The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-27
THE HOSPITAL GUILD.
Ii Meets and Adopts Bylaws and APP
points More Committees.

Inv AhtCtiuS VI tllC tAtCutIfG UOaiu Ul
the Guild of St Lakes hospital was held
Monday afternoon at Mrs. E. A. Lynde's.
The meeting was opened by prayer, after
which the bylaws Of the Guild were read
and accepted. A short account of the
hospital was then given by Mrs. Eystcr,
after which the names composing the Wis
iting committee and the committee on
ways and means were read and accepted.
1t was decided that the secretary should
send postals TO the members Of each com
mittee, and that the visiting committee
should call meeting at the Harper
house on Thursday at $50 p. m, and at
this meeting there shall also be a meeting
Of the executive board to decide upon a
question of Importance which has been
brought before the guild. The ways and
means committee shall also hold meet
ing on Saturday afternoon at the same
place and at the same hour. 1t was de
cided that a telephone should be put into
the hospital The following bylaws were
adopted:
1 The Hospital Guild shall have a
president, thee vice presidents, secre-
retary. an executive board. committee
on ways and means and visiting CONS
mittee; each officer and committee serving
one year.
?. The president, vice presidents and
secretary shall be elected by ballot at the
annual meeting of the Guild"
3. The executive board shall consist Of
twelve members, the president, three vice
presidents, the secretary and seven mems
bcrs selected from the Guild by these off
GERS.
l. The ways and means and visiting
committees shall be appointed by the eX-
ecutive board.
s. The duly of the president shall be
to preside at all meetings.
G. The duty of the vice president shall
be to preside in the absence Of the presi>
dent.
:. The duty of the secretary
shall be to keep accurate and cons
plctc minutes Of all meetings of
The Guild, to receive. arrange and
file all reports, letters and other papers,
to conduct all correspondence not Others
wise determined by the board; TO give
notice to members of all special meetings.
at least three days prior to the late Of
holding them.
s. The duty of tie executive board
shall be: to select the committee on ways
and means and the visiting committee
from the members Of the Guild; each tC
be composed of not less than twcntyfONl
ladies; and TO fill vacancies in them as
they may occur, that there may always be
in each committee the required number OF
ladies ready to act.
9. This board will hold a meeting the
first Monday of each month, when the
report OF the secretary shall be received
and acted upon before submitting it tC
the executive committee OF the board d
trustees.
TO- Five members will constitute ,
quorum al any meeting.
II. The president, vice president anC
secretary shall constitute committee tt
confer with the doctors upon the admis
sion Of patients,
r. The duty Of the committee on ways
and means shall be to solicit funds anC
provide means for the expenses of TIT
hospital. All soliciting of contributions
or provisions or material, and all enter
priseS for raising money, either by direc
solicitation or by giving entertainments
shall be under the direct management OF
this committee.
-. The duty Of the visiting commit
tee shall be to organize a board of visit
ors from their number, which shall il
turn have the hospital under direct super
vision for one month or such time as TIN
committee shall determine. The visitors
for the month shall supply the wants in
dicated by the superintendent, anC
the bills for the running expenses OF thu
hospital shall be paid by the treasurer
tor which receipts as vouchers must b.
given in their report for the MONTH,
meetings of the executive board.
! IA. It shall be the duty of the ways ant
means and visiting committees to give 1
report of their work to the secretary OIL
the last Saturday of each month, to b,
submitted to the executive board at thei
monthly meeting.
IS The yearly meeting for the election
of officers shall he held the first M0ndal
in January.
IS These bylaws can be amended a
any time by the majority of the executive
board