Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-06
$4,000 BY TONIGHT
HOLY TRINITY GOAL
Fund for New School Buildings
Reaches $751; in
Five Days.

To reach $4,000 on the sixth day of
the campaign is the goal set for to-
night for the $50 workers of Holy Trim
ity parish, Georgetown. who are seek
ing $4,000 for new school buildings in
a ten-day drive.
The "speedometer" on the big bill
board in front of the church now regis
tiers $5S.2s9 as a result of five days
effort. The collections reported last
night amounted to $5.3s1.
The team captained by Mrs. Catherine
Dougherty won the silk banner award
ed TO the woman's team bringing in the
largest amount in twenty-four hours.
They collected ss25. John D. Dono-
vans team won the mems silk banner
with $500.
Characterized by Patriotism.
Patriotism marked the gathering last
night. There were number OF men in
uniform present who were cheered.
There were many votive offerings '.for
the safe return" of sons. brothers and
husbands from this awful war" The
question Of accepting liberty bonds as
contributions was raised and the work
ers were told to take them. "as they
are good as gold"
Contributions were received show
ing that the other parishes are in
terested In the Holy Trinity campaign.
Members Of other congregations have
made gifts, including some from st.
AIoysius. Immaculate Conception. st.
Stephens and others.
The human interest stories are COM
ing up each night. Last night the prize
one was of two children who sold their
pet calf and gave the SO they received
to the school fund. Thomas W. Jen-
kins, aged five, who gave IS Fin memory
of Father Corbett." was put on the
table and cheered. There were num-
her of contributions from non-Catho-
lies.
Mr.. Pierson. the architect of the new
buildings, has given $500 to the cam
paign fund.
Report Of Seventeen Teams.
The report of the seventeen teams
follows:
Women's div1sion-Team A. Mrs. H.
Clarke, s225; team C, Miss Laura G..
Collins. $2o2; team D, Miss Gertrude E.
Conlon. $3.50: team e. Mrs Catherine
Dougherty, $685. team F, Miss Ida Gar
rity, $3.50: team G. Miss Mary r. Hori-
gan. s23s: team H. Mrs. Mary X. Kill
Teen, 5000: team I. Miss Katherine Nc
Daniel. 5000: team ]. Mrs. A. ]. McIn-
tyre. $40; team K. Mrs NJ J. Ready.
Men division-Team l, Patrick F.
Carr. S305: team 2. John D. Donovan.
800; team 3, A. E. FarQuhar. $500;
team 4, Joseph W. Freeman. $685.: team
s. j. Leo Kolb, sos: team s, John B.
Reckert. $500.
The following were added last night
to the Holy Trinity roll of honor"
They all gave at least 500:
Mr.. and Mrs. John J. Sullivan. $500;
Mrs. E. P. Welsh and family. $3.50; Mr..
and Mrs Edwin Hunter and Theophilus
Clements. $3.50 each; Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam e. Scheele and Mr.. and Mrs Will
liam F. Franklin. SIPS each.
Contributed 500 Each.
These all gave 800: Mr. and Mrs. John
1ipscomb. jr.: James Ready tcorrec-
tion), Mrs. Mary A. Boeger. Mary and
Helen McNally. Elwood Shoemaker and
Lena and John Tocher. Mrs. Jane DON
ovan. Mrs. Winfield Brannan. Mr.. and
Mrs Louis Kreamer, Frank G. Pierson
tadditional). Ellen NJ. Noon tcorrec-
tion), ]. A. Probey. Arthur C. Prodigy.
a friend. Charles G. Heath and family
Miss Abbfe Ahern (correction). Mrs
Mary Burke. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank NJ
F'enlon, Seth Schell and family. Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph A. Hurney. Leonard L.
Darne and family, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Cation. Mr.. and Mrs. D. r. Walters, Mr.
and Mrs. J. +. Beauregard. Miss Louise
Beauregard. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas J.
Conroy, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph E. Mori-
arty and Mr.. and Mrs. William F. John
son.