The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-03
|I|1AR|UM SITE
m Be ACCEPTED
avs OLD HOMESTEAD LOT IS
,,rrrREp BUILDING WILL BE
|kREcTED.
Meeting Last Night Showed the
o,,o,e ii Earnest About Bnilding
~ Fire.Proof sanitari,in in
Vaxahaehie.

ppDple III Eaf hS9e
,ex Fie-pfoof sanitari.n in
saxahaehie.
mass meeting of the subscribers
n new sanltarium building and
,..,s az the town was held at the
/, bouse last night for the pur-
Il discussing plans for the flu
The meeting was called by the
~ II directors, who made report
,ough Chairman VIII Moore re-
|,ilug the subscription situation
asked for expressions OF
I,ion rs TO the best method of pro-
hire He also explained that dur
the Two years the sanitarium
been in operation some 649 pa
Iss have been enrolled and yet
nv have been turned away be-
nss accommodation could not be
Blended
ur Moore stated that the board
i started ont to raise $4,000 with
|hich to build new sanitarium and
hsr very strenuous campaign have
keeeeded in getting up approximate
10000 which includes a lot for
klding site. He said he felt that
/ people of Waxahaehie wanted TO
kpe better building than that
&hicb $4,000 would erect and that
key had been called together to dis
n the matter. He explained how
vas possible to make larger
Satarium self-sustaining because
Il present one has been self-sustain-
Il and created a cash surplus even
'hen paying rents to the amount of
ss per month, He expressed the
klief that larger sanitarium would
kOFp profitable investment in many
Eys because ii would provide pro-
kaon for sick people at home and
k4p Ellis county money in Ellis
banty. He explained that a new
lnltarum would mean much TO
fazahaehie because il would bring
kople here.
70 emphasize this fact, Mr.. Moore
bld how a patient was visited by
(shtg friends during his stay at the
laitarium and practically all were
b Of town visitors.
General Discussion
The meeting was then thrown open
a general discussion and all those
resent were invited to talk. r. X.
FRln responded with a booster talk
i me sanitarium. He declared he
p heartily in favor of the erection
new fire-proof building and
pod ready TO do his part.
Judge G, c, Groce asked some
Fy pertinent questions to which
aalrman Moore made response,
planning the position of the
lsfa Mr.. Groce asked questions re-
lHlng the proposed offer to do
Y lot, wanted to know if the
'ople considered the lot a suitable
ace lor the erection of a sanitar-
ny Il the gift was worth the price
NED ETC., and then explained that
purpose was TO get the matter
sofe The people so it might be
seasSed.
shese questions provoked real dis
ssoa and for an hour OF more the
'pas citizens and subscribers ar
- location. The point was made
homer Chapman that the board |
guy 70 first select site and then |
se'o'e the people with PROPOSE |
: 70 ouild a sanitarium. He ex- |
'sssu the belief that the proposal !
sOAa'e site aud money for nam |
Ae sahltarium was a good one |
'ae BOARD and that the proposed |
a'ion would be acceptable 10 !
a0'i'y' IN this many OF those |
seu' joined, With the result that |
proposed Davis old homestead !
was accepted by vote of those |
sent
nc committee was then instruct
y 80 10 Mrs, Getzendaner, who, it I
'4pefs'ood, offered to donate a lot