The ladies willingly came to the rescue. The city was 

 divided into districts, two ladies being appointed to canvass 

 each. A generous response was made to their solicitations, 

 and in this way about $1,200 was raised. Later on the ladies 

 held a bazaar, or, as it was called, an apron festival, by which 

 $400 more was realized. 



About the same time a small addition was made to the 

 hospital, costing $150, the whole of which sum was kindly 

 donated by Mr. Moberly, a contractor, then in the city. 



Such are a few of the facts looming through the mists 

 that usually obscure the dawn of history. 



The years 1882 and 1883 \^re, perhaps, the most pro- 

 gressive in the history of the General Hospital. In the boom 

 years the city had grown with abnormal rapidity and the re- 

 sources of the hospital were inadequate to meet the increasing 

 demands upon it. Something had to be done to place its 

 affairs on a firmer footing. 



The Act of Incoi-poration was amended in 1882, the board 

 of directors at the time being Hon. A. G. B. Bannatyne, 

 Alex. Brown, Acton Burrows, C. J. Brydges, G. F. Carm- 

 thers. Dr. Cowan, AV. Hespeler, Arthur Y. Eden, J. M. Mac- 

 domiell, Alex. McArthur, Joseph Mulholland, J. H. Rowan, 

 T. C. Scoble, C. Sweeny and A. H. AYitcher. 



The number of attending physicians had been increased, 

 and were now settled by by-laws to consist of six attending 

 physicians, and not more than three consulting physicians. 

 I'hose attending at the time were Drs. Lynch, Codd, Good, 

 Kerr, "Whiteford, and E,. B. Ferguson; consulting physicians, 

 Drs. Cowan, Jackes and O'Donnell. The resident surgeon 

 now becomes a power in the hospital management, the first 

 being Dr. Mewbum. The amended Act removed the limit 

 of property that could be legally held by the corporation. It 

 also empowered the directors to raise money by moi'tgages. 



The Kfe membership fee, which had heretofore been $50, 

 was now raised to $100 and the name chane-ed to Life Gover- 



