Evening star., 1946-06-30
Children's S Hospital
Gets Many Donations
OF Former Patients

People who received treatment at
Childrerf's Hospital more than half
century ago are contributing to the
fund for construction of a new hos
pital building in the fall.
With the subscription of an anon
ymous Washington resident came
the following note which tells the
story of one mans gratitude:
IF records of the Children's Hos
pital are available of about SO years
ago, you will find an entry admitting
a 5-year-old boy with legs so bent
and misshapen that he still wore
skirts to hide them.
After fine surgery, treatment and
care at Children's Hospital. this boy
was able to get good schooling
perform his duty in the United
States Army in World War I, COM
pete in baseball, running. bowling.
not as a star, but readily making
the teams, and carry on rather sue
cessfully in Government work for
approximately 27 years, and still
going.
Il know the boy and the story be-
cause 1t has turned out to be me, the
undersigned. So please accept the
ir1closed for the Children's Hospital
building fund and q mite toward
my appreciation. wish it could be
. million"
Many Others Grateful.
The grateful contributions of
scores of persons who have been re-
stored to health at Children's Hos
pital have been noted in the $18,-
$3.50 received since the last general
report meeting Tuesday. The grand
total received toward the $1,000 900
goal now stands at 1919, 9,75469, or
about TOT per cent.
A Lanham Md woman sent her
contribution with a note that she
had been q 10-year-old patient in
the hospital 50 years ago An g.
year-old boy who lives on Columbia
road NV, grateful for having been
treated for infantile paralysis at the
hospital last year, sent his entire
savings, $40.
From Washington couple came
500 and note which read. We
owe real debt of gratitude to the
doctors and nurses at Children's S
for the wonderful care and treat
ment and recovery of our Johnnie
during his recent illness"
A great-grandfather sent 500 "in
honor of my great-grandson." A
grandmother sent a contribution in
appreciation of aid given her grand
son, an infantile paralysis victim.
A father contributed in honor and
memory of his son, who was fatally
injured in shedding accident and
was cared for at Children's Hos
pital until his death.
From 2-year-old boy came a
gift and note-in his mothers hand
writing: My Mommy keeps remind
ing me how wonderful everybody
was to both of U.S. We shall always
be grateful to YOU The boy was
under treatment for a bloodstream
infection for more than three
months in 1914.
Board Ready to Proceed.
General Chairman Robert B..
SSope said the board of directors
OF. the hospital has decided to pro-
ceed at once with final plans for
construction of the new building.
I'VE have to raise $480,245.3l to
assure construction of the new
building and we're going to stick
to the job until it is done" Mr..
Swope declared.
Many members of our campaign
organization have indicated willing
ness to continue solicitation through
the summer months. This group,
much stronger than our full
strength organiza ton, will work un-
der the direction of Rear Admiral
c. Russell Train.
while we have not yet reached
the goal of sl,30O,O00, we are suf-
flciently advanced to feel that the
campaign will eventually be a COM
plete success" he added.
The following groups and Or
ganizations made contributions last
week: Children from Birney School.
Anacostia, and residents of the
school neighborhood; Goodwill
Group of River Terrace NE, chill
dren of the elementary department
OF st. Paul's Lutheran Church Sun
day School. State Council of D. C..
Sons and Daughters of Liberty; Boy
Scout Brownie Troop los, Seat
Pleasant; Bethels and 6, Order of
Jobs Daughters.
Ladies Auxiliary, Fleet Reserve
Associa ton. Units and SGT: Eel
lowship Glass of Chevy Chase
Methodist Church, Holy Cross Col
lege, Pilot Club of Washington.
Private Chauffeurs Benevolent As
ISOLATION, pupils of Section 8B4.
Paul Junior High School; employees
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