Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1919-10-01
Newport
$4,000 Hospital Gift Accepted.

$4,000 Hospital Gift Accepted.
The city of Newport voted to &C
cept the conditional gifts of 0. +.
Williams for the benefit of new city
hospital, at special city meeting
held Thursday evening in School
hall. Mr.. Williams has given his
residential property, on Sias avenue,
which is valuable property, and
$4,000 in city warrants to the city
! for a hospital. In making such
gifts, Mr.. Williams reserves to him.
| self and wife during the life time OF
either an annuity of $1,000 per an
mum. The gift of $4,000 makes the
| hospital an assured thing.
The Williams home located on the
corner of Sias avenue and Elm street
is a splendid property, being one OF
! the finest residential properties on
the East Side and the revenue from
this gift alone will go far towards
meeting the annuity. Mr.. and Mrs.
| Williams have manifested great IN
trest in our city and by their gener-
Gus gifts their interest will commune
many years after they are gone, for
the cause to which these gifts were
made is the most worthy of any that
can be mentioned.
While everyone in the city has ex-
pressed interest in the hospital move
ment by assisting in raising funds,
-yet the business affairs connected
with this movement have been left
to a few, the meetings being attend
ed by a small number. All hospital
meetings have been well advertised
and it has been hoped that more
would attend these meetings. Large
numbers create enthusiasm.
The first meeting of the Newport
| City Hospital association was held
at the School hall Tuesday evening,
at 7.3O o'clock, Mrs. Augusta Young,
president of the association, presid-
! ing. The charter having been
granted, was presented to the as
sociation and Gov. Grout presented
an amended form of bylaws, which
was accepted and adopted.
A nominating committee, consist
ing of C. S. Emery, Frank Williams
and Mrs. Walter Human, was ap-
pointed to prepare and present to
the meeting a list of names for the
board of trustees for the ensuing
year After due deliberation the
committee presented the following
named persons to fill the several Of
fees: President, Mrs. Augusta
Young; vice president, Josiah Grout;
clerk, DIR. Harry F. Hamilton; treas
urer, Earl Brown. To serve on the
executive board of trustees: Fl. s..
Root, Mrs. Frank E. Alfred, T. c..
Camp, Mrs. Walter Human, Frank
Sabourin, Mrs. J. c.. McCarten and
G. L. Drown. The report Of the COM
mittee was accepted and the officers
were elected.
Alfred Bishop, member of the fl
nance committee gave a splendid re-
port as to the many ways that could
be used to raise funds for the hospi-
/ tai
At this time the following resolu-
tion was presented by Gov. circuit
and adopted by the association:
Whereas, Mr.. and Mrs. o. z. Will
liams have presented to the Newport
City Hospital association the sum of
$4,000 and their residential proper
ly for the benefit of the hospital,
| Whereas, also, in aid of and to fin
ally secure said gift, the city of New
port has accepted the same to hold
in trust for the association and final
ly forthe benefit of the hospital,
Therefore, resolved that the New
port City Hospital association here
by acknowledges the receipt of their
most generous gift, desiring Mr.. and
! kindly interest in the cause of hui
mainly is most sincerely and thank
fully appreciated; and also does the
association thank the city of New
port and its officials for their helpful
action in securing said gift.
Gov. Grout also presented the fol-
lowing resolution and moved for it's
adoption which was unanimously
done:
h Whereas, the women of Newport
city and the good people of the towns
around and about in the county of
Orleans have given of work, supplies
and money nobly, generously and pa
trlotlcally, in the season just closing,
at the "Tea House" for the benefit
and in aid of the hospital cause,
Therefore, resolved that the best
thanks of the Association are hereby
rendered the noble women. the con,
tributors, the patrons and all con-
eerned in making the 'Tea House"
work the great success it has proven
to be.
just prior to the closing of the
meeting, the president, Mrs. Augusta
Young, announced to the association
that she had secured an option upon
the five acres of land known as the
Green property, situated on the West
Side, overlooking the lake. This
property, valued at $4,000, had pre-
vlously been selected by the commit
tee on site, and their recommendation
was accented. Mrs. Young further
announced that as soon as she could
De assured OF the erection of a hospi-
tai pudding upon this lot she would
gift.