The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-04
MEETING IN AID OF
CHARITY HOSPITAL
Proposed Managers TO Be En-
tertained at HlIIman.
DR.. w. E. 8. DAVIS THE HOST
Prominent Citizens Favor the Plan to
Have . Strictly Charitable Hospl-
tai In Jefferson County
for General Use.

Tonight twelve OF Birmingham's promi-
nent citizens will be the guests Of DR..
w. e. B. Davis at dinner at the HILL
man hotel, at which the proposed charity
hospital for Birmingham and Jefferson
county will be discussed freely and some
plan of action probably arranged. Those
who will be present are: Capt. w. c.
Ward, chairman OF the board OF advisers
Of the proposed hospital; r. N. Rhodes.
w. R. Houghton, B. F. Roden. James
Bowron. e. H. Cabaniss, Robert Jemi-
son. Gen. L. v. Clark, T. G. Bush. Will
liam A. Walker Robert s. Munger and
Henry B. Gray.
The men at the dinner will be ad-
dressed by DR.. Davis, whose paper on the
subject before the Tri-state Medical So
ciety started the movement. on the OBJ
5ects and aims of the committee and on
what steps he has taken to get the pro-
posed charity hospital started.
Conference With Ladies'.
Capt. w. C. Ward. chairman Of the
proposed board of advisers, will state the
result of his conference today with the
lady board of managers of the Hii1man
tai into charity hospital pure and sim
pie, or In adding a large ward to the
present building for the city and county
patients who will be treated free of
charge on statement from responsible
physician that they are unable to pay the
fees. It is said the ladies of the board
are In favor of changing the Hillman. hos
pital into charity institution and not
having pay ward In the hospital except
for those desiring to pay
The charter of the Hillman hospital
allows the. lady board of managers to
elect trustees or an advisory board, which
# is proposed the men who are at the
dinner tonight shall be. The ladies have
been consulted in this entire matter and
are favorable to the change.
Several of the men who are named
among the board of advisors were seen
yesterday and all were unanimous in the
statement that something should be done
to bring Birmingham on par with other
cities in this line. The following are
some Of the expressions;
Favor Change.
w. r. Houghton who has been attorney
for the Hillman hospital for several
years: 1.-THE hospital as proposed is a
good idea and something which is needed
here. In 1t 1 think there should be an
emergency ward and possibly an emer-
gency ambulance corps as in other city
and county hospitals"
Capt. w. C. Ward, chairman of the pro-
posed board: II was for one year a men,
Der of the county board of revenue and
frequently visited the aims house and
poor house. They are better than the
average place of this kind in every way,
except provision for the sick. I think the
Hillman hospital, under the proposed
plan. would remedy a great evil, and
would have suggested such hospital for
the county had I remained on the board
of revenue. The Hlllman can be changed
into such an organization and the county
and city could adopt 1t. I think some
thing of this kind should be DONE"
James Bowron: II am not familiar with
the plan, but believe most positively that
such q hospital should be maintained in
Birmingham, as in all other up-to-date
cities. An emergency ward should be one
of the additions
Robert Jemison: 1.-The plan Is a good
thing and something that is badly needed
in Birmingham. I am in favor of hos
pital along the lines proposed for this"