The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-02-18
CITIZENS WORKING
FOR THE H|LLMAN
Committee TO Aid Hospital Hold
Important Meeting.
PLANS FULLY OUTLINED
County Asked to Contribute $500 and
the City $500 Month--chaIr-
man Motion Makes
Statement.

1t was the sense of the meeting of the
Hillman hospital committee of twenty
five representative men held yesterday
afternoon that the hospital should be
made strictly a charitable institution and
that the city and county should make APP
proprietions to cover all expenses of the
hospital.
With the latter idea in view resolu-
ton was passed that the entire committee
should appear before the board of reve-
nue. of Jefferson county and also the may
or and aldermen and get an -appropria-
ton of $500 per month from the former
and $500 from the latter.
The entire committee will meet in the
Commercial rooms next Monday morning
at 10 o'clock and will go in a body to the
board of revenue and ask for the appro-
priation. Later the committee will ap-
pear before the finance committee of the
mayor and aldermen and urge a favora-
BILE report of the committee to the coun-
ell.
r. II. Pearson introduced a resolution
which after some slight changes, was
adopted as follows:
Whereas, This committee being ap-
pointed by the mass meeting of citizens
of all sses and denominations held at
the Fit Methodist church on Sunday,
February IA, because of our great interest
In the Hillman hospital and our supposed
ability and capacity for bringing about
and effecting the object of its creation to-
wit: To arrange some plan for the fixed
and permanent support and future main
tenance of the Hillman hospital
Resolved, first, That we. collectively
and individually pledge ourselves and our
continuous efforts and support to the
Hillman hospital until acting under and
with the board of lady managers we have
effected some permanent plan for its fut-
ure maintenance;
Resolved, second. That there be ap-
pointed by the chairman a subcommittee
for the purpose of and whose especial
duty shall be to continue the appeal for
contributions from the public at large,
and in order to carry out the work of this
committee 1t would be expected to obtain
these public contributions by appeal
through the public press and by personal
application and solicitations by the MEM
bers of said committee
Resolved, third, That the duty of the
entire committee shall be to have the city
and county appropriate not less than 1920
per annum from the county and $4,000
from the city, and not to cease it's labors
until this Is accomplished it being the
unanimous opinion and belief of each
member of this general committee that
1t is the duty of both the city and county
to provide a sufficient permanent contri-
button to this hospital; and further to OBJ
tain the necessary legislation for placing
this hospital upon some safe and perma-
nent basis for Its future maintenance.
Resolved. fourth, That q committee
II requested by the board of lady mana
gers, consisting of the president of the
board of revenue the mayor and three
citizens, to be selected by the board of
lady managers. whose especial duty shall
be to advise with the board of lady man
ayers as to the best plan for conducting
the hospital and its work. That this
last named committee be selected from
year to year by the board of lady mana
gers.
There was considerable discussion on
the question by Chairman Motion, Col.
T. @. Bush, General Rufus N. Rhodes,
B. f. Roden, Col. r. H. Pearson, Capt.
Frank Y. Anderson, the Rev. Frank Will
lis BARNETT, the Rev. J. w. Stage, Frank
Nelson, Jr DR.. 70. II. Shol, and Ross C.
Smith. Various plans were suggested and
| discussed, but there was a unanimous ex-l
preston of opinion that the hospital
should be supported entirely by the coun-
| ty and the city.
| Several thought that possibly there
were some people who would be glad to
pay small sum to be allowed to go to
| the hospital, and 1t was suggested that
maximum charge of 81 per day might
be made 1t was also suggested that some
of the corporations might like to contri
butte to the hospital under an arrange
ment allowing them 80 many patients per
month to the hospital. This was objected
to on the grounds that the hospital would
| then have no money or room for charity
patients.
At the meeting yesterday afternoon
| there were present, beside those named as
| speaking, Rabbi Newfield, r. II. Kolb,
the Rev. Dr. L. S. Handley, the Rev.
Quincy Ewing, the Rev. j. w. Stagg, DR..
Cunningham Wilson and DIR. B. L. wy
man.
| In opening the meeting Chairman Mol
ton submitted the following statement
about the previous work of the lady board
Of managers of the hospital and the work
and prospects of the committee:
Easy Task.
THE work assigned to this committee,
created at a mass meeting of the best
citizens of this great city, may seem to
some of you difficult, and uncertain as to
results but to me- after deyoting consid-
eraDle tnOuBnI TO the SUBJECT, IL appears
an easy task, with no uncertainty as to
results, IL we shall agree on plan of
prosecuting the purpose we desire to ac-
complish.
''The Hillman Hospital was organized
about sixteen years ago, by a few noble
women who saw the great necessity for
such an institution in this city Under
great difficulties, and at times against
what seemed almost unsurmountable OBJ
stacles. they persistently, earnestly and
prayerfully continued to work for the
great cause, until they have now erected
and furnished a magnificent building in
the heart of the city, where they are
prepared to go on with the work which
is commended by God and man as the
greatest work possible for humanity-a
work of charity to the sick and suffering
There is but one thing needed to go on
with this work under the control and
| management of well organized body
Of as good women as ever banded them
| selves for good purpose.
Ten Years Ago.
Some ten years ago, when the ladies'
had a splendid building erected by them
in Smith1eld afterwards destroyed by
fire), the city and county each contrib
| 11tad 70 fha stipporf IF fha whitman hos