Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-21
DAYS GROSS RECEIPTS
FOR GENERAL HOSPITAL
Management Of Pine Beach Park
Makes Generous Offer
10 Directors
EVERY CONCESSION IS INCLUDED
sIxty.elsht "Lady Managers and Door
keepersp VIII he Needed For the
Occasion = Committee Of Well
Known Ladles viii Make Report to
Meeting Tomorrow Afternoon.

II plans formed, and contemplated,
BY the board OF directors of the New
port News General Hospital for this
week are carried out. next Sunday
may find the hospital out OF debt and
with n snug sum in the treasury to
be used as the nucleus for a new
building fund.
Until yesterday 1t seemed certain
that the directors would bc compcll-
ed 10 carry out their resolution to
close the doors OF the hospital on
July 81, but remarkably geperous
offer from the Columbia Amusement
Company, which operates Pine Beach
park, gave the board ground for hope
that the institution can be saved.
Mr.. j. -. Clinedinst, representing the
management OF the park, called upon
Mr.. L.. Is, Mnnville, chairman of the
board OF directors OF the hospital,
yesterday and offered to make next
Saturday Hospital Day" at the
beach, and givo the gross proceeds
of every concession OH the grounds
TO the hospital.
Lady Manager" for Each Show.
Tho amusement company proposes
to literally turn the resort over TO
ladies representing the hospital. IL
Is proposed TINT lady manager
be appointed for each concession, and
all money taken In during the day
Will belong to the hospital. 1nis
offer includes every concession Mt tho
park, not even excepting Dostock's
big animal show.
Now, OF course, everyone knows
that tho management and concession
nj ,.f-
Z ford TO DO giving away the receipts
of an entire day for charity, out OF
the pure goodness Of their hearts
the management had motive In
making !ts extraordinary offer to the
hospital directors, ana the motive
was q good one from their standpoint.
and II furnishes no reason why the
board cannot be glad to accept the
propuaition. The motive Is simply
this: The management desires to
cater to the best class OF people in
the city, and II wants 10 show the
Newport News people that the park
is nh attractive. orderly plnce-a
proper place for ladies' and gentlemen
TO spend nh afternoon or evening.
Committee to Make Report
Tomorrow committee composed
of Mesdames w. w. lIarwood. ii. II.
Holmes. Charles Tall, o. u. LOOMS,
Hugh Caffee and Elbcrt Ncxsen, VIII
20 over to Pine llcach and inspect
the grounds and concessions. and
have an interview with the man
ayers. Upon their return these In
dies will make n report to meeting
to be held Mt 3 o'clock in the after
noon ut Hotel Warwick.
All ladies in tho city who are In
tercsted In the hospital are invited
to gather ut the hotel and hear the
report. II the committees report is
favorable, steps will he taken at once
toward arranging for Saturdays
work
There are thirty-four concessions
Mt the park, 80 II the task is under
taken, sIxty-cIght ladies' Will be need
ed rs managers and "doorkecpers. -
1t will he day of rather hard work
for the ladies', but the experience
will be novel and the work Will IN all
probability prevent Newport News
from being without n hospital
Moving Picture Shows.
The proprictors OF the various moy.
Ing picture shows III the city nave
come to The front with an offer to do
something for the hospital zach
show proposes to give it's receipts
for one night of this week.
Tomorrow night the Amuse-U the.
ater, on Washington avenue, near
Thirty-first street will be the "Hospi
tai show" From o'clock i'm the
evening until midnight the usual con,
tinuous performance will be given
and Mrs. Elizabeth Pattee has con.
scented to sing the Illustrated songs
An exceptionally good set of pictures
is said to have been secured for the
occasion.