The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-01
WILL CANVASS The
CITY FOR FUNDS
An Appeal in Behalf of the Hill
man Hospital.
WILL ERECT BUILDING
Mrs. ]. Morgan Smith, President of the
Board, Issues an Address Giving
Complete History of the
Noble Institution
ERECT BUILDING

The board of managers of the Hillman
hospital will begin in few days an active
canvass of the city to raise funds for the
erection of the buildings at the corner of
Fourth avenue and Eighteenth street on
the lot recently purchased for that purpose.
AT recent meeting Of the board it was
decided to take this step, and in accord
ance with the action Mrs. ]. Morgan
Smith, the president, has issued an address
to the public as follows:
The Address
In 1883 number of benevolent women of
Birmingham, seeing tine great need OF nos
pltal care among the poor of the city, es-
tablished a temporary charity hospital, and
afterward, by willing and diligent labor, Sc
cured sufficient funds and erected large
and commodious building at Smithfeld.
This hospital was operated by a board OF
lady managers composed of women from
the various Protestant and Jewish churches
of the city until destroyed by disastrous
fire nearly six years ago.
AS soon as practicable the managers
rented a building and began again caring
for the sick poor and have continued doing
daily all their limited means and facilities
will allow. ~. Ss94
The insurance on the building and furni-
ture at Smithfield after all claims were
adjusted and paid, has been reserved and
kept intact as fund for purchasing lot
and erecting a building, for it has always
been the desire and intention of the board
to secure a centrally located lot and build
hospital in keeping with the progress and
importance of our growing city, and large
enough to care for all of her needy sick,
suffering with acute, durable and non-con-
tagiouS diseases.
The Hillman Fund
Some years ago Mr. T. T. Hfllman gave to
the hospital 10000 i'm Tennessee Coal and
Iron bonds, the interest ITO be used in sup
port of the hospital. This interest, amount
ing to 500 per month, is the stated income
for operating the hospital, and while 1t is
q generous and noble gift, Yet 1t is made
quate for the work, as almost daily some
INDECENT sick in sore need of care and nurs-
ing are refused admission because there
is not vacant bed, nor tundS SufncQent TO
meet their needs.
A year ago, under the advice of a num-
Der of Birminghams best citizens, the
beard of lady managers purchased lot,
corner Fourth avenue and Eighteenth
street, for $1,000. house and lot ON Eighth
avenue, for which was paid $780, is the
nucleus for building fund, and is all the
means now In possession of the board for
this purpose.
Plans Accepted
Plans for a building to cost not less than
in charge are industriously thinking and
planning Ito ihe best mode for securing
funds for the work. Having operated the
Charity hospital of this city so long, amid
Acknowledgements often and burdened with
the thought that there was so much needed
which they were powerless ITO do, the board
of lady managers of the Hillman hospital
know how great Is the necessity for large
and we'll appointed centrally located build
ing, with accommodations for all needy
sick who may be proper subjects for hos
pital shelter and treatment.
In a few days our women will begin So
Hc5ting subscriptions from our citizens, and
in cause so noble and worthy we cannot
fall The fact that our people have given
so willingly and generously to other calls
of mercy and charity makes US all the more
confident that they will not fail to respond
On like manner to this call, and we shall
ask expecting to receive" We feel that
we need not make a long appeal. We have
given a brief history of the work, a true
statement of the financial status of the
Hdlman hospital, and we shall rely on the
justice and generosity of our people to en-
able us to successfully carry forward this
noble, philanthropic, Christian work.
MRS. ]. MORGAN SMITH.
President Lady Board of Managers of Hill
man Hospital.