Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1919-07-28
SISTERS OF
MERCY SUBMIT
HOSPITAL Plan
Mother Superior Here Today
in Conference with Execu-
tive Committee.
WILL GIVE $4,000
Proposition Turned Over to
City Development Board.

The erection of hospital in
Brownsville to be owned and operated
by the Sisters of Mercy at an early
date seems practically assured, as the
results of efforts that have been on
foot looking to that end for some
time. With the understanding that
the citizens of Brownsville will DON
ate the site and also the sum of $685.
900 for the erection of the hospital,
AMI that it will be the property of the
Sisters of Mercy and managed'by that
organization, a proposition was sub
mitted by the Reverend Mother Sup
erior of the order at a meeting held
at the Chamber of Commerce this
morning by which the sisters offer to
contribute the sum of $4,000 to-
wards the building of the hospital.
The meeting included a majority Of
the members of the executive COM
mittee appointed by the hospital as
sociation, which was organized re-
Gently, AMI also number of other cit
izens who have been interested in this
movement. The Reverend Mother of
the Sisters of Mercy came from Lar
edo for the purpose of comforting
with the hospital association and look
ing into the matter generally, and the
meeting was held for the purpose of
receiving her offer.
S. c. Tucker, vice president and
acting chairman of the executive
committee, presided. The proposition
of the sisters was explained briefly
by the Reverend Mother, who offered
to submit the agreement in writing
II was decided unanimously upon vote
by the executive committee that the
entire hospital project should be turn
ed over to the Board Of City Devel-
opment, and that the proposition Of
the Sisters of Mercy should be placed
before that body. The chairman
stated, in effect, that the Hospital AS
sociation would be discontinued, as
the Board could handle the project
for the city to better advantage. This
met with the approval of the execu
tive committee, and the Reverend
Mother was invited to meet with the
Board Of City Development as early
as practicable for the purpose of sub
hitting her proposition and talking
over the various details which may re-
auire attention in connection with the
launching Of the hospital project. APP
parently there is no doubt whatever
that the proposition will be accept
ed, those present being heartily in
favor of the plan. As Chairman
Tucker remarked, all that is really
necessary to be done is to appoint a
committee to set out with subscrip-
ton lists to raise the amount requir-
ed of Brownsville.
The site for the hospital is already
assured, being the generous gift OF
Mrs. Agnes Browne, who will give an
entire block of ground for the pur-
nose. The exact location is yet to
he decided upon, however, as Mrs.
Browne has several blocks in differ
ent parts of the city, any one Of which
will be available. provided the loca-
ton is acceptable to the Sisters OF
Mercy. -,
Further plans for the project will
be discussed later, as soon as the
Board of City Development is pre-
pared to take up the matter. This, IT
was explained, could not be done for
several days, as the majority of the
members will be out of town working
on the channel project the greater
part Of the week.