Evening star., 1923-01-30
HOSPITAL FUND
TOTAL, $A3,032
Workers for Garfield Meet
and Make Final Reports
of the Campaign.
HOPE YET TO REACH GOAL
Championship Banners Awarded to
Teams Which Made the Best
Records in Soliciting.
HOPE YET TO REACH GOAL

At the official closing of the Gar
field Hospital campaign at the City
Club yesterday noon more than 100
workers, who have remained in the
movement to the last, met to turn
in their final reports and to con-
graduate each other on what was
termed by several speakers "a re-
markable piece of work" in raising
S34S.032 in two weeks, even though
the 100000 goal has not yet been
reached. And it will yet be reached,
according to the determination of a
number of the workers, who are to
continue their efforts in an informal
way, they declare. until the necessary
100000 is raised.
The report for the day yesterday
was $12S,OS7. of which the executive
committee brought in S9,227 the mems
team $l3,S10, and the women's team
s5.050. By far the largest team re-
port was that of Arthur HELEN. who
announced S5,558. thus winning the
championship banner. Roy l.. Neu-
hauser reported $2.560, and James K.
Mays was close behind with $2.355.
Mrs. Hagner's Team COmme ended.
Mrs. Francis r. Hagner's team was
the bright spot of the women's di-
vision. announcing $2.S02, or more
than half of the total turned in by
the ten woman's teams that reported
subscriptions. therefore once
again won the woman'S championship
banner, which was then on her table
for the fourth time during the cam
paign.
The most cordial thanks and appre-
citation were expressed to Chairman
Clarence A. Aspinwall by several rep
Ire ,tgt l. hn nfy,tn al
that he has given practically 100 per
| cent of his working time to the cam
paigp in the last few weeks. One
speaker said: You will never have in
Washington a chairman who will do
more. work harder or give more Of
| his time"
The three commanders spoke briefly
Corcoran Thorn made a plea for rec
ognition of the splendid work done
by those teams which. although un-
able to bring in large gifts or report
winning totals, have worked hard and
deserve every credit for the sacri-
fees of time and effort they have
made. Newbold Noyes said fVe words
would be enough for his speech:
Good work-thank you-congratula
tions." G. Thomas Dunlop thanked
the teams of his division, which, he
pointed out. have given those of Mr..
NoyeS a close race.
Tt was emphasized by one speaker
that the public of Washington has
shown itself fully a 6 generous as that
of any other city-that the only rea-
son why the fund was not oversub-
scribed long ago is that there were
not enough workers to raise it.
Many people have been SO interest
ed and so willing to help he said.
that. after waiting some time for
the workers who never came. they
mailed checks to campaign headquar-
ters. in amounts as much as 500 in
some cases.
THE average subscription in Wash
ington has been much higher than is
usually found in other cities. The
amount raised has been given by an
unusually small number of people.
We have seen only small portion
of the people in Washington who are
able and willing to give"
The campaign organization, il was
explained. had to be formed without
sufficient time and was then disrupted
and seriously reduced by grip. which
eliminated a large number of work
ers Confidence was expressed. how
ever, in the ability of those workers
who carry on to push the fund up to
the mark that will make possible the
new hospital building.
Memorial to Old Servant.
An interesting incident was related
of woman whose contribution.
though substantial. was not large
enough for memorial room, but who
nevertheless made it as being in itself
memorial to an old and faithful
servant who had died recently.
A memorial subscription of s2.100
was announced from Mrs. Truxton
Beale in memory of her grandfather.
Bishop Mays.
A gift of $4,000 was announced
from George Hewitt Meyer.
Other memorial subscriptions re-
ported were for $1,000 rooms given
by Martin w. Hysong. by Mrs. H. A.
Peckham, by Washburn Graves and