Milford chronicle., 1935-02-08
CLERGYMEN PLEDGE AID
TO HOSPITAL CAMP PAIGN
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in your minds and on 'HOspita
Sunday l ask you to preach the best
sermon of your life on the Minis.
try of Healing"
DR.. Charles A. Haney, director OF
the campaign, said: IF all the
churches in the community back
this movement l am sure that it
cannot fail. You men represent prac-
tically all of Southern Delaware and
the hospital serves most of Southern
Delaware. You have an opportunity
to do large share in advancing the
interest of this campaign"
A vote was then taken on the
choice of day for Hospital Sun
day and February II was chosen by
unanimous agreement. 1t was point
ed out by DR.. Herson that no appeal
for money,is to be made on "Hospi-
tai Sunday" but that the ministers
will tell their congregations of the
crowded conditions at the hospital
and explain the urgent need for
large, new hospital building.
Continuing, DR.. Haney explained
the survey made for the hospital
trustees in December and said that
eighty beds will he needed in the
new hospital and that in ten years
thirty additional beds will be need
ed.
"Thc survey shows" said Or Ha-
ncy, that during the past nine
years 2OGS Of the patients have
come from Milford and SOC from
outside of Milford 1t is for that rea-
son that we are asking the other
towns in this territory to help us i'm
this campaign.
''As the town of lewes has its
own hospital. we are not making an
apncal thCfC or in the territory near
LCwes.
"The Milford Emergency Hospital
is now so crowded that don't know
where they would put any more pa
tlents-perhaps in the coal bin. The
hospital has to pay too much for its
food supply, because il cannot store
food inquautities It's repair and up !
keep are excessive in cost, because !
It has to resort to make-shifts i'm its
present inadequate building. In the 1
laundry are stored hospital records !,
and alongside are canned goods and
vegetables. The emergency room is
used as ward. In the children's
room there is no chance for isOla-
tion. The nurses home is crowded to
the last limit
In fact everything at the hOspi-
tai is about as uncomfortable as it
can be, yet the doctors and nurses
continue their work for mercy and .
life-saving without complaint.
ut is our aim to raise $150,000 to
build new hospital. We have a list
of more than 10000 names of pOten-
tial givers in the hospital territory.
We believe we shall receive from L.
600 to 5000 contributions. A num-
ber of persons will contribute gem
erOusly, according to their means.
Others necessarily will give less,
but If there is an average gift of
$S6 from $500 persons, we shall go ,
over the top easily. The cOntribu-
tiOns moreover are payable over Il
period of three years. A gift of $50 {
therefore would mean only 81 t
month, and the pledges will be writ q
ten for pledges every three months.
There will be chairman and a
in each of more than '
20 communities and each chairman {
will name a number of workers TO /
his committee. In this way all the /
potential givers will be solicited per- \
sonally."
DR.. Haney used lantern slides |
showing the crowded condition at I
he hospital and in conclusion he '
said that he would gladly go to any
in the hospital territory L
TO tell of the hospitals needs and
hopes. S
Rev. Alfred G. Jones, pastor of st. N
Johns Catholic Church, Milford,
spoke enthusiastically about the a
work at the hospital and for the q
success of the campaign. Visiting
he sick" he said, "is the work. of ),
mercy. l am proud of the doctors II
nd proud of the nurses at our lit .,
le hospital. I have visited SO hospi- y,
ais and nOwheTe--this is the Gods
ruth-haYe ] ever been received so =
as l have here. They are VI
II doing the best they can. cheer
ully in their Old-fashiOned and
rOwded building, and it will be a
rime il we don't have the new hos
ital. Just think how much more g..
0mfortable it would he in the new -, ~
ospital, not only for the patients. a.
ut for the doctors and nurses. Even NJ
s It is we have everything right at IN
ONE. We don't have to go away to
ne of the big city hospitals. All -,
lat is lacking is the new and larger - -
uilding. We must put every effort ~ p.
to securing it. It is vital" -. -.
Rev. o. t. Jones, of Georgetown, A'e1
lid: Il could tell you of many Incl -
snts to show what kind of doctors "
ley have at the Milford Hospital. ia
ut will tell you only about Dr..
ines. He is skillful surgeon, but Ha
patient is especially nervous 81;
st before an operation, he says q re
aver to give her courage so that pl'
/, is a minister to the soul. as well az
to the body; ! am for the new yin
,spital heart and soul" y
Rev. j. q. Gardner, Of GeosgstoWu, ti&