Evening star., 1918-02-24
HOSPITAL APPEALS
$4,000 FUND
Emergency Institution Seeks
/: to Overcome Deficit Due
D to Increased Costs.
Campaign MARCH II TO Is

+ 10 raise $4,000 which VII enable the
Emergency Hospital TO. continue its pres
en- work, the directors last evening an
nounced that they will appeal to the
Washington public for such a fund by
mAans Of an Emergency Hospital main
teaance fund campaign. The campaign
wHn be ,cenducted from March II to is,
inclusive.
HEADQUARTERS for the campaign have
been opened at 1922 F street where the
preliminary work now is being carried
on under the direction of William Eric
FsN1er, general chairman of the cam
pS3xn and Clifford L. Johnson. who will
b&campaign secretary.
4eams are being organized, to he com
p99ed of leading business and FrofeS-
SIGNAL men of Washington. The ca'apaIgn
will be launched formally a a luncheon
to.workers at the campaign headquarters
at1 O'Clock March II.
Committee in Charge.
The direction of the campaign will he
under the executive committee. COM
, posed of A1r. Fowler, chairman; Mr.
Johnson. Woodbury. Blair, who is presi-
dat of the institutions board of di-
rs1tors: Mrs Thomas T. Gaff, Mrs Rich
aia Whitney. Charles Coifax Long,
Charles Henry Butler and DIR. Harry NJ.
keAfman.
Reasons for the necessity of raising
tSis fund at this time are outlined In
lskter addressed by Woodbury. Blair 10
tNA directors and the ladies auxiliary
T6is letter points out that the hospital,
while maintaining the high efficiency
in every branch of service rendered TO
) tho citizens of Washington. is also en-
rod in S
r&dering inestimable service 10 the
country. 1t is matter of frequent oc-
ca4rence to treat soldiers and sailors IN
tie emergency operating room, and when
sSxiously inju. ed to take care of them
until they can he removed to the naval
otzmilitary hospitals.
! = Increased Cost Cited.
! tFhe statement further explains:
Sat meeting of the board of direc-
t6fs and ladies' auxiliary held on Janu-
aky IL 1918. the needs of the institution
were carefully outlined. Owing to the
uhprecedented increase in the price of
l3bor. coal and commodities of all
kinds. including. particularly. drugs
ard medicines and surgical supplies,
eEfry hospital in the country -e even
those which are richly endowed -
showing an alarming deficit. We are
net encouraged to believe that We can
pEesent time and must rely on our own
eHorts to meet the present crisis.
I've have increased our prices Slight
lEgto those patients who can afford to
pny: our expenses have been reduced
To the lowest point possible without
i1@pairing the efficiency of our service,
bnt there is still a large deficit; and to
= meet this we must appeal to the public,
40 will doubtless, respond literally
when they are informed of the work
or institution is doing. The Emer-
gency Hospital represents the man at
work. not for himself, but working
g1Rtuitously for his fellow man and his
ceuntry. Our ambulance responds to
c}els every hour of the day and night;
Ata patients also are brought to the
hospital daily in police ambulances,
pz1yate conveyances and otherwise
F2fst aid is rendered in the emergency
oHerating room by competent surgeons
e1d nurses to the rich and poor alike
ASd patients requiring further treat
Mlent are never refused admission to
hospital on account Of their inabil-
14 to pay.