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'e"""----'-------------"----" ' -' -__r8V___e.r---i-------------WTAC-------_-- W, -_-e_-- CFESLEY AND DISTRICT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL It-l L+ _ .'A x . PLANS TC DATE r-" - 'FBBRUARY O 'v-eh, . f V, _.---" "-"" .. l Q ' The closing of the private hospital in Chesley due to the feet that the . local and district doctors had been reduced to a minimum in number by the war tuation that domestic help was almost impossible to obtain and that nurses were si I scarce caused the Town council to call 2 public meeting on March 15th, 1944, to isCuBs hos ital matters. Local doctors and nurses were among the leaders in d p l urging that this meeting be held. About one hundred citizens attended and they . ' Ide, 4% . . . were unanimously in favour otrltfr'e hosp al prOJect. On March Plst a Provisional [ _ Board was organized with Rev. Dr. Gibson as Chairman - other members - Messrs. G. Mair, T. R. Henry, W. G. Durst, u. P. Krug, IT. P. 0svm1t1C1eo Mannerow, , ', . a a '. , _ q T L). l D. McTayish, If. HAnmore, Geo. orsbto--r'aaefctreiitsssc' airazrssr,s-sr,uy.pd yogi On July 97th a permanent Board was named in order that a charter might be secured and a financial appeal launched. T§ On April 10th Messrs. Durst and Schaus interviewed the Kinsmen Club with a View to the club buying the Elliot property and donating it to the Board as a Hospital, which later was done. The name suggested was "The Chesley and District Memorial Hospital". Architect Kertland was asked to submit plans. On November 26, 1945 the committee was authorized to launch its appeal. After the passing of Rev. Dr. Gibson, Gilbert Mair was appointed as Chairman, Mrs C obright was appointed to the Board and Miss Jennie McLean as representatige of the Women's Institute. On January PE, 1947 the Board decided to award the contract for the emodelling of the Elliot property into a hospital to the firm of Linda and Watts r f Toronto with architect Kertland to draw up the contract and it is expected o the work will soon be proceeded with. A, l At present, including the county grant the fund now stands at about $61,000- "k the Kinsmen Club paid for the Elliot home was $3,800. ' The amount (