Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1902-02-03
lCommunicate5.1
THE HOSPITAL QUESTION
Editv Of EOening Cabsfal..

Since. through your paper, the subjecl
OF much net dsd hospital 10 our city il
being discussed. may suggest a few
thoughts IN the spirit of the deepest
| interest
II was stated in your issue Of Friday
evening that no organiz ,tion for such a
purpose had been formed and was sug-
gested that the " Hospital Club" OF St.
| Anne's Church should undertake the
work, which, il assumed by it, we feel
sure, will be performed well and efficient
/ ly. but do not the questions at once arse,
fifst. if the Hospital Club OF St. Anne 5
should assume the undertaking, would
not the responsibility OF maintaining it
| fall. more or less, upon that Parish, and
would that Parish or any one denomina-
ton De willing TO assume so heavy a
responsibility
Again. in establishing such an insiiiu-
ton we mus, be Tar seeing and work to
wards an end which will be for the
greatest good TO the greatest number and
| so work upon such lines as would seem
TO be surest Of success. al d hence, would
not such an undertaking as a hospital be
more widely supported ard subscribed to
il carried on by an organization in its
very nature ard by its constitution non-
sectarian and whose members are made
up of the citizens OF our town, upon
whose executive board are the presidents
of all charitable organizations of a gem
eral character in the city, such as the
kings Daughters and the "Hospital
Club. the Mayor. the Chief Of Police,
the pastors OF all churches and number
OF citizens, both men and women?
Such an organic ition we have in the
"Associattd d Charities OF Annapolis,
whose executive board. as above stated.
is now holding its regular monthly meet
ings in the Council Chamber OF the city
kindly rendered it by the Mayor, who is
deeply interested in its work. All citizens
can become members OF the ASSOCIATED
Charities of Annapolis. Again. would
not the legislature respond more quickly
to an appeal for the support OF hospital
in this, the capital of the State, if the
appeal should come from an organization
SO general in character and membership,
rather than from one more or less de-
nominational in its character and infiu-
ence That we need a hospital, no
ma ter how humbly we start. is incontro-
vertible. But il such work is started,
let not the fatal error be made OF starting
it on narrow lines.
In this age when the spirit is rife for
Christians all men--to work together
for one common end, good to our fellow
men--let us arouse ourselves and unite in
the bIoadest way possible to establish
this much nee ded hospital. let us ask il
the work cannot more effectively be done
through our organization OF the "Associ-
,ated Charities, which invites in itself all
the bes. forces Of our city and thus place
the burden of responsibility upon the
citizens, where the burden OF such an
enterprise in small city like ours should
be placed. When one OF the members
of our Legislature was taken seriously i'll
a few weeks ago, 1t was brought home to
that bcdy that the Capital OF Maryland
was without what now-a- days is almost an
ordinary comfort, nay, a necessity.
Again, when they read OF the sad ac-
cidents happening to those working on
our public buildings, it is brought home
to them. But it is brought home almost
daily to our citizsns who know OF sick
ard suffering who drag the weary days
outlying neglected for want OF hospital.
There is no wealth in our small city, but
out citizens will do their part. we feel
sure, il they feel that their leg gisla,ors and
their Governor will give them sympathy
and some support in such an under
taking. These are only suggestions. but,
no matter how, or by what means, let us
have hospital. CITIZEN.