The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-06-10
COMMENCE WORK
ON HOSPITAL SOON
Board of Nine Managers Selected
Firebrand Church Will Be Moved
and Ellis Street Straightened-
rs percent of Subscription to
Collected This Week.

Arrangements for opening the
Abbeville County Memorial Hospital
are progressing. At a meeting of
the subscribers held last Thursday
afternoon board of nine managers
was elected which board later organ
lied and appointed committees for
immediate work. The building will
be turned over to the hospital au-
thorities next week, and the actual
work of remodeling and equipping it
will be commenced right away.
The stockholders of the Abbeville
County Memorial Hospital met last
Thursday and elected the following
managers: j. S. Stark, ]. F. Barn
we'll, DR.. J. C. Hill, DR.. J. R. Power,
S. H. Rosenberg, L. J. Bristow, D.
H. Hill, ]. S. Morse and DIR. G. A.
Neuffer.
On Friday the managers met and
fixed upon the following committees:
finance, grounds, rules and bylaws,
and equipment. The finance COM
mittee composed of DR.. J. R. Power,
chairman; J. S. Morse and S. H. Ros-
enberg, were authorized and in
structed to call on the stockholders
this week and collect rs percent Of
the amount subscribed.
The committee on buildings was
instructed to begin work at once.
The question of moving the Fire
brand church has not been settled
yet as suitable lot has not been OBJ
tanned, but it is hoped that this mat
ter will finally be arranged this week.
1t was decided to call a meeting
Of the women of the county who are
interested in the Memorial Hospital
movement, at which women's auxili-
aries will be formed, and such other
action taken as will insure, the CO.
operation of the womeni ip thessood,
work. This meeting wasnplaced. in
the hands of committee, and due
notice will be given of the date. ''
1t has been decided by the board
of managers that negroes will not be
received into the main building Of
the hospital, and a separate building
will be provided for them. This is
to be under the same management
and supervision as the building for
white people. It is expected that
the training Of negro nurses will be
a valuable service to the county in
the years to come.
Mayor Mars, saying he could not
speak authoritatively, but that he
felt sure he was voicing the senti-
ment of city council, assured the
subscribers Of the cooperation of
council in every worthy manner. It
is expected that Ellis Avenue will be
Strengthened and widened near the
hospital, and that Cherokee street
will be materially improved. The
Firebrand church (negro) will be
moved to a new location, more suit
able to the congregation, and this
will enable council to straighten Ell
lis avenue, by acquiring the land on
which the church now stands.
One thing that should be borne in
mind by everyone is the fact that
there is never to accrue to any one
interested in the hospital any gain.
Rather, it is to be expected that for
some time to come there will be a
financial loss in the operation Of the
institution, which loss will have to be
made up by those who are charitably
inclined. A public hospital is never
money-making enterprise, and
those who have subscribed to the
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