The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-01-05
The King 5 Daughters.
GreenVille Circle No.
2 Is Endeavoring to y
Builda Ne1v Home.

| We ala III untO one Oh inc ledS1 VI uilebe3
my brethren, ye did II unto me-
Too much praise cannot be spoken Of
the wis: leadership given the circ.e.
The Office of leader has been filed by q
succession of noble women, serving
each year. Mrs. skinner. Mrs. Dea-
ton, Mrs. Archer. Mrs. Taylor, Mrs. Hy-
der, Mrs Nelson, Mrs. Greeuley, with
untiring devotion and wise manage
ment, have directed the upbuilding of
this beautiful work.
The services Of the physicians OF the
town ere rendered at call, Valuable
and advanced surgical work has been
given to the hospital. To tho growth
and maintenance of the institution the
trained nurses have largely contrib
uted. Mrs West as matron. and Miss
johnson, as nurse, helped in the work
faithfully. After Miss johnson made
her home away from Greenville, the
circle found in Miss Strawn one
who has dealt with all the problems
and labors involved in strong, wise
way that few could equal. Pay pa
tients are received at the hospital, an
arrangement bringing comfort TO many
a stranger at our gates. Patients, the
nature of whose cases prevent their
acceptation, are placed in rented rooms
and carefully tended. Much could be
written of interesting cases that have
come under the care of the circle, in
its ward rooms. One comes to me now
so solemnly sad that 1t would seem a
fault to draw the curtain OF silence that
has fallen over the story of the girl
who came to us with broken heart,
with ruined life. She was young,
lovely, without any hope for her life
after her misery, not strong enough to
mould it anew. Talking quietly and
pathetically to the good man who Wis
tied her, the hope she had said was her
only one was realized, and suddenly
God took her. The Lord OF the weak
had heard her.
Yet another instance, and am done.
In the sunny, fresh purity Of the first
ward, saw a jolly boy, the sort of roll
Hooking fellow we all know. He was
delighted to be well after his six
months Of prostration. Merry over his
rapidly returning boyish strength,
4 somewhat vain OF the care bestowed
upon him, he talked in his boyish way
| to the ladies' who came to see him. To
all Of them he repeated his boast,
Don't you know I'm the star boarder."
Then he went away. Let US trust he
i became one Of the worlds useful men,
having with him memories Of kind,
. smiling eyes, of comforting, loving
care, given in the Gr6enville hospital
ward.
So from the slight start the work has
gone ON. Now, with valuable proper
ty, helped by dues, BY town, country
and public subscriptions, the amount
spent annually has for some
years averaged from $500 to $4,000.
The circle looks ahead to the erection
Of a modern, well equipped hospital.
To the dear eye Of hope this future
) crown of past efforts seems nearer to
oAr grasp as the days go on. In the
4sprhg days Of 1880, the circle became .
\ part Of the international order Of Kings
Daughters, looking to the broadening
Gifts influence and spiritual power by
national federation. In the smokeless
battles with suffering in quiet town,
were not these women of Greenviile
circle, No. 2, as noble as the Red Gross
nurses on the battlefields of CHASTITY
VICE.
i Greenulle, 1900.