Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-04
COLUMBIA DRIVE
GETS UNDER WAY
Dinner Launches Intensive
Campaign for $4,000
to Aid Hospital.

Opening of the intensive phase OF
the campaign TO obtain $4,000 fot
the practical needs of Columbia Hos
pital was signalized last night by a
dinner meeting OF campaign workers
at the Willard Hotel, addressed by
prominent physicians and laymen,
who were united i'm praise of the
work of the womans hospital and
its value to the community. The
campaign will close Monday, Feb,
ruary 4.
The speakers comprised DIR. Edward
H. Richardson of Johns Hopkins
University, Gen. John A. Johnston,
the POSTMASTER; Or. ]. W. Bovee,
senior member of the hospital staff
I'm point of service: Henry p. Blair.
prominent attorney and member Of
the board OF directors of the hospital;
Rabbi Ahram Simon, president of the
institution: Airs, Walter Tuckerman,
chairman of the women'S teams, and
a former patient of the hospital who
expressed the love and gratitude
with which she regards Columbia.
Right Rev James +. Freeman gave
the invocation.
Musical Program.
A special musical program was
given by Maxim Karolik, tenor. for
merly of the Petrograd Grand Opera,
and Kurt HetzeL pianist, organizer
and conductor last year of the Wash.
ington Symphony Orchestra. The
musicians were extended a unanimous
vote of thanks by the campaign
workers.
DR.. Richardson paid tribute to the
skill and excellent work of the CO.
lumbia staff. and gave practical ad.
vice to the campaigners. culled from
his experience in similar campaigns
conducted by institutions in Baltimore.
He emphasized also the opportunity
the hospital affords for the training of
physicians. and said that today there
are no short cuts to medical prof.
cheney; that "any short cut means
sacrifice of human life."
Traces Hospital History.
DR.. Bovee traced in detail the his
tory of the hospital and spoke of the
manner in which its work has won
recognition both at home and abroad.
He stressed the Importance of the
care of the individual patient, and
illustrated his remarks with figures
showing the services which have been
Mr.. Blair emphasized the point that
Columbia is the only hospital of it's
kind in the District of Columbia, and
that in the performance of its work
which Is devoted exclusively to women,
1t does great deal of charity work
Nearly one-half of the total cases are
charity cases, he said, and explained
that the expenses of the medical ad-
ministration of the institution are de-
pendent upon its earnings.
Rabbi Praises Staff.
Rabbi Simon expressed the graft
tude of the officers of the hospital for
the efforts of the campaign workers,
and referred to the physicians at Co.
lumbia as priests of Almighty God"
and the nurses as "priestesses."
Mrs. Tuckerman spoke of the value
of teamwork in the campaign and
mentioned the goals of the 40 indi-
vidual teams, which began last night
to actively engage in the work of OBJ
tanning the $4,000 goal.
A letter warmly indorsing the cam
paign was read from Senator Arthur
Capper of Kansas. chairman of the
District committee, and one from
Mrs. HI. II. Stout of Berkeley, Calf,
who once crossed the continent to be-
come a patient in the institution.
1t was announced that during. the
campaign the team leaders will meet
regularly and check up on the results
Of their activities.