Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-10-26
ORGANIZATION EFFECTED
Constitution Adopted and Officers
Elected-Looks Like Hospital Sure.

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IA Constitution Adopted and Officers
Elected-Looks Like Hospital Sure.
The adjourned meeting Of citizens called
TO consider the organization Of a hospital
association was held in Banquet hall Mon
day evening with good attendance. DR..
E. r. Campbell, chairman Of the commit
tee to report a pan of organization, re-
ported constitution and list OF officers
The officers were elected as reported, and
the constitution was adopted with few
MINOR amendments. A curious coincidence
was the presence Of nearly all the doctors,
undertakers and nurses in town and the
absence OF any of their names from the
Ii,t of officers. This was due no doubt to
having doctor at the head of the commit
tee, but it would be very uncharitable in
deed to suppose that the doctors are en-
deavoring to shirk responsibility, or that
they will not at the proper time each come
forward with large check and donate
their services to hospital patients ever
afterwards.
After the adoption of the constitution
several stirring addresses were given, and
it was announced by DR.. Ridden that L.
T. Lowell had offered to donate quarter
OF an acre Of land on the bank at the head
| OF Williams street as site for the hospital
provided the location was considered sui
able. j. II. Holton spoke of the two hos
pitfalls IN Burlington, and said he could not
understand how town of any size could
do without hospital. N. G. Williams
spoke very hopefully of the project, and
others added cheering words. There seem.
to be strong sentiment among all cl.s,e,
of citizens in favor of a hospital, and it is
bound to come in time. Before the meet
ing adjourned membership paper was
drawn up and 43 names subscribed.
| CONSTITUTION AND OFFICERS.
| This association shall be known as The
Mount Kilburn Hospital association.
The object of this association shall be
the establishment and maintenance of q
public hospital in the village Of Below.
Falls, Vt.
| All persons present at this meeting shall
be considered active members. At future
meetings all persons who pay the sum OF
one dollar annually to the association shall
become active members of the association.
| The officers OF this association shall be a
president, vice presidents, secretary, treas
urer, auditors and board Of 81 man.
ayers.
| The officers elected at this meeting shall
hold Office for one year, or until their sue
cessors are elected, except the board OF
managers who shall be divided into three
classes, as nearly as may be, and hold Of
II fee for one, two and three years.
This association shall hold an annual
meeting and such other meetings as the
j president or board Of managers may direct,
or at the written request Of any FIVE mem
4 bers of the association
1 The board of managers shall have the
lpower TO fill all the vacancies that may oc-
Il cur; to elect their officers and their COM
mlttees from the members of the associa-
Il ton; to enact bylaws for their govern
ment; to organize a medical or other
board; to appoint all other assistants,
agents and servants, and to transact such
! other business as may be proper to carry
out the purposes Of said association.
The constitution may be altered or
amended by majority of two-thirds of the
members OF the association present and
voting at any meeting legally called for
that purpose.
Il Bylaws may be adopted for the govern
Ilment$ of this association BY q majority vote
at any legally called meeting for that pur-
lpose.
The board of managers are authorized to
report additions or amendments to the con-
stitution and propose bylaws for the asso-
cation at any future meeting which may be
called for that purpose.
| OHicers-President, A N Swain; vice
presidents, Rev G R B Dodge, Rev II
4 Reid, Rev F w Lewis, Rev D L Sanford,
Rev Edward Reynolds, Rev j j Holahan,
J and Rev Albert Hammatt /; secretary, w G
Belknsp treasurer, P II Hadley auditors,
In Allbee, j G Day, J j Fenton.
Board Of managers-For three years F
1 G Flint. L M Read N G Williams, F G.
Pierce. Edward Barre t, Mrs 81 ? Ban
croft, Mrs c E Robertson, Mrs Daniel
Beaton, Mrs T Keefe.
For two years: c ] O'Neil, ] o Spring,
il F L Thompson, C A Moore, Geo o Guild,
i MrsE C Fairbank, Mrs Charles Smith,
Mrs Edward Arms, Mrs Geo L Burnside.
For one year: S Z Coy, Geo F Ball, y
I E Howard, Geo H Babbitt, Mrs Z 6 Os-
good, Mrs D w Riley, Mrs S J Cray, Mrs
Gushing Adams, j j O'Conner.