Evening journal., 1912-11-14
DELAWARE
HOSPITAL
ENDOW MENT
Committee Asks Citizens to
MD in Work OF Raising
$3OO,OOO
CAUSE MERITORIOUS
WORKERS BELIEVE

The Delaware Hospital Committee,
in charge OF the work OF raising $500
OoO Tor increasing thc endowment and
improving the hospital, made another
public appeal to-day ia behalf OF the
iund.
The appeal fouoNs
Thu papers o. 0uT city have an
nounced that movement Is aDOut TO
be started TO raise 100000 for the
Improvement ol tho DtiaNare Hos
pital. aud for the increasing of tine
endowment fund OF that institution.
30 moyoment ever started in TINS city
il more vorthy OF the support oi the
eOpic.
The splendid record which the hos
Iifai has behind it cOmmends it to all
Iighr thinking people, And the increas-
ins demands placed upon the nstitu-
ti0n make imperative this forward
movement Every one in the city is
aware Of the great good which has
leen done by the Delaware Hospital
and yet perhaps there are few people
Who know just how much has been
accomplished; one fact alone is sui
tcient Justification. III such be needed,
FOR this movement. Ii is this: Dur
ing the p years OF its existence it has
treated no fewer than 56,i6S cases,
aud OF this number 33,SS0. or 90 per
cent have been charity patients.
BY a resolution OF the Board OF
Trustees at "a recent meeting, it was
decided that 1-3 OF the amount OF
money raised should be expended upon
the Improvement OF the present plant.
Specifically. il is intended to erect
new ward building. made necessary
by the ovef-crowded condition and the
increasing demands placed upon the
present wards. Second. to provide a
Nurses Home SO that the women who
care for the sick shall be properly
and comfortably housed. Also. it Is
the purpose TO improve the heating
plant All these plans have been
made in accordance with the striciest
ideas OF economy with efficiency. The
nurses are at present occupying a
rented building separated from the
main building, aud this. of course,
means very heavy annual eHpenui-
i ture sfhich w0nid hc-consioeranls ee-
duced by the erection of a new home.
IL. has already been said that the new
ward Is made necessary by the over
crowded conditions which exist IL
has frequently happened that we have
had ten or more people who were
waiting for weeks al one time, before
we were able to take them into the
hospital In the case OF young girl
of fifteen, suffering from typhoid
fever. il Was necessary that she be
placed in a chiid's bed tmuch too
short for herl for five weeks, because
there was no room in the women's
ward. where she properly belonged.
and she had absolutely no one 10 care
for her at home. Then, too, because
OF insufticient room for the nurses,
seven OF these women are now sleeping
i'm what is known as the Bush Ward.
Nearly all OF our domestics sleep at
home for want of room to sleep in
the building. So that We feel In
making this appeal to the public We
are justified by reason Of what has
been accomplished. what will be ac-
c0mplished with the increased iacili-
t.es. and because of the ever incroas-
Ing population OF our city. and the
insistent demand OF suffering hui
manity.
1T has been said that the raising
OF this large sum of money viii in
terfere with the other charitable in
stitutions of The city We desire to
he understood yer. clearly that we
are in no way in opposition TO them.
We wish them we'll because they are
all dcinr a much needed work. But
we 10 believe al this time we ought
10 b~ve the right Of way. I'm talking
" gentleman who Is a generous
contributor TO other charities in town
the sentiment expressed was this.
have made up my mind TO give a
large sum to the Delaware Hospital
and since this campaign has been am
nounccd I have been approached for
another institution and have decided
10 give j. a good sized subscription
Personally my giving TO the Della
ware Hospital will moi interfere IN
the slightest degree With my contri-
button 20 these other WORTH objects
This sentiment we believe. exists
among the class of people ia the
community upor whom falls the
burden Of support Of the charities OF
Wilmington and We are frank tc
state that in our opinion a blow de-
livered at this time against the Della.
ware Hospital Is q blow delivered
against all charitable societies. while
word Of good will given by one tG
another will be mutually helpful.
"Thc question has been raised
VIII the expenses incurred IN th'
campaign be deducted from the fuud:
collected We are happy 10 be ahl'
10 state that a subscription has beer
made guaranteeing these expenses
so that the whole OF the money sub
scribed by the people will be devoted
10 the improvement named, and Z
the Endowment Fund
''In making our appeal TO the citi
zens OF Wilmington, we do so will
an assurance of a full and hearty re
sponse, because after all has beer
said the cause is one of the alevia
tion of suffering humanity
Signed-Charles r. Miller, Chair
man Executive Committee; L. r
Bush, Vice-Chairman Executive Com
mittee: Sylvester ID. Townsend, SEC
Treasury Executive Committee; II
Scott, T. Coleman dupont Tilghmal
Johnston. William G. Mendinhall. Gee
A. Elliott Chairman Citizens Com
rAittee; l. Scott Townsend. Chairmai
business Mems Comminee: Charlie
W. Rush Chairman Gouag Busines
rfo,,g- ror,nafffon