The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-16
HOSPITAL PROGRESS.
Arrangements for the Enter
tainment to Aid the Ger
man Institution.

An interesting meeting of the German
Hospital and Dispensary Fund Associa-
ton OF Hudson county was held last even
ing in the headquarters of the Schuetzerl
Verein, Ocean and Warner emu The
business transacted consisted of arrang-
ing for the monster entertainment and re-
ception which is to be held in Columbia
Hall on May IS. On this occasion Mayor
Edward Hoos, who has taken a deep in
terest in the movement to establish a
German hospital in his county will
speak. He will explain the plans of the
association and will set forth the benefits
of maintaining such an institution. Tx
Judge Puster, another active member OF
the association will also speak. The popu-
lar Thfesen Amateur Orchestra of Green
Vile will assist in the entertainment and
the members are busy rehearsing a mum
Der of selections to be played on that oc-
casion.
The meeting of last evening was largely
attended as the members are very anxious
to make a success of the new movement.
A number Of committees were appointed
to look after the different branches of
work on the night of the entertainment
as a tremendous gathering is looked for.
A large quantity of tickets have been dis
posed of and the event is expected to ter
inmate successfully. At the meeting 1t
was decided to appoint a committee to
look out for a suitable site upon which to
build. The committee will probably be
appointed at the next meeting.
The members of tine Ladies' Auxiliary or
Aid Society Of the Hospital Fund Associa-
ton, which was organized about three
weeks ago, and which is composed of the
wives and daughters of the members of
the association, are also laboring for the
success of the movement. The ladies
are very active and at the next meeting
will arrange for a number of piciics and
entertainments to be given during the
coming umnier months,
To establish a German hospital which
Shall be free to persons of all classes
and natlonalities, is the object of the Ger
man Hospital Association. The members
of the Schuetzen Verein whose ~headquar-
tiers are in Greenville. were the first to
mention the idea, but the father of the
project, however, is DR.. Henry Hasse, OF
to d number Of New York hospitals. DR..
Hasse was present at a meeting recently
held by the Schwabs and ne spoke about
fion. He said that this county was with
out a German hospital while nearly every
other city in this country contained one.
charity fund for the purpose of dividing
the receipts among the hospitals and
other institutions, decided to launch his
project, and officers were elected to look
after the new hospital movement: Shortly
after this the Ladies' Aid Society was
organized to help along the good cause
and the membership roll contains nearly
$50 names.
The entertainment to be given next
Monday night in Columbia Hall, is the
first steps taken to realize funds for the
hospital and this will be followed by
many other entertainments and picnics.
1t is the intention of the association to
build the hospital in a central party of
the county and the plot will be purchased
just as soon as sufficient funds have been
raised