Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-16
Directors Decide THAT / is Worse
THAI Useless 10 Attempt
to Keep Institution
Open.
EMO OF SIX YEARS sTRUsGlE
Debt Has Grown Larger and Larger
and Recent Final Appeal Failed to
Meet With Response Thnt Was
Necessary to Prolone the Fight. LA.
bllitIes Amount TO About Four Thou
sand Dollars.

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After mn uphill struggle for ex'
cnce, which began with tho very
founding OF tho institution six yenrs
ago, the Newport News General Hos.
pila is about to be closed The hos
pllal has never been n paying instl
tuition. aud IT'S debt has grown larger
ana larger as the years have passed.
nhlil the directors. who bear the bur-
den and responsibility. have decided
mat u would be worse thun useless
TO keep 1t open. Months ago il was
apparent that some decided change
In the situation must take place or
the institution would have to close.
ana an appeal TO the public was made
The response to this appeal was weak
ana inadequate, ana only one thing
was left for the dlroctors to do
Step Finally Taken
Last night tbs board of directors
held a meeting Mt Che office of the,
old Dominion Land &omnan3l and M :
TOR brief discussion adopted the
following resolution, whicle tells the
whole story:
Whereas, The Newport News Gen.
cral Hospital. which opened Its doors
Tor patients on January ] |. 1901, even
with Jealous, energetic and systematic
efforts TO secure outside donations.
has never been self-supportIng and
therefore 1t has been steadily running
up debt; and
whereas. The board OF directors
through committee, on June IL. 1907.
Issued II statement and made an ur.
gent appeal TO the public for aas's st
ancc: and (,
Whereas, The responses from tho
public have l.acn insufficient and tlis-
appointing, and the board is unwl,l.
ing ana unable TO further continue tho
hospital work, under existing condl.
tons, therefore, be 1t
Resolved, With deepest regret. by
The board of directrs, Ia adjourned
regular meeting assembled, this 18th
day of July. 1907. as follows. TO wit.
-. That the hospital work of the
association he discontinued on July 81
l9o7, and that appropriate notices 10
mat effect be at once, given to EN-
ploycs. physicians ana surgeons. and
convalescing patients. at the hospital.
y. That OH and after July 1G. 1907.
only emergency cases or cases VIII CHI
VIII surely be discharged by July 81,
1907, shall be received at the hospital.
3. That the thanks Of this board
be extended to the city OF Newport
News. the Newport News Shjpbuilding
ana Dry Dock company and to all 9th
ers who have assisted the board in Its
eilorts to conduct the hospital in New
port News for the general good of the
community.
"A. That special meeting OF the
newport News General Hospital Az
soc'ation liz called for Monday. July
~, 1907, at o'clock p. M. for the
purpose of arraigning with the credit.
tors, ana generally. to take steps lead
ing To the closing up of the affairs
Oh me SAD hospital association.
Debt About $4,000.
II Is understood that tho debts OF (
the hospital aggregate something like
$4,000. The assets Will not amount to
n great deal therefore the creditors
VIII lose. The Old Dominion Land
Company. from which the building Is
rented. will be the heaviest loser. hut
numerous merchants will lose some
thing.
The hospital was founded by fl,e
Newport News General Hospital Asso,
citation, n body composed OF represer-
tatives from various organizations ami
churches in the city. During the past
few years the association itself has
played a small part, and the burden
of keeping the institution going haa
fallen upon the board OF directors. OF
Which MI l.. d. Manville rs chairman.
For New Hospital.
1t is expected that the closing ut
the hospital will result in al strong
movement looking toward the osfah
lishment of n new hosDItals S,snh n
movement was started several moltha
ago, but was dropped
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