The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-21
F. H. Rogers & Co.
THE SUCCESSFUL HOSPITAL
CAMPAIGN.

Two results were attained in the
whirlwind campaign for the City hos
pital-an adequate building was assured
and the people of Barre and vicinity
found themselves, so to speak. BY the
latter assertion we mean they proved
to themselves that they were capable
of accomplishing great undertaking,
for we feel certain that the raising of
approximately $4,000 to meet the Sl0,-
900 conditional gift Of Ira c. Calef can
be considered great undertaking.
As to the former result, it is, of
course, too early to express finality
other than to say that the building fund
of $4,000, less the necessary expenses
of the campaign, which, by the way,
were comparatively light, viii enable the
trustees of the hospital to proceed to
the construction of a building which
will be up-to-date and adequate to meet
the needs of the field for considerable
time to come. The inadequaey of the
present building has been dinned into
the ears of the people hereabouts so re-
peatedly that there is no need to dwell
upon that fact; they are all conversant
with that situation and are happy that
the lack both as to size and equipment
will be remedied within due time
In that requirement one and all are
to be congratulated. 1t was through
the generous, whole-hearted, determined
work of great many people that the
end was attained; and in that thought
we come to the second of the results
previously mentioned fact that the
people of Barre and vicinity have found
themselves. They have discovered their
potentialities. Hereafter, big undertake
ings will not appear so insurmountable,
for they have found the key-co-opera-
ton. AT the outset of the preliminary
campaign the raising of $4,000 did seem
like task welI-nigh impossible of ac-
complishment, and many doubts and mis-.
givings there were over the outcome of
the appeal which would be made to the
public. However, under the slIillful en-
gineering and direction of thoroughly
competent man for the work, C. G. Fen
ell, they fell into line and acquired
spirit which would not be denied, which
reached the minimum mark, never halt
cd, swept by it and then, by a final eff
fort, surpassed the minimum require
ment by practically $4,000. To do this
the helpers worked shoulder to shoulder,
virtually throwing over their own bust
ness and occupation for the time being
as they went into the thick of the cam
paign and pooled their efforts in one
well-directed purpose. In every depart
ment of the campaign the helpers con-
Quoted their work tremendously with,
at the same time, spirit of generous
rivalry among the various teams. The
result speaks for itself, but The Times
cannot let the opportunity pass to CON
graduate one and all on the manner in
which they conducted the campaign. II
was splendid.
And, finally, let us say that the re-
suit of the campaign will make far
reaching influence on the community and
the allied communities. People of the
city have been brought into contact with
each other, who otherwise would have
gone their separate ways year after year
without even speaking acquaintance.
Now they are acquainted and they have
a common bond OF sympathy, the knowl-
edge that they collectively have done
good work. Moreover, the people of
the city have been brought into contact