The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-04-13
S125,OOO APPROPR|-
ALTON ALREADY VOTED
Memorial to HOoSier Poet
Planned; Meeting Today
at Indianapolis As
SureS Success.
BY FRED MILLS

The James WH4tCotAD 1AAASS
Memorial Hospital for Children to
be erected as a part OF Indiana Uni
versity in Indianapolis IN connec-
ton with the Robert Long and City
Hospital groups belongs to the
state Of Indiana" said Governor
warren T. McCray at the public
showing of the plans for the hos
pital at noon today at a meeting in
the Riley Room in the Ciaypool
Hotel, Indianapolis. More than 500
prominent Indiana citizens from
every part of the state were pres
ent. The address Of the occasion
was made by James ]. Davis. secre-
tary OF labor, who grew to manhood
in Indiana, and who was a close
personal friend of the Hoosier poet.
Secretary Davis was introduced by
Governor McCray Honor guests at
the luncheon included Meredith
Nicholson. Booth Harrington and
George AIDE.
According to Governor McCray.
the children's hopsital Is direly
needed in Indiana. Thousands OF
Indiana boys and girls are growing
70 maturity with club feet, mis-
shapen limbs, bone pressure on the
brain or other Affections that mod
ern science could easily adjust If
there were a hospital where they
could go for the necessary one to
six months for medical attention.
Mr.. McCray pointed out that the
last state legislature recognized
this need for a children's hospital
by appropriating s125.Oool for the
first section which Is to be built |
this fall, and pledgins the main I
tenance of the hospital. II was an
nounced to Hugh Mex Landon of |
indianapolis. president OF the James |
Whitcomb Riley Memorial Associa- !
ton that $4,000 900 will be needle |
to erect the hospital and the con I
valesence home, according to the |
plans which the hospital executive |
committee has been working on for /
the last six months.
DR.. William Rowe Bryan. presi- |
dent OF the Indiana University. !
averred that the state is in reality !,
giving the hospital an endowment
OF 100000. in that it has provided |
for $4,000 a year for the first two |
years and $4,000 a year continu-
ously thereafter to take care of the !
general expense of the hospital. In |
the state Legislature has
provided that all the cost of main |
tenance above the appropriation Of /
$4,000 or $4,000 will be paid by /
the counties Of the state in proper !
ton to the children sent to the hos
pita1 by the various counties. Mr..
Bryan said that this support would |
figure in the totaa as per cent on /
an invested capital Of 100000
MODELLED AFTER IOWA LAW
The law under which the hospital |
Will be established is modelled after
The law OF the State of Iowa. under
which highly satisfactory chill
iren's hospital was put in operation
1 few years ago. This institution. /
according to Governor Warren Il.
- h~+eNs w AAD AAcAo LIS BEClGu II per-
sonally and who also has in his pos
session report of a committee of
which Or. William Rowe Bryan of
Indiana University was chairman.
s regarded as one of the model
hospitals Of the country.
The Indiana statute takes great
benefit from the practical expert
noes which have become apparent
lnder the operation Of the Iowa
aw
1t has been explained that under
he law all children in the state Of
indiana who need medical attention
nay be admitted without cost to
hem, to the James Whitcomb Riley
Hospital for Children as rapidly as
ABILITIES will admit. The parents.
Guardians or any interested friend
f any child needing medical or
urgical attention may go before
he Circuit Judge of his county.
Who has the power to commit the
hid to the hospital. and the hos
ita1 must admit the child as soon !
: it is possible to give it proper
ttention. Children whose relatives
re able to pay for their care at the
losptial may do SO, but this Is not J