Goldsboro weekly argus., 1909-01-14
Most Munyfcent sGW City Has
Ever IKn0Wn.
Mr.. S0lon10n,WeH Celebrates the Passing
of His Sixhefh.ButhdaVbwGiving
Five T1ousandu:: Dollars to
Building Fund ofGolds-
boro Hospital.
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
The Board of Trustees of the Colds
boro Hospitala were called together in
extraordinary session this morning at
1880 O'Clock by Rev. F. w. FAIRIES,
president of the Board. who. when the
meeting sswas called to order, stated
tn at the puspose of the meeting was to
have read to the Trustees a letter which
he had received in his mail last night
from a member of this Board-who
was not present-Mr. Solomon Well,
and he then khanded the letter to be
read, which is as follows:
Goldsboro, N. c., January s, 1908.
Mr.. F. w. FAIRIES,
President Board of Tustees of Colds
boro Hospital,
Dear Sir:
have always felt deep interest in
the lite and growth of the Goldsboro
II ospital, andsof late there has come to
me the thought that I might do my
share towards its development and
greater uS0lltlASss.
1 find no institution more worthy
and none more in need of assistance
than the one under control and man
agement of your Board of Trustees.
I therefore tender to the Goldsboro
Hospital the sum Of i've Thousand dol
lars, to be used in erecting a building
on the lot of land owned by it, subject
to the one single condition, that if tne
Goldsboro Hospital ceases to exist,or to
carry out the purposes tor which II
ont of it's assets said sum OF five thous-
and dollars to- the Trustees OF the
Graded school ct Goldsboro, to be in
vested by them, and the interest there
from to be used by said Trustees te
aid in giving special training 70 such
boys and girls as indicate particular
aptitude along given lines.
With great respect.
SOLOMON WE'LL.
Upon the reading of this letter Mr..
Geo. G. Royal moved that the presi-
dent appoint a committee of three to at
once draft and convey to Mr.. We'll an
expression OF the Boards acceptance
aud appreciation Of his profered. gifs
to the Hospital, whereupon the presi-
dent appointed Messrs. Geo. G. Royal,
Geo. A. Norwood, Jr., and Jos. e. Rob
inson as said committee, and. on mo.
ton the president, Rev. F. w. FAIRIES
was added.
The committee retired, and subss.
quently, with the president in the
chair, submitted the following repor,
through the secretary:
Mr.. President.
Your committee are so overcome
with the munifcence of Mr.. Solomon
Wells gift, and coming so opportunely
as it does, at a time when the Hospital
was confronting an emergency that
was pivotal, that we are at a loss for
words to give expression to our sense
of fappreciation-of our realization OF
what this so generous act means for
the Hospital and humanity: not alone
the humanity that shall seek its shell
tering arms in sickness or accident
emergency. but humanity in general,
and through all the coming years, who
as they contemplate this thing that
Mr.. We'll has done today, will, through
its influence, be drawn into closer inter-
recognition that st Is not all Of life to
live."
There have been hours, days and
even months when the promoters of
this great charity for the physical relief
of suffering humanity have groped
through the gloom OF circumstance and
prayed for surcease GOT uncertainty.
The surcease has come, at length-it
always does in Gods good time, to
worthy lives and enterprises. tt
mists have rolledssaway In splendor
from the grandeur of the hills of hope,
and the sunbeams warm and tender
rest on the beauty of the ri1ls flowing
from other generous hearts in the COM
munitY that are to swell this muni-
dcent gift into proportions common.