Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1938-03-01
OUR HOSPITAL
By l. E. EDWARDS, Supreme Vice-President

/. We are now approaching the annual celebration of
V9f Temple Of HEALTH the Afro-American & Daugh-
ers Hospital and joy should reign throughout the uris
ocon You will note that headed this article with the
common, yet appropriate expression "Our Hospital
The simple title reveals the fact that the institution is
not owned by individual or certain group, but is
the property of the entire membership of the
ercan Sons Daughters Every member should be proud
OF the hospital for he she is direct share holder in
II and IN the organization.
Our Hospital" is the one and only Fraterna Hos
pal owned and operated by Negroes in the State of
Mississippi. 1t built without strain the mem
bershp and is being operated likewise. The possibility
OF Hospital planned in the beginning of the or
ganzation, which shows is not copy added feature
institution to the satisfaction of the members Soy you
The original constitution provided that when the
bershp reached certain point and the finance suf
fcent hospital would be built at desirable location
for the protection of the members The original monthly
payments provided for the building of the Hospital and
the provisions without single change in the month
y payments, sufficient to maintain and operate the
institution to the satisfaction of the members SO you
can clearly that "Our Hospital" born with the
organization
"Our Hospital" has served to cut the death rate
Of the Afros far below the minimum of other organza
tons of its size and kind. Comparisons of death
rate and membership is questionable until is remind
ed Of the Afro Hospital refuge for the sick and af
flicted. Many of members and non members would
have been, unwllingy at this time resting peacefully
in their Heavenly home, had not been for "Our Hos
ptal The present age demands that organizations must
function directly to the greatest needs of the people
The dire need of the Southern Negro is ample Hospita
cation where he relax in confidence and yet maintain
his self pride This satisfaction only in Hos
pitfalls of his own operated by his group. The
other races with their comfortable surroundings
and high standards of living have hospitals in every
large town. They realize that good health is the key to
happiness and make preparation for the in due
time Most Negroes must live in uncomfortable shack5,
inferior foods and for the lack of racial coopera
ton accept early and untmely death penalty.
Let give Hon. T. J. Huddleston big hand for his
keen foresight in making disqualification leading fac
the organization His careful planning has been the
annual of safetymany in distress. Brother Huddeston
your strong following expression of satisfaction and
shows that you struck the right key.
Hats off to Dr. L. T. Miller medical director and
chief surgeon of "our Hospital This bghearted prince
in spite of his achievements is friend to ALL that
is easily approached and has bundle of sympathy for
the unfortunate He isn't sarchy he rude but he
that jolly and winning personality that's
sental make the painful forget his pains. Although
"our Hospital" is a modern $4OO0O.OO brick structure
that alone would not make it good Hospital. But the
modern building linked with the matchess service of
own Dr. Miller, makes "our Hospital" the most famous
one of kind in the South The reputation of any hosp