Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-06
BOOSTER MEETING OF TEAMS
HELD AT HOSPITAL TUES.
DAY EVENING.
MUCH ENTHUSIASM OVER
OUTLOOK is EVIDENCED
Report of D. w. Norris, of Flying
Squadron, That Nearly $4,000 in
Subscriptions Had Been Raised in
Advance. Meets With Chez s-Oin-
ner Served to Workers.

One hundred twenty-five business
men Of the city started out today on
the work of raising the $4,000 needed
to lift the debt on the D,aconess hos
pital. AT the same time committees in
surrounding towaS took uU the work in
Ihelr communities. Alto the cate OF
the close 81 the campaign is set for
Dec. y, it j. thought that the work will
/ De completed before that date.
Enthusiasm was at high ebt at the
dinner heIu tor the ;eam members,
| their captains and officers gf the cam
pa.sn, A=.d at the hospital Tuesday
evening. Nurses, of the hospita! served
a intercourse dinner beginning IN
6:I5. folio wing which the - npaign
Was discussed, plans were lIuHe for
! the work Of the morrow. the lists Of
/ prospects secured by the team captains
| ana assigned 10 their men
! Songs Add to Enthusiasm.
Songs, with the words para phraseG
t. the tunes of Marching Thru
/ Georgia" Dixie" a Hot Time in the
! Old Town Tonight" and America
! lent 70 the enthusiasm. Sister Matilda
! Bischel and Miss Olga Djschoff sang
very sweetly A PEI Il CT Day" TO tn
piano accompaniment. Of Miss Ida
! Dressen. Rev. (. {. Luc2 # :.!S Albion
MetAud!st Gnu! en-. gave the Invocation.
Abbott Presides at Meeting.
! At the meeting that followed the din
! ner General Chairman L. &. Abbott,
! Of the campaign committee, presided
| He referred briefly TO the recent edi
torial IN the Tines Republican, "A
Dream That Was Not a Dream IL
! " hiCh reference was made to John W
| Noises having given the first thousand
dollars as nucleus for the hospital.
| Mr. Noises occupied seat al the head
Of the chairman's table, and was
| greeted with cheers wnen ne arose.
\. \. Moore told Of the good accom-
plished by hospitals, speaking per-
sonally Of the Deaconess, and as a
patient ol that institution. {. H. Van
Law responded to the toast, The Duty
Men owe to Humanity" and Rev. Karl
Res: superintendent Of the hospital,
told Of the work OF the hospital, of the
Deaconess organization, and how he
still further dreamed OF the extension
Of the Deaconess work thruOut the
many different communities Of central
Iowa. He pIrred the work of the life
of service of the deaconesses for the
poor and friendless, even above that OF
! the hospital.
Tells Of Work Accomplished.
I d. w. Norris, of the special commit
tee which has been soliciting some vi
| the larger subscriptions in advance OF
/ the opening of the campaign was
! greeted with cheers when he reported
approximately $4,000 already raised,
and more in sight Mr. Norris re-
Sponded to the toast, Why We Are
Here"
The Let's subscription Of $500 was
! gwen as q starter" he said. and il
vas a starter in fact, for We now have
i've subscriptions of $1,000 each, and
six Of $500 each
Mr.. Norris said that there had been
much complaint about the doctors not
G"inG their share, but he exploded that
Misunderstanding by reporting sub
ScriptiOns of $1,000 from DR.. K. f.
kcyser. and $500 each from DR.. n. H.
Nichols, Dr. K. r. Hansen. and the
firm Of Drs. French & Cobb. DR..
Il cyGc: and Dr. Hansen had each given
$1,000 TO the hospital when 1t was
first built. DIR. keyser mad given $3.50
and DR.. Nichols had given $500 toward
this debt a few months ago in addi-
ton to their new subscriptions now
Drs. French & Cobb had previously
given $3.50 TO the hospital.
Drs. F. P. Lierle and H. e. Schmitz
give 500, d total Of $3.50 they have
given TO the hospital. They gave $3.50
when the hospital was built and 5000
IN the campaign about a year ago.
Il was explained that most Of the
cases in hospital are surgery cases
DecaUse The genera! physician does not
use a hospital nearly so much in his
practice nevertheless DR.. Hamilton
gave $500 toward this debt.
Drs. Keyser, Nichols and Hamilton
have each promised TO contribute large
sums toward a new wing if the hos
ptat board viii build. as they feel thai
new wing is needed at once, biit tiit
citizens committee has nothing to d.
with any new wing projects. hence
these additional offers from the doctor,
are not being counted now.
The only reason we do not repor
the names of other doctors - said Mr.
2 -SOfflS, is tndl tney nave not peer
, seen The various teams took tn
i names of other doctors and Will see t
!, it that they are seen.
Mr.. Norris also outlined severa
sound principles Of craftsmanship 70
the benefit of the team members wh'
: We're to enter the campaign for funds
Garrison Explains Methods.
A. r. Garrison. Of Chicago, who l1aI
been employed to do the detail worl
of the campaign. closed the meetini
, with an explanation Of the methods I
be used In soliciting and reporting. In
structions to the team captains ant
their men were given in this connec
ton. and the work Of assigning tn
names was taken up
, To Report Each Evening.
{ Until the campaign is closed tn
!, team workers will report each eve
ming at 615 at the hospital, where din
ner will be served. The amount Q
each teams work during the dag vii
( be reported at the evening meeting!
Y Day headquarters will be maintaine
j at the MaTshalltown Club. wher
h workers may receive additional IN
: structions or blanks needed in tn
/ can paign