The Portland daily press., 1875-10-06

contributions for the support of free beds.
Their employees are always exposed to danger,
and fearful accidents too often occur which re-
quire and should receive the most skiful hos
pital treatment
We respectfully ask the clergy, who are al
ways ready to engage in every work of pure
philanthropy to institute in their respective
parishes Hospital Sunday"-an experiment
which mas been tried with eminent success in
Englana ana this country, especially in the
States OF massachusetts, and New York. Con-
trloutlons from this source in behalf of chart
W regarded by common consent as the wisest
ana MODEST within the borders of the State,
once put into practical operation would not fail
10 secure large annual amount to the fund
for the benefit of the poor.
we earnestly and renewedly call upon
the rich, the generous aud humane for the
requisite pecuniary aid to place the Institution
at once upon the financial basis its necessities
require, and to which its intrinsic claims, for
sympathy and support prominently entltle 1t.
Your careful attention is invited to the reports
OF tne treasurer and Superintendent herewith
presented. The accounts of the former have
been audited and approved by Committee.
=, Ii CLOSING this report we cannot wlthnold
the expression of our thanks to the many
TRENDS OF the Institution who have manifested
by donations, and in various ways during the
year, tnelr interest in its BEHALF and especially
to ladies' and florists who have gratified the
patients by generous and repeated contributions
OF beautiful flowers.
The following is an abstract of the report of
the resident physician:
There have been ia patients, the first hav.
ing entered Nov. 9, 1874. OF these SO paid
board. 10 paid part of the time, were free.
There were "a medical and 80 surgical cases.
OF the 100 patients discharged 40 were cured.
26 relieved, not relieved, II not treated,
dead. Paying patients have paid from 81 to
$25 per week. Portland has furnished 81 of
the patients, Maire-outside of the city-66,
New Hampshire g. Massachusetts 5, Connecti-
cut /, Missouri 1, Illinois 1, New York 1, Cana
da2 The 81 patients from Maine were dis
tributed as to counties as follows: Aroostook
1, Cumberland A, Knox 4, Lincoln 8. Kenne-
bee 8, Oxford 4, Penobscot 1, Piscataqnis 1,
Sagadahoc 2, Somerset 8, Waldo 1, Washing
ton 2, York II Whole number of weeks relief
furnished $50 At. Whole expense of main
tanning the hospital from the opening, ST.
1880. Received from patients 81, 173 27, leav-
ing deficit of $7,14563.
Acknowledgements are made for many con-
tributions. The visiting physicians and sur
geons have given ever $500 worth of instru-
ments. Phillips & Coz, Whipple & Co. and
Sshlotterbeck of Portland, and Thayer & Co.
of Cambridge, Mass, have contributed liberal
ly to the apothecary department. Miss Mary
Deering of Deering, has given a quantity of
bedding, and Miss Hill and her pupils have
regularly furnished flowers, which have been a
source of great pleasure and comfort to the
sick. Many other articles have also been fur.
nished by various benevolent individuals, to
whom the hospital is deeply indebted.
The following officers were elected:
President, John B. Brown.
Secretary, Frederic Henry Gerrish.
Directors for three years, Andrew Spring and
A. w. Ell. Clapp.
Standing Committee, Israel T. Dana, John
B. Brown, Samuel Spring, William L. Put
nam and Samuel H. Tewksbury.
The meeting adjourned until four o'clock on
the 9th of November next