United labor bulletin., 1910-08-25
UNION LABOR HOSPITAL
Is SURE 10 BE BUILT.

judging from the interest being taken
in the contests inaugurated by the Den
yer Unions Hospital association, the
contest will be grand success and the
prizes amounting to over $1,000 will be
awarded to the hardest fighters after
one of the greatest contests of the kind
ever known in Denver.
Organized labor in Denver, through
the Denver Unions Hospital association,
is gathering funds to build $50,000 hos
ptal where the sick and manned work
ers and the members of their families
can be cared for at reasonable rates.
The principal method of raising the
fund is through popular voting con-
test, inaugurated two months ago, in
which $7,65O worth of prizes will be
awarded the winners. The contest is be-
ing conducted by giving away voting
coupons in hundreds of Denver stores to
the purchasers of goods at those places.
Merchants having the coupons contribute
one per cent. of their gross receipts to-
ward the hospital fund. Denver busi-
ness houses are responding quickly to
| the idea, 420 mercantile places now is
sue the coupons and others, at the rate
of 25 day, are being added to the list.
The popular voting contest will continue
until Christmas, by which time it is
hoped to secure sufficient money to start
work on the hospital early next spring.
There are already nearly hundred
contestants in the race for the prizes,
which are as follows:
| First Grand Prize-A $4,000 house and
lot. Only married or single women are
eligible to contest.
Third Grand Prize-A $3.50 runabout
to be awarded to the gentleman casting
the second highest number of votes.
Fourth. Grand Prize-A $3.50 pair of
diamond earrings to be given to the lady
casting the second highest number of
votes.
Fifth Grand Prize-A $3.50 diamond
| shirt stud to the gentleman casting the
third highest number of votes.
| Sixth Grand Prize-A $3.50 diamond
| ring to the lady casting the third highest
number of votes.
| 1t is not proposed to make the hospital
an exclusive union labor proposition, al
though union labor is back of the prof.
ect Any laboring man, whether union
or nonunion, is eligible to become ben
efcary member of the association by
paying 81 a month. The fee entities him,
his wife or any children up to 16 years
of age of his family to medical and sur
gical service and care at the hospital.
Aside from the beneficiary member
ship fee it is proposed to support the
hospital by pei. capita tax imposed
upon the members of the various labor
organizations Rates to outsiders desir-
ing to go to the union hospital will be
about one-half those usually charged at
other similar institutions.
The association has set aside $4,000
to carry out the voting contest. 1t re-
quired six weeks preparatory work to
arrange all details for the contest, but
so successful was the work done that
the promoters now feel assured of final
success.
DR.. C. NJ Worth. well-known Denver
physician, will be Superintendent of the
new institution He has already ar
ranged to secure the services of 20 OF
Denver's best medical and surgical prac-
titioners to compose the hospital staff.
While the definite location of the hos
pital has not been decided the choice OF
places lies between two properties in
Aurora and Berkeley Heights 1t is pro
posed to make the building thoroughly
modern and equip it with the best de
vices obtainable. The wards and rooms
will accommodate at least 100 patients
according to present plans.