The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-19
PLAN ADDITION
 ID ST. VINCENTS important Conference Held At
 Hospital Yesterday PRESSING NEED OF ROOM Committee of One Hundred Citizens Will Be Asked to Raise S15o
 Eaoh-About s7ooo AL
 ready in Hand.
PRESSING NEED OF ROOM

The need of an addition to St. Vim cents hospital is said to be more urgent now than ever With the growth of Bir- mingham. the work of the hospital has greatly increased and in order to meet dhe growing demand on the institution a large wing is about to be added.
 Just before the panic of 1907 move ment was started by public spirited oiti- gems to raise $25,OoO for the building fund The wing will cost s50,O00 but the Sisters of Charity who conduct St Yincent's stand ready to provide half that amount provided the people of the Birmingham district raise the other half When the panic came good progress was being made in canyassing for the wing fund The Sloss-Sheffield Steel and Iron com pany sent it's check to the hospital for 5000, Loveman. Joseph &s Loeb sent a check for S250, and other contributions were made. but Sister Chrysostom, the head of St. Yincents. and the committee of gentlemen assisting in the matter of collecting funds, thought it better to dis continue the work of eanvassing until some future time. That time has ar rived, say the friends of the hospital. and no effort will be spared to bring the building fund up 10 $25,oo0
 Sister Chrysostom last week wrote let ters to fifty men in which the pressing need of the projected wing was set forth and asked them to attend a meeting at the hospital Sunday at D. m. to devise ways and means. Out of the 50 invited 47 or 4S men were present. As Sister Chrysostom said, such a response to her invitation was almost enough of itself to asesure the success of the undertaking. It was a very enthusiastic. meeting. John w ONeill was made chairhsan and pr. Carl Fox was chosen secretarg It was stated that the sisters had in hank to the credit of the building fund s1b00, and that something like s4000 more was in sight-that is to say, subscriptions that would be collected. After a free discus sion as to the best way to canvass for the Sl4,0O0 or s15,000 which was yet needed it was decided that a committee of 100 men should be appointed, each of whom would be asked to pledge himself to raise S150 And on motion the follow ing men were appointed a special com mittee to select the committee of 100: W. M. Drennen. Dr. Cunningham Will son, Hugh McGeever, Leo Loeb. John W. oNeill, John L. Raul, M V. Joseph, and " L Grubb. This committee spent an hour or more in filling out the list Each of the hundred men nominated will be waited on in person by a member of the special committee, and only those who will agree to raise s15o will be en- rolled.
 Mir. Drennen, MT Kaul. MT. Josepn. Mr. Loeb. Mr. Grubb and others who are at work on details expressed themselves as confident that the necessary fund would be raised promptly.
 Sister chryeostom states that the plans for the wing are already drawn and that she hopes to be able to break ground within the next few weeks.
 Tho cornerstone of St. vincent's was laid ten years ago. The edif1ce cost over $200, GOO. and of that amount the citizens of Birmingham were only asked for s10,- 900. The Sisters of Charity provided the rest