Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-07
Donation of $3.50 From New
foundland to st. Thomas
Hospital Received.
RECENT GIFTS AGGREGATE $3.50
Mrs. Persis A. Tripet Of Melburne, who
is III in The Mercy Hospital, Des
Moines, Sends Check for an Addition
al S1oo-Dr. Getz, Thomas WEIGH and
Mrs. Maria Kelly Give $500 Each.

| The fact that Marshalltown is erect
! ing its new st. Thomas Hospital. and
expects to have it ready for occupancy
within the next few months, is causing
considerable interest in outside points.
| donations to the fund being received
from day to day without solicitation.
| Altho Very Rev. Father Lehman, who
has had charge Of the building fund has
not been able, owing to more active
duties connected with the hospital
| building, to make any canvass of late,
the fund is gradually being swelled by
| friends who have learned that the hos
| pital is soon to become a reality. Re-
cent donations to the fund aggregate
$3.50.
| The greatest surprise to Rev. Leni-
han, in the shape of gift, came in the
mail Wednesday, when draft for $3.50
was received from Mother Catherine,
| of Davenport, now in charge d the
Mercy Hospital of that city. Mother
| Catherin has already been assigned to
the charge of the hospital here as soon
as it is completed, and is naturally very
much interested in it's welfare. Rela-
tives of the reverend mother living in
Newfoundland, sent to her $3.50 for tn :
enterprise, which she Immediately for
warded to Father Lenihan, to be added
to the building fund.
In addition to the donations of ply
sicians of the city, announced some
time ago, DR.. II. l.. Getz has made 4
very handsome donation to the fund,
giving $500. DR.. Getz formerly con-
Quoted a private hospital in this city,
but as soon as he saw that the new
public hospital was to be assured, he
discontinued his hospital. Other doc
tors of the city are more than happy
to see the new building rapidly nearing
completion.
Other $500 gifts have been made by
Thomas WEIGH and Mrs. Maria Kelly.
of this city, Mrs. Catherine Eich, also
of this city. has added 500 to the fund,
and Wednesday Father Lehman re-
ceived in letter from the chaplain of
Mercy Hospital. Des Moines, check
for 500, drawn by Mrs. Persis A. Trip
let, Of Melbourne. Mrs. Triplet is TAX
ing treatment in the Des Moines hos
pital, and soon after the hospital pro-
iect here was talked of she gave Sl00
The donation of $500 edows for her a
room in the hospital, in memory to
daughter, Birdie Triplet, deceased
Other gifts of recent date are Peter
Mayer, $50; l.. C. Abbott, $50; G. G. ST.
Clair, $50; Veteran Joseph Gunther, of
the Soldiers Home, member of the
hospital, has also given $50, specifying
that it be applied toward the furnishing
of room.
Engineer Miles Kelleher, of the Cen
trail, has notified Father Lehman that
he will furnish a room in the hospital.
and the members of the Central Chap
ter, No. 81, O. E. S., will do likewise.
The reverend mother general of thu
Sisters of Mercy, Davenport, who is al
the head of the order, is expected in the
city this week, accompanied by an as
sistant, and will spend a day or two
looking after matters of detail con-
nected with the building. She will look
after the electrical appliances to be in
stalled especially, and the wiring of the
building.
The work of building is progressing
most satisfactorily, the masons now be-
ing engaged on the third story.