The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-03-14
VOL. XXXVIII. NO 4S.
THELADIES' NOBLE WORK.
THE TWIN CITY HOSPITAL TO
RESUME OPERATIONS.
A Statement TO the Public of the Pres
enc Condition and Some Sug-
gestions for The Future.

! For four years our hospital was run
with marked success, but it became
! evident that more convenient arrange
ments and more commodious quarters
/ were necessary. Controlled by our
| own Judgment and advised by our gen
| tlen.en friends, we decided to close
| the doors temporarily, and in Feb
ruary, 1892, we did so, not with any
| intention of abandoning the work,
| but with the fixed purpose Of putting
| it on a sound basis.
| To deUail the means we have had re-
| course TO, in order to further this pur-
| pose, would be unnecessary. We will
! simply say that outside of the faith
| full labors or the members. the most
; cordial help and encouragement we
have received has come from the source
to which we must always gO-the
business men of the community.
The hospital has been built at an
expense Of 81 ,1S7 05. This has all been
paid except $500, and We are authOriZ-
ed TO state that upon payment Of $500
we will receive our deco and d. reCei pt
in full for the whole amount. AS an
offset TO this Indebtedness we still
hold the lot donated to US by the
West Eend Hotel s. Land Co.
affairs aud the Association has decided
to resume active operations, with the
means at its disposal, depending
largely upon the continuance of the
cordial support it has received in the
= past. The visible sources of income
which we have at present are about
Sl6 per month from our members,
which We hope to increase by the ad-
dition OF new names to our list. The
n nf a nf
promptly responded to our appeal for
assistance, and have made US a mOthly
appropriation OF $25 and we also hope
for au appropriation from the Salem
Commissioners.
For an undertaking of this size it
will be plain TO all that our means are
inadequate. We will have to maintain
d suitable maLron and supply her with
a suitable corps of assistants to carry
on the work; we will have to furnish
suitable fGod for the inmates, and this
food must be properly prepared; we
will have to pay for the medicines as
are necessary for the patients, and
this is very considerable item; we
will have TO buy fuel, pay washing bills
and meet many other Incidental eX-
penses.
There is one plan for increasing our
revenue which we desire to bring TO
appreciation and success in other COM
munities, namely, the endowment of
eds. This is commonly done by
guaranteeing a stipulated yearly sum.
az $l00, for the maintenance of bed
over which bed the person, sOceity,
circle or church endowing it has ii
certain supervision and can feel the
personal interest and pleasure ever at
tending a good action.
hi ,I., hos han frafr oil
here, but with the large number OF
benevolent people and the deserved
reputation of these towns for Chris
tian charity as an index, we do not
hesitate to say that it could be made
a success, and we would suggest to our
members and friends that they agitate
this idea and see if we cannot attain
this happy result.
In conclusion, we desire to say that
the Association is aware that it has
been adversely criticized for its man
agement of its affairs, and in defense
we can only say that we have no doubt
made many mistakes and, possibly, we
might have done better and had
tangible results to show sooner, but
in this whole enterprise, which is
strictly Labor OF love-" we have
done the best we could with the lights
before US. When we give you the
assurance that our love for this work
is no way diminished, and our faith
in it in no way dampened, we mean to
say that we intend to stick by it until
the Twin City Hospital is an assured
fact, and our institution which was
reared through so many trials and
discouragementS shall be an ornament
to the town and an honor to its citi-
Zens.
We cordially invite your assistance
all and every one. You cannot
possibly promote more worthy OBJ
ject. A MEMBER