Evening star., 1923-01-27
END FIELD FUND
CAMPAIGN MONDAY
$185, 600 to Be Raised Be-
fore Final Grand Rally at
City Club Lunch.

The closing efforts of the Garfield
Hospital campaigners is now under
way. Chairman Clarence A. Aspin-
wall has announced that the cam
paign will be definitely concluded at
the rally lunch to be held by the
workers at the City Club next Mon
day.
The amount raised so far is S315,o0o
SO that s1S5,00O must be obtained by
Every effort is being made, Mr.. As
pinwall said, to raise the required
sum, because the two new buildings
for construction Of which the fund is
needed must be put up as soon as
possible to meet the dangerous short
age of hospital rooms.
Mr.. Aspinwall said that the goal
would have been passed by now If
the campaign workers had been able
to see more people. ''Our campaign
forces" he explained. have been Sc
riously cut down by the grip, which
has eliminated whole teams at once
With far less workers than we should
have, we have come reasonably close
to the goal, and we shall bend all
our energies toward reaching it by
Monday.
"A large number of people whom the
workers have not been able to see have
mailed checks of their own accord to
campaign headquarters and to the hos
pital. Many Of these gifts have been
of very substantial amounts. These
people obviously realize that Washing
ton faces hospital shortage that must
be met, and that only the people them
selves can meet 1t.
Show Generosity Of Public.
'T am glad to see so many of these
gifts. because they show that the
Washington public Is generous and
is beginning to understand how
serious the problem of it's hospital
facilities has become. But 1 wish 1t
could be explained to every one who
sends such a gift that it need not
be given in cash; the plan of payment
we have adopted provides for six
equal monthly installments, beginning
February 15.
1--WE adopted the deferred payment
plan because 1t makes it much easier
for one to contribute as much as he
might wish, taking it out of his in
come instead of his savings The
same rule applies to memorial gifts;
one may establish $1,000 room
permanently. for instance. by giving
5000 on February 10 and the same
amount every six months thereafter
until the total is contributed, a time
OF two and half years.
Business men should bear in mind
also that they may deduct their gif,
to the hospitals from their net tax.
able incomes on their income tax re.
turns; thus the government, by re.
ducing the tax, shares in the gift.
Expenses Separate.
Another point that will appeal espe-
cially to business men, who want to
know just what their money is to be
used for, is that all campaign ex-
penses have been separately provided
for by the trustees, SO that every
dollar contributed by the public will
go untouched to the actual construc.
ton of new buildings.
Memorial subscriptions have beer
most popular. and a large numbe,
have been made, but many are still
available at prices ranging from
81 200 up to: $4,000. These gifts, il
seems to me, are a most attractive
means OF honorfng some friend OF
relative, and at the same time they
are are a splendid form Of community
took a $1,000 room said, they are g 8
form OF health insurance; they pro.
vide for the safety of ones own fu.
ture: On the other hand, just as
much good is done proportionateIy
by smaller gifts, a large number o,
which are being made.
TT should be pointed out especiall,
that the rooms to be provided in the
new Garfield buildings are to be
available at the lowest possible rates
in some cases even below cost; thi,
will help meet one Of the greatesI
neds OF our city-hospital rooms with.
in reach Of those having small in.
comes. AS DR.. Francis r. Hagner said
There is a crying need in Washing.
ton at the present time for hospita'
rooms at rates that people of naoder.
ate incomes can afford to pay"