The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-05
THE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.


the Charlotte Williams Memorial Hos
rltal Corporation, has oGered 70 trans,
Ter that institution 10 The ci,y @:
hiehmond upon ;Ae eo0d,aoaS ;Aa, the
City shall assume The debt upon the
Hospital anouatas 10 s+oteo. ana
provide Tor IS e4eient maintenance IS
eha-iiaole institution -Ais Is
most generous oEer s1t entities Nj
Williams and his associates 20 the
thanks 81 an ,hs qrcrle ~ ,n.s ;own.
u has always eesa the pu-r ase 9. the
:oaade-< q the Hospital 10 devo:e !,
IS speedily SIS possible 10 charity. ire
:sllet q TIE sick and suHe-:ng and
the advaneensnt Of the cause q med
icai educa ;ion. The institution has
already done a great work Tor hu-
mainly; IT can &c made an even great
or memorial II the City shall take care
OF II by providing for its permanent
support and for the extension ., .,s
usefulness among those who are moi
in condition 10 take care OF them
selves. There is no question that the
City needs such an institution: II has
40 place now at all suited 10 the work
for which the City must provide. and
the offer now made has come at
time when provision must be made for
the better care OF the dependent sick
for whom the municipality should pro.
vide.
There is only one thing about the
offer that leaves the least room for
consideration as 10 what the city
should do, and that is the government
of the Hospital after the City shall have
taken possession OF it. The propo-
sition is that the institution shall be
governed by a Board of Contro! and
Management" to be composed of sew
en- members only. two OF whom shall
be representatives OF the city; the
other FIVE members of the Board are
60 be named by the present Hospital
Corporation and shall be self perpetu-
ating. This does not seem to be
Condition that the City can accept or
Should accept. II the City is TO pay
the present debt OF the Hospital and
provide for its efficient maintenance
for all time. the City should own anu
control the Hospital absolutely The.e
IS no other course that the City can
take with due regard to its own in
tcrests in the matter and the welfare
OF the institution itself With this
difficulty removed the City would be
t.,
did property turned over to IT, on
no other terms could the City consen,
wits safety accept the gift. valua bic
us 1t is. beyond money.
Some years ago an agricultural col
lege was established in South caro-
lima. 1t was founded upon bequest
of AR. Clemson the son-in-law OF John
G. calhaun One of the conditions
or the. beauesc' was that it should be
available for the object in view only
upon the condition that the trustees
named in the Clemson viii. who CON
stitute a majority OF the board. and
their successors. by their own choice
should have the control OF the insti-
tuition in perpetuity. The Clemson estate
was worm al the time OF Mr clemsons
death eighty or hundred thousand
dollars the state OF South Carolina
accepted the oeauest under this CON
alton ana the College was established
IL mas done great work and is better
htted no" for Its work than al any
h'ne since Its foundation but the self
perpet"atng Clemson Board has
caused no ehd OIL friction in the man
agemeh' OF the College and has OBJ
sei 'c'eu - unrest oeVeiopmeht The
oieh'soh oeqNest amounted as we
nave saia' 70 e'gh'y or hundred
t"ouSahn collars the state mas e%
peHae' loF me construction and sup
po'' OF 'he Doi'ese since ITS establish
meh'' ABOUT twenty years ago goo6