The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-07-26
THE NEW HOSPITAL
1T WAS TURNED OVER TO THE CITY
AND COUNTY YESTERDAY
The City and County Then Decided the
Grounds TO the Board of Managers.
The Managers Held q Meeting and
Elected DIR. Thos. NJ. Green Super
f~ufoudaDf-
inteudent.

About two weeks ago Messrs. James
Sprunt and William Gilchrist, exCCu-
tors of the last will and testament of
the late Mr.. James Walker, who erect
ed the James Walker Memorial hos
pital as a bequest to the city and coun-
ty and dice Just before il was complst-
ed gave notice to the city and county
authorities that the hospital had Teen
completed and that they were ready TO
transfer the new hospital to the city
and county, as was provided IL Mr..
Walkers will.
According to the arrangement made
a few days ago the mayor and board OF
aldermen, and the chairman and man.
bers of the board of commissioners and
the board Of managers of the new hos
pital met yesterday morning at 10
o'clock at the hospital to receive the
hospital from the executors. Mes srs.
Sprunt and Gilchrist were both = res
emit, and so were Mayor Waddeli ard
the members of the board of aldermen,
and chairman D. McEachern n the
commissioners. There were present all
the board of managers except Mr.. NJ.
S. Willard, viz: Colonel Warren G.
Elliott DR.. w. j. H. Bellamy, and
Messrs. William H. Sprunt, Sam Pear,
Jr., Walter G. MacRae, Dewitt c.
Love. NJ. ]. Corbett, and DR.. c. P.
Bolles.
The function was Of a very simple
nature and look place On the handsome
front piazza.
Mr.. James Sprunt, on behalf OF The
executors said:
Mr.. Mayor and Aldermen-Mr. Chair
man inc Commissioners:
The devisor of this fine property
be%queathed to our city and county for
the noble purpose of relieving suffering
humanity, was a man of humility and
reserve. With characteristic diffidence
he laid it's corner stone without The
usual ceremonies and it was his ny
pressed wish that the necessary for
malities in the transfer of the complet-
ed hospital be free from OstentatiO1.
We his executors, therefore, tender you
the keys of the James Walker Memo
rial hospital with a grateful sense Of
the trust which he reposed in us, and
with the hope that it may long serve
the humane object of it's generous dom
or"
When Mr.. Sprunt concluded, Mr..
GilchriSt then presented the keys of Ine
hospital to Mayor Waddell who le-
ceived them with a few remarks. for
the city and county authorities. He
then read a deed which conveys the
hospital grounds to the board of mana
gers. and rendered the deed to Colonel
Warren G. Elliott, president of the
board of managers.
Colonel Elliott received the deed n
in doing so made a brief . but very
pretty speech. This ended the ceremo-
MES.
The hospital was completed by the
executors, the work being supervised by
Mr.. Charles McMillen.
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF MAN
Ayers.
After the hospital a been turned
ecutors of Mr.. Walkers will the board
of managers held a meeting at the hos
pital. Colonel Warren G. Elliott presi-
dent of the board, presided and DR.. G.
P. BolleS, the secretary was at his post.
The principal business before the
board was the election of a s~uperinten-
dent and physician in charge of the
hospital. To that position the board
elected DR.. Thomas Meares Green, now
of Baltimore, son of our esteemed
townsman DR.. William H. Green, the
we'll known pharmacist. DR.. w. D.
Mcmillan who has been acting as SUI
perintendent was requested to continue
in that capacity until DR.. Green can
come On from Baltimore.
The question Of furnishing the hos
pital wards and apartments and equip
ping the institution with appliances for
use in the surgical and other depart
ment was discussed, and the following
committee was appointed to devise
ways and means for that purpose.
Colonel Warren G.. Elliott, and Messrs.
Walter G.. MacRae, NJ. j. Corbett, Sam
Bear, Jr., and w. H. Sprunt.
The election of a matron of the hos
pital will be gone into at some future
meeting of the board.
Other business was transacted but it
was not given out for publication. DR..
Thomas Meares Green, the superinten-
dent-elect of the hospital, is a native
of Wilmington and is a young man of
superior qualifications and considerable
experience. He is an honor graduate
Of the University of Maryland and has
for some months been resident physi-
clan Of st. Joseph's Hospital, Balti-
more. Md. During his course at the
university n since his graduation he
has devoted his time to- hospital work,
and has not only qualified himself by
experience but has won a f1attering
reputation for his ability and u
as a physician and surgeon. Notice of
mis- election was wired to him yester-
day and he will be here in a few days
to take charge if the hospital. He will
select his assistants and employees at
the hospital.