The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-27

women working "In His Name" took W
the cry of the needy, there was M
place except cell in county JAIL ol
city calaboose, where they had right
to send these unfortunates when they
would appeal to them for shelter and
care. Both of these Boards" said the
care of the poor had never been so vel
attended to both as to the comfort Of
the needy, and to the entire satisfaction
Of the use Of the monies allowed.
Our membership grew and strengthen
ed, it passed the hundred mark. The
men of our town and county became
members. We were now Kings Daugh-
ters and Sons. Our Jewish men and
women were among our most helpful
members. They responded nobly to the
call. Social and business organizations
all over our county and city became
splendid co-workers. AS it became
known we were body of Earnest
| Workers" with the building of an Hos
pital or "Home" as our object.
We now had considerable money to
our credit In the bank known as the
building fund" That fund was never
drawn from. Our charity work outside
of hospital was done from separate
fund, known as general fund" That
fund kept up from these allowances, our
membership dues, the "Elks" regular
donations and help from other sources,
the money received from "pay patients
being among these. This "pay pa
TENTS" work was began by us at the
earnest solicitation Of the people and
our physicians. But for the valuable
and necessary aid of our physicians at
all times we never would have succeed
ed as we are thankfully able to say we
have. These physicians attended our
poor, giving them the same skillful at
tention which they gave the rich,
often performing operations of the
greatest magnitude, bringing all their
talent as trained surgeons and physi-
clans. Doing it all absolutely "without
money and without price" Too much
we could not say of these noble men.
All honor to them.
Our work SO increased that soon "The
Cottage Hospital became inadequate to
it's demands. We sold it and bought for
cash piece Of ground, were about to
let the contract to erect a modest yet
larger building, frame building, when
to our great Joy we received word from
Ciuy Council and Mayor and from Board
of Supervisors not to put up frame
building. They were coming to us to
help us build. The City Council gave
three thousand dollars, and Board Of
Supervisors through our representa-
tives obtained authority from the State
Legislature for it to donate "a sum OF
money not exceeding $4,000 to Kings
Daughters Circle No. 2 for the purpose
of building hospital The Board
donated the $4,000. Then was built
the beautiful and handsome stone and
brick building known as "King's Daugh-
ters Home" of Greenville, Miss, costing
us about $4,000. The furnishing of it
was by contributions from all over the
county. The wards were furnished by
private persons as memorials TO their
precious dead, and by different lodges
and orders as "Masons, "Odd Fellows"
"Elks," "K. OF p" and others. The
handsome structure as it now stands,
land the grounds) are worth to us fully
$4,000. Its appointments, especially its
operating room and dispensary, equal to
any hospital in the whole South. This
we have had told us by those who know.
We have always one graduate nurse
who is in charge OF the hospital togeth-
er with committee of members Of
Circle. The Training School for Nurses
is under the charge of the graduate nurse.
This we began in 1906, and it has proven
great success. BY a comparison OF
figures it will be seen that the receipts
from the Training School exceed the
expense. Instruction and lectures are
given this school by all of our ply
sicians. In every way 80 far 1t Is a
success. From four to six pupils are
always in the school. Space forbids my
going more fully into detail. Onward
we went in the work Of the Saviour. and
every new year brought us new duties,
new fields we're opened, but, as we went
We looked to the same Friend to take us
by the hand and guide our footsteps.
Our work we knew must have His help
which Is the highest help. IL then
would become success, we then could
claim Gods help. Some such idea as
this Of our duty to share each others
burdens entered the heart and brain Of
pagan Cicero. A saying OF his, done In
EDglish is this. There is no way by
which men can approach nearer to the
Gods than by contributing to the welfare
Of their fellow beings None are great
or than was Cicero. inasmuch as he was