Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-09
HOLD MEET TING TO-DAY
TO DISCUSS CAMPAIGN
Workers for Memorial Hospital
Fund Will Gather at Cham
Der OF Commerce.
TO NAME SEVERAL COMMITTEES
Canvnssing to Raise Fund OF $780,
600 for Buildings for Negroes.
Contagious Diseases and Nurses
Will Begin on Tuesday Night.

All who are interested in promotin,,
the uphuilding Of the Memorial Hos
| pit;i!. :" that il Will give "a larger ser
Vice To the Richmond poor and TO the
. city's colorcd population. have been
| invited to attend 4 special Joint meet
| ing of private citizens. ministers. ply
| sic!ans and members OF the Richmond
! Rotary Club, 20 be held in the assem-
! bly, hall OF the Chamber OF Commerce
! this afternoon at o'clock.
! The meeting Will he presided over
by l.. Randolph Williams. who. per-
hans more than any other man III Rich
moni. is acquainted with conditions
existing among the negro poor There
VIII he Il large attendance. for in late
years there has been no call issued 10
the public-sprited citizens Of Richmond
which for It's proper response, has de-
pended SO much upon charity.
Memorial Hospital Is IL city institu-
ton, founded by John I.angbornc VIII
liains. in memory of his daughter. Char
! iot'e Niiiiams. who met her death in
the James River. And as n memorial
, erected FOX the sake Of charity. the
hospital has performed Il service which
Is Just becoming known, the value Of
which is but now being perceived and
/ appreciated 1t has rooms for private
patients. but it's larger service has
heen in tho wards in. which patients
have paid for their treatment ms they
we're financially able or paid nothing at
all.
CoLORED HOSPITAL IS
GREATEST OF NEEDS
Investigation OF the City'S hospital
resources has shown that Il larger and
more amply equipped building is need
ed. and Il campaign looking 70 that end
! was instituted. Physicians, ministers.
! laymcn ana all civic and social Or
! f-l hnN
! giving their aid. so that S25o.000 may
! be raised tor negro hospital, Il con-
| tagiorS hospital and Il nurses hons.
| The fund will also provide for the
! maintenance OF the negro hospital re-
| Earded as one of the c:ty'S greatest
| needs. The negroes now have only a
small hospital. located in old Jackson
| Ward, which il unahi. 20 give proper
| care 10 the manE coloreh patients who
seek treatment within It's walls From
! typhoid, tuberculosis. pneumonia and
| other pulmonary diseases. tho negroes
| suffer more than any other race. The
| spread OF disease among them is :,
menace ia the white people, SO that be.
| Sides serving co!or-d dependents, the
! white peopl" are AZ the same time con-
serving their own interests and wei
fare. u is recognized that what helps
tn" individual aids society. and in AMI
plitring the facilities OF Memorial Hos.
"
be subscribing one Of the cl,y's great
est needs
NAME COMMITTEES ru-DAh
! TO MAKE CAMPAIGN
! At the meeting this afternoon planS
| VIII be laid for the commencement OF
| a whirlwind campaign 10 raise the re-
naming funds necessary. Committees
viii be appointed 10 make local cam
paiEns headquarters having made n
card index by ward and street of $4,000
citizens who are known TO be interest
I'D II tn. movement. but who have not
| Yet been reached They will h.. asked
10 contribute, whether IL he only In"
widows mite or sam which only q
collector Of Caesars coin could give
TIL" campaign Will begin with ban
q"et in jefferson Hotel on Tuesday
night 10 which all who have interest
81 themselves IN Richmond's latest
charity movement have been invited.
The guests will include State ana city
officials and citizens prominent IN I'll!
walks Of life.
meeting of the headquarters adj.
visor" committee will he held e"cry
morning, With Coleman Worthain pres
ident OF III. Chamber or Commerce
presiding until the return OF john r
Branch. Mr. Branch. who has been
presiding - these meetings, il in N=T
York. where he ~ interesting Eich-
mondors, resident there. in tn. move
| Incnt.