. p. Church.
The Retail Merchants Association will II
Iold its annual election of officers Tues II
lay night at the Office of the secretary. II
Harry White. II
An important business meeting of Alex
ndria Lodge of EIks will be held at its
lome tomorrow night.
c. ]. Bayne. of Washington, this aft
.rneon delivered an address at the
Westminster building of the Second
Presbyterian Church, taking for his SUBJ
ect, THE Power of the Press"