The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1942-11-07
Editor Improves
After Gun Wounds

Tt this writing, w. j. Miller,
Editor and Manager of The Miss
issippi Enterprise is reported to be
favorably improving form gun
wound inflicted IA days ago and
from which he suffered a fracture
of the bone of the right hip.
Confined to the Green Annex
of the Baptist Hospital, Mr.. Mil
Ter has had the very best medi-
cal care, having for his physicians
Drs. H. r. Shands, d. T. Brock
Carter O. Ferral and r. L. Price.
On a recent visit to the hospital
Mr.. Miller was found to be in fine
spirit and loud in his praise of
the hospital, the doctors and the
other personnel with whom he CO.
mes in contact.
He said, Here in my bed, in a
room that has been especially bu-
lit and equipped with all madern
conveniences to insure comfort and
a feeling of well being to those
sick in body; with kind and compe-
tent nurses ever ready to do eve
rything possible to relieve pains
and bolster up your spirit; with
a superintendent, Mrs. Karenza
Gilfoy, whose one purpose seems
to be providing of an institution
that can render the greatest SER
vice to all, regardless to race or
color, I have had much time to
reflect upon the greatness and the
generosity of the late r. H. Green
businessman, philanthropist and
friend of the Negro, who made the
R. H. Green Annex possible.
Mr. Miller further stated that
he thought that Negroes in Mis-
sissippi, should know more about
the r. H. Green Annex and in this
knoWIedge be ssDle " come into
greater realization of the hos
pitfalls real worth to Negroes of the
state and for this reason, the fol-
lowing in formation concerning the
R. H. Green Memorial Hospital
is being printed:
The R. H. Green Memorial An
mex at the Baptist Hospital was
opened to the public for inspection
in September 1899 and was made
possible through the generosity
of the late r. H. Green.
Through a contract between the
Baptist Hospital and the r. Fl.
Green Annex, the institution pro-
vides facilities for handling five
Negro charity patients at all times.
This contract exists forever. AT
the same time, through the coop"
GRAFTON of the hospital and the
foundation the institution becomes
able to offer adequate hospitaliza
ton for Negro patients. The char
icy cases are handled through the
r. H. Green Foundation, which
has Mrs. Ann Began, an experien-
ced social worker, as it's executive
secretary. Cases accepted as quail
flied by the Foundation receive
immediate treatment.
A farm boy, the late Mr.. Green
came to Jackson at an earl age,
spending more than fifty years as
a leading citizen of Jackson. Thr-
ough his lifetime he was widely
known for his charitable gifts to
religious and social institutions, de-
voted to helping of all humanity,
regardless of race or color.
The nurses at the r. Fl. Green
/, Annex, both graduate and under
graduate represent the following
counties of the state: Madison,
Scott, Lincoln, Leake, Yazoo, Hum
phrey, Kinds and other sections of
the state. An dboth the nrses and
the orderlies are kind, considerable
and efficient, devoting their evenly
working hour to the comfort of
the patients of the hospital.
The business of publishing the
Mississippi Enterprise is being car
ried on during Mr.. Miller's illness
by his able assistants, Mr.. Thomas
Earl Porter, Advertising Manager,
Mr.. David Thomas, Circulation