Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-10-02
A WORD FOR OUR HOSPITAL.

NUM- IUh UUN NUOTl HI,
EDITOR COURIER:
Every man and woman in Clarke
county has probably heard of the Hospi.
tai which was opened by Or. A. 3.
Tucker in Berryville on April Is, 1907,
Being a new enterprise, possibly com
paratively few persons have given it the
interested attention il certainly deserves
Since its opening over sixty patients
have been successfully treated within
its walls, more than thirty of them by
major operative interference, the others
by less dangerous operations, and it is
now filed almost TO the limit off capa.
city. Therefore. we can safely assert
that the Hospital has passed the expert
mental stage and has proved its great
usefulness, not only in operative but in
emergency cases.
To all who come 10 its doors, help is
freely given. and it would be a revelation
could the public know how much good
is done for which no financial return is
received.
DR.. Tucker gives his time, strength and
skill TO this work, and the time has come
when the people of Clarke county should
extend helping hand, in order that the
sphere of usefulness ofthe Hospital may
be further extended. In the opinion of
many, the County should support several
beds for the benefit Of those who need,
hut cannot afford, surgical attention.
Ii is too great burden for one man 10
carry alone, and yet the Doctor is pluck
lily trying to do it.
Will not the proper authorities move
in this matter and see what the citizens
OF Clarke will do?
1t should be a matter of County pride
to help a cause which is of such tire.
mendous good TO the people, and we
trust that efforts to this end will be made
at once.
A GRATEFUL PATIENT.
The above letter comes from one
who has received careful and pains
taking treatment at DR.. fuckers
Hospital, and the letter shows how
thoroughly it was appreciated. We
might go on at great length to give
the views of those who have been
successfully treated at the institu-
ton, many of whom have been
financially unable to make pay
ment for the great service render
ed them, but we hardly think it
necessary, for the people here
know full we'll of the facts. We
heartily agree with the writer that
pablo aid should be extended to
the Hospital-and it should be
generous.
We would suggest the following:
Let each of the Berryville
churches raise fund and turn it
over to the Hospitals;
Let the Business Men of the
Town contribute TO another fund;
Let the Board of Supervisors of
the County appropriate as much as
they can from the County Funds
for the aid of the Institution;
Let the Ladies of the Town and
County hold an entertainment in
Winston Hall and turn the pro
ceeds into the Hospital. We fee
sure Manager Taylor would gladI H
donate the use OF the Hall gratis
We feel sure that the many musl
clans and amateur players of tin,
Town and County would glad!,
offer their services. A simiIs
suggestion OF the COURIER va
followed some years ago and re
suited in nice benefit for the Band
The editor of the COURIER vii
guarantee TO either supply on,
turn" for a vaudeville entertain
ment or pay the expense of bring
ing an outside artist here for Tn,
purpose.
The men of any community ar
generally slow to start any thing il
TIE nature of public subscription
az embellishments, and We suggcs
that some of the ladies take tn
matter az.
For the Church subscriptions
The Pastors of the churches woul
be the best ones to begin the move
inent;
For securing subscriptions iron
HE Business Men, we take tn
liberty of Suggesting the nam
q Mrs. p. Ii. Powers;
fsr pcrfccsing the arrangement