Evening star., 1926-03-28
6. v. j. HOSPITAL
TAKES IN $3,9)1.6
Financial Gain From "Eve-
ming Of Music" Great.
New Supplies Bought.

The success of the Evening of
Music at Mount Vernon" held Febru-
arv 20 in the George Washington
University gymnasium by the Board
of Lady Managers of the university
hospital. is apparent in the repor.
submitted by Mrs. >. e. Lewis, treas
trer. While university patrons ana
officials knew the affair was social
success and realized the significance
OF the well filled house which greeted
Carmela ponselie, it was not known
that the net financial gain Tor the
hospital was $4,000 O6.
This figure, which was given out IN
the report OF Mrs. Lewis on the eN-
penditureS tor the sum taken in was
most gratifying. The concert, under
The direction of Mrs. Charles w.
a Richardson, made a net proht OF
39OO06, which was expended as fol-
lows: S2l3O for electric refrlgeratlnS,
$500 for washing machines, S240 1or
chairs, S160 tor surgical beds, $500 Tor
linen and the remainder for repairs
and miscellaneous items.
The Board of Lady Managers, as
well as others Interested IN the
alumni and patrons OF the institution,
are cooperating in contributing TO
the expansion of the institution in the
new unit to be erected. President VIII
liam NJ. Lewis has already asked the
various university interests to lend
,heir aid in contributions. 1t is felt
chat crowded conditions in the uni
verSity, despite the building OF TWO
units. make it necessary tor lmme-
date enlarging.
$50 New Students.
During the past four weeks $50 new
out-of-town students as we'll as the
increasingly large number of local en-
trants necessitateS another building.
The board of trustees authorizes the
solicitation of funds for third unit
and this work is already under way.
The future of the institution is
thought to hinge upon the asslmla-
ton of increasingly larger classes In
view Of the experience of the past few
years. With the present second semes-
ter class there are $500 students en- \
rolled.
Announcement is made that the
Eas er vacation period will start on
April 9 and will extend to April 10.
The lengthening of the Easter Vaca-
tion means corresponding lengthen-
ing of the academic year which will
close the second week in June this
year.
Wednesday in Holy week Rev. DIR.
Jason Noble Pierce will speak in
chapel Last Wednesday DIR. Pierce
was speaker. On Friday it is an
nounced that the university string
quartet will be present for the chapel
exercises.
The mems glee club concert was
held on Friday night in the university
gymnasium and was an unqualified
success. The affair was we'll attended.
The glee club sang a varied program.
there were exceptionally we'll done
numbers in solo work, and as a whole,
the concert, under the direction of
Robert Harmon, was an unqualified
success.
Portrait Unveiled.
The university formally accepted
the portrait of the late Rear Admiral
Charles Herbert Stockton last Tues
day. when the unveiling ceremony
was attended by a large gathering of
university officials and invited guests
The Meryman portrait is in the as
Sembly room Of Stockton Hall. Dean
William Allen Wilbur presented the
portrait and Dean William c. Van
Week received it. Rear Admiral Ed |
ward II. Campbell. judge advocate of |
the Navy. delivered an address. The !
portrait was unveiled by Mrs. Aims |
Stockton.
Seventy women have turned out for |
swimming practice under the direc |
tion of Virginia Hopkins. In this /
respect the ranks of the candidates !
have been unusually large, it is re !
ported
Plans for the law school banquet i
are going on in earnest. The date /
of April II has been selected. The |
combined Columbian-George Washing |
ton Law Association groups are sure |
10 make a record number in attend !
anCe at the annual feature.
The annual meeting of the Column /
bian-George Washington Law School |
Association will be held at the City |
club on April II. The annual cleo !
ton of officers Will take place. Capt. |
Edward Stafford, president; Peyton |
Gordon. vice president; Frank w. !
Stephens, vice president; William L. |
Symons, vice president: George w. ,
Dalzell. treasurer, and Vernon Fl. |
Brewster, secretary, are the present |
officers. |