The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-22
4 PUBLIC HOSPITAL.
Quarters Secured For Useful
Institution.
wOMEN'S AUXILIARY WANTED.
Workmen Already Engaged In Fitting
Up the Building-Women TO Aid
fin the Management.

The Seattle General hospital Is soon 20
become one OF the recognized Charitable
institutions OF the city. and the Efforts OF
as founders will mis- week receive adj
d3tloasi encouragement ~ tina formation
OF q woman auxiliary. On Wednesday
evening meeting OF the benevolent
women OF the city VII De held al $
o'clock ia the lecture room OF the First
Presbyterian church, under call OF Roger
s. Greene. chairman OF the hospital exec
utive committee. and the auxiliary viii be
organized for the purpose OF promoting
and main tanning in every way by the
thought and sympathy OF women the hos
pitai enterprise
The formation OF an auxiliary viii re-
suit in material assistance 10 the board
OF twenty-five governors, who have fol-
lowed this plan after the style % the
Philadelphia hospital and other Eastern
institutions Or. Alison, member Of the
executive committee. says the intention
is TO make up the auxiliary from the
women OF the various churches having
at least one representative for each
church. and IN some cases two. The
women VIII be OF great help TO the matron
OF the hospital, and viii be given general
oversight OF the building.
Already the executive committee Is
making noticeable progress toward the
establishment and equipment OF the hos
pltal. The large building known as the
Avon on the west side OF Front street,
near Cedar. has been secured from Or.
p. r. NJ. Miller for a term OF six years at
an exceedingly low rental, In considera-
ton OF the hospital being located there
and already the structure is being fitted
up 10 meet the requirements OF a hospital
The work has been hindered somewhat by
the fact that there are yet several tenants
In the building. whose leases have not yet
expired. but in a few days the workmen
will be given entire sway.
Not only have the above steps been
taken. hut benevolent people who have
become interested in the undertaking are
actively doing whatever they can 10 for
ward IT. Architects. builders. material
men. merchants. mechanics and laborers
are all lending a hand. and already In
addition to the work on the building
there nave been gathered furnishings suf-
ficient TO fit out six or eight rooms. As
soon as the building is entirely given
over 20 the executive committee, and the
woman's auxiliary is formed. the Seattle
General Hospital seems certain 10 20 for
ward TO a near completion.
The cali for the meeting next Wednes-
day, contains the following paragraph:
I'm order 10 enable the women OF Sc
attic and vicinity to do their part in the
equipping and maintenance of this new
institution the Woman's Auxiliary will
Immediately be organized. 1t is TO be
hoped that all the benevolent women or
Seattle who can possibly do so viii at
tend. Nothing would seem more neces-
sary for the success of a hospital. which
owes its very existence 10 popular de-
nand and rests upon the sympathies of
the general public for support. than that
the women should have free scope TO plan
and work for IL. No one SO appreciates
suffering as woman; no heart is more in
terested 20 relieve &C. no mind is more fer
tile or forward than hers 10 devise and
realize ways and means to make hospi-
tai patients comfortable and win them
back 10 health. There would certainly
seem TO be here fair field for the women
Of Seattle 10 display to great advantage
the true Seattle traits Of goodwill. uni
son. persistence and power"
The incorporators OF the hospital soci-
ETY. are: Byron Phelps. T.. c. kilbourne.
+. o. Graves. Rev DR.. Alexander Alison,
Rev. David G. Garrett Or. ". L. Taylor.
Or. ". T. Ford. Rev. George III. Lee,
Rev. Martin L. Larson. I'll. c. Henry.
Joseph Shipper. ". r. Ballard. William
II. Good. Samuel L. Crawford. Griffith
Davies. Roger :. Greene. Willis d. Cor
don. Mai w. s. Harlan. Charles III.
Black. Andrew Chilberg Rev. Clark Da-
Wis, George 4. Virtue. J. 5. Goldsmith.
George Y Adafr