The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-04-26
PENNY DRIVE
 TO BEGIN ON
 NEXT MONDAY
Second Annual Drive fol Children's Orthopedic
 Hospital Begins Here

Monday, April 29 will see the beginning of Juneaus second an- nual Penny Drive for the Chil- drens Orthopedic Hospital, it was reported today by Mrs. J. F. Null len. Juneau Chairman Of this wor- thy charity effort.
 That Alaskans are deeply inter ested in the Children's Orthopedic Hospital is evidenced by the whole hearted manner in which they con tributed year ago when the drive was first conducted in the Terri tory. Juneau, alone, contributed more than two hundred dollars.
 Since 1919, the hospital has cared for twenty-nine children from Ju- neau and two from Douglas, while 157 children from the entire Ter litory of Alaska have been taken care of in the splendid charitable institution.
 Banks Distr.eAted
 Penny Drive Banks will be dis tributed throughoup the city early next week by Pc Drive workers and will be collk1 again at the close of the s.e, Ms. Mullen said. No contribution is too small to be welcome and all go to swell the total needed to carry on the work done by the ChildrSn's Or thopedic.
 Workers Appointed
 Workers who will assist Mrs. Mullen in the Penny Drive and distribute penny banks throughout Juneau are Mrs. Ike Taylor, Mrs G. E. Cleveland Mrs. A. w. Stew art and Mrs. Earl Clifford. Miss Nell McCloskey and Miss Jane AL exander will distribute and collect the banks in all offices in the Territorial and Federal Building. Anyone wishing a bank or banks in which to place pennies or small coins for this drive may contact one of the workers or Mrs. Mullen.
 Mrs. G. w Skinner, of Seattle, who has charge of the Penny Drive for the State of Washington and Alaska for the second consecutive year, discussed the drive with Mrs. Mullen while she was in Juneau aboard the North Sea last week. Last year is the first time we ex- perimented in carrying the drive to Alaska and we were delighted with the results, which were above the expectations. From Juneau, Ket- chikan and Cordova, total of $30l 30 was collected for the Or thopedic. It was tremendously ap- preciated and, as large number of the patients for the hospital come from the Territory, we feel that Alaskans are deeply interest ed in carrying out the fine work and wish to take part in this Drive.
 Tn the early part of 1882, when a Penny Drive was first suggest ed, little did we think that in a few years time it would be so whole -heartedly accepted by the people of Seattle, the State of Washington and Alaska. Today we truly believe that Penny Drive means the Children's Orthopedic Hospital to everyone we approach.
 Small Donations Welcome
 Tt is a means of giving support to the hospital by many people who are sincerely eager to help our organization, but feel that their few cents would be too meagre an amount to contribute outright, but by leaving a Penny Bank with them, their donations, no matter how small, are collected in the en- velope," Mrs. Skinner said.
 As the donations come in quan- titles of small coins the work of opening, sorting, counting and sack ing the coins is job which takes Orthopedic Hospital committee wo- men from two and half to three days with the aid of counting machine and the cooperation of the Washington Mutual Savings Bank. Without the generous CO., operation of the bank the hand ling and counting of this money would be an endless task. In the 1884 drive the final bank count was pennies $4,5ol.43, which means we handled 450,l43 coins; nickels S97495 and dimes, s1,l378O, so you can readily see what a task this would be without the banks help. Mrs. Skinner said.