The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1923-05-04

| toner's were addressed last T1lesda,
by Cornelius S. Loder, consultant i,
hospital, community and industrial
development, who came to the cit,
primarily to investigate the POSSIBLE
tiles of providing hospital for thi
community. Mr.. Loder has reputat
ion built up by twenty years exper
fence in his field of endeavor, and /!
well known in New York City where
he has had offices in the Hudson
Terminal Building for the last four
teen years.
Thru his press clipping bureau, Mr.
Loder has received articles published
in this paper ON the appeals made foi
hospital here. He became interested
in the project and communicated with
the editor, who in turn referred him
to the Trustees Of the Phillips Mem.
orial Hospital Fund. In his CORES
pondence with the Trustees it was
shown that the Trustees did not feel
safe in using the fund left in their
keeping until they could be assured
that its future would be guaranteed
But the insistence of the articles
in this paper intrigued Mr. Loder's
interest until he came TO the city OF
his own accord TO look over the sit.
uation. He came here from Spring
Lake, N. J. where he developed the
| Memorial Hospital there. He is high,
ly endorsed by DR.. James Franklin
Alderman, president of that institut
| ion.
ADDRESSES KIWANIS CLUB
1t developed that Mr.. Loder is
| Kiwanian, and chairman of the hos
| pitalzation committee of the New
York Club Whcreupon Nelson Rit
tenhouse, committeeman of the 10
cal Kiwanis Club, took Mr.. Loder il
charge for the weekly Monday even
! ing dinner att Logan Inn. Preceding
the meeting, Daniel b, 0bliner, pres
ident Of the Club, and William Kach
line, secretary, showed Mr.. boder ov
er Lambertville and New Hope in or
der that he might size up the com
munity. He expressed himself ~
more than favorably impressed will
the scenic beauty of this section %
the Delaware Valley, and predicted
great future for the locality as
suburban residential community.
At the Kiwanis dinner Mr.. Lode
was greeted with typical Kiwani
hospitality. He revealed thorough
knowledge Of the spirit and prin
ciples of the organization, and issue,
cordial invitation to the member
Of the local Club to visit the New
! New York Club headquarters in tn,
Martinique Hotel.
In his address he enumerated TIL
benefits Of a hospital, showing in
forceful way the human side of tn
value Of this institution Of mercy
the lives saved, the broken bode
healed, and the happiness fostered b.
the hospitals beneficent care. II
sketched tentative outline Of tn
program which should be followed i
realizing the accomplishment Of tn
proposition.
He referred TO chart which ha
been hurriedly made out from hi
bref survey of the community an
surrounding towns, showing tina
with Lambertville as a center, a ten
ritory of some $4,000 population
included in this hospital zone. rhr
addresses and conferences in eac
community and town, in ehurchc
lodges, oranges and clubs the propC
siton could be sold" 10 the pcopl
who could look 10 the hospital fo
their health protection. He said tina
one of the first steps would be TO Oh
game womcn's auxiiaries in ever
village and town in this zone. Tn
course to follow in eharing tn
zone is to draw its boundaries ha
way to all towns surrounding Ian
bertville in which there are hospital
SPEAKS ON COMMUNITY HOUS
Following the Kiwanis dinner, NJ
Lodcr was taken to a joint commit
tee meeting which had been arrange
by the Rotary, Kalmia and Kiwan
Clubs for the discussions of plans II
community house or town hall f.
Lambertyille. Those present at tn
meeting were Mrs. e. f. Wagg, Mis-
Jessie Holcombe and Mrs. John /
Herring, from the Kalmia Club; ID
G. T.. Wagg, Horace G. Prall, an
Charles d. McCracken, from the Ro'
airy Club, and Nelson Rittenhous
ard Ray Herring from the kiwan
Club.
Speaking on the community hous
plan, he pointed out that new builo
ing should be erected by all mean
He claimed that the expense is
heavy in remodeling an old bulldln
that it is always cheaper in the Ion
run to erect structure compiet'
He said that it would be an endles
expense, and there could never be tn
respect for il that would be essentis
for its progress and success. II
said that the projects he had seen dc
veloped in this way never proved sue
cessful. But on the other hand