The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-03-06
THE HOSPITAL GUILD.

THE HOSPITAL GUILD.
Another Meeting to BE Held at the Y. M.
C. a. ParlOrs Tomorrow Afternoon to
Take Further Steps Towards the Estab-
lishment of a Woman Ward at the City
Hospital.
The Hospital Guild will meet again
at the Y. NJ. c. A. parlors at 4 o'clock
tomorrow afternoon to TAX further
steps in their efforts to establish a
woman's ward at the city hospital. 1t
is hoped that all aides who are will
ling to unite with the Guild will meet
with them.
The Hospital circle of The Kings
their work is "memorial' in it's fea-
lures they cannot join with the Guild
but are in sympathy with the move
ment and hope for it's success.
The following paper, read by Mrs.
Dudley Burkhi1ner at the meeting at
the Y. M. G.. A. parlors last Thursday
afternoon, explains the purposes of the
Guild:
TIC the Ladies and Board of Regents:
We have assembled this afternoon to
consult with the citizens and board Of
regents of the city hospital as to the
advisability Of organizing a society for
the purpose of working in behalf of a
woman's ward in connection with the
city hospital and under the supervision
of the board Of regents.
I will explain here that the Ladies'
Benevolent Society is in no wise con-
nected with this e project, but this is
to be a distinct society, for the purpose
of carrying on the work identical with
that which the Ladies' Benevolent So
ciety sc successfully did at their Dis
pensary and Rest" for invalid women.
The present city hospital, as it is,
does not give US scope in which to sue
coed in benefitting a vast number of
worthy women who need treatment,
therefore we ask for the cooperation
of the ladies and citizens generally.
When the Ladies' Benevolent Society
abandoned the "Dispensary and Rest"
there was a fund of nearly 81, 900 pledg7
ed by private individuals to erect a
"Woman's Hospital" on their property
grounds, and when the work was laid
dSlOo the IunO was returned.
1t was decided to ask the board OF
regents of the city hospital il they
would accept our work in building a
ward should we organize as a society,
stating that there was a fund OF nearly
$1,000 given the Ladies' Benevolent
Society. which, II the parties would
transfer it to the city hospital wo-
mans ward project, would be placed as
a nucleus or trust fund in the savings
bank at 4 per cent Efforts would then
be made to increase the n
We do not think it advisable to add
to the present hospital building, as all
know the whole structure Is unfit in its
construction as a hospital, and when
the city and county see the advisable
ity OF building a modern brick hispftal.
we will be able to erect and have the
maintenance Of a mOdern-cOnstructed
woman's ward, in which we will all
take pride, a hospital fitting the city of
Wilmington. The sooner this is contem-
plated. the better it will be for the
hospital in general. bringing in moro
patients and OF such a a who W
heretofore gone elsewhere, increase its
revenue and Of a necessity its corps of
nurses, attendants, etc.
Will not some one whom the ord
has blessed endOw our movement, or
at least give us a nucleus in order that
we may start a fund? AS I stated be-
fore. Freely have we received, freely
give"
We will not organize as Kings
Daughters" therefore We trust any of
our lewis friends who wish to unite
with US will do 50. We are simply a
band of ome banded together to
help other afflicted worthy women, for
the ultimate good Of the community.
realizing that we must possess sound
bodies il we hope for clear minds and
correct morals.