The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-04-22

lkuhuIt me- Wonlu come me pEOtec-
lion OF the human body from death
and sickness The Westminster then
lfntrodueed Dr: q G. Broomtield. pas.
tor OF the 81. P!g Temple, as the first
speaker Of the evening. Or. Broom.
field reviewed the factors in the cons
ing campaign giving the figures at
which the hospital building and
Equipment Is valued at 100000 and
telling for what purpose the $685.
900 10 be raised will be used, This
amount Is to pay the Indebtedness OF
The Institution and also TO provide
further equipment which is needed
Tor The SUCCESS in tliefutnre.
1t is an institution for the train
ing Of nurses who are a great bene-
At to the Community and a hospital
should be near tile top Of the list of
public buildings in our city.s DIR.
Broomfield also explained that I'M
derstlles new regimes the hospital
would be government. OF the peo-
pie, by the peopleand for the people,
with no stocksior dividends. no taxes
or debt. He,urgeda strict following
Of the leaders who have so success
fully waged campaigns in other cit
les, saying that II 1.-THE campaign in
Fairmont was failure to not blame
them for they have in the past a rec
ord of IL successes He ended with
strong, appeal tofwork in earnest
and preserve -the hospital for Gods
sake and the sake OF humanity
The POSTMASTER then. introduced
Or. R. a. Armstrong, who had come
from the University Inn the stead of
Or. Hodges.
Prof. Armstrong explained that he
would try to reproduce DR.. Hodges.
speech as well as he could which was
a message Of service. He referredlto
The life Of the, great physician while
he was on earth as hugefprogram of
service and said that service and hu4
manitarianism is the best part of lie!
ligion. He closed by reciting flle
poem tsAbon Ben Adam, and showing
that loyesand helpfulnessi ofsmen was
the same as helping God III person.
DR.. Harry {. Howard, pastor OF. the
NJ. L. church. vas the next, speaker
and he remarked that the whole
campaign could be summed up iin!two
things: The financial end and the
humanitarian aspect Of the gospe, Of
Jesus Christ. He said that the cam
paign9 would cost some people sleep:
less nights and others would sacri:
flee their money and give until It
hurts because the hospital would be
worth all 1t costs. He followed the
remarks of the former speakers b
saying that this, was q practical aps
plication of tliesteacliibg OF Jesus
Christ and asked that the blessing
of Heaven would rest upon the un3
dertaking. r
The last speaker of the evening
was Mayor Bowen who in pointing
to- large banner onl the wall with
the motto. ives can DIS Sit and we
WILL" said.that there words were his
chtef thoughte6f the evening and
wanted TO emphasize them more than
anything else. The mayor also made
The announcement that the hands OF
the big clock which was placed in
front of the court house yesterday
afternoon already pointed to the
$13,3S0 nark!3or onesfffth of the
amount % be raised. Wien this an
nouncement wasRmade the audience
broke forth in cheers. The mayor an
nounced that. the, workers would
meet promptly every day at II
o'clock andithanked the men who had
taken part on the program for the
great success of the banquet. at 10
o'clock the meeting adjourned with
pr. Broomfield pronouncing the ben.
cdiction. q
The following men were present
for the occasion:
Roland r. Wallis, John Mason, Jd..
E. L. Kinkead. W. w. Conway, Geo.
F. c. Yost, NJ. D., Fred Wilson, S.l
bennett S. a. Boehm, C. H. Evans,
r. H. Evans, Chas. C. Robb, Lloyd S.
Sample, 40. McNeely. 0, F. Tough
John NJ. Kisner. ]. A., Swiger. w. 1!
Lydic, ]. W. Polling, f. B. Pryor, IL
s. Cunningham, G. M. Alexander,
Fl. C. Howard, T. C. Price, j. al
Graham, Treyey Nutter, L. D. Bowers;
9. J.. Woodley, Anthony Bowen, A,
d. Fleming, R.. A. Armstrong, j. C.f
Broomfeld, Prof. Callahan, Eli Mus.
grave, T. W. Davis, w. A. Bowen,
Geo. H. Brobst, John; H. .Rueter, S. ]. |
Brobst, c. ID. Conway, Arthur Lynch,
D. ]. Currey, Ell. Honaker, R. Jones,
r. D. Benton, Fred W. Rapp, w. R.
Crane. Ernest Sherwood. H. G. stoet:
ger, Hugh H. Carr. Charles E. Watts,
w. S. Mayors, Joseph Roster, James
o. Watson, VIM. H. Sands, Jas. G! |
Collins, ]. 7. Bremen, T. T. Watts,
r. J. McGraw, Maurie E. Miller, C. j.
senkier, A. H. Kane. c. E. Gaskin.