Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-08
FUND FOR HALL
| FAMILY INCREASES
Contributions for Aid OF Bomb
Victims Will Be Received
by The Star. g

While John Hall OF Seat tFleaSant,
Md, three of whose family were killed
in the New Year day bomb outrage,
today was seeking q new home In the
Maryland community in which to bring
together the scattered members OF MS
family for o new start In life, the re-
lief fund for them. started yesterday
by The Evening Star Newspaper GO.
with an initial contribution OF $3.50, had
grown to $274.50 with the contributions
received by the cashier Of The Star up
to IL o'clock this morning.
The case Is one which does not come
within the area served by the charities
which are members of the Community
Chest of Washington.
Further contributions to The Stars
fund for the Hall family will be received
by the cashier of The Star and credited
in this paper. 49,.
Norris Returns 70 Work.
Norris Hall, the eldest son, who is
the only means of support Of the fam
lily now, was returning to work to-
day at gasoline station, where he
earns SIS week.
John Hall, father Of the children
who were killed, Is still suffering from
shattered nerves as q result of tho exc
plosion and the tragedy 1t brought.
He has not been able to get back to
his work and is living with his sister,
Mrs. Joseph Ireland, 124e Morse street
northeast His mother.in-law, Mrs.
Margaret Bromley, who spent two days
in q hospital suffering from shock, fol-
lowing the explosion, Is staying with
friends of the family In the northeast
section Of the city. .
Mrs. Nora Hall, the wife and mother,
still is in Providence Hospital, her con-
dition so serious that hospital attendants
have not told her the full details OF the
terrible tragedy that came into her
home She Is there with her sons,
Leslie, Is, and Thomas, Q, both OF whom
were seriously injured by the fragments
Of the bomb.
The two boys arc getting along very
well, the hospital attaches said today.
They will be able to leave the hospital
in q week or two.
Will Not Return 10 HOUSE.
Norris Hall said today that he and
his father have decided to stay in Seat
Pleasant, but they win not 60 back to
the house that was the scene Of the ex-
plosion.
uC TeI1b I'll pau vi tktdt ItOuSEs AZ
has q month-to-month lease on 1t and
the rent was paid on for the first Of this
month. We are planning to get together
what Is left Of our furniture and rent
another house, getting some one to look
after It, until we can get the family to-
gether and start all over again"
Norris has been so busy attending to
the affairs Of the family since the ex-
plosion that he has not been able to do
much work. His pay has gone on. how
ever, and today he was planning to put
in some work for the money he Is re-
ceiving.
with all his work of attending to the
burial plans for the family, comforting
with the Prince Georges County author
tiles, who are seeking the sender OF
the bomb. and attending to getting
accommodat tons for his father and
he has had time to drop
by Providence Hospital two or three
times a day to see his brothers. cheer
them up and inquire about the con-
dition of his mother.
Mother Making Brave Fight.
Mrs. Nora Hall still is making q brave
fight for her life. Badly wounded about
the stomach and head, her condition
has been critical ever since she was
taken to the hospital after the explo-
sion. The hospital officials believe her
morale Is playing q great part in her
recovery and for that reason have re-
Trained from telling her the full extent
of the blast which shattered her home.
Norris Hall today was loud in his
praise of the friend from Seat Pleasant.
Mitchellville and Washington who have
come to the aid of his family. You
really don't know where your friends
are until something like this happens
to you. People have been very good to
us in our sorrow," he declared.
The status Of The Star fund is as