The Washington herald., 1918-03-12
HOSPITAL FUND
WORKERS HEAR
STRONG APPEAL
Chairman Fowler States
Needs Of Institution and
Value to City.

"You do not know when you or mem-
bers Of your family will be taken to
Emergency Hospital. In aiding this
campaign citizens of Washington are
aiding themselves as well as the com
munity."
This was the statement Of william
Eric Fowler before nearly 300 work
srs gathered at a luncheon yesterday
preliminary to starting upon their first
days work in soliciting funds for the
Emergency Hospital maintenance fund
OF 5000
The luncheon was at campaign head
quarters. 1222 F street. II was q get
together" AFFAIR. so that every worker
methods Of work.
woodbury. Blair. president Of the
hospital board OF directors, introduced
Mr.. Fowler.
Business Mems Campaign
The leading part Of this campaign
= not being taken by those directly
connected with the hospital" said Mr..
Blair. when II was seen that the
sharp advance In prices of everything
We buy placed the hospital face to
face with a deficit, business men OF
Washington were called into consul
tAtion- They investigated the situa-
tion and Mr.. Fowler agreed to be-
come chairman of the executive COM
mittee for the campaign"
Mr.. Fowler said that the directors
had been reluctant to go before the
city to ask for . maintenance fund.
But It had been found there was no
other way to maintain the hospital
work for the year.
Now the question Is squarely be-
fore the city of Washington" Mr..
Fowler said. These citizens should
realize what a magnificent institution
they have in this hospital, second to
none Of its kind In the country, sub
ject to their call day and night.
5000 Free Patients.
There Is not a more worthy
charity than this. OF the $4,000 pa
tisnts treated there last year, $4,000
We're free PATIENTS
Mr.. Fowler then urged each work
er to see persons assigned to them
individually, and not to call them
by telephone or write to them
This Is a personal matter with
the citizens OF Washington" he
said. And we desire to make ii
so by your personal calls"
Clifford L Johnson. campaign
manager, outlined the rules of the
campaign. No person is to be ap-
preached unless the worker first
has procured an assignment card.
In this way the possibility of
having persons bothered by solicit
tation after they have contributed
will be avoided. Also the time of
the workers will be conserved.
Think what this weeks work
will mean to the hospital, IL every
person does his SHARE Mr.. johnson
said Two hundred persons work
ing six days Is equivalent to 1900
days work, or the time of one solicit
tor employed constantly for i've
years."
Twenty-Five, instead of twenty
teams, have been formed and the re-
vised list of the captains of these
teams, as announced at the lunch
con. follows:
Mrs Thomas T. Gan. DIR. H. NJ.
Kaufman, Mrs. Richard Harlow.
Mrs. A c. McChntock. Rear Admiral
Cary T. Grayson, Mrs. Walter r.
Tuckerman, DR.. W. P. Carr, W.
Brown Carr. Arthur T. Brice, DR..
Philip S. Roy. Otto ]. DeMolI, Wal
ter BrOwnley. H. W. Robertson,
Charles Aufenthie. John B. Cochran.
Charles B. Howry, L. F. Randolph,
A. S. Gardiner, Roy l. Neuhauser, S.
J.. Henry. Newman Little and Harry
NJ. CrandalI.
At noon today the first team re-
ports Of subscriptions will be re-
ceived. Luncheons will be held
daily throughout the week for re-
ceiVing these reports.