Arizona republican., 1912-06-03
MOVEMENT FOR
 NEW HOSPITAL
Campaign for Financing Undertaking of the Pro testant Churches Cooper ating With the Deaconess Organization of Church

Months ago announcement was made that a site had been secured on Tenth avenue between Van Buren and Polk streets, on q two acre tract for the erection of d Protestant hos pital to be known as the Arizona Deaconess Hospital and Home" and some money donated for the purposes of the institution. An organization was formed, comprised of many of the leading men in the Protestant churches of the city, with Miss Mir rilla Williams as superintendent The institution is to be non sectarian and open to all religions but is the out growth of the DeacOness movement in the Methodist Episcopal church
 which must be ayWays represented in it's administration The securing of the site was made contingent on the erection of a building by the end of 1913 that should cost not less than $1O,00O. the building to be used as the first wing of the hospital which is to be open to all physicians and in connection with which a training school for nurses is to be maintained.
 The work is now being energetical- 1 ly undertaken preliminary to the con struction of the building. It is plan ned to erect an initial structure to cost not less than $20,000 to be fol- | lowed later by a $5O,00O building.
 The management is now engaged in 1 an effort to finance the project to which end it asks for the help of all who are disposed to do so and feel able to subscribe A recent circu .
 lar issued by the superintendent eX- plains the plan and closes with the l following appeal:
 1 The Deaconess movement of the
 Methodist Episcopal church offers a
 means of administration of Pro- testant hospital both economical and efficient It is economical in that l deacOnesses and unsalaried. asking only comfortable support while Tn the work and relief in sickness. 1t l is efficient in that they are traineo
 for service and selected on account ot special fitness for the place each IS | to fill The mark of approval of the 1 church is seen in the costume they
 wear and in the license given by the | church. The movement is unique IT
 that no other present Protestant body | possesses the means for caring fo1 such a proposition. And 1t IS un-
 biased in that creed finds no place IT
 the charities of the organization ano people of any or no religious Dehel
 are given equal attention and care. | Then. since all classes will benefit
 should not all help? The co-opera ton and the help of every individua l is needed Such a proposition cannon i be carried out without money, anc 1 subscriptions are solicited for the purpose. No one knows today tha'
 he may not need the services ot Jus such a place tomorrow. If present
 conditions prohibit a cash subscrlp- tion. pledges of future help will pt gladly received.
 The plan is of both local and ma tional importance. Salt river valley is certain to benefit locally, both iron the standpoint of health and pros
 perity. hence should subscribe lIber' ally. And because the valley ha'
 become, in large sense, d natona
 sanatorium, with people from all owe
 the United States availing themselves
 of it's health giving climate, hell should also come generously iron ! elsewhere