Evening star., 1921-12-27
$4,000 IS SOUGHT
FOR SICK CHILDREN
Campaign Planned to Aid
$4,000 Annually Treated
at Hospital.

Persons imbued with spirit of
Christmas benevolence may put their
generosity to good use by aiding the
officers and executive COMMITTEES of
the Children's Hospital raise $4,000
with which to help in taking care of
the 1900 sick children treated an
nually at the institution, it was an
nounced today.
Under plan adopted by the ex-
ecutiVe committee, a total Of 100
sustaining members at 500 a year
and zoo sustaining members at $50
year may join the board governing
the hospital in meeting the deficit
of 100000 which arises each year
An appeal for support of the plan
has been issued by Thomas Bell
Sweeney, chairman of the ways and
means committee. 1887 Connecticut
avenue northwest.
Roll of Honor
1t is proposed under this plan that
all who respond to the appeal for the
same year after year as long as
possible, will have their names in
scribed on a roll of honor, to be
hung upon the hospital walls per-
manently.
A number of men and women al
ready have pledged their financial
support in this way. it is stated, but
so far there have not been sufficient
contributions under the plan to raise
the quota of $4,000.
Realizing that there may be many
who cannot give the amount asked
for in the subscription plan first an
nounced, yet who would be willing to
do to the extent of their ability. a
supplementary plan has been work
ed out by the officers and executive
committee of the hospital, it was as
serted today. Persons. through the
second method. may contribute only
81 day, week, a month, or longer
periods. for the purchase of foods.
medicine and nursing services, under
conditions outlined on card pre-
pared by the authorities in charge.
Appeal Issued.
The card bears an inscription Offer
ing the hospital as a personal agency
IN helping some sick or poor child
back to health" and asks: will you
make this hospital. with its organi-
zation and equipment. your own per
sonal agent to care for a sick child in
the hospital for one day, or as MANY
days as you desire, to the extent Of
providing food, nursing and medicine
at an expense to You Of not over 81
per day?
The hospital. with the income from
endowments, will pay all other ex-
penses and your money is spent for
the child only" the card states
When the little patient you have
aided leaves the hospital you will re-
ceive. corresponding to your offer, a
statement. giving the name of the
child you have helped back to health
and strength"
Many Respond.
Several hundred of these cards have
been signed and returned to the insti-
tuition. The cards were issued in the
name of the officers and executive
committee, headed by Admiral W. II.
Brownson, president of the board. and
Mrs. Frederick H. Brooke, chairman
of the ladies' committee
In making the appeal for funds it
was announced that the hospital has
in sight at the outside for the coming
year an income of only $4,000,
against estimated expenses, at the
present rate of a thousand children a
month. of $4,000.
Picture to yourself the long lire of
thin. emaciated, crippled. suffering
little ones waiting for your help and
hasten to give it freely out Of your
abundance or out of your elf-denial
at this Christmas time" the appeal
concluded