Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-24
An Open Meeting is Called
At Commercial Asso-
citation Rooms.
PUBLIC INVITED
TO TALK IT Oven
Smoker Will Feature Gath4
ering at Which Plans Will
Be Made Known.

A public meeting to discuss rails
ing OF funds for the proposed
new Sisters hospital will be held
In the rooms Of the Commercial
association Thursday evening. The
gathering is called for 8 o'clock. There
will be refreshments and cigars and
the scheme Is to make the assemblage
smoker and general talk-it.over for
the men Of Ottumwa Mt which tho
proposition will be given thorough
airing Every man in the city is asked
to be present and lend Ms aid to the
cause.
The plan as outlined to the associa.
ton some time ago is to convert the
old convent on Fourth street, into II
hospital. A local builder has already
submitted an approximate OF the cost
for making the Improvement in the
structure and this reaches about 310;
900.
The plans contemplate fitting out
the building into rooms enough to ac-
commodate some forty patents, and .
we'll appointed operating room II pro-
vided as we'll as elevators, the sani-
tary needs Of such an institution ana
the general run OF hospital necessities.
The Sisters OF Humility, who nave
taken up their residence ana school
work in their new 100000 acad my
gn9rth of the acis " JAfs prepared 10
Give up the use Of the old building Tor
the purpose OF supplying more faciii-
ties for the care OF the sick and In.
jured In Ottumwa ana from nearby
places s5.s 4 vi
A number OF the local physicians
and numerous citizens are behind the
project and the consensus Of
opinion expressed has been for tfs
new institution. It is said that II will
prove an auxiliary to the present very
efficient hospital In Ottumwa and aid
greatly in handling the cases that
now crowd the older one and which
often have to be turned away or at
least held In waiting for a turn TOR
treatment III
I Have Raised ons-1hird o. sum.
/ The Commercial association has
taken the matter up with Will and
is cooperating with the Sisters com,
mittee In raising the sum needed to
swing the proposition. Already there
has been some OF the money raised. A
toured portion Of the city
and some subscriptions cams
to the association yesterday, There
Is about one-third Of the fund collected
or subscribed now
In order to get the matter fully be-
fore the citizens that rapid and sue
cessful canvass may be made tho conl-
mittees hit upon the plan OF calling
an open meeting atsthe Commercial as.
sociation rooms. for tomorrow evening
At O'clock. The purpose OF the
gathering is to 60 into the proposition
rom every angle and to make the mat
ter clear to every one. n the public
desires q new hospital and shows its Il
interest in manner to- indicate that
help will be given. the canvass Will
hen be resumed with vigor and m ef-
'ort made to close the campaign with
III possible speed.
More Ottumwans willing to ret be-
1ind the matter Of public welfare II
asked for by the association. II 10
that men who have not been
active In these matters lend more
wholesome support II the plans for
'ublic welfare will be accomplished.
The meeting Thursday evening viii
ring out all that there II TO 30 known
Ibout the proposed new hospital. ana
very one present will be mada If
acquainted with the proposition III IL
'arious aspects. The raising Of The 81
um required should be but matter 4
4 short time once the public 10 proper.
y informed Of the matter. The In
orsement Of the other hospit4l ha6
'een given the new institution and the
tatus reached now 10. the thi4g can
'e accomplished II willing vofkers.% .%
VII get behind It.. @