The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-01

NOTES FORM THE FIELD
AND ouRlssNT COMMENT
) By Bf.L cox. .
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] note from the Light that there
ere at work fou} live squads of Wax
ahachie citizeznl soliciting funds for
the erection of ! modern, convenient
sanitarium buileing for the use of
the citizens of Ellis county who may
be in need OF hospital facilities.
During the past two or three years
there has been oparated sanitarium
ia building which | believe was
originally designed for the use of
school II IS freqhently patronized
beyond its capacity hut the per cent
age OF mortality OF those who have
been taken there has been remark
ably small This elbows that the
surgeons and physicians in attend
ance have been as efficient as could
be found In larger Ecities. A santa
rum is not ordinarily dividend pro-
Queer and most OF them are built
and maintained LARGELY by contribu-
lions. In this age OF advancement
in surgery, in which so many opera
lions are performed it is necessary
that every town d any considerable
pretentions should make provisions
for the care OF tile afflicted within
the scope of their business territory.
Hopital ssryice ha6 made wonderful
strides toward claiming the patron
age OF the people, during the past
decade: in as much as the care OF
the sick Is much better than the old
time method OF neighbor nursing
ali thoughtful people must conclude
that sanitarium facilities should be
| convenient for the hse of the afflict-
ed. Before the establishment of the
Waxahachie sanitarum there were
| numerous eases taken to more distant
cities for treatment at q great ex-
| pense and inconvenience of the
| patients and their families The OPP
| portunity is now presented for Wax
| ahachie to have modern commodi-
Gus sanitarium. / hive never known
! the people of Wax4haehie and sur
rounding community to fail to cheer
folly respond to any call when it APP
pealed to their soubd judgment. 1
| prophesy in advance that the time
| 1t not far in the future when our
new sanitarium via be under con-
struction, but in parting permit me
to suggest that should you feel in
clined TO hesitate When member
of the committee ellis on you, just
stop and reflect uxn the fact that
at any time you, Yourself. or some
member of your fanily is liable at
any time to need tanitarium faeili-
ties and that a gobd one right at
your door is far preferable to going
to distant city and among entire
strangers.
Charles Matthews, who is in the
U. S. navy, wrote home few days
ago that he would soon embark for
China and asked alis mother, Mrs.
J. F. Matthews on Waxahaehie b,
to bake and send him 9 cake for
Thanksgiving. Mrs. Matthews
cheerfully compiled with his request
ard none but the boy who has been
away from home ran appreciate the
fearful happiness gof that boy when
he sits down to eat the cake that
mother baked
| reported WIa. Riddle gone to
Hamlin last weel4 He did not get
off but is still determined to move
W. L. Mcclellan pn Waxahachie b
had his paper changed to Gould
Bust. He made u q good citizen
and his friends eheerfully recon-
mend him 10 his lnew neighbors.
J. 4. Blalock aud fahnily have moved
from Waxahachie III to Stony. Texas.
V. L. Cole and family have changed
residence from ned Henry TO Me-
Kinney. Texas. routt .. w. a. Jar
rett's son. can never remember his
name, had the Enterprise sent to his
brother-in-law. w. r. Walcott. at
Aqua Dulee. Texas. b. l.. Jeans.
for many years one OF our farming
citizens, was here from his home
rear Allen, Texas. last week. c.
X Thompson came up from Italy