Arizona republican., 1918-12-18
SAVED S3O,OOO + NEW HOSPITAL
 HAD BEEN BUILT
Campaign To Open In Jan
 uary To Raise $10O,000
 For New Deaconess Hos pital Planned At Meeting

That the recent epidemic of influ- enza had cost the county $3O,000 and the bill may run to $35,000 for extra hospital beds. was the statement made by J. D. Loper in a short address be- fore the members of the board of trus- tees of the Arizona Deaconess hospital and members of the campaign commit tee for the hospital, who met at an informal luncheon in the Red Cross building yesterday noon.
 He pointed out that had the Deacon ess hospital been completed, the sum spent by the county in combating the single epidemic would have been largely saved and at the same time the people treated would have been handled in an institution with more adequate facilities than any tempor- ary hospital could possibly have.
 The luncheon itself was called prin- cipally to give information to those who are making the campaign as to what it is planned to do and the reed for doing it.
 Plans Much Enlarged
 Senator H. E. Wilkinson, president of the board of trustees, traced the history of the DeaconesS hospital. Among other interesting things he said was the statement that at the start a much less ambitious institution had been planned, but as time pro gressed the necessity for cniarging the scope of the enterprise became more and more apparent until, finally, the plan as now contemplated and as part ly carried out, was mado.
 He outlined what has already been done and told of the work which can be done if The $100,000 now sought in this emergency campaign is raised so that the present building may be com pleted and properly furnished. The original plan was for an institution costing only go, coo, but the great need for greater hospital was early seen in the campaign hence the enlarge ment of the entire scheme to meet the already existing needs of the state and community.
 c. k. Lettzeil, director of the encr- gency campaign which formally starts the day after Christmas, Was tte con- cluding speaker of the luncheon. He said that with properly inspired con fidenCs in the success oI the campaign | it $ bound to Ge a success and that in former campaigns ot somewhat siIuHar character he had heard the eX- pression that the campaign was inop- perfume more times in a day than he had heard that expression in connec- 1 ton with this campaign since his com | ing to Phoenix
 Task Can Be Done With properly inspired confidence that the task set before the people can be done, it will be done, he said, while the principal thing to show the people rather than that it should be done is that there is a great public demand 1 for such an institution. This demand he feels certain exists as anyone who will secure figures as to hospital facili- ties in this section as compared witr similar facilities in other parts of the country, will readily appreciate.
 The members of the campaign or ! ganization and board of trustees, most of whom attended the luncheon yes terday, are as follows:
 Board of Trustees-H. B. Wilkinson L. w. Coggins, Harcourt W. Peek James Aldrich, Levi Young, K. s Townsend, pr. J. c. Norton, J. A. R Irwin, Mrs. L. H. Chalmers, Dr. Johr Dennett, Jr., Judge P. c. Phillips | Frank Stewart, J. D. Loper, Warwicl
 
 trustees are elected by members O the hospital organization, each on, giving at least S100 to the fund beins a member.
 Campaign Committees
 Mems Campaign Committee-Dr. A w. Atkinson, H. l.. Aller, Geo. r Brown, L. H. Chalmers, A. J. Chandler R. P. Davie. Dave Goldberg, c. C Green, F. $. Gaddis, H. A. Hammels L. L. Harmon, D. B. Heard, J. Stanle. Howard. Dr. H. A. Hughes, A. F. Jones J. W. Lesueur, w. J. Murphy, Rev E. H. Nicholson, Dr. J. c. Norton, Lii B. Orme, Dr. Harcourt W. Peck. Neil Peterson, o. $. Stapley, x. A. Sanders Dr. John Wix Thomas, W. M. Walton Geo. H. Wilber, Rev. J. w. Wailes. 1 Woman's Campaign Committee Mrs. C. F. Ainsworth, Mrs. A. G. Bailey Mrs. Thomas Campbell, Mrs. L. [ Dameron, Mrs. Donald Dunbar, Mrs E. l.. Graves, Mrs D. E. Heard, Mrs T. E. Irvine, Mrs. E. E. Jack, Mrs Thos. Kavanaugh, Mrs. B. E. Marks Mrs. Ancil Martin, Mrs W. H. Robin son, Mrs. H. D. Ross, Mrs. Garret Schuler, Mrs. R. w. Stadlman, Mrs