Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-24
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Richmond Memorial Drive for
$4,000 is Beiag-Held
This Week
US Stan Correspondent

.IBy Evening Ncws STAFF Correspondent
TOTTENVILLE. Aug. "a. A
campaign for funds for the Rich
mend Memorial hospital began on
Monday and will continue through
out the week. The hospital authori~
ties are asking for $4,000 toward its
financial support in the drive and the
I workers are~out with that sum in
mind to collect frSp the people of
Staten Island in the campaign. The
lower sections of the island has been
divided in districts and each district
is under a chairman. Each chair
man has a number OF volunteer
workers composed of both men and
women who are canvassing to Sc
cure donations for the fund. While
the campaign opened on Monday the
drive in Tottenville did not start un-
til this morning. A meeting of the
workers for Tottenville was held last
Aght at the home of the chairman.
farles A. Marshall. Bentley street,
when plans for the drive were out
lined and the workers were given
Instructions for the campaign.
Richmond Memorial Hospital
which is situated in Prince Bay. was
founded on February 10, 1919, by a
number of patriotic citizens Of the
1lIIn WdIu OIL tuo UOIou6h VI MIL
mond, and is the only hospital in
the greater city of New York erect
ed to, ~perpetuate the memory of
those who fought and died in the
World War. 1t was opened April
oath of the same year and has since
been maintained by the generosity
of all the people in the community
Il serves.
Their have been more than 500
admissions since the opening and
during that period nearly 800 major,
more than 100 minor operations and
over fifty births have AXE place at
The hospital. Many children have
been treated at the institution. In
the report of the hospital authorities
for the period ending December 81,
1920, the operating expenses were
S2l,642 and the mount received
from patients. x-ray and telephone
was SO, SOC. 0S, thus making q deficit
OF 11,035.92.
BY this. funds are urgently needed
not only for the general running ex-
penses of the hospital. but for the
establishment OFF, free medical, sur
gical and dental clinic as well. Any
contributions will be gratefully re-
ceived and acknowledged. The hos
pital maintains an ambulance service
which covers the entlre lower emu *
the island from Tottenville to Bulls
Head. The officers of the hospital are
Gilbert S. Barnes, PRESIDENT; j. RUS
sci White, Mrs. A. B. Ascensio. H. s.
Brewer. w. +. Meschenmoser. vice
presidents; Ira J, Horton treasurer
and William J. Dempsey. secretary.
Ae board of trustees include Mrs. A.
EAscensio. Gilbert S. Barnes. Her
bSrt S. Barrie. Henry w. Bridges,
II. S. Brewer, Benjamin F. Brown,
~, Charles p. Cole, DR.. David ).
Coleman. Miss Inez Corcilius' Ernest
pabbs, William j. Dempsey. Ira j.
Horton. Emanuel M. Levinson. Rev.
James F. Malloy. Charles H.. Mar
shall, w. F. Meschenmoser, DR.. Roy
al E. Meyers. Frederick F. Norman.
DR.. Macdonald Pegs Stewart L.
Ritz, A. B.. Tripler, DR.. Walker
Washington, Adolph Weiss. j. Rus
sell White.
Hospital staff includes Mrs. Flynn
superintendent; DR.. David S. Cole
man. DR.. Macdonald Pegs. DR.. A.
M. Eagon, DR.. E. Warren Presley.
TOR. Royal E. Meyers, DR.. Fred M.
Schwerd. DIR. J. p. OaReilly. DR.. Dean
Smith, DR.. Walker Washington.