Arizona republican., 1922-06-13
DEACO ONESS
HOSPITAL To
Be FINISHED
IN 6 MONTHS
Financial Arrangements
Made And Campaign To
! Be Started Next Week
Assure Early Completion

The $4OO, 900 Deaconess hospital at
Tenth street and Mcdowell road is
to be completed and in operation
within the next six months
Construction work on this big in
stitution having been suspended be-
cause of the financial depression that
swept the country following the world
war, announcement was made yester-
day that arrangements had been made
whereby the necessary money will be
forthcoming and work resumed. to
the end that this much needed addi-
ton to the hospital facilities of Phoe-
nix and Arizona may be secured
Following the completion of ar
rangements by which the Pacific
Mutual Life Insurance company of
Los Angeles will make a loan of $780,
900 to the Deaconess hospital, it was
announced yesterday by the hospital
board that campaign is to be started
some time next week for the raising
OF a certain sum of money, upon the
securing of which this loan is con-
tingent.
However. it. was announced by
members of the board that they have
sufficient unpaid subscriptions of a
reliable character on hand which not
only make the securing OF this loan
certain, but leaves no doubt that the
hospital will be completed at an early
day.
To Conduct Campaign
L. A. Jones, financial secretary of
the Board of Hospitals and Hames,
with headquarters in Chicago, ar
rived in Phoenix Sunday night and
will take charge of the raising of this
fund. Raising money for the build
ing of hospitals is the particular
business of Mr.. Jones. He spent yes
terday acquainting himself with the
situation in Phoenix and the valley
and in laying plans for the campaign
which is to be opened some time the
coming week.
Deaconess hospital is one or the
large institutions of Phoenix, the
cMnp,eticn OF which has been un-
fortunately delayed through circum-
stances beyond the foresight or con-
troll of the people who have been di-
recting its building.
Originally intending to spend but
$4,000 i'm the building of hospital,
TO be known as the Deaconess hospi-
tai, TIE idea grew as the needs for a
greater institution We're more and
more realized until the plans provided
for a hospital which with its furnish
ings was to cost 100000.
Already Spent $164,000
With this greater idea in mind. con-
struction work was started five years
ago and the hospital board has gone
steadily ahead until at present the
nearly completed building on the five
acre plot at Tenth and Mcdowell
road represents an outlay of $164,000
in cash.
The concrete framework of the
tLree- story and basement building is
completed and the roof is on. In ad-
dition there is stored on the lot or in
the building finishing material. doors,
windows. tile and plumbing fixtures
sufficien to complete the building.
Plans for the campaign to be
launched next week are being COM
pleted under the direction of Mr..
Jones.
Following are the members of the
hospital board in charge of the con-
struction of the new Deaconess hos
pital:
]. o. Sexson, president; X. s. Town
send, vice president: Warrick Scott,
secretary; ]. A. r. Irvine, treasurer;
DIR. ]. c. Norton, DR.. John bennett,
Jr., John d. Loper. c. w. Goodman, L.
!. Cox, Bishop A. w. Leonard, Lulu J.
Clifton, James Aldrich. DIR. James A.
Stavely. Lloyd Is. Christy.