Evening star., 1923-01-22
RALLY OF WORKERS
FOR HOSPITAL FUND
Committees and Others Aid
ing Garfield to Meet To-
night at City Club. ;.

The largest rally Of Garfield Hospital
workers since the opening Of the cam
paign will be held at the City Club at
1880 tonight, which all the members of
the organization. committeeman, COM
manders. captains and team members
are being urged to attend.
For three days the entire force has
been putting forth special efforts to
obtain as many subscriptions as possi-
BILE to roll up a large total by tonight,
and the reports are expected to show
the results of this sweeping canvass.
Memorial gifts, to create definite
units of the new buildings, have aroused.
among the larger contributors, prob
ably more interest than any other fea-
ture Of the campaign, and 1t Is under
stood that a number of these will be
announced at the meeting. They range
from 81 200 for bedroom in the nurses
home to considerable amounts for spe-
cial departments. A number, ranging
from $4,000 to $4,000 have already been
announced.
Subscriptions Average High.
The average of subscriptions. it is
stated, has been much higher than in
most campaigns of the kind but the
committee points out that hundreds Of
contributions. large and small, are re-
dollar Of the $500, 900 asked is required
to erect the new buildings. the direct
| ors state, and as all campaign and other
expenses have been separately provided
! for, every dollar SUBSCRIBED will go di-
| rectly for new construction.
There is considerable rivalry among
! the various teams. and the finish of
4 Il, I.
\ test for the banners and the prices TO
| be awarded those bringing in the
| largest amounts. A handsome silver
vase will be awarded to the captain
1 of the women's team which reports
| the largest total of subscriptions OBJ
| tained, and silver water pitcher Will
go to the chief of the winning team
! in the mems divisions.
Totals to BE Announced Tonight.
| The totals for each division, as wei
as the teams returns. will be an
nounced tonight. and the workers are
watching the figures on the big bulle-
tin board as if they were the returns
! ures stood a. little above $150,600 at
| the last rally Friday, big increase
is expected tonight that will send
| the total much nearer the goal.
The workers are pointing TO the
large amount of grippe and other all
ments and the present crowded con-
dition of the hospitals as strong evil
dence of the need of larger hospital
capacity. Doctors as well as laymen
are urging the necessity of more
room. The seventy eight rooms which
it is proposed to provide in the new
Central building will enable Garfield
Hospital to care for 1000 more pa
tients year, it is estimated, which
means a substantial increase IN ca
pacity. These additional rooms are
needed now, it is pointed out, to care
for the normal demand, and they
would be invaluable in case OF an cpl
demic of influenza or other emer-
gency.
Feature OF Interest.
One feature of the campaign
which has attracted attention is the
work of the graduate and student
nurses, who have organized a number
of teams and have brought in thou
sands of dollars for the erection of the
nurses home. "If everybody could
realize as we do how much this home
IS needed the captain of one of the
nurses teams said, I'VE feel sure the
liberal citizens of Washington would
readily subscribe the amount required
to build it," The women's division,
which has done such excellent work
IN the campaign, is especially inter
secured number of gifts to create
rooms and departments Of the new
building.