Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-08-28

OVHAONCAy DOOWOCA nOSp1tAl D1LcN,
tors and COmQittee for Create,
Western North Carolina Association
Fully NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Com.
mittee to Settle Matter Appointed
Auto Meet and Endurance Tun Ia
Atlanta Postponed Until Next Year,
Secretary Meyer Tenders Resignation
as Officer Of Club.
A special meeting OF the Greater
Hendersonville Club was held at the
city hall on the evening of the 21st
and was Well attended. President
Wilcox presided, the first important
business was the hearing of the report
of the committee appointed to inves-
ttgate the merits of the controversy
between the directors of the Patton
hospital and the committee from the
Greater Western North Carolina Asso-
'alicciatiOn. The report was volum-
illous and full and was listened to
with the greatest attention At the
conclusion of the reading of the re-
port there was spirited discussion OF
the matter by several of the members
Mr.. Wetmur, chairman of the commit
tee stated that it was the unanam-
ons opinion of the members of the
committee that AN agreemnt had
been entered into by the parties to
the controversy for a division of the
appropriation of 81, 900 made by the
commissioners. Upon motion COM
l:ittee was appointed to meet with the
hospital directors and finally settle
tpGSs 1eaff fsars.
cinsists of r. N. Wilcox, K G. Nor
ris and F. A. Ewbank.
The auto meet which had been plan
ed for the present season was post
pond until next summer as wa salso
the HenderSonFiI Ie-Atlanta endur-
ance run. The latter was postponed
because of the condition of the Hen
dersonville- -Greenvflle road which will
lie greatly improved before next seas
on.
H. G.. Meyer rendered his resigma-
ton as secretary because OF personal
and business duties. The resignation
was received and will not be formally
accepted until the next meeting. A
committee was appointed to recon-
mend a successor for Mr.. Meyer Hon.
w. A. Smith suggested vote of
thanks to Mr.. Eeyer 3or his services
to the club which was heartily concur
red in by all present.
Following is the report of the COM
nittee on the money controversy mat
ter:
Your committee appointed to in
Iestigate the controversy between the
members of the Hospital Association
and fbo Hrootor TVocforo North Como
lima Association regarding the $1,000
given to the Hospital Association
finds as follows:
Upon interviewing Mr.. Smith of the
Greater Western North Carolina Asso-
citation, Mr.. Smith make sthe following
statement:
August z, 1913
To the Committee TO whom was re-
ferred the question as to the rights
involved, growing out of the contri-
button of Henderson county to the
Hospital Association.
cat the time when the order was
made by the county to contribute
81 900 to the Hospital Tssociation,
(See Order), P. F. Patton, R. H. Sta
ton and myself had learned through
Fl. M. Roberts, Chairman of Committee
20 solicit funds for the Greater Wes-
tern North Carolina Association, at
F'letchers' that Curtis Bynum, as trus-
tee of certain moneys was advised that
he could list his trust funds either in
MeckIenburg or in Hendersonville.
That these funds, if listed in Hender-
sonyiIIe would produce an annual tax
to the county of $1,000 or more, and
n Il xrYn
get the county to contribute $l,OOO to
the Greater Western North Carolina
Association, if we would discover a
fund that would produce an annual
tax, etc.
'Mr. Patton, Mr.. Station and myself,
with this proposition, went to the
court house, when we got there we
we're called. upon by Committee OF
the Hospital Association, among them
Mrs. Whitaker, DR.. Drafts and DR..
Williams to help them get con-
tribution for the Hospital. With this
reuest they made a statement tt at they
wanted to ask the board for $4,000.
We held one or more conferences and
Mr.. Station and myself presented the
claims for the Greater Western North
Carolina Association and spoke III
favor of the Hospital Association. We
we're informed by the Board that they
were advised that they could not, un-
Ger the law, contribute directly to the
Hospital Association. This was fol-
lowed by a conference of the two
committees in the Registers office.
We all agreed that we would make an
attack on the Board and if We got the
FIND then we could divide. The Hos
pital seeing an opportunity 70. get
$4,000 instead of $4,000 reaoily
agreed to divide what we could get foI
them. Some writing was done and
the matter was taken back 70 tne
- Hraa .aIrrino af1n