The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-29
THE NEW HOSPITAL.
Where the Sick. Rich or Poor,
Will Be Healed.
THE woMEN's JEALOUS WORK,
New Institution TO BE Opened on Juue
Io-Raising Funds to Furnish It
The Officers.


ITS doors and be ready to receive patients
Q! June -. It's finances are in good
shape considering its nature. and the
avon mouse. three-story building on
The west side of Front street, near Ce-
Oar, mas been leased for three years and
- now being renovated and refitted.
ihere are twenty-six rooms in the build
ing, oesiaes those on the ground floor and
the basement and the space for the iaur-
dry, which viii form an important mart
OF the hospital. Already a great many
merchants and professional men have
promised their aid to it's maintenance
ana others have contributed generous
sums. while the Woman's Auxiliary has
been raising money in various WAYS
me lunch rooms maintained by the wo-
men on Front street. in the Stevens
motel building. are being we'll patronized.
ana the venture is netting the fund a heat
sum. These rooms will be open during
the lunch hour during the whole week
NOW that the hospital is assured the
promoters take a justifiable nride in IL
ana VIII take a great pride in seeing
that il is properly maintained. The aim
OF the managers is to make the hospital
self-sustain!ng, but the main object is
10 give the poor medical and surgical
treatment graiuitousiy. A great many
people in needy circumstances are often
times in need of treatment, but have not
AtS ~ so 10 all ordinary hospital,
conducted on a cold-blooded business
basis. The county hospital at the poor
farm is theirs. bat many would prefer to
drag along and finally drop before they
would permit themselves TO so to an In
sutution for paupers. Another object of
the hospital is 10 maintain a training
school for nurses. there being nothing
OF the kind al present in this part of the
country.
The manner in which the hospital was
organized will always be interesting. on
November 10 last Roger S. Greene, at the
instance of the other promoters. issued
a call for meeting of the citizens who
were interested in proposition of the
Kind. The call contained a statement that.
there being no hospital at hand to care
Tor the wants of the poor free of charge
ii need be, ap1 70 still render such serv-
ica as the well-to-do would be glad OF the
privilege of paying for. ii was believed
advisable to create such an institution.
The meeting was held III the First Pres
pyterian church and was well attended.
Everybody seemed to he in favor of the
maintenance of a hospital of the kind
la contemplat ton. and several other meet
ings were held. in due time organization
was effected. and articles OF incorporation
filed naming the company the Seattle
General hospital. Then the Avon house
was leased and other details looked after
Ia a quiet but thorough manner. and now
the enterprise is assured.
The present officers of the Seattle Gen
eral hospital are:
Board of goyernors-Roger $. Greene,
PRESIDENT Griffith Davies first vice pres
ident: William u. Wood. second vice pres
ident: W. r. Ballard. treasurer; George
4. Virtue, secretary. Ex-officio-Byron
Phelps mayor of Seattle; E. O Graves
president Seattle Chamber of Commerce:
E. c. Kilhourne president Seattle Y. NJ.
G. A: Fred Gasch, chairman county com
missioners. Elective-Rev. Alexander
Alison. d. D.; Rev. David c. Garrett d.
D.; Rev. w. F. Taylor. Rev. w I. Ford.
Rev. George II. Lee, Rev. Martin l.. Lar
sen. Rev. Clark Davis, IT. c. Henry. esq,
ford. esq. Willis d. Gordon, esq. W. s.
Harlan. esq, Charles II. Black. esq. An
drew .Chilberg esq. J. S. Goldsmith, esq,
George +. Adair. esq.
Executive commttee-Roger s. Greene,
Rev. Alexander Alison, William ID. Wood,
w r. Ballard. George A. Virtue.
The Woman's Auxiliary IL an organi-
cation that will do much toward keeping
the hospital on its feet and toward car
rying out the aims of the incorporators.
Its officers are as follows:
President, Mrs. J. NJ. f. Atkinson: first
vice president, Mrs. John Leary; second
vice president. Mrs. Belle Cook; third vice
president, Mrs. j. b. Wright; fourth vice
president Mrs. ]. II. Allen; secretary.
Mrs. s. Aronson; treasurer, Mrs. L. II.
Fehren.
Board of managers-+Mrs. A. Guernsey
Mrs. G.. f. Sackett, Mrs. A. Levy, Mrs. NJ
l.. Larsen, Mrs. A. Johnston. Mrs. E. p.
White, Miss Lizzie Gyger, Mrs. III. Baxter
Mrs. Ollie Mcdonald, Mrs. c. z. Villas
Mrs. George Stetson, Mrs. Charles Fish
hack, Mrs. r. ]. Ely, Mrs. John Mcdonald,
Mrs Grace Greene. Mrs. II. S. Parkhurst
Mrs. r. p. Daniels, Mrs. S. f. Briggs
Mrs. Clark Davis. Mrs. Alexander Alison.
Mrs. s. ]. Kennedy, Mrs. S. j. Crawford,
Mrs X. f. White. Mrs. Fabcr. Mrs. W. f.
Taylor. Mrs. ]. II. Allen, Mrs. Charles
Black, Miss Nellie Beach.
Executive commttee-Mrs. r. J. Ely,
Mrs r. 7. Briggs. Mrs. A. Levy, Mrs
Charles Black and Mrs. f. w. +. Guye.
The Ladies' Auxiliary held a short meet
ing at Plymouth Congregational church
yesterday afternoon with the president,
Mrs. J. NJ. +. Atkinson, presiding. Mrs.