Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-02
$17,17O|S TOTAL
!. TO HOSPITAL FUND
FIRST DAY DRIVE
Pennies a Factor in Accumu-
Iation of Fund for Chill
dren'S Institution.

| Some one must have had a pocket
full of pennies when the solicitor ap-
preached him on behalf of the drive
to raise 100000 for the Children's
secured yesterday the first day of the
! campaign, was S17.170.37. Those in
| charge of the drive today expressed
the hope that every citizen, after
making his contribution in the usual
even dollars. will "frisk himself for
odd cents. They surely do mount up.
Friendly Rivalry Manifested.
| rivalry was apparent between the
team captains of the three divisions of
workers when Cuno H. Rudolph yes
terday at the New Willard called on
the three divisional leaders and sub
t aIterns to make their first returns.
Today workers in Thomas Bell Swee-
neys division are congratulating
! themselves on the fact that his unit
J led with a total of S10,0S7.S7 collected
. or pledged.
! The following team captains under
! his command reported: Mrs. Sweeney.
| S1999.S7; Mrs. R. S. Huidekoper, ST.
915; Mrs Walter Hutchins, 1918: Mrs.
| Horace H. Westcott. S1.375: Miss Ber-
| tina H LOCKER. ST. Mary's Guild team,
$4.ss4; Mrs; l. L. Re- 50; MS MRS:
Addison. $25.
a.
Mrs. ]. w Wadsworth, jr.'s, division
was second. with s4,42S, obtained by:
Mrs John Crayke Simpson. $2,S47:
Mrs Charles Lindley. S75: Mrs. James
F. Mitchell. S132; Richard w. Boiling,
$3.50: Mrs. Wilbur Carr, $S72, and Mrs.
Franklin Ellis. S252.
Cuno H. Rudolph's command turned
in s2653.5O: From Mrs. Rudolph,
! s1,565; Edward L. Stock, $500; Dr.
s. s. Adams. $S19.5o, and Mrs. Rena
]. Rhees, $3.50.
Emphasis was laid upon the in
structions to workers that no resi-
dent of the city should be solicited
unless the canvasser has a card en-
titling her to make the solicitation.
In the event that one team member
obtains a donation from citizen
who rightfully belongs to another,
ton.
Mrs. J. p. S. Neigh. in charge OF
Neighborhood House. 40 n street
southwest. announced that minstrel
show would be given by the Girls
Peace Club at the settlement audito-
rum next Friday night at o'clock,
and the proceeds given toward Nhe
100000 fund which the hospital is
asking. Mrs. Neigh will also receive
donations.
Personnel of Teams.
Miss Lockers team is composed of
Miss Julia D. Smoot. Mrs. S. P. Thomp
son, Mrs. John Hanna, Mrs. Livingston
Farrand. Mrs. Rawlins Hume. Miss
Helen Metz. Mrs. A. K. Anderson. Mrs
George P. Du Bose. Miss Virginia
Brown. Mrs. Walter Peter, Mrs. Will
liam NJ Bell, Miss Carrie Naylor, Mrs
Haynes, J. Leo Kolb F. 3. Weaver. G.
l.. Nicolson, B. A. Bowles. 1. B. Nord
linger and a. K. Paris.
Mrs. simpsons team consists of Mrs.
J. H. Crawford. Mrs. Whitman Cross,
H. c. Davis, Mrs w. w. Gibson,
ton, Miss Myra Hendley. Mrs. r. NJ.
Kaufman, Mrs. Victor Kaufman,
Charles B. Lyddane. Mrs. Allan Lard,
Mrs. H. c. Moses. Mrs. J. H. Patten,
Dr. J. c. Simpson. Mrs. Ernest Walker.
Mrs. J. H. Wood and Mrs. Ridley Nc
Lean.
Other Workers Listed.
On Mrs. Rudolph's team are Mrs.
w. Hamilton Bayly. Mrs. Charles B.
Howry, Mrs. Charles l.. Frailey. Miss
Muriel Denys, Mrs. Davenport White.
Mrs. Carl A. Droop. Mrs. Joseph H.
Hampson. Mrs. T. T. Ansberry. Miss
Lulie Williamson. Mrs. William K
Loren B. T. Johnson. Miss Alice ].
Clapp. Mrs. A. Robert Gilmore, Miss
Sarah Hickling. Holcombe G. Johnson.
Maj. Fl. w. Cutler and Capt. Carlin
Woodbridge.
Mrs John Merriam has as team
workers Mrs. Mahlon Pitney. Mrs.
Randall Hagner. Mrs. Charles Hagner.
Mrs Kincaid, Miss Louise Delano, Mrs.
Conger Pratt, Mrs. c. H Merillat. Mrs.
l.. II. McClelland and Mrs. Joseph
Frelinghuysen.
Mrs. Westcott has Nine. III. de ST.
| bour, Mrs. Joseph Solomon. Miss MIL
dred Bromwell, Miss Olive Graef.
Mrs. joseph Bradley, Mrs. r. d.
Simms. Mrs Alexander Koplin. Mrs.
l.. Kramer Miss Helen Blodgett. Mrs.
| Harold Walker, Mrs. Randolph Miner.
! Mrs. Morris Levy, Mrs. Edgar Brown.
| Mrs. Mcmillan Gibson and Mrs. Liv-
ingston Farrand.
| Meetings will be held daily at the
! willard at noon. Campaign head
quarters in charge of Clifford L.. John
| son, director, will be open throughout
| the day and evening at 1903 F street.