Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-12-10
FOR THE NEW HOSPITAL


ArticleI. Name.-This association shall
be known as the Woman's Hospital Asso-
cistion Of Butler County
Article -nhiacts--The purpose of
The association shall be TO collect funds
and labor IN other ways ~ sooulo ruO &C
tablishment of a General and Emergency
Hospital in or near the borough OF Butler,
and if such hospital is established, to care
for and promote its interests.
Article III Membership The annual
Zee shall be one dollar, and any woman
paying such dues shall be considered as
subscribing to this constitution, and shall
be entitlsd to vote at all meetings ol Ire
0 iOciatlon.
Article ". Meetiugs.-The annual
meeting shall be held on the Sd Tuesday OF
November at which officers of the Associa-
ton and Board Of Management shall be
chosen for the year. 1t shall be composed
of all members not in arrears for dues, and
any gentlemen may be admitted to all
meetings as consultative members. Any
gentleman may become an honorary MEM
Der by paying an annual fec of 50. Meet
ings to hear reports shall be held quarterly
Article V. Duties of 0fficers.-The OIL
ficers of this Association snail be PresI-
dent, one VicePresident-at Large, Cores
pondng Secretary, Recording Secretary
and Treasurer. Additional vice presidents
may be chosen at any regular meeting.
Section l. The President shall preside
at all meetings OF the Association, and give
the casting vote in a tie.
Sec 2 In the absence of the President
the Vice President shall act in her place,
or one may be chosen from the number oi
general vice presidents.
See. B. The Recording Secretary shall
keep q correct record of all the meetings
and prepare reports az required.
Sec. 4, The Corresponding Secretary
shall, conduct the correspondence, hllng all
letters received and copies of those written
which are of importance.
Sec. 5. The Treasurer shall keep a cor
rect account of all monies received and dis
bursed, paying out only on warrants drawn
by order of the Executive Board. Reports
shall be made at all meetings she snall
give bond with such security as the Board
of Management may require, and the an
puai account shall be audited.
Article VI. Board OF Management =
The business of this Association shall be
conducted bv Board of Management OF
not more or less than 80 members among
whom shall be included the five general
offi GERS as ex-officio members They shall
be the officers of the Board of Management
and constitute, with others chosen By the
Board. the Executive Committee. All
other committees not provided for by the
Association shall be appointed by the
Board. The Board shall meet monthly
and the Executive Committee as often as
necessary, on call of the President and Sec
-etary. The Board shall have power TO
fill ali vacancies in their number during the
wear. and member absenting herself from
three consecutive meetings without reason
able excuse shall be considered to have re-
signed. Eleven members shall constitute
a quorum. TIE Board shall adopt suitable
bylaws for their guidance IN accordance
with this constitution. The Board snail
also invite tie co operation OF a NUMBER OF
gentlemen, who shall be considered an Ad-
yisory and Assisting Baard, t. act IN con.
junction with the Board OF N Management OF
The Association, each church to be repre-
sented upon the board by at least one mem
ber.
Article VII. Finances.-A Flnance
Committee shall be appointed By the asso-
citation whose duty it shall be TO collect
funds, solicit subscriptions and report
stately through it's Chairman TO the FL
nance Committee of the Board.
OFFICERS.
President-Mrs. W d. Brandon.
Vice President-Mrs. J. S. Mckee.
Recording 5ecretary-Mrs. q. b. Herr.
Corresponding Secretsry-Ars. ). ID.
TrOutman.
Treasurer-Mrs ]. S. Campbell.
BOARD OF MANAGEMENT.
The 1ard of Management consists OF 80
members, % of whom represent tne Ia
churches of Butler, the remainder comprls
ing three members at large and the execu.
tive board, the latter being the officers OF
the association:
Baptist church-Mrs Rev W H Collins.
English Catholic church-Mrs Chas Dufy
and Mrs Jos G Vanderlin.
German Catholic church-Mrs harry
Grieb and Mrs VIM Aland.
Church of God-Mrs j w Davis.
Grace Lutheran Church-Mrs Rev Ell
Miller.
Free Methodist church-Mrs L G Wick.
Presbyterian church-Mrs d B Campbell
and Mrs r c McAboy.
United Presbyterian church-Mrs Joseph
Puryis and Mrs DR. r Fl Pillow.
Episcopal church-Mrs J B Black.
English Lutheran church Mrs Elizabeth
Smith
German Lutheran church-Mrs Jacob
laval and Mrs Theodore Vogeley.
Reformed church-Mrs Rev ID n Harnish
and Mrs l. Il SohmertZ.
Bethany church MRS L Alingensmlth.
Methodist Episcopal church-Mrs j V
Ritts and Mrs Il Sutton.
Members at-Large--Mjss Belle White,
Ms John NJ Greer, Mrs 81 Dave ollie.
Executive Board-Mrs " Brandon,
Mrs J S Mckee, Mrs G E Herr, Mrs J ii
Troutmsn and Mrs. J S Csmpbell.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
Mesdames Campbell, Chairman; n
B Jacobs, r P Scott, VIM Aland, V
Ritts, VIM Cooper, II W Christie, Aired
Wick, A W Mccullough, W G Thompson,
Misses Allie Collins asd Mary Mckee.
SOLICITING COMMITTEE.
First Ward-Miss Mary Mckee, Mrs j
Steen.
Second Ward-M VIM Cooper, Mrs Alf
Wick, hrs J V Ritts
Third WsId-Niss Allie Collins, Mrs
VIM Aland-
Fourth Ward-Mrs Il p Scott, Mrs 4 B
Jacobs, Mrs A " Mccullough.
Fifth Ward-Mrs " Thompson, Mrs
Il " Christie, Mrs J S Campbell.
ADVISORY BOARD.
Joseph Hartman, Col W 7 Mechling j S
Campbell, r Schmertz, Alfred Wick, DR.
A Nj NeymGn, J N Galbreath, Daniel
YounkiNs, Levi Purvis.
COMMITTEE ON SITE.
Mrs TroutmaD, Mrs r G EcADoy,
Mr. l. o Puryis.
At recent meeting of the association
the following resolution was adopted;
Resolved, That the ladies OF the Wo-
mans Hospital Association OF Butler
County, desire and are working for the
erection of General and Emergency
Hospital Tor Butler county, Pa; that Ne
ask iro IN the State Legislature an appro-
priaiiOn OF 80 900 CT more
The Board of sgement has now
under consideration the subject OF name
and charter Tor the hospital.
REC. SIC.
On Tuesday evening last. joint meet
ing of the ladies who have taken up the
work for the procuring hospital in this
place was held with members of the
former hospital III cemeDt in the Y. M. G.
A building. The object WAS to unite all
lorceE and see What course was best to be
taken in order to secure success for the
project. The result was the appointment
of committee of three ladies and three
gentleman to ascertain and report the
form of an organization now most needed
in order to bring ab01t the worthy object
had in view.
THE large wooden pillars supporting
the dome of the Capitol at Harrisburg
are being supplanted by steel columns.
While removing one of the old and de-