Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-07-07
Annual Public Meeting Of
Board of Trustees and
Election Of Officers
Reports of Secretary and Treasurer
Most Observation-Disclosures
Tribute to Late Founder,
Rev. F. w. FAIRIES.

boro Hospital, at their annual meet
ine at that institution on Tuesday for
receiving the annual reports OF the
secretary and treasurer or the 1nsLi-
tution and the election of an execu-
five committee, which act as the gov
ernine board, was called to order and
presided over by the president OF the
board, Mr.. George G. Royal, VINO al
fer stating briefly the object OF the
meeting and felicitating the gathering
of citizens on the fine work the hos
pital is doing and its yet brighter
prospects, called for the secretaryDs
renort. which was read before the
hoard and audience Of citizens by tie
secretary and was as follows:
The Secretary's Report.
Mr. President and Members of the |
Board of Trustees Of Goldsboro
Hospital:
Since my last annual report as sec
tary of your board many important
and unusual occurrences have trans
nired in relation to the Goldsboro
Hospital. We have touched the
heights of exultant joy and the depths
of inexpressible sorrow.
AS YOU all know, this hospital from
its incipiency has been sustained ana
has progressed by the charity OF these
Goldsboro people, and the faith and
ayailing prayers of that just man, It's
founder, our late 1amented president.
During the year that lies behind US
our hospital reached an emergency IN
it's history that was pivotal. The lot
donated to your board by the late Mr..
Thos. w. Swami, and his excellent
wife, who survives him, conditioned
that we erect upon it a hospital, was
about to be forfeited, in the race OF
our inability to meet in reasonable
time our part of the compact. we
counciled often together over the I'M
pending crisis: for days and weeks
and even months the promoters of this
great charity institution for the phys
ical relief of suffering humanity CROP
ed through the gloom of circumstance
and prayed for surcease of uncertain
ty, and indeed when the lowering
clouds seemed darkest it proved to be-
in very truth, "the dark hour before
the dawn; for surcease came, al
length-it always does in Gods gooo
time to worthy lives and enterprises
The mists rolled away in splendo1
from the grandeur of the hills o.
hope, and the sunbeams warm ane
tender glinted on the beauty OF tn'
rills flowing from other generous ane
responsive hearts in the community
On January last, our so UNIVERSAL!
beloved townsman and charter mem
Der of this board. Mr.. Solomon wen
rounded his sixtieth birthday, and OF
that day he donated to the buildin
fund of the Goldsboro Hospital tn
sum of five thousand dollars.
You of this board who have com
along with this institution from 1t
incipiency and humble first habita
ton, and who are conversant with 1t
ordeals and vicissitudes can reallz
what this so generous gift of Mr.. Wei
means for the hospital and humanity
not alone the humanity OF our day an
generation who shall seek its shel
tering arms in sickness or acclden
emergency, but humanity in genera
and through all the coming years
and his fellow citizens OF klndre
spirit. and the philanthropists OF tn
coming years in this community, a
they contemplate this thing that MI
We'll has done, will, through its II
fiuence be drawn into closer 1ntel
RECOGNITION that "it is not all OF Iii
to live"
There are those in the realms
poverty who are moaning helpless
affliction by the side of the valley
the shaded river, and longing for II
summons to cross, but to WhoI
through the ministrations OF a char1'
hospital other summons may come
has come o'er and o'er-and with
that peace and sense Of the over-ru
ing common Fatherhood of God, SUI
as can come only to those who ha'
dwelt in the slave-ground of pain al
experienced restoration through Il
mfnistrations of that good Samarlt'
the common brotherhood Of ma
And so radiating from this gift OF
Well, let us hope that other contrib
I1OnS WIFI DC 1OIInCOA11A5 0OAAOANAA~
the aggregate to build hospital col
mensurate with the needs of the col
munity and worthy of Goldsboro
the Best Town in the State and
fecting the manner of her peerle
citizenry.
OF the other extremity of our exI
rience-the passing out beyond eartl
sight of our so greatly beloved IL
president, Rev. F. w. FAIRIES, anoth
will speak at this meeting more
tingly than your secretary can do.
During the year the hospital b
lost the services of Miss Nal
Hughes, who resigned her position
superintendent nurse in Decemb
and her place was soon thereaft
most satisfactorily filled by the sect
ing of Miss Stiff, of Richmond, W
during her incumbency of superinte
dent nurse has greatly widened t
nav patronage Of the hospital a.
brought it up to degree of efficien
41,a core Of patients that is me