Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-25
CHLDREN'S HOSPITAL
CAMPAIGNFUND JUMPS
OVER $2OO,OOO MARK
Today's Subscriptions Largest
of All-Teams Turn in
$19,1s9.57 at
Luncheon
CHILD GIVES SAVINGS

The Children's Hospital. fund passed the
100000 mark today. going Ss72sO above
that figure. The days subscriptions were
the largest Of the campaign, 'sl91S9.57, Of
which SSS59.25 was turned in by the mems
teams, 2OiiS2 by the womens. s6i625O by
the Mems Executive Committee and s222s
by the Women's Executive Committee.
Benjamin Rush presided at the daily
luncheon of the workers at the Hotel
Adelphia, and introduced A. ]. Catteu,
who made a speech. He said that for 50
years the hospital had treated 2S1,OoO. How
much more would IT have done for the
little ones Of the poor, he said, II it had
had greater facilities and more room.
The first of the buildings would be opened
in December, he said
The team bringing in the largest total
today was that captained by Doctor
Fraley and Doctor Newlin. S2227. The
women's team that did the best work was
that led by Mrs. Pierce Archer and Mrs.
Duncan whelen, ss525o, other teams,
designated by the names Of their captains,
reported the following subscriptions:
Will Alexander, slO5; Charles w. Church
man, S7s2; A. B. Kelley, s1O5; Arthur NJ.
Wilson $50; the Rev. Robert Johnston,
SS2.S; DR.. J. Norman Henry, $780, Gimbel
store, s30S.75; DIR. j. Claxon Giddings and
Dr. ]. =. Grocer Griffith, $769 25: Albert p.
Gerhard, sl95; Chester M. Campbell. $619;
Charles Platt, 3d. $40; Seth II. Whiteley,
$l34; Dr. Henry Wharton and DIR. E. B.
. Hodge, $4S7; p. NJ. Leroy, $40; X. Julian
Biddle, 1866; Joseph D. Israel, SIS; DR..
James Babbitt and DR.. l. II. Jones, 500;
r. c. Mason. $50: Mrs. ]. Ernest Richards,
S240; Miss Sarah B. Hodge, 1914; Mrs.
Frank NJ. wirgman, S123O1 Miss Rachel
Fenstermaker $77.2O and Mrs. W. H.
Walsh, $4565O
1t was announced today that the persons
giving $1,000 or more would have their
names engraved on brass tablets on the
doors of the various rooms in the new
hospital buildings; more than $1,000, on
the first floor; more than $5o-their names
engraved in an elaborate vellum book Of
record.
Mrs. Walsh received an unusual con-
tribution today from Mr.. Cancello, fruit
merchant, who auctioned off for the fund
a box of IA oranges He obtained $253 by
selling the oranges one at a time at
auction on Pier II.
CHILD GIVES SAVINGS.
Two little, girls from Darby wandered
about the Hotel Adelphia this morning
looking for some one to whom to hand
the money, but 1t was so early that the
headquarters were not open.
Presently DIR. William NJ. Walsh, cam
paign executive secretary, came to get an
early start on the days work and the
children were directed to his care. The
younger, a little girl not much more than
2 years old, held tightly clutched in her
hand a sealed envelope. She said moth
ing, but looked at every one with wide,
distrustful eyes Her sister did all the
talking.
"She wants to give you what she's
saved" she said, indicating the baby at
her side and her envelope. ut was all
in pennies and hye-cent pieces and one
half dollar, and 1t was all changed into a
dollar bill to make II safe to carry"
So the envelope was surrendered and
the name of Marie Clutch, of 1134 Main
street, Darby, was enrolled at the head of
the list and the fund jumped from s1s1 ,6s3
to S1s1,6S4 in jiffy.
The second week of the campaign will
show vastly greater daily returns than
the first, according to the opinion OF
the campaign managers. 1t is known that
a number of checks running into five and
more figures will be turned in by several
teams, and there is no doubt in the minds
OF everybody connected with the work at
the Adelphia of the triumphant and sue
cessful end of the campaign within the
time originally specified.
1t is e.. ected that the hand on the big
clock on the south side of City Hall will
move a greater distance toward the half
million goal this afternoon, after the re-
ports of the teams at the daily luncheon.
than any preceding day. The final Ave
days will bring, 1t is said, large aggre-
gate sums from the employees in large
establishments all over the city. who will
be asked to subscribe individual small
sums according to their means, to a total
that will be accredited to the employees of
their several establishments.