Evening journal., 1912-11-16
TALK OVER
THAT$3OO,OOO
FUND APPEAL
Representatives Of Different
BenevOlenCeS Voice NeCeS-
Sity for Public Aid
TWO PHYSICIANS SPEAK
FOR OPEN DOOR HOSPITAL

An informal conference Of reproscu.
tatives OF the various benevolent and
charitable causes Of Wilmington was
held yesterday afternoon at the home
Of Mrs. j. Frank Ball. No 1919 Park
Place
The Home OF Merciful Rest: Pco-
pies Settlement. 5. =. c. c.. West End
Reading Room, Home For Aged Mon.
Crttendcn iiome. Mmquadale Home.
Sarah Ann W.ite Home. leighton
Home, Day Nursery, Y. NJ G. A.. Y.
w. G.. A. Anti-1nborculosis Society.
Playground Association. homeopathic
Hospital, Delaware Hospital. Physi-
claus and Surgeons Hospital, the As
sociatcd Charities, Ga Is Industrial
School had been asked 20 send two
representatives, each TO The confcr-
ence; the object OF which was to dis
cuss the possible bearing of the $780,
600 fund sought by the Delaware Hos
pital upon the other philan.hropic or
ganizations OF the city.
The meeting opened With Mrs J.
Frank Ball In the chair aud Miss
Rachel S. Howlaud as Secretary Sur
prise was expressed by the represent
tativos present. az the large number
of charitable organizations needing
support Miss Howland addressed the
meeting and gave her reasons for an
affiliated benevolent campaign. and
also spoke of an interview with Judge
George Cray and General n. Coleman
dupont Ia reference 20 the matter
She said that in the Interview. they
had sanctioned the movement for a
/ joint canvass. In discussion as TO
I the separation of the Delaware and
/ Physicians and Surgeons Hospitals.
/ Mrs. Ball said that she wanted it
maze plain that she and Miss Howland
had been sent IN the quest OF infor-
nation concerning the separation by
General dupont
Mrs. Bali said Misunderstanding
seemed 10 have arisen about n parii-
tipn OF the s3O0000 fund. from action
taken by The Ministerial Union, which
was reported as favoring such parti-
ton. but such was not In the minds
OF those issuing The call a sum in
excess of the 100000 had been
thought Of by them, OF which, not only
/ the hospitals. but all the benevolent
organizations in the city should get a
! share
Mrs Ball aud Miss Howand repre-
scnting the Young Women's Christian
/ Association. spoke OF the great hnan-
cial need nf that institution and said
+ that IL was not their desire to get a
part of the S300 GOO fund for their or
ganization. bur their desire was that
( the fund be raised TO S550O0o so tliat
All organizations might have pro-
! portionate share
Dr DeLacour representing the T.
and S. Hospital. reported twenty -four
women a week in the free clinic Sho
spoke of the early days of the Della
I ware Hospital and told how II had
been generously helped by the public
IN general. She said that thcre was
always a box In her Office for do
nations for that hospital.
she referred TO the fact that. until
very recently there had been no ma
ternity ward In the Delaware Hospi-
tai. and that all such patients had
to be taken TO the Homeopathic Hos
pital which has for years rendered
splendid service IN that line She
said that she absolutely could not see
the right Of il that the Delaware Hes
pital with 20 physicians on the star
should got the very large sum OF
s20000 and deny to forty-elght re-
pufable physicians in the city. the
right TO follow their patients into the
hoirital 70 the bedside, the result OF
the denial lcing that in many cases
their own patients were entirely lost
TO them. she said as Delaware Hos
piial physicipns kept track OF them
after they had left the hospital and
gone 10 their own homes.
To This statement, DR. J. y Pyle cnl-
phatically agreed and said that he
could give positive proof that sucn
VAS the ease.
Dr nehacour related an instance of
ono of her patients having been taken
10 the Delaware Hospital lau }accl-
dent easel and when. In response to a
telephone call from the boys ni6ther.
she went Immediately 10 the hospi-
tai She was denied admittance.- She
said IT, mace a great difference 10 the
patients as to whether they had their
own physicians for post-operative
treatment or, on coming from the
influence Of the anesthetic. found
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