Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-18
.ooo Make Armory Shake
q Announcement of
First Success in 100000
Building Campaign for
Mercy Sisters.
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"A or HOSPITAL WORKERS

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t60O pounds. ice ...
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- doea the clock say to you? Som'
~ think that depends solely on th'
.ssct position of the dainty hands OF
ess, .,,ebtv clock in City Hall tower. To.
~ ~ laoweyer. II you want to get the cor
~ ~, snswer to a question that is dear to
.sshsarts of many of Philadelphia's most
sird.hearted and philanthropic citizens
- must look to the clocks outside the
i tsssouarters of the New Hospital of the
s,s,srs Of Mercy Campaign Committee,
Y isth and Race streets, and opposite the
phIIopatrlan Club, 1411 Arch street.
These clocks, erected to give the daily
and total yield of worthy campaign,
slee the answer today as S60,650.
that record breaking sum was raised
~, night. when Archbishop Prendergast,
tisbop McCort, chairman of~the Execu-
,lve Committee, more than 2009 members
~ the various committees and many CO.
workers gathered at one of the biggest
hsnouets ever held in Philadelphia at
IN First Regiment Armory to inaugu-
,ate campaign to raise $500, 900 for a
hosntal TO be erected on Cedar avenue
hs,ween SD and 54th streets, West Phil
sdelphia, for the Sisters of Mercy.
yhe campaign will close on May g. but
what an Inauguration IL received I'm
4 nrsssiye eulogies of the Sisters of Mercy
md stirring appeals for the new hospital,
(which will benefit alike all creeds,
eolors and races, since the Sisters of
Charity know no distinction in their de-
totlon," featured the speeches, while the
stars and Stripes were unfurled at every
angle and the walls of the armory shook
end echoed In turn from rousing patriotic
4 II. NH
band was feature in itself.
CHEERS FOR ARCHBISHOP.
Archbishop Prendergast, easily recog-
nIzed as the idol of hundreds of thou
lands of Roman Catholics, seemed nearly
overcome with emotion as he rose to
make the opening address. Cheers had
Just echoed from thousands of throats.
In dignified tones, and quiet, as though
trying to suppress his feelings. the Arch
bishop said that the wonderful sight was
far beyond his most sanguine hopes.
We are assembled here on the eve
Of great BATTLE he said. ut means
much to Philadelphia what you men
and women are about to do, and Phila-
delpha should be grateful, as the fruit
Of your labors will be of untold benefit
70 thousands of Philadelphia men,
women and children
Bishop McCort made an impressive ad-
dress. He pointed out the need of a |
great Catholic hospital in West Phila- |
dslphia, and said that Catholics there |
we're under a great debt of gratitude |
10 the great institutions in that section |
q The city. THE activities of the new |
hapltal will not be restricted by creed"
Bishop McCort said. 1.-THE Sisters of |
Mercy did not ask for the hospital, but |
When His Grace, the Archbishop, asked
them II they would undertake the work
me sisters accepted with the same spirit
., devotion they have always shown"
seldom, II ever, has banquet sparkled
WIN more emotion and devotion and en-
lnuslasm and humor Armed with a huge
mesaphone' Frank A. Converse, campaign
manager and cheer leader, announced the
.safY donations after calling the vast
'hFong to order with a large gong that
sounded like an ambulance or, as one
man laughingly remarked, like a police
palroi' The gong, Mr.. Converse ex-
panied was made necessary on account
y 'ne enthusiastically large attendance.
NEW YORK MEN SMARTER.
! never saw campaign start under
'ei'er auspices Mr.. Converse said. I'VE
man erect the grandest hospital in Phila-
lelphia With merry twinkle in his
.ye Mr. Converse closed his short ad-
'lsss oy saying: IT hail from New York.
~ Know and I must say that the
.omen , OF pennsylvania are much better
y9ains y. than the women of New York.
y bet the New York men though. are a
~. ~ smarter than you Philadelphians," he
heers. "eu WITH
~, converse announced recent of the |
,ans donations, large and small, and
npressed upon the audience that the
onluet o.a was In no way held for the pur-
sm,e " raising money. however as the
1nnlipalgn starts today.
mrs. Annie Boyle contributed s1o ono In
snof Oh the memory of the Rev, DR..
~ essr MeCullough. Archbishop Prender-
~ IN James j. Ryan and John McGlinn
a. contributed 5000; others included
,,,,,' 'ons nst were; Edward Trainers
IIan,N vow; Bishop McCort 5000; Mrs,
aos ~ ROBINSON, $780, Contributions of
~ loyh,e were received from Strawbridge &
N s,,si.,e ": snellenberg & Co, j. Stan
srnhaa s Mrs Hannah McNulty. Mrs
eIu e,.l,u Farren, t. NJ. DAILY, Jeremiah
, Aqiuvan' Mrs. Charles Gallagher, Mar
.l,s,.. Mn, Fowers, William McCloskey, city
.isi'or N, Michael ]. Ryan. Henry V. Nit
~ ~, and Peter t. Hallahan.
! - sollcitor Ryan was the toastmas- !
4 !, ne was there with the blarney," as ]
,s.s me fair sex remarked. 81 have {
- looAed upon more generous body
y sa ~ OF handsomer cluster of wom-
s.a, r' Ryan said. He was met with
,s,ss Jssiasic cheers from thousands while
,s'ns se OF He's a Jolly Good Fellow" I
ns through the hall. i
w.ia nst OF speakers included DIR. James
y E,,i slsn. OF New York; Miss Lydia Stir !
sxnirs and the Rev. DIR. John ID.
sure SURE of the Catholic JJniversItv