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| Title: | How It Began | |
| From: | Care Of The Crippled Child | |
| Original caption: | How It Began . . .A tragic street car accident on Middle Avenue in Elyria, Ohio. . . Memorial Day, 1907. . . In addition to the 80 injured, nine were killed, including a young man named Homer Allen, due to graduate from high school in a few days. . . This tragedy underlined the need for an adequate, modern hospital in the community. . . Homer's father, business man Edgar Allen, recognized the need -- and started work with other friends. . . By the fall of 1908 the new and modern Elyria Memorial Hospital opened its doors. . . By 1909 Edgar Allen, in addition to his voluntary full-time responsibility as Treasurer of the Hospital, began turning his thoughts to the care of Crippled Children. . . A survey conducted in 1910 showed that in Lorain County (Ohio) there were over 200 crippled children whose only care was what could be given in their own homes. . . Edgar Allen's concern was made known to others. . . In September 1915, the Gates Hospital for Crippled Children was opened as the Children's Orthopedic Unit of Elyria Memorial Hospital. . . The name "Gates" was added in recognition of one of the most generous donors. . . | |
| Creator: | n/a | |
| Date: | 1973 | |
| Format: | Pamphlet | |
| Publisher: | Elyria Rotary Club | |
| Source: | Elyria Rotary Archives | |
| Location: | p.1 | |
| Keywords: | Accident; Advocacy; Charity; Children; Cripple; Easter Seals; Edgar Allen; Elyria Memorial Hospital; Fundraising; Hospitals; Institutions; Medical Professionals; Medicine; Ohio; Parenting; Philanthropy; Physical Disability; Poverty; Rotary Club; Service Organizations; Society For Crippled Children | |
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