The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-28
kNOLLENBERG
$1,000 GIFT
TO HOSPITAL
ANNOUNCED
President John L. Rupe of
Board of Trustees Suggests
Contagious Ward as Wayne
County Memorial.
FACILITIES ARE LIMITED

In announcing today the receipt by
Reid Memorial hospital of gift of
$1,000 from Mrs. George H Knollen-
berg, widow of the late George H.
Knollenberg. pioneer department store
merchant of Richmond, John l.. Rupe,
president of the board OF trustees of
Reid Memorial hospital, suggests the
erection of a hospital for contagious
diseases as an appropriate memorial
in honor of the Wayne county men
who died in the war against mill
tarism.
Mr. Knollenberg, we'll known as one
of the most generous supporters of all
institutions of the city designed for
the benefit Of the public generally, re-
quested that his wife make a gift Of
81 900 to some one Of the institutions
Of the city she might designate. Mrs.
Knollenberg has given the amount to
the hospital to be used in the discre-
ton of the trustees for other than it's
current expenses.
Mr.. RUPEES announcement said In
part:
81 may say that the hospital man.
agement was much pleased and graft
fed by this substantial voluntary gift,
especially as it seemed a manifesto
ton of spirit Of most kindly interest
and appreciation of the hospital and
the work that it is doing in the
community.
Under Heavy Expense.
1T has been no easy matter to keep
the Institution in operation during the
last two or three years, commonly
spoken of as the war period. Ev-
erything required in the institution.
food, drugs and practically all our sup
plies, have so advanced in price as
that it has been most difficult, with all
possible economics, to meet our regu-
lar bills with our revenue available.
Then we have necessarily, from time
to time, extraordinary expenses which
must be met. Then we have neces-
sarily, from time to time, extraordi-
nary expenses which must be met.
"Our hospital has been In operation
about fourteen years. Much Of our
equipment with these years of use be-
comes useless and must be renewed
and when these necessities arise it is
most difficult to meet their require
ments. Our larger difficulty, how
ever, Is in the lack of the necessary
facilities to enable us to do the more
extended work in the community than
we are now able to do and which
we are anxious to do. We need a
maternity ward and especially we
need a ward or isolated building in
which we can care for the ordinary
contagious and infectious diseases.
Refuse Contagious Diseases
1--WE are, with our present facilities,
bound to refuse all contagious or in
fectious cases, for the manifest reason
that we are required to protect pa
tients afflicted with the ordinary dis
eases against contagion or infection.
We are able to do this larger work
now, if we but had the necessary
room and arrangement to make it
practically possible.
I'VE have faith in the people Of
Richmond whose institution this Is,
and that it's needs for this larger and
most important work will be supplied
when they fully understand and ap-
preciate the need.
"On this line would like to say to
our people that 1 have noticed in the
press and in conversations on our
streets, the idea suggested OF erecting
some appropriate memorial to the
valor and patriotic service OF our SOL
diers in the great war for the preser-
walton of liberty, justice and the
foundations of our civilization, from
which we are just emerging.
Suggests Memorial
what more suitable memorial can
be suggested than an appropriate
memorial building on your own hos
pital grounds, which would not only
fill every requirement of sentiment
but would also be blessing to huma-
nifty in all the years to come?
ITO my mind there is an appealing
reason for such a memorial. OF all
the many agencies, supplied by our
great country and it's patriotic citizens
for the care, comfort and protection of
our armies, none was more potent,
none more appreciated by our SOL
diers Than that supplied by our hos
pitfalls, our physicians, surgeons and
nurses. No service was more impor-
rant, none more efficient, none more
beneficial to the soldier and none more
valued or appreciated
"a hospital is a most fitting memo
rial to all. The soldier who has faced
the dangers and endured the hard
ships of war, who has been an active
participant in this great war for hui
nanity, with the enlarged vision of
life and duty which such service brings
him, will most appreciate memorial
which stands as a manifestation OF a
noble and beautiful sentiment of graf
itude of the people and at the same
time assures a blessing to humanity