Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-25
HOSPITAL DRIVE
ENDS IN VICTORY
With Close of Ten-Day Cam
paign Fund Passes Marx Set
by More Than 100000.
$4,000 IS GIVEN FOR SITE
Big Donation Brings Total
Subscription to $311,T5;
Work to Start Soon.

Busy. growing, prosperous Tuisa
became the great Humanitarian Guy
yesterday when the fund for charity
hospital overshot the mark set by
more than $4,000. A great lnstltu-
ton with its doors always open to the
suffering. costing 100000, is to be
established here within "A year.
The hospital is to be called st.
Johns. 1t will be operated by the
Sister of Sorrowful Mother. Catholic
order now operating refuges for the
cities. Mother Mary Cornelia OF
Wichita, who will have charge of the
hospital in Tulsa, arrived yesterday.
This is the statement she makes;
What the Hospital Means.
persons of any creed, race or
financial condition will always
find a welcome at st. John's hos
pital The very best medical
treatment, care and nursing will
be at their disposal, cost not being
considered. Our past experience
shows that at least one-third of
our patients will be charity cases
but they will not he restricted to
even that proportion, The hos
pital will not he conducted TO
make money but to fulfill the
precepts laid down by the Son of
God who taught brotherlly love"
There has been job for every
able bodied man and woman in Tulsa
Now there is to he an institution to
which they can turn when weak and
suffering. with the absolute assurance
that they will be taken care of until
strong.
Donations Still Coming.
The ten-day building campaign
NaStarIDN with "a total
subscription of $311.775. This was in
creased during the afternoon by late
contributions amounting to $1,000.
Members of the executive council said
that from reports received they were
confident that additional contribu
tions would bring the fund up to
$3.50, 900 by Monday night. The goal
set for the campaign was s250,000
and according to present indications
that figure will be exceeded by
$50 900.
The surprise OF the final campaign
luncheon came when 1t was an
nounccd that DR.. w. A. Springer and
DR.. S. G. Kennedy had contributed
$4,000 toward the purchase of IA
site. The workers arose and gave
round after round of cheers for this
generous contribution.
In recognition OF this contribution
the executive building of the hospital
will be named the Agnes Kennedy
Memorial. Labor unions have shown
their support of the new Intuition
thruout the campaign. Yesterday
the subscription of $3.50 by the Paint
ers & Decorators union and 500 by
the Electricians union was announced.
Architect Here Monday.
Already plans are under way for
the new hospital. Thomas II. Dwight
of Kansas City. one of the leading
architects of the middle west, will ar
rive in Tulsa tomorrow morning to
formulate arrangements of the insti-
tuition.
As soon as the blueprints are fin
ished. bids will be asked and the con-
tract let as soon as possible there
after. Construction work will start
some time in June. Owing to the
substantial character of the building
to be erected, it is not expected that
the hospital will be finished in much
less than one year. The formal open
ing is set tentatively for July 4, 1918.
To Be Finest i'm West.
The hospital will be the finest west
of Chicago, it is said. 1t will be n
duplicate of the new st Joseph hos
pital In Kansas City. with the excep-
tion that the local institution will be
much more complete as to details
Present plans call for six-story
building erected in the form of the
letter y. Each of The four wings VIII
he devoted toward certain class of
patients Its cap9City will be four hun
ored beds or 25 per cent more than
the Hotel Tulsa. Special features in
cludc refrigerated rooms, the very
latest innovation in hospital equip
nent which, l. especially desirable IN
the treatment Of fcNer and pneumonia
patients, an elaborate pharmaceutical
department, nures' training school
and one Of the finest operating rooms
in tho middle west
Ths campaign organization was
delegated to Thomas NJ. Finn Of Kan
sas City. former superintendent of
health aud hospitals in that city. lie
will he identified with the construo
tion of the hospital for several months
A location FOR the new hospital has
not yet boon selected, but several are
urder consideration. The one most
generally favored is {. large tract near
the Country club.