Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-16
NEW ORGANIZATION
TO BUY OVERLOOK
Wealthy Summit Residents
Form Society to Succeed
Summit Hospital Assn.
Especial to the Evening start


SUMMIT, March 16.-The initial
step in a new movement to have
Overlook Hospital acquired by the
public through popular subscription
was taken at a meeting held In the
hospital Saturday afternoon, when
the Overlook Hospital ASSOCIATE ton
was formed with number of this
citys wealthiest and most prominent
residents as incorporators.
The incorporators are Charles j
Canda, George II. Williams, Jonathan
Bonnet, Herman De Selding, Chaun-
cey Coles, William L. Wisner ID
James Ely, Edwin S. Votey, A. r.
Nicol, Charles d. Ferry, Theodore
Beck, william Darling, Hamilton w
Mabie, John ~ Cady, Ii. IL. Clifford
and Tracy Johnson, of Short Hills
1t is understood other names will be
added to the list of incorporators be-
fore incorporation papers are filed
within the next few days.
The object of the new association
g the requirement of the hospital by
the public at $125,000 the price at
which Dr. William Fl. Lawrence, ir..
offered to sell the institution, prop
erty and equipment, through the
Summit Hospital Association, with a
contribution of $4,000 guaranteed by
DR.. Lawrence and the Smith Ely be-
quest of $4,000. The incorporators
are Ito receive no financial return
from the institution should it be
acquired by the public.
As reported in the Evening Star,
the Summit Hospital Association was
unwilling to take over the institution
unless a fund of $179,0 900 was sub
scribed. Following the action of the
public meeting three weeks ago in
q. I,
Hospital Association should be raised
for taking over the institution, Dr.
Lawrence withdrew his offer. DIR.
Lawrence did not believe 1t was nee
essary to raise that sum, and decided
that that amount could be raised with
difficulty, If at all.
That the proposition, with the new
association behind it, will be carried
through successfully now seems as
sured, as 1t is not unlikely a consd-
cradle amount of the $125,000 to be
secured may be subscribed by several
of the wealthy men among the incor-
porators.
In an interview today DR.. Lawrence
explained that the men who compose
the new association have not been
actuated by any motive of self profit
making, but became interested in the
project solely from a philanthropic
standpoint. The incorporators. DIR.
Lawrence said, believe that the propo-
sition is one which this community
should take advantage of, being con-
fident after exhaustive investigation,
that the institution if acquired by the
public can be conducted as a public
institution as profitably as a semi
public hospital as now under its pres
ent management. DR.. Lawrence fur
IL II. H. IF 10a
purchase of the hospital by the pub
lie the institution will be operated
along the same lines as at present
with the exception that 1t will be en-
tirely public hospital. The present
head of the institution who erected
it in 1906 would still remain as acting
head of the hospital, he having agreed
in his proposal to sell to give
gratuitously his services to all pa
tients who are themselves unable to
pay in whole or in part for hospital
treatment,
As soon as the necessary legal re-
quirements in connection with the
formation of the organization are
complied with officers of the new as
ISOLATION will be chosen. On May l
it is planned to begin whirlwind
campaign to secure the necessary
$125, 900. This campaign, which will
be conducted not only in this city, but
in the towns along the Passaic and
Delaware branch of the Lackawanna
Railroad as far as Gladstone, west
as far as Madison and taking in
Short Hills, Millburn, Maplewood,
Springfield and Union, to the east
will be in charge of Henry Hoack, OF
Cleveland, o.
Mr.. Hoack has acted In a similar
capacity in raising funds for various
projects throughout this State and is
at present engaged in a campaign to
raise $500 900 for st. Luke's Hospital,
in Cleveland. City Solicitor Cora N.
williams is counsel for the new asso-
citation. .r