The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-05-28
TO RAISE THE ENTIRE
CAPITAL IN One DAY
COMMITTEES HAVE BEEN NAMED
IN EACH WARD.
Ladies Expected to Give Material AS
sistance-Success is the
WatchworC.

To secure subscriptions to the en-
tire amount of the capital stock OF the
Newberry County hospital in one day.
That is the plan which has been
agreed upon.
It's plan which promises success
1t is a plan which the promoters
have determined must succeed.
1t is in the interest of movement
which appeals to every man, woman
and child in Newberry.
The shares are ten dollars each,
which puts it within the power of
practically every one to take some
stock
Thursday, May 80, is the day select
ed for the whirlwind campaign to Sc
cure fifteen thousand dollars in sub
scriptions to the capital stock of the
hospital.
1t is desired to secure this amount
in the city. When this is done on
Thursday, then the county will be ask
ed for subscriptions, it being desired
to secure as much over the $4,000 as
possible, that being the minimum.
Committees have been appointed to
canvass each ward, and. they are in
charge of ward captains. Each men,
Der of the committees will be assigned
to solicit certain people in his ward.
The start will be made from the cham:
Der of commerce rooms at 9 o'clock On
THURSDAY morning. The committees
will report at 1 o'clock to compare
notes, and for dinner, and if the
amount has not been secured by that
time the canvass will be continued un-
til 6 O'Clock in the afternoon, when the
committees will make final report at
the chamber of commerce rooms.
The plan was decided upon at a
meeting of the business men of New
berry held in the chamber Of COM
merce rooms on Thursday afternoon
at s o'clock. 1t was one Of the best
meetings of the kind ever seen in
Newberry. President Jno NJ. Kinard,
of the chamber of commerce, presided,
and DR.. w. E. Pelham, Jr., acted as
secretary. There was little fireworks
or oratory, but there was an evident
determination to build hospital.
History of Movement.
The physicians of Newberry have
been hammering upon the hospital
proposition for some time, and were
meeting with some encouragement.
The chamber of commerce had been
hammering upon it intermittently for
some time. Not long ago the chamber
of commerce and the physicians got
together on a definite plan of action,
and then things began to materialize.
A committee was appointed from the
chamber of commerce, and commit
tee was appointed from the physicians,
and these committees organized as a
central committee, with the president
of the chamber of commerce became
the corporators of the hospital asso-
citation, with a proposed capital stock
of $4,000 These corporators, made
up as stated, are as follows: John NJ.
Kinard, l. H Hunt, Geo. B. Cromer,
Jno. B. Mayes, C. T. Summer, S. NJ.
Duncan, Dr.. w. E. Pelham, Jr., DR..
w. G.. Houseal, DR.. John B. Settler,
DR.. Frank D. Mower, Dr.. j. NJ. Kib-
ler
This committee appointed a sub
committee, composed Of John NJ. Kin
ard, l. H. Hunt and DR.. w. E. Pei
ham, Jr., to devise method for rails
ing the capital stock. The meeting on
Thursday afternoon was to hear and
act upon the report Of this sub-commit-
tee, and the report was unanimously
adopted as submitted. 1t is as fol-
lows:
The Plan.
The committee appointed to suggest
plans and make arrangements for
day to be known as hospital day re-
spectfully recommend:
First. That Thursday, May 80, 1912.
be selected as hospital day" and that