Evening star., 1924-03-13
NEED OF HOSPITAL FUNDS
VITAL, DECLARES DIRECTOR
Casualty and Emergency Must Be Maintained at Full
Capacity, or City Wul Suffer,
Says King.

"Washingtonians must realize the
absolute necessity of this financial
campaign, and that il is the deciding
factor as TO whether the District is to
have subnormal hospital facilities or
II 1t is TO have adequate and modern
service" according to Harry King.
member OF the board Of directors Of
the Emergency Hospital and an OFF,
| cial in the campaign to raise 100000
for the enlargement and equipment
of Casualty and Emergency hospitals.
Members of the medical staff as
we'll as the directors, concur that with
the present equipment and situation
proper service of these institutions to
the city cannot long continue.
Arthur c. Moses, a member of the
Emergency board Of directors, de-
clared that unless the citizens of
Washington respond to the present
appeal for funds Casualty Hospital
will have to be closed and the emer-
Rency and ambulance service Of
Emergency Hospital will be forced to
discontinue. This. he declared. will
leave the city entirely without emer-
gency and ambulance service.
Lose on Charity Cases.
Both institutions lose on charity
cases. A lump sum is appropriated
|; by Congress to the District charities.
| which. in turn, pay the hospitals So
day on charity cases. 1t costs the
hospital 1921 a day. The institu-
tions thus lose thousands of dollars
a year on charity cases alone that
are paid for besides other cases which
deal with visitors from out of town
and those not approved by the Board
of Charities, IL was explained
1t is estimated that besides serving
ha hx.a acyt nf hA as h.
maintenance of Casualty Hospital
will cut the time of answering erner-
gency calls all over the city by %
per cent. This, in turn. the officials
bility of saving that percentage of
lives that now die in emergency and
accident cases. 1t was pointed out
that without Casualty Hospital many
parts of the city. such as Chevy
Chase and outlying sections, could
not be served at all, or at least
would have to wait an indefinite
time for an ambulance.
4 The doctors feel that they should
be supported by the public for the
| vaging human lives This work, they
assert, is impossible without proper
! equipment and adequate space.
More than 500 additional sub9crib-
ers were announced from the cam
paign headquarters in the old Fed
eral National Bank building today
Every one is asked by the executive
committee to give as much as he can
afford, because, the officials point out,
these hospitals enter into the lives
and happiness OF every home in the
city.
The following additional contribu-
tors were announced today:
Rev. DR.. W. s. Abernethy, $40;
Louis Ahrahams, $40; Bryon S. Adams,
N A 10 u
Adams, $50; J. Daingerheld Addison,
$50: wiIliani Adler, $50; Clarence r.
Ahalt. $50: Mrs. Dora J. Allen, $40;
Edward Alternus. 800; Mrs. Larz An
$50; Arcade Laundry Company, $500;
Mrs. j., e. Arendese. 81: j. M. Ash,
5000; Asher Fire Proofing Company,
$3.50; Mrs. Clarence A. AspinwalL SIS;
Rev. George W. Atkinson. s2b:
S25; Wistar M. Balderston. $40; Brs.
C. Barber S.; John L. Barr. $500;
Senator Thomas F.. Bayard. jr, 500;
Edith G., Bayly, SIS; William M. Beall,
$50; Mr.. and Mrs. Lamont Belin, 500;
Miss Mildred Berry, IS; E. Norwood
Bessling, 81, J. Maurice Bird, $40;
Dion S. Birney, $50; Henry z. Bittin-
ger. $40; William N: Black, S; Mont
SIS: Mrs. Margaret NJ; Bond. !So;
Peter Borras, $50; Boss & Phelps
$500; Harry X. Boss. II. Glenn
Phelps, Benjamin T. Webster, $500;
william 4; Boss $50; , Walter n9sseW tso. IT
Worthington Bowie, ss James 8
Boyd, $50; william ". Boyle, $3.50
Mrs. Thomas v. Boynton. $25; Mrs
Joseph Bradley, $50; Mrs. w. e. Brad
| ley, SIS; Henry ]. Breslau, $40; Henry
grewood, s1soi William ssn, M'ss Britt Rssss sss
Brooks, ss0,. Harold a: Brooks: 81
| Admiral willard II. Brownson. $10o
! Mrs. Anna L. Brown, SIS; Miss Ger
trude Brown, $50; William L. Brown
ing, SIS; Frederick e Bryan. =,
George Bryan. $500; Mrs; stuart +;
$50; Alexander NJ. Bum and Gharle.
]. ONeilI, attorneys, $50; N. I4andor
| Rurchell, 800; Eugene s. Burgess
$50; Burlington Hotel, $1,000; Mrs
Eben Burnside. $25; william Rurrell
t25i Clarence 3. Burton. $2s; Ernssl
M pssn sss1' csaidwell. saSi ,s5; Mrs. M B
Campbell, SO; Carl c. campton. $50
John j. Cannon, $25; DR.. Carmichael
so; Mrs. william r. Carmichael, $50
| Arthur Carr, 500; Carroll Electric
Company. $500: Arthur r cassels, sS
eassn,an Miss Elsie $50: Sassfss Rebert g. choats
S25; Mrs. Robert b. Choate. SIC
Mrs. Laura Church. $40; r. T. Cissei
500, Allen C. Clark, SO; Henry g
clark, 81; DR.: William Earl Ciars 3
$3.50; r. v; cIsItfn' Ia s7s; Gobey' hsyis .,e
Sisnh.gne. afa. J. s. Z cesasaa, sac: H:. Z
collins, $50; Columbia Barber Com
lpany. $50; Louis Conradis.. $50
s. Gnnson Corbett sac; Loais Cor