The Jersey City news., 1899-09-16

GERMAN HOSPITAL
The Fund Association Has
Now Enough Money to
Begin Building.
DR.. HAASE The ORIGINATOR
Prominent Greenville Men Are
Working Hard For It's
Completion.

ed few years ago for the humane pur-
pose of erecting a German Hospital in
Jersey City, has made rapid strides to-
| wards the completion of its object This
has been accomplished by the indefatiga-
Bile efforts of a number of Greenville' $
4 prominent citizens
1t is the object of the association to
| erect large hospital, especially for Ger
mans yet to be free to all classes and
nationahties. The association has had
! such success that it is now in position
! to purchase site for the proposed build
/ ing 1t will require about twelve lots,
and the association prefers that they be
/ located on Jersey City Heights, near the
Boulevard, if possible.
The project was given birth at meet
ing of the Hudson County Schwabischer
/ yerein, held at Belvidere Hall, in March,
1897. This society had relief fund, which
it was in the habit of distributing yearly
among the Jersey City hospitals. Dr.
Haase, prominent member, suggested
the erection of a German Hospital in
Hudson county. He spoke strongly in
| favor of the project and advanced the
arguments that Hudson county was with
out a German Hospital, while all neigh
boring counties boasted of an institution
of that nature The members thought
the idea excellent.
| A special meeting was Immediately held
which resulted in the election of George
| Kruse president; Louis Frey, secretary,
| and Dominikus Kraus, treasurer An ex-
ecutive committee, composed of Dr. Hen
ry Haase, Anton Kraus, Ernest Ebing,
Joseph Abel, Emil Koch, William Blum
| lein. J. H Muller and A. Roberts, was
a so appointed
The project was launched ina business
| like manner and thanks to the energy
| displayed by the members it has since
met with merited success. The society
was at once Incorporated under the title
| of the German Hospital and Dispensary
Fund Association The membership was
unlimited. it being the belief of the found
| ers that the more members the quicker
the object would be accomplished.
| A subscription of one dollar is the open
sesame to the society and purchases the
privilege of being enrolled as member
| for one year. The dollars rolled in and in
| a short time the association boasted a
| large membership.
The association had been in existence
but short time when number Of prom
! inent Greenville ladies conceived the idea
of organizing an auxiliary branch The
main organization favored the plan and
/ a month later the society was organized,
with Mrs William Blumlein, president;
Mrs Charles Mitzenius, vice president;
| Mrs. George Thiesen, secretary, and Mr..
Joseph Abel. treasurer. The society i'm
mediaItely arranged for monster fair,
| which was held in Columbia Hall for one
week The event resulted in about $1,000
being added to the main fund. Since then
| numerous concerts, parties and entertain
ments have been given, the proceeds of
which have naturally increased the hos
| pital fund. A few months later a second
ladies' auxiliary society was formed, for
| the same purpose, and it is now officially
known as Ladies' Aid Society NO. 2. 1t
has also been active in the interests of
| the proposed hospital and has aided in
increasing the fund. The present officers
are:-Mrs. Stoesel, president; Miss Ham
mill secretary; Mrs. Schmidt, vice presi-
dent and Mrs Gothberg, treasurer This
society is now arranging for a concert to
be held at Columbia Hall, October 30. An
excellent programme is in course of
preparation.
| number of Jersey Citys prominent
| business and professional men are mem
| bers of. the society. Mayor Hoos, Mr.. Jo-
seph Bernstein, Mr.. Charles Furst, DR..
| Lignot, Dr. Dickinson, DR.. McGill and
DR.. Lambert are active members, who
have done yeoman service for the So
ciety since its organization.
The governing power is vested in a
Board of Directors, numbering twenty
four members, who are entrusted with
! the management of the fund These Of
/ ficers are elected in November of each
year. Nomination for eight one-year
term directors will be made in October
The election will be held the following
| month
Heretofore the headquarters of the as
sociation have been in Krauss' Hail.
ocean avenue. The board recently de-
cided to locate its permanent headquar-
ters at Columbia Hall, where all future
meetings will be held on the first Friday
of each month.
The annual report is now in course of
preparation It will be made public in
December.
The association proposes to hold SER
les Of concerts during the winter for the
benefit Of the proposed hospital. They
will probably be held somewhere in the
Hudson City section of the city.
A number of prominent German ladies
of the Bergen section are endeavoring to
organize third auxiliary society, which
will be known as Ladies' Aid Society No.
/ 3. It's object will also be the furtherance
of the hospital project. The auxiliary So
cieties are governed by the constitution
| of the main organization. They are all
| 1u in ha tor