Connecticut western news., 1908-11-26
SATURDAY WILL BE
 TAG DAY IN CANAAN
DR. RICHARDSON'S LIBERAL OFFER
Will Perform Free Operations for Poor People if North Canaanites Will Pay Their Board "A Project Entitled to General Support.

Pay Their Board "A Project Entitled
 to General Support.
 Saturday of the present week, Novem- ber 28th, has been designated as 'Tag Day" in Canaan for the purpose of pro- vidinR funds to be used Tn paying the board of peraons from the town of North Canaan who go to the Hlllcrest Hospital in Pittsfeld, Mass. and who do not possess the means with which to pay for treatment and board.
 Dr. 0. H. Richardson of Pittsfeld, the well-kn surgeon by whom Hillcrest was established, was in Canaan Tues day afternoon and made the following explanation of the proposition to THE NEWS: Throughout Berkshire County, Massachusetts the coming Saturday has been designated as Tag Day aud inas- much as the hospital has had large number ot patients from North Canaan, he has decided to extend the area'of the Tag Day territory to include this. town.
 He desires to have North Canaanites clearly understand that it is not a money making proposition on his part. He is ready and willing at all times to donate his professional services to poor people of North Canaan, or any other place, who find 1t necessary to have surgical operations performed but the demand for medical and surgical atten- tion is increasing so rapidly, the expense of conducting the hospital is so great and at the present time the room ac- commodations are so limited that he does not feel that the institution can af ford to provide free board for the patients. Dr. Richardson contributes assistance in the form of professional service and hunane1y inclined North Canaanites are to pay the board of worthy neighbors who go to the hos pita1.
 It is most generous proposal and the response to this appeal for funds should be equally generous.
 The plan is this: On Saturday of this week five or six young ladies of Canaan will go about town, each bearing @ supply of tags. These tags will be handed to citizens and are to be regarded as request to contribute to this worthy cause. After person has contributed be or she is supposed to attach the tag to his or her person as evidence to the other young ladies that donation has been made and thus make it possible for the, solicitation to proceed rapidly and to prevent citizen from being so- licited more than once.
 These young ladies will solicit funds under the supervision of Mrs. H. D. Humphrey and the money obtained will be at once forwarded to Dr. Richardson who will place it on deposit in an in- terest- paying bank and draw upon it for the benefit of poor but worthy North Canaanites as occasion requires.
 Dr. Richardsons name has become a household word in this section because of the remarkably good work he has done along the line of surgery for the people of Canaan and East Canaan. When<he asked THE NEWS for its sup port in the Tag Day proposition he. was immediately assured that this newspaper will do all Tn it's power to assist him therefore we heartily commend the plan to the people of this town and trust that the result will be all the doctor an- ticipates and more.
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