Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-27
Group IS FORMED
Ito SERVE HOSPITAL
Advisory Committee viii Con-
duct Drive for $4,000
Casualty Debt Fund.

hoping 70 prOaden tine scope Oh
Casualty Hospital. friends OF the in
campaign to raise $4,000 would be
launched early next month. The fund
viii be expended In retiring q portion
of the Indebtedness on the new $780,
900 building and improving the
equipment s~. 80.
Plans for the campaign were dis
calssed at a recent meeting Of the ad-
visory committee, composed Of Ernest
Lee Jahncke, Acting Secretary Of the
Navy; Senator Wesley L. Jones OF
Washington, Senator Arthur Capper OF
Kansas, Senator William II. King Of
Utah, Senator Royal S. Copeland OF
New York, Representative William r.
Wood of Indiana, Representative r. G.
Simmons of Nebraska, Representative @.
]. Mcleod of Michigan, Representative
Ross A. Collins of Mississippi, William
Green, president Of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor; Robert v. Fleming
president of the Riggs National Bank;
Oliver owen Kuhn, managing editor
of The Star; Ira E. Bennett, editor OF
the Washington Post: John T. CuSh-
ing, publisher OF the Tin1es-Herald;
Lowell Mellett, editor of the Washing
ton News; Isaac Cans, DR.. w. G. Rives
and julius Garfinckel.
Details Of the drive will be decided
on ct a meeting Of the executive COM
mittee at date to be announced later.
The members are Roscoe Fertich, chair
man; DR.. Joseph D. Rogers, president
of the hospital; Thomas P. Hickman,
treasurer of the hospital; Harry
Almond, secretary Of the hospital;
Mrs. M. J. Vaughan. Mrs. William j
Brewer, Mrs. w. W. Grifhth, Mrs.
Bernard Walls, Brig. Gen. Anton
Stephan, Evan Tucker, Stephen Z.
N. Harper, Arthur Carr, Samuel Fl.
Rogers, DR.. Malcolm G. Gibbs, Melvin
Sharpe, Charles ]. Waters and Thomas
NJ. Baker. 80
Mr.. Fertich announced the campaign
probably would last two weeks. Teams
Of prominent men and women will be
assigned to the different sections of the
city. The experience of Community
Chest solicitors will be drawn on to as
sure the success Of the movement. IT
was explained that the hospital re.
ceives no funds from the Chest, as the
money needed is to pay for the building
ana equipment instead Of maintenance.
Lady Managers 70 Assist.
Active aid is expected to be given by
the board Of lady managers, which has
already have furnished the institution
with linen, draperies and other Access
SORES. The officers Of their organiZa-
tons are: Mrs. M. j. Vaughan, presi-
dent; Mrs. Thomas Calver, Arst vice
president; Mrs. Henry J. Weber, Sec
ond vice president: Mrs. G. Barber,
third vice president; Mrs. S. j. Buynit-
Zky, fourth vice president; Mrs. B.
Walls, nth vice president; Mrs. Will
liam Carmichael, recording secretary:
Mrs. Henry Brawner, corresponding sec
corresponding secretary; Mrs. William
j. Brewer, treasurer, and Mrs. Edgar
T. Brown, financial secretary.
The board Of directors has adopted
the following slogan:
AN emergency hospital, run by the
people, in which no person shall be
refused emergency medical or surgical
treatment on account of race, color,
religion, residence or financial condi-
ton
List Of Directors.
The directors are DR.. Joseph D.
Rogers, Thomas p. Hickman, Harry r.
Almond, Stephen Z: Kramer. Thomas
NJ. Baker, Mrs. M. j. Vaughan, Samuel
Il. Rogers, Daniel j. Donovan, Malcolm
q. Gibbs, Mrs. w. j. Brewer, Charles j.
Waters, Odell S. Smith, Arthur Carr,
Evan H. Tucker, George S. Watson.
Ira e. Bennett, Edgar M. Mayne, Mrs
w. W. Griffith, Mrs. Bernard Walls and
George Clagett.
The hospital attracts many tourist
patients because IL Is located at MaSsa-
chusetts avenue and Eighth street
northeast, near the Capitol, the Library
Of Congress and the Union Station It's
work has increased recently, when Dis
trict officials ordered that all emeY-
gency patients from accidents occur
ring east of Seventh street should be
removed to Casualty
The new building, i've stories tall, is
Of brick and stone construction and
reinforced with concrete. The corner
stone was laid by Secretary Of the
Treasury Andrew w. Mellon In No
vember, 1928.