The Penn's Grove record., 1919-02-07

Memorial Hospital Drive Is On
Contributions Now Being Solicited Throughout the County
Drive for $1350OG to End Feb. 18th

Kidd, S. NJ. Hunt, W. A. SummeriIl,
H. F. Ashcraft, H. A. Day.
Membership
Mrs. J. NJ. Wright, Carneys Point;
Mrs. Jenkins, Penns Grove.
Details of Subscription Campaign
The Ways and Means Committee
advised that a campaign be carried on
for the raising of an endowment fund
of at least 100000 in addition to the
cost Of the building, which as stated
before is $4,000, making the total
fund at least $135,000.
As to the method of raising the Hos
pital Fund it was proposed to do this
by popular subscription all over Salem
County by assigning to each section
a certain quota to be raised on a basis
of population. There are approxim-
ately $4,000 men, women and children
in the County under normal conditions
and if an amount Of money equal TO
$500 per capita could be subscribed
this would raise S105, 000-enough to
create an endowment fund and allow
the balance to be used to fit up the
hospital building.
ne Chairman anu I|ltlllDtIS u L-E
General Committee in each section
may adopt any plan of soliciting for
subscriptions that they wish, so long
as such plan, in their judgment, will
get the results. A vigorous canvass
in any event should be made.
Printed forms will be supplied to
each Chairman for use in his section
of the County. These forms will pro-
vide for the method of taking subscrip-
tons and pledges will have attached
thereto a receipt which each solicitor
will give when any money is received.
After the subscriptions cards are
turned in to the Campaign Chairman
with the first payment attached a
Certificate of Membership in the Hos
pital Association will be mailed to
each subscriber to the Fund.
No person will be entitled to a Ger
tificate of Membership unless he or she
subscribes and pays at least three
dollars
1t was suggested that three plans
for raising the money be adopted, viz:
% cash in full at the time of sub
scribing; (2) one-half cash at the time
of subscribing and the balance in one
ear; (39 one-third cash at the time
of subscribing and the balance in two
equal annual payments.
Management of Hospital
The Organization Committee pre-
sented a plan of the hospital which
provides that there shall be formed
the "Salem County Membership Hos
pital Association" The officers of
the Association will be a President,
Vice President, Secretary and Treas
urer, with a Board of Managers, con-
sisting of twenty-one men to be
chosen as follows: 2 from Penns
Grove, 2 from Woodstown, 2 from
Elmer, 8 from Salem and n from
each of the townships. One-third of
the full membership of this Board
will be elected annually. In adj
dition to the Board of Managers
there will be chosen a Woman's Aux
iliary representing every section of
the County. The Board of Managers
will elect the Medical and Surgical
Staff of the hospital, and this profess
sional staff will choose it own
officers.
Ford's Hotel Selected
The Site Committee visited all prop
critics considered available, including
vacant building lots, and came to the
unanimous conclusion that Fords
Hotel was the place best adapted to a
hospital, because it could be converted
to hospital uses at a minimum Of eX-
pense and in the shortest space of
time. The committee recommended
that this property be purchased for
$4,000, Mr.. Ford agreeing to make a
donation to the hospital fund of $500,
thus reducing the purchase price to
$34,5 500. An option at this figure was
obtained.
OuOtas For Subscriptions