Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1900-04-28
THE HOSPITAL.
Meeting Last Night on
the Proposition.
Right Kind of Enthusiasm
Manifested.
Several Hundred Dollars for Pro-
ject Subscribed.
PARTICULARS or the MEETING.

The city building was the scene Of
much discussion by AN enthusiast,
crowd Of ladies and gentlemen, proml.
nent IN both social and business cir.
clen, 20 consider the hospital aud san.
itarium proposition as made lby
Mother sebasti0n and her secretary
sister Evelyn. Tho meeting was call.
~ TO order by Mayor Marion VINO ex.
planned IN a few wel-chusen words
the object of the gathering and 20 de-
wise ways R1d means for thp securing
of 5000 from the citizens f1r the
construction of the b,iildlng. In clos
ms his remarks the mayor asked fet
opinions from those present upon the
subject, among which are the follow
lnR
H. Ruppe-l have been a resident OF
this city FOR number of years and
am heartily IN favor OF the hospital
proposition. The Necessity for "a hos.
pital In our city is apparent 90 an md
would not only be a great benefit g.
people from abroad but our home Eea-
ple a. well from an operating stand
point q IL more convenient for tn
physicians and surgeons and butn
per attention.
H. D. Fergusson-Am thoroughly In
tereHied n the matter ana believe "
systematic and earnest efror, on the
part % an is exercised there ned be
no hesitancy Ia not flying the Sisters
that their proposition win boz accept.
ed. by this step IL wili be the nucleus
for a great sanitarium and will b. an
induccmcpt FOR inyalids to come here
for treatment An organization should
be formed al once and get the matter
started right
Dr. Pearce-suEgested the appoint
ment of committees Of ladies for the
purpose % collecting sums from IN
various socicties of the city.
T. y. Hubbell--Made rouang little
speech la favor % the proposed im
provement and stated that IL we want
ca 20 keep abreast with the times aud
other enterprlslng cit cs az well we
must have a public hospital, ana eni.
"a hla speech by saying they can put
me down for 500 TO start the sub.
Hcriptlon list.
o. w. Strong-Was Of the opinion
that the county and city would be the
greatest benchciaflea of hosp tai
and suggested that committee be ap.
pointed % ask for q donation of 81 Oof
and $500 fr0m each. respectively
n. +. Hall was another enthusiast
on the subject and made an interesting
talk. and said the committee should
be- appointed at once and given au.
ihSrity 20 act for the good of the
cause.
Mrs. Alfred Grunsfeld. who's Gated
upon Tor her opinion. suggested tina
In addition 10 ~ general fund that
glass globes with the words For Hos
pital Fund" printed thereon. be plac-
ed In prominent business places. and
would be the means ~ catching small
sums from people who were inclined
10 aid In the undertaking.
W. T. Metcalf said thc ladies cou'd
ASSIST materially in the enterprise by
conducting entertainments. fairs ana
bazaars. ana believed that a committee
OF ladies should be- appointed for that
purpose.
a motion by y. Ruppe and ~ ended
by w y. Motoan was made that the
chairman appoint committee ~ about
tventy with power to act 30 devise
ways and means FOR the purpose ~ g.
curing the 5000. asked for by m,
Sisters
The following ls the committee np
pointed by the chairman ~ thc meet.
ing
Il. r. Han. Or J. r. Pearce. Or J
H. Wrolh ~. W. Flournoy. NJ 8
Otcro. " II Ferguson. Louis flfe'd n
ituppe Dr. John Tascher, Or Hone
John Trimble. W r. Metcalf. - A.
Mcpherson. Joe Barnett. r. s. Huh
bell, w r. McCre ght, J. w Cum
packer. A. Carscalien. a. X. Neher, J.
A. Weinman. W. L. Hathaway, Patrick
Powers, Alfred Urunafeld A. j. Lamb
George Fraser, q q Young. $ RurR
hart, Edward podd. r.. v Chavez. O
W. Strong. Mrs Louis ilfeld. Mrs w
r. MccrelHht. Miss Murphy. Mrs u
SpIiz. Mrs W. = Mctcnlf. Mra Louis
nneT. Mrs W ". Childers. Miss Julia
Lee, Mrs. j. w. Crumpacker. Mrs G.
w, Kuhns. Mrs. r. w Clancy. Mrs A.
0runsfcid. Mrs Wallace Hesse'den.
Mrs. q, l.. Brooks Mrs Thos shinlck.
Miss Margaret Kent. Mrs J ". o'Roil
~, Mis- Anna Blake. Mrs ~ B Field
Miss Rica Baer, Miss Margaret lee.
Miss Sophia Huhbcll Mrs. Ralph Hal
loran, Mrs Wincheck and Mrs. Oaks
The location Tor the hospital has not
been fully decided upon, hui the site
which appeared most favorable 10 the
Mother Superior and Sister Evelyn IA
the property formerly known as the
Belvidere addition or the 0entiie
property a short distance northeast
of the First ward school
The opinion prevailed that an open
contribution should be made. and
after Mr. Hubboll agreed 10 contribute
500 20 the fund several more persons
readily slgnihed their willingness 60
subscribe 70 amounts ranging from $50
20 $40 each. Quite little sum was
realized.