The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-08-06
Mrs Fred S. Newell. Mrs. j. j. Hoyt, Mrs.
Possible the Opening of Hospital.
Gifts to the Hospital Fund.

The directors of the Kenosha Hos
morning that through the generous
gifts of four Kenosha people the open
ing of hospital ia Kenosha has been
assured The gifts came unsolicited
and the announcement of the gener.
osity of the donors has made it pos.
sible for the directors of the associa.
ton to proceed at once with the open.
ing Of the hospital. The Eichelman
property at-.the corner of Exchange
street and English court has been pur-
chased and it will be given into the
possession of the directors in the next
few weeks.
At the meeting of the directors last
night it was announced that Mrs.
Frances c. Newell had sent to the as
ISOLATION gift of Eve thousand dol
lars, and that Mrs. Carrie NJ. Hoyt had
made contribution of $4,000. With
these two gifts the association at once
voted to purchase property and pro-
coed with the alterations at once.
This morning the gifts of Mr.. Yule
and Mrs. Balm were sent to the direct
ors so that with the fund now in sight
there will be ample money to secure
the purchase of the property and pro-
vide for its renovation and repair.
Extensive repairs will be necessary
and the great army of people IL the
city will still be expected to give lib
orally toward equipping the institution
which these splendid gifts have made
possible.
It will be necessary to change the
house by the addition of an operating
room and with the addition of proper
furniture and fixtures. The directors
also feel that it will be necessary to
at once provide hospital ambulance.
These changes will demand all the
money that is now on hand and other
funds must be raised for the equip
ment.
With these gifts the fund for the
hospital is swelled to twelve thous and
dollars and the board of directors feel
warranted in Going ahead and pur-
chasing the property and using the
surplus fund for the alterations that
will be necessary to fit the building for
hospital. The property is purchased
for So 500, the deal including the main
building, which will be used for the
hospital, and the smaller residence at
the north of the Eichelman homestead,
which will probably De rented as in the
past.
The board of directors believe that it
will be an easy matter to convert the
house into hospital and its purchase
met with the approval of the people
who contributed so generously to the
cause. With the purchase of the prop
erty the board of directors will at once
have the house refurnished and reno
waited. An operating room will be
built in connection and a hospital am.
bulance purchased for the use Of the
hospital.
The expense connected with these
changes will be large and it is prob
able that the fund now on hand will be
insufficient to complete all the plans
made by the directors. It is thought,
however, that with such generous gifts
already on hand the directors will have
no trouble in securing plenty of funds
from the people of Kenosha who recog.
nize the great demand for a hospital.
With the building purchased it is nee.
cessary to increase the number of di.
rectors of the association, and at a
meeting to be held in the near future
two new directors will be elected.
Now that the building has been Sc.
cured the money which has been sub
scribed is sadly needed and contribu.
| tors are requested to send their money
| to John O'Donnell, the treasurer of the
association, at the earliest possible
/ moment.
1t is impossible to tell at this time
when the institution will be opened fol-
the usegof the public, but it is thought
that it will be ready for use by late in
the fall.
William Boyd, Dana Ward and Ros.