Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-03-22

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C:ol0r@A People Hester Johms0n
Ichairnaan
The Capital viii also receive ssHf-7
scriptions should any one desire 30
seud thena 10 this 0fflce All An
naoplEtans and 1gaends Of the hospital
lOnt of town ARE urged to Do tlaair ~
most IL the drive, and may send check
Tor naOny uv&eE 10 this oface
This morning crisp 500 hin was
llegt at the Capital office Cor the hos
pitaa i Mrs. Walter Clark. as her per-
gnnal gtft. Mrs. Clark said there Is
no reason shy everybody should not
give 10 the hospital when they havc
been 81 generous Id giving to all other
things.
Mrs. Clark suggested giving big
loyster supper iii the city Assembly
Rooms TOR Tie hospital fund and says
lshe feels quite sure 900 ticketa could
he sold AZ Glfty cents each, and the
money raised would be clear az every
thing would 8 donated. for she Is sure
the oysters would be given for such
Il kenellt rs the local dealers
". Meade Holiday said he would
give $500 II ave other people will give
similar amount II u hoped to make
this good, and the COMMITTEES Of soiici-
tors will get busy endeayoring 70 Sc
cure the other I'VE.
The treasurer of the hospital Mrs.
Geo. II Feldmoyer, whose books have
been duly audited every few months By
special accountant. who has paid her
tine highest tribute Of praise on their
lexcelAent keeping, will shortly give
tout public statement as 70 receipts
and disbursements The same number
lof servants are employed today st the
institution that were employed when
lac was frst started, but their wages
have Increased three fold with the
high cost Of living
TheN treasurer said that one of the
things she will make plain In her
statement IL that while the hospital is
la state institution the state has never
paid one cent toward It's upkeep or
repair, and this has had to come Out
Iof the sums contributed to the support
and maintenance Of the institution.
Recently II was necessary 10 install
an elevator. and to repair and paint
rooms and halls where plaster WAS
failing, and To do other necessary
work.
The needs of the hospital were en-.
Iphasixed last night when 25 persons
injured dit the fire, or overcome by
smoke, we're removed to the hospital
dispensary for treatment, and ave are
patients there today from injuries re-
ceived. II ii agreed by everyone that
Annapolis cannot do without its hos
lpital. Tts need IL vital one Ii town
and county
One reason the county has not
given more to It's support, said q
county woman this morning To Capt
tai representative, is there has never
teen . county woman on the hoard Of
managers. More than that, she CON
tinued, the concensns 81 opinion Is
the hoard should he recognized and
should / & composed Oh six men and
/ i've women and not eleven women
Men and women working together
could accomplish better results, each
would help the other. Let It Re tried
lat any rate. have heard the names
of such men as Col Harry ]. Hopkins
! wv Meade Holiday James a. Walton,
Charles r. Lee. Ridgely r. Melvin and
James M. Munr0e, mentioned as suit
able men to be on the hospital board,
should some of the women resign At
least d combination hoari of men and
women II worth trial. and the coun-
ity woman thus giving her opinion,
took her leave
Bishop Williams, 8 property owner
Ehnd taxpayer, now citizen of Anna
polls for more than two years. Ii 81
real hospital man me bishops
experience Is worth proating by since
for years ne was head of i hospital,
ST. Luke's, at Marquette, Mich, before
coming here. He has tried hospital
mana cement from all angles, and said
no hospital can succeed even with an
endowment, without d susfentation
fund. The Marquette hospital Of
which he was president, had railroad
help, pubic healths help and fixed It's
rates aa high as possible. but all this
viii not pay hospital The budget
will vary Id different places and q
hospital the bishop says, must have q
sustentation fund Of not less than
1000 over and above rs expenses
"a closing hts conversation On the
hospital situation, the bishop laid,
iissf viii give SIS ID the drive. but will
gfve 800 year To austenfation fund
every year 30 long as / live, and be-
liege mamy others will Three of my
family hare Leen benefited ~ the
hospital treatment and know it,
valpe 70 this community.
The hospital drive started this morn
ing under promising conditions,
Agr Charles 81 Lee hiss been ap-
pointed leader Tor the business mems
drive The frat person lie saw was
AEr Holiday who promised % give
$500 IL I'VE others matched him. I'M