Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-20
BENEFIT TUESDAY
FOR C. ". HOSPITAL
"A Birthday Party at Mount
Vernon" Will Be Held
in Gymnasium.

The annual benefit for George
Washington University liospltal VIII
take place Tuesday night at $40
O'Clock in the gymnasium OF the UNI
yersity on Twentieth street. between
G and II streets northwest, under the
auspices of the board of lady man
ayers. of which Mrs. FREDERICK w
True is president. Under the title or
"A Birthday Party at Mount vernon,
the program of the evening VIII take
the form of a recital in costume OF
scottish folksongs and ballads, to be
given by Baldwin Allan-Allen, bari
tone; Roger MacGregor. pianist; An
gus Frazer and John Ross, pipers.
Their program will include Scottish
love songs. songs from the Gaelic and
songs of Scottish history.
The benefit this year is to supply
the urgent needs of the hospital, in
Guiding IS surgical beds costing $50
each, dispensary equipment. dish
washing machine and linen. Last
wear the number of hospital patients
treated was $3.50; free patients in the
tiispensary. $500; clinical examina-
ton for patients in the Medical School
laboratory, 25.619, with daily attend.
ance of 40 in the dispensary, free to
municipal authorities, for police and
fire clinics.
First Graduation i'm 1924.
George Washington University and
the university hospital have a long
and important history in the develop
ment of the capital City. The univer-
sity was originally Columbian Col
lege, and at it's first commencement
in December. 1924, the honor guests
were the President of the United
States, James Monroe: John Quincy
Adams. Secretary of State; John G.
Calhoun, Secretary of War; Henry
Clay, Speaker of the House of Rep
resentatives, and Gen. Lafayette, the
party adjourning after the commence
ment exercises to the home Of Presi-
dent Stoughton, where Gen. La
fayette made remarks
First to Get Charter.
1t is stated by DR.. Toner, one of the
phyicians and historians
of the District of Columbia, that the
Medical Society of the District was
probably the first scientific society in
this country to receive a charter by
act of Congress, and three members of
its faculty were likewise members OF
the first faculty Of Columbia ID. G.
Medical School, now George Washing
ton University Medical School;
Thomas w. Sewall first professor of
and physiology liz the Dis
trict; n. w Worthington. professor
of materia nedica, and James NJ.
Stoughton, professor of surgery.
DIR. William Mather Lewis, presi-
dent of the university, said yesterday
that this annual entertainment by the
board of lady managers of the hospi-
tai is not only of great assistance In
providing for the needs, necessary
supplies and conveniences of the hos
pital but accomplishes a great pur-
pose in stressing the real patriotic
message and meaning of Washing
toms birthday, and refreshing our
minds as to important historical mat
tiers in the early days of our country.
Mrs. Archibald Hopkins Is in
charge of tickets for the benefit; Mrs.
c. c. Glover, jr.. is in charge of boxes,
and Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor is treas
urer. The affair is being given under
Mrs. Charles w. Richardson's super
vision, with Mrs. Eugene Byrnes as
chairman of the program.