Smyrna times., 1925-01-21
BOOST KENT COUNTY HOSPITAL
Plans Inaugurated Looking To a Well
Equipped Institution At Dover

The campaign for the community
hospital for Kent County and vicini- |
ty was launched with bang at a
citizens meeting in the House of Re
presentatives at Dover Friday even
ing, attended by over 100 prominent |
citizens from all parts of the coun-
ty. The meeting, acting as a citizens
Committee, enthusiastically accepted !
the Rotary Club Organization Com
mittee's nominations for an Executive
Committee to conduct a campaign.
Harry Mayer was chosen chairman
and given a rOusing reception who,
in accepting the appointment, said
that he had once sworn off forever on
drives, but the spirit of everything
gives way to the ambulance" was al
ready in the air and when the COM
mittee with whom he had worked in
war times, came to him he could not
do otherwise than accept, and he was
now in it to win. "We can raise this
100000 if all of US do our part"
said he. "There is probably not a
family in the community that has not
at some time felt the need of hos
pital. We will get together and put
it over and our children and their
children will rise up and call US
Blessed for what we are doing"
Associated with Mr.. Mayer on the
committee are: D. Rodney Bice, Ar
thur 7. Davis, w. T. DerricksOn, in
charge of Publicity; Herman H. Han
sen, in charge of Speakers; S. Max
we'll Harrington, Harry c. Evans,
Teams; John P LeFevre, Teams;
j. w. Wise, Teams; H. V. Holloway,
Wise, Teams; Harry V. Holloway,
James H. Hughes, John B. Hutton,
Arley B. Magee, in charge of Initial
Gifts; Joseph S. Mcdaniel, Mrs. Henry
Ridgely, Edward ]. Scanlon, A. Bailey
Thomas, in charge Of Report Suppers;
James L. Wolcott, in charge of Lists.
George Z. Dawson will be treasurer
for the fund. This committee, of
course, is limited to Dover but it will
at once appoint its representatives in
each of the ten districts of the coun-
ty. The Dover Rotary Club Temper
airy Organization Committee was
merged as a whole, into the Executive
Committee as it was felt these men
should continue in the direction of the
program. If there had been any
doubts as to the need or advantages
of having a hospital in Kent County,
they were dispelled by Dr. Henry
Jump of Philadelphia, as in a master
full way, he told what such a COM
munity hospital would mean to the
citizens of the county.
The plan of campaign as outlined
by the director, Mr.. A. F. Hoffsom-
mer provides for a thorough-going
organization of each of the ten rep
resentative Districts in the county,
under the local direction of district
leaders, but will represent the Execu-
tive Committee and who will organize
with captain in charge and with a
sufficient number Of workers to COM
plete the canvass, and raise their
quota durng the week beginning Feb
ruary 3. Up to that time, the pre-
paratory work will be carried through
by the subcommittee and the cam
paign will open with a big get-to-
gether dinner for all workers on Feb
ruary 3. Subscriptions to the funC
will be payable, unless otherwise in
dicated, in four semi-annual install
ments beginning March 1, 1925, anC
while tentative plans have been pro
vided for a comprehensive hospita
with approximately so bed capacity
the immediate purpose is to erec
only the first unit, which, while com
plete in itself will provide for abou
25 beds. Additions as required car
later be made with very little alter
alton. A resolution presented by tn
Organization Committee and adopted
provides that the administration pol
icy of the hospital shall make it ac
. cessible to all regularly accredite
and recognized physicians, in Ken
{ County and vicinity, without discrim
ination so that in every sense the hos
| pital shall be a real community inst
tuition equally at the service of all.
Governor William D. Denney sal
5 that he hoped the interest and enthU
2 siasm would grow, and that he wa
S back of the movement with hearty az
Y cord.
p There is probably no question thu
e has ever been before the communit
: in recent years, except during the Wa
that seems to have aroused so gel
e eral and so favorable an interest, ar
d under the leadership of the stror
5. Campaign Committee named, Kel
/ County will get in line with 9th,
= progressive communities that have e
a tablshed similar community hospita
IS as centers Of health insurance.