Evening star., 1924-03-20
$243,45 IS NEEDED
IN HOSPITAL DRIVE
Fund Shown to Be Required
to Maintain Service, Not
Improve 1t.

The extended period of the Elmer
gency-Casualty hospital campaign for
$4,000 closes tomorrow. with the
| last report showing total of SPAS
435 to be obtained before the goal is
reached.
Col. Edward Clifford. chairman of
the campaign. said last night that
many appear to be under the impress
sion that the fund is not needed be-
cause the service of these institutions
is already of high grade.
'"The fund is not asked to improve
service,"' he said. except in minor
respects. but it is sorely needed to
keep that service available TO all.
These institutions are under a heavy
debt; they ought to expand their
service. but unless they obtain the
curtail it. and that must unfortunate
Iy mean a deplorable cutting down of
charity work.
Cites Emergency Needs.
An interesting sidelight on the cam
paign was noted yesterday at Elmer
gency Hospital, when Charles Stark
of 213 Willow avenue, Takoma Park,
was calling on his son. Charles jun
ior had been brought in the day pre-
viously with both bones Of his right
arm broken in play with friends. Mr..
Stark said that only few days ago
he had been asked to contribute to
the campaign, and had made SUD
scription, though not taking much
stock in the argument that he might
need the hospital at any time. I
had no idea then he said, that 1
would patronize the hospital SO soon.
ITS typical of many cases" said
IL. B. Sandidge, superintendent.
mighty few people who come here
as patients or with patients have any
idea they will need the hospital be-
fore the accident or Illness occurs.
That's one reason why 1t is so hard
to make people realize what the nos
pital means to them and now Vltaliy
necessary its service is
Reach Hurt Man Quickly.
Another case commented upon was
that of Fred Smoots. an employe or
the District Of Columbia Paper Man
ufacturing Company, who was caught
yesterday between some heavy rollers
at the plant and crushed SO padly
that he died almost Immediately after
being brought to Emergency. Off
cials at the plant remarked on the
fact that one of Emergencys ambu-
1ancee arrived less than three min
utes after they had put in the call
for it ~
between the various teams OF cam.
paign workers will come to head at
tomorrpw's rally, not only Tor the
davis honors, but also for the largest
totals for the entire campaign. n
Charles l. Corby, captain of team T.
has reported the largest total to Date.
and Mrs. Simon Kann, captain OF
team s5. is leading in the women
division.
Resorts by Teens.
Although the leading team is in the
mems division, the womens DIVISION
as whole has raised a larger
amount, having reported $153,76Z, as
compared with the mems report OF
s1O2.9o3. The standing of the highest
teams to date is as follows:
Charles I. Corby, $2S,25l; Harry M.
CrandaIl: s24,520; Mrs. Simon kann.
-s22.47O: Mrs. James f. Mitchell, $zI-
S34: Mrs. Rose D. Merriam, $lS,195; |;
Mrs. H. A. Fowler, $11,77 mrs. Al
bert Baggs, $11,617; DE-. C1yde M
Gearhart, $1o,2s1; Mrs Richard EN-
NETT. s6,411; Mrs. John Davldge,
S5.7s2; MIS-. Edgar w. Hanvey, s5,7l6;
Thomas Bones and H. l.; Rust, o1rr,
$5,475; Mrs. G. Brown Miller. $5,2oI;
Mrs Richard Wilmer, sAsss; 1 MrE :
2. Mack. 1909: Miss Hazel .a, Grove re
$3,4S9; Morris Kafka- SO. AZ; Mrs.
Edward A. Sturgis, $3,406: MIS-
Charles ". Wheeler, $3,232; Mrs. W..
w. Griffith, $3,0S1.