Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-18
LITTLE BOYS MITE TO
s1,OOO,OOO CHARITY
He Gives is Cents Toward Fund
for Erection of Chill
dren's Hospital

with a dinner tonight at the Hotel
Adeiphia, which will be attended by the
full team membership Of 100 women ana
$50 men. and at which B. T. stotesbury'
general chairman, will preside, the Today
campaign for half million dollars in aid
OF the Childrens Hospital Of Philadelphia
will be under full swing.
Everybody connected with campaign
Headquarters was busily engaged this
morning in perfectlng plans for the WORK.
A ragged little urchin about 10 years olo
entered Parlor A OF the Adelphia. lie
was dressed in a faded tweed suit that
had evidently done duty for an older
youth, and had his right hand tightly
clenched in his coat pocket. walking
fearlessly to the first desk, at which IL
happened a stenosrapher was busily en-
gagged. the lad said;
"say, lady. where's the guy what takes
the coin fer the hospital?"
Startled yet with a smile, the stenog-
rapher directed the boy to a member OF
the campaign committee, who gravely In
vited him to sit down.
THE LITTLE BOYS MITE.
ignoring the suggestion, the little chap
said blurting out his words In a hurry:
mister, l have little sister what was
runned over in the street one time, and
tho guys up at the Childrens Hospital
made her we'll again, SOS you'd never
know she'd been hurt.
'I've only got 15 cents, but I'd sure ike
to have youse take It."
Before a reply could be made the boy
had slapped a dime and a nickel upon the
slide OF the rolltop desk before him ana
disappeared out of the door.
That Is why an anonymous contribu-
ton for is cents will be duly credited
with several checks running into four
figures, and several pledges for greater
amounts when contributions and pledges
are listed beginning with noon tomor-
row.
The campaign will oficially open with a
dinner tonight at the Adelphia, which
will be attended by the full team MEM
bership OF 100 women and 2SO men, ana
at which e. 7. Stotesbury will preside. A
speedometer has been erected on the
south side Of City Hall, facing Broad
street. which beginning with noon Tues
day, will record the figures from nil to
the $500000 required and will without
doubt be contributed by that spontaneous
answer to a worthy charity for which
Philadelphia is justly famous.
A DESERVING CHARITY.
The fun is necessary for the completion
of the new hospital in course Of erection
at 18th and Bainbridge streets, one wins
of which is practically ready for oc-
cupancy. There is no more worthy char
ity in Philadelphia than the Children S
Hospital. 1t has been IN existence s.
years, devoted exclusively to the care
surgically and medically, of sick por chill
dren. Last year alone the hospital cared
for 5l31 cases, every one entirely free OF
charge.
The hospital does not receive State aid
and has never had other means of sup
port than private gifts. During its ex-
istence It has cared for 2sl079 children
| and babies, and has expended for main
tenance alone $1,099.242. For some yea-s
its present quarters on 22d street below
Walnut have been inadequate. ThJ
Board of Managers OF the hospital, realiz.
ing this. have been able to raise ane-hali
| of the sum necessary for the erection Oi
the million dollar group of buildings now
under way, and they now appeal through
a whirlwind campaign for the necessary
balance to complete this worthy institu.
ton, confident in success for a deserving
| cause.