Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-11

Encouraged by the generosity with
which the people Of Atlanta met their
appeal Monday, when more than ST.
600 was raised, nearly 100 Methodist
women canvassers for a greater
Wesley Memorial Hospital went to
work Tuesday, and by II O'Clock had
raised $3.50 more than the $4,000 upon
which they had decided The sum of
$3250 was reported at the daily
meeting at the Wnecoff Hotel
The largest eiver was Mrs w. ID.
Brown Of No 245 Gordon street.
West End, who donated 81, 900 for the
establishment Of memorial in the
rev building. This sum was report
ed by the committee from the Park
Street Church.
The women are enthusiastic over
the success Of their canvass during
the first two days Of the campaign,
and predict success For Wednesday
they set $4,000 for their goal. and ex-
poet more than 100 women to aid in
the committees
For all Denominations.
Up TO Tuesday morning the women,
IN less than week Of actual solicit
ing and with the campaign only start
ed, had In money and pledges more
Than 10000, which leaves only SIS
The workers collected q total Of
$1,7s110, and this amount was in
creased during the afternoon by sew
eral hundred dollars Figures on the
work late Monday afternoon and Tues
day morning viii not be available
until the committees meet at the
Winecoff Hotel to make their daily
report, but IL is estimated that the
collections and pledges for the day
will exceed the record Of Monday
Mr.. Gamblers Generosity.
LEADERS in the work declared Tues
day that they have no doubt that the
people Of Atlanta will generously
give the $4,000 that is needed
Through the generosity of Asa G.
Gambler, $4,000 from the people Of
Atlanta means 100000 for Wesley
Memorial, for Mr.. Gambler, at the in
auguration of the campaign. offered
10 treble In cash the amount raised
bv the canvassing committees. Mr..
Gamblers donation win thus be s75,-
600, making the total fund that it Is
hoped TO raise 800 600 And $780,
O00 for Wesley Memorial Hospital
means that Atlanta win be the home
of one Of the finest and best equipped
hospitals IN the South. The present
equipment OF the hospital is woefully
inadequate to accommodate the de-
inands that are made upon IT, Every
day patients are turned away, be-
cause there is,no room for them, and
In many instances the quarters are
SO Cramped that the recovery of pa
TENTS is hindered
The hospital staff includes some OF
the most noted physicians and sur
geuns Of the city. The right kind OF
a response to the appeals Of the can
Vassing committees means that the
hospital will he enlarged to accom-
MEDIATE all who come, that the equip
ment will be made more complete,
and the hospital take rank as one OF
the really great hospitals OF the coun-
Try.
All Methcdists Helping.
The members of the canvassing
committee. who are doing the work
of raising the $4,000 that is neces-
safy to get Mr.. Gamblers SIS, 600 are
all members of the Southern Method
ist Church and are well known lead
ers In anything that tends to up
build Atlanta. Every Methodist
Church III Atlanta Is enlisted in the
work and n committee has been APP
pointed from the membership OF each
church.
The work IS under the general SUI
peTvision of Mrs. r. X. Rambo, chair
man OF the Woman's Auxiliary, aided
by Mrs. Warren A Gambler. wife OF
Bishop Gambler They are being as
sisted by more than 100 women, di-
Vided into committees and subcofii-
mittees, who are sacrificing their own
interests and giving up their indi-
Nidual work and pleasures to make
Wesley Memorial a great hospital.
Among the women who are devot-
ing their energies to soliciting the
money and who are determined TO
raise the fund before they quit are:
Mrs William Nixon, chaidman Of the
First Methodist Church committees
Mrs. r. II. White. Park Street
Church; Mrs, Elizabeth Winship
Bates, st. Mark Church: Mrs. w. A.
Gambler, Druid Hills Church; Mrs
Jane L. Carr. Trinity Church; Mrs
w. r. Prescott, central committee;
Miss Susie Wells, committee at
large; Mrs. j. r. Conner. st. Johns
Church; Mrs Florence Harris. In
man Park Church, Mrs. George c.
Thompson. Wesley Memorial Church.
The Wesley Memorial Hospital Is
conducted by the Methodist Church
and supported by subscriptions from
churches Of that denomination all
over the State: but It's patients num-
her almost as many Of other denomi-
nations as MethodistS. II does not
turn away a patient because he or
she happens 20 be a Baptist or an
Episcopalian; but every person who