Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-09-09
Action OF the Trustees of the worcester
City Hospital in COmnemoration
4 OF MIR George ,Baaues,

1t the regular monthly meeting of the trus-
tees of the city hospital, on the evening of Sat
urday, Sept. It'll, DR.. Kelley, president of the
board, announced the death of Mr.. George
jacques, one of the trustees, which occurred on
the afternoon of Aug gath. DR.. Kelley said
that this was the first opportunity which the
board had had to take any proper notice of MIR.
Jaques' death, and stated that he had requested
DR.. Sargent to prepare some remarks and resolu-
lions appropriate to the occasion. Dr. Sargent
then read the following paper:
Mr.. President: At your request, and also in ae-
cordanee with my own feelings, had prepared
some remarks commemorative OF our regard
for our late associate, Mr.. George ,Jadues
and commanding his benefcence before we vet
Knew its magnitude. was the more strongly i'm.
PEELED TO TINS because ! had known Mr.. Jaques
somewhat Intimately almost from his earliest resi-
dence IN Worcester. He was man of pure life of
refined taste, and of practical philanthropy with
entire freedom from cant. 1t is now MANY wears
since he began to consult with his friends as to
some method of applying his ample fortune to the
public good OF his own town. He was interested
as we al knoW IN our schools he was interested in
our public grounds; and he thought of helplng
both, as helping the largest number. Latterly and
especially, he was interested in this hospital which
ne endowed 80 handsomely during his life, and still
more by the lnuniicent bequest with which we have
20 recently become acquainted in his last will and
testament.
It is now more than two years since Mr.. Jaones
began to express desire to assist In making some
provision for the proper are of the sick and needy
IN TINS town 1t was his known interest in this sub
eot which caused him TO be placed on the original
board of trustees of the city hospital And mere
his interest ripened, so that he was most active in
all that concerned the welfare Of the institution
We all remember with how much kindly pleasure
he watched It's development and with what assid-
uous fidelity he ministered to all its wants His
sympathies also were soon excited. How his face
beamed, aud his whole head was lustrous as he fol.
lowed the improving condition of little girl with
hip disease! To have saved that child's life said
he eompensates us for all that we have spent here
Our insuthcieney of room and inappropriate loca-
ton soon became strongly impressed on his
mind; and he began TO make remarks which
showed that he contemplating provi.
sion for "a change and an enlargement. And
here we all recOllect how carefully and ndi-
ciously he matured his scheme. He look one and
another of the trustees over the land which he az
forwards gave, to suggest it as possible favorable
location for the future hospital. He wished TO
know if any better location could be had We re-
member how deliberately, then, he prepared the
paper to u city council, containing his PROPOSE
ton OF GIT calling In some of us separately, and
some not on this board to go over it with him and
10 advise before 1t should be completed how he
then read it to the whole board soliciting criticism
aud inviting amendment, insisting that his object
was only to secure the greatest good We remem.
Der with what mOdesty and singleness of purpose
he received suggestions repelling, only, the intro
uc1On OF any language which should perpetuae
his name. We know, also, that when at last the
document was presented 10 the city council he de-
tired his honor the mayor and the city solicitor
10 make such further alterations as should more
fully secure the public good, and that he cordially
adopted thelr suggestions The single condition
upon which he insisted always was that provision
should be made on this ground given within two
years for the care of twenty-five patients This
same nigh motive distinguishes the beuuest with
which we have just become acquainted whernin
although not restricting the city TO any Dartcular
application of his munidcence he desires thai ID
should rather be applied TO the care of tho sick ma
asks Tor no edihee TO commemorate his name for no
monument, for no tablet event He wishes opy
that his contribution should be made usefnl torever
TO the sick and the needy. Shall not the angel Of
the Lord write his name in the BOOK of Gold as ono
thai loVed MS fellow menl move, Mr.. President
that we enter upon our records the following reso.
lutlODs:
Resolved, that in the death Of Mr. George Jaoue.
one ofthe original trustees Of the Worcester CITY
hospital, this Institution has lost early iudc.
ious, steadfast, and most munihcant friend
Resolved that we his associates look back with
pleasure Oh all our intercourse with HIM In this
board.
Resolved, that we commend his example and are
deeply grateful for his gifts.
Mr.. Banister in secondng the motion on the
resolutions, spoke Of Mr.. Jaques having repeat
edly conferred with him upon the subject and the
method Of his proposed gift Of land for the hos
| pi'ai before bis paper was completed. Mr. Ban.
is'er commended very highly Mr.. jacques mod.
esy ~ the whole transaction, and his good
sense aud his singeness of purnose
hr Pratt made similar commendatory re.
MARKS dwelling upon the several conferences of
tue board Of trustees with Mr. Jaqnes before tho
decd was c0nsummated.
The president, DR.. Kelley, said that no co,ld
cordially sustain and confirm all that was soid
IN DIR. Sargents remarks, and ali that wos o,,,-
braccd In bis resolutions. He spoke somewhat