Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-26
s,s,s $4,000 Secured by
'ss.s ! Of Open Meeting
Held Last Night.
COMMITTEES ARE
CANVASSING TODAY
Expect to Clear up New
Hospital Fund in a Few
Days Campaigning.

WIN ABOUT hal1 or the required sum
raised last night the committees made
up OF volunteers started out today 10
secure the balance needed to insure
Ottumwa another hospital. They
plan to raise the remainder OF the
money in short time and II the
enthusiasm which permeated the last
half hour Of the meeting held In, tho
Commercial association rooms 10 mani
fest today, the goal will be brought
much nearer by night.
The crowd that attended the smoker
was not large and 1t seemed difacult
to get started, but a. the route to II
mans heart Is said to be by way Of
his stomach, 1t might be said that tho
sandwiches and Ice tea partaken Of
during short intermissi0n. worked @
magic on the heart strings or purse
strings OF those present. u
Lunch Brings In Returns.
After some 5000 had been raised n
the meeting prior to the lunch. the
end seemed in sight for the time be.
Ing and many OF those present r0s
paired to the dining room. Here whi)O
sandwiches and slipping ten,
the conversation took the proper turn.
1t finally eliminated in several nAki1g
short but stirring talks, the pracH-
cal part OF which struck the populsrs
chord as they started on list Of t10O
donations. These were follnwAd with
lesser amounts. Before the sesslOn
adjourned hnaliy. u tStAI ~ j14, ,t7l, hid
been raised and various sums wSfe
promised that will bring the fund up
to 5000. a
At the outset, the secretary. u. N.
Wsidenfeller read the liat OF donations
which showed a total then OF 1887.
thus with what was actually subscribs
ed last night and what was promised,
over $1,000 can be said to have been
raised.
Talks Prove Effective.
Talks that had the effect OF present.
Ing the need for the new hospital and
men to solicit funds were made BY
Henry Phillips, Or. n. c. Brockman.
N. F. Reed, w. r. Harper. Frank Nc I
Intire, w. H. Cooper, W. H. Mynard, ].
B. Sax and others. All seemed to
feel that the opportunity was now,
and the means Of obtaining accommo-
dations for forty hospital patients was
never 50 favorable as at present. The
cost Of providing similar convenience
was shown would cost many times @
much as by the present plan. In that
new building would be needed and
grounds as we'll In the plan by which
the committees In charge expect To-
provide these facilities which oil ad.I
mitted were needed and, a. help to the
city and community, 1t was pointed
out that the cost OF ground and .
building would be .averted. The pub
lie Is asked only to- raise 100000
expressed last night was that this
sum could be raised In q very short
time II solicitors were only availabie.
It was men to help canvass the cityl
rs much as funds that was sought last
night, and volunteers were called for.
Many responded and before the meeA,I
ing ended number were assigned
upon committees to prosecute q hur-t
ried campaign for the raising OF th11
remaining half Of the sum needed.
These committees are out today andl
tomorrow more will be on the streets
soliciting for the new hospital. It II
Urged that those who arc calied upon
be ready TO state what amount they
can give and thus expedite the work.
All OF the solicitors are busy business
men who are giving their time for
the common good. The subscription
blanks permit Of the donations being
made In four payments, September is.
November Is, January is ana
marc 15 s