The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-11-05
PLANS TO RAISE FUNDS FOR BED IN AMERICAN
 HOSPITAL IN FRANCE

The ladies of Fairbanks held d mass meeting in the commissioners court room yesterday morning at II o'clock 10 decide upon plans to raise the sum of $500 for q bed in the American hospital at Neuilly, France
 Mrs Luther C. Hess acted as tenn porary chairman and Mrs. Cecil Ii. Clegg as secretary. A central com. mittee was appointed by the chair to attend to the management of functions to be given and to any thing in any way connected with the raising of this fund Those ap- pointed were:
 Mrs II E. St George, Mrs. A. R Heilig, Mrs Harry Pratt, Mrs. Mur- ray Smith, Mrs. G. 4. MacQuarrie
 The reason for raising this 5000 is to establish bed in the non-sec- tartan hospital at Neuilly France. which is situated just outside the city gates of Paris. It was interest ing to the ladies to know that one of the local doctors, Dr. j. A. Suth- erland, has been at this hospital, and the ladies were shown some pictures of the building and sur rounding grounds As was stated by the chairman of the meeting. see ing the pictures of the hospital and knowing that one of the townspeople had been there made the work seem more real and intimate than would have been the case otherwise. The idea is to put beds into this place where the wounded American boys may go and feel that they are free to go because their own American people have provided for them. There are at present GAP beds in the lnsti- tuition. The building is large, pa latial looking structure from the front and is surrounded by very beautiful grounds peculiar to France, with an expansion of lawn in the rear forming a court for convales- cents. The hospital is kept up by American women mllionaires. It was said that the Vanderbilt women do great deal toward the upkeep of the institution so that the Am erican women feel more inclined to put forth their efforts for this spe- cific hospital than any other, regard less of the fact that each one within reach of the front is doing the same good work.
 The women decided unanimously that they would not cooperate with the women of Southwestern Alaska In this work; that is to say, they would not give part of the neces- sary fund to the other district, but that each one would put a shoulder to the wheel and raise the full amount here in Fairbanks It was thought that they would feel more as If each had done a sacred duty and done it well if this town was the sole means of establishing one more bed in the hospital That any Fairbanksan who went to the front from here would feel as if he were using the free-hearted gift of sister Fairbanksans in the event of being wounded.
 A motion to have a dance on Thanksgiving Eve was carried. The dance will be given in the Masonic Temple and the general admission price will be S1.50 per couple and 50 cents each for extra ladies Lem onade will be served during the ev- ening at the price of two glasses for 25 cents. This Is to be the only duuiliOudl cApeuSt lO lue dulllBSlON-
 For those wno do not participate in the dancing of the evening, card tables will be provided, and Hoover prizes will be awarded for the win ners. This was thought to be the most appropriate prize at the pres ent economical period in which Hooverizing is playing so prominent part.
 A committee for the dance will be appointed by the central committee, also one to handle the card table for the evening.
 The temporary secretary was in-