The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-31
Doll Bazar Next Month
 For ChiZdren's Hospital
By JOSEPHINE NIXON HENLEY

The little child, strong in the appea
 made by his weakness, stands at the
 great portal of life. The glory of morn
 ing, with it's celestial benisons, is his
 heritage. He is the most interesting oi
 all earth's creatures for within his being
 are sncompassedA the potentialities of all
 the ages. Soon with his little tender
 hands he will push open the terrestrial
 gate into the unknown aud misty land oi
 the future.
 In this mysterious country Turk ex-
 periences for good and bad which are
 awaiting him iH unexpected places. There
 will come to bim days of joy and nights
 of care, At times kindly friends will
 meet him in pleasant paths, and again
 there will be difficulties to overcome,
 battles to be fought and foes to be con-
 auered. How he will meet the vicissl-
 tudes of life will depend upon his
 soundness of mind spirit and body. To
 preserve these, and to care for the sick
 children of the community is the most
 touching and appealing to the heart, of all charities
 Mrs. H. U. Sims. who has been active ty associated with the work of the Children's Hospital of Birmingham, tells Che wonderful story of it's beginning and of the great need which it has filled dur ing the past nine years.
 She says: '-To Dr. Carl Hinkle, Dr. J. D. Dedman and Dr. Raimundo De Oyies is due the credit for founding the Chil- drens Hospital They saw the dire need for a place where the sick children could be cared for, and in 1911 an organization was formed The building now occupied was rented, and the hospital opened un- der the name of -'The Holy Innocents Hospital" This name was changed in 1914 to The Childrens Hospital"
 The organization" says. Mrs. Sims, ~eiected @ president, three vice presi- dents, a treasurer and a secretary. The constitution provided for board Of five trustees and an executive board of wom en. Mrs. J. R. Thomas was the first. president and Mrs Kate Wittichen suc- ceeded her. In 1913 Mrs. Crawford John son was elected and still holds the of flee Much of the wonderful success of the hospital is due to her untiring and boundless enthusiasm, for no undertaking is too big for her ability or vision. The board of trustees consists of Mir. J. w. Mcqueen, Mir. ]. W. Donnelly, Maj. E. Al Tutwiler, Mir. David Roberts and MT A. Fl. Woodward. Our executive board is composed of fifteen women, who do the work incident to the running of the hos pital. From this board and the associate members. the president appoints our standing committees every year.
 Anyone continued Mrs. Sims, 'sis privileged to join the association upon the payment of s1 initiation fee and sl yearly dues. They may then come to our monthly meetings, hold office and take active part in the work. Associate mem bers pay slo yearly.
 Many of Birrninghams best phys- clans, surgeons and specialists serve free of charge on our staff dividing the yeaer into terms of three months service Our requires that our superin- tendent must be a graduate in chldren's work. At present Miss Frances Walker is most ably filling that position. The staff consists of Miss Candy, as- sstant superintendent; two day nurses and a night nurse Since the first of last January, the Woman's Guild of St. Mary's Church has paid the salary of visiting nurse, so we are very fortunate n having the help of Miss Lima Denny Often a child will be sent home well; ! but needing careful diet and attention. | Miss Denny follows up the hospital work to the home to teach the mother 1 now to care for the child and incidentally gives her other needed information. .i
 Many persons, churches and organiZa- ] ions" says Mrs. Sims, sshow an inter- | est in our work and give us valuable as- l sistance. Ours is the only children's ! hospital in the state. It is also the only 1 hospital in Birmingham taking contagi- ! ous diseases, for which we have cot | age in the yard, entirely separate from | the hospital proper
 'Our only support, besides voluntary ! lelp, is S10o a month from the county. | The most of our money comes from the l loll bazar which is held in December. i This year it will be held on December | {, 8, and 10" eMrs. Sims is the general chairman for l he bazar. and is well known as a wom- | m of remarkable efficiency and execu- i've ability.
 The Linly Heflin unit, which is named | 'or beloved woman, who lives in hearts