Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-10

Encouraged by the generosity with
which the people of Atlanta met their
appeal Monday when more than 81
600 was raised, nearly 100 Methodist
women canVassers for 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
$3.50 was reported at the daily
meeting at the WinecoH Hotel.
The largest giver was Mrs. w. ID.
Brown. of No. 245 Gordon street
West End. who donated 81 600 for the
establishment Of a memorial In the
new 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
pect more than 100 women to aid in
the committees.
For all Denominations.
Up to Tuesday morning the women,
in less than a week OF actual solicit
ing and with the campaign only start
ed, had in money and pledges more
than $4,000, which leaves only $40,
0O0 to be raised. Monday morning
the workers collected a total OF
Sl,78110, 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 will not be available
until the committees meet at the
WinecoH Hotel TO make their daily
report, but 1t 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
by the canvassing committees, Mr..
Gamblers donation will thus be S75,-
900, making the total fund that il Is
hoped to raise 100000. And 800
600 for Wesley Memorial Hospital
.means that Atlanta will 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-
mands that are made upon It. Every
day patients are turned away, be-
cause there is no room for them, and
I'm many instances the quarters are
so cramped that the recovery Of pa
tients is hindered
The hospital staff includes some of
the most noted physicians and sur
geons of the city, The right kind of
a response to the appeals of the cam
Vassing committees means that the
hospital will be enlarged to accom-
modate all who come, that the equip
ment viii be made more complete
and the hospital take rank as one Of
the really great hospitals OF the coun-
try.
All Methodsts Helping.
The members of the canyassinE
committee. who are doing the work
OF raising the $4,000 that is neces-
sary to get Mr. Gamblers SIS 900, are
all members OF the Southern Method
1st Church and are well known lead
ers in anything that tends to up
build Atlanta. Every Methodist
Church In Atlanta is enlisted in the
work, and a committee has been APP
pointed from the membership OF each
church.
The work Is under the general SUI
,pervision 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 subcom-
5nittees, who are sacrificing their own
interests and giving up their indi-
vidual work and pleasures 10 make
w esley 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 committee;
Mrs. r. II, White, Park Street
Church. Mrs, Elizabeth Winship
Bates st. Mark Church. Mrs W A.
Gambler, Druid Hills Church. Mrs,
Jane F. Carr. Trinity Church; Mrs
Nv. r. Prescott, central committee;
Miss Susie Wells, committee at
large; Mrs. J. II. 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 its patients num-
her almost as many OF other denomi-
nations as MethodistS II does not
turn away a patient because he or
she happens to be a Baptist or an
Epscopaliani but every person who