Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-13
THE eRINNELL NEWS.
Subscriptions Reach s1,so5 - Unior
Meeting to Consnder Hospital Needs.

Meeting to Consnder Hospital Needs.
Si,ecIA. - ::.es-ieepubiican.
Grinnell, Jan. 13.-The Congrega-
tional church was we'll filled last night
at the union meeting for the consider
alton of the needs of this city for
public hospital, and the means of Sc
curing one. Rev. III. N. Dascom had
general charge Of the meeting. The
large vesper choir furnished music.
The opening prayer was by Rev. Elias
Handy of the Methodist church, and
the scripture reading by Rev. w. w.
Woodburn of the United Presbyterian
church After the opening religious
exercises, the meeting was put into the
hands of j. p. Lyman as chairman.
President j. HI. T. Main emphasized the
unity of college and city in al good
works, and the frequent need of hospt-
tai advantages for students who are
taken sick or are injured while away
from home and it's comforts. c. w. IL.
Boyer presented The Business Mans
Relation to Hospital and told of the
purchase by nine of GrinnelFs citizens
of the property now under considera-
ton for the location of the hospital,
giving the cost and terms and the
amount necessary to fit up and fur
nish properly the desired hospital.
Rev. j. A. Hurley spoke earnestly up
on the intimate connection between the
Church and Hospital" Mayor DIR.
E. B. Wiley spoke from the standpoint
of the physician on "A Hospitals Con-
tribution to Medical Efficiency" A
blackboard was then brought in and
1n1 fnys fN rsd
the purchase price and the sum needed
to fit up the building. An association
is to be formed and the shares
placed at SIS each. Subscriptions to the
amount of $1,S05 were secured The
cost of the ground and building as 1t
now stands has been $3.50, and 1t Is
estimated that when equipped the cost
will rup up to $4,000. Aside from the
subscriptions obtained for this pur-
pose, the furnishing of seven or eight
of the thirteen ward rooms has been
provided for as follows: Mr. and Mrs.
c. w. H. Boyer, Mr.. and Mrs. G. II.
McMurray, Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Carter.
the Pythian Sisters, the p f. o. So
ciety, Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Maoatt,
the employees of the Morrison Kicker
glove factory, one room estch The
daughters of Rebekah will also take
action at their next meeting, and no
doubt favorably, and two other ladies'
organizations have the matter under
very favorable consideration. The La
dies Improvement Society have $500
in the treasury and have voted 1T to
this enterprise as soon as the assocla-
ton is in working order. With the en-
thusiasm displayed and the practical
action already taken, public hospital
is practically assured for Grinnell. The
meeting of last night adjourned with
call for meeting of the people for fur
Their action at the city hall next Friday
evening at $50
The physicians Of the city have Of
fered to tit mp the operating, room.
The sale of the notion stock of the
Porter Company at what has been
known for many years as The Hub,
on Main street. was announced IN
these columns first week ago today.
and the invoicing Of the sock began
that day. BY the time the invoice was
completed on Friday. the purchaser.