Morning journal and courier., 1880-01-30
General Hospital Society.

The Annual Meeting of the Directors
 and of the SOciety-The Condition of
 Ihe InstitutiOn.-ElectiOn of Trustees.
 Yesterday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock the an- nual meeting of the directors of the General Hospital Society was held at the chapel of the State Hospital, the president, Dr. E. H. Bishop, presiding, Dr. Dibble secretary. The annual report of the prudential committee was read by Rev. E. E. Atwater. It com- mended the services of MT. Starkweather, the superintendent, and of Miss Gleason, to whose close oversight the expenses for food were kept down to lower figure, this care being @ peculiar necessity owing to the straitened finances of the institution. The ex- cess of expenditure over income is $3, 900 as against $3, 800 last year. One thousand and thirty -one dollars and two cents of this was occasioned by the fire. Two thousand two hundred dollars were received from insurance, but the repairs and improvements cost $3,- 231.O2. The contributions of Hospital Sun day in 1879 amounted to $2, 186 52, and re- duced the deficit at the beginning of that year to $1O9.72. The deficit is now $4, $50. The contributions of Hospital Sunday, 1880, are known to exceed $3, POO. If the dona- tions should amount to B, 400 the debt will be about $1, ,250. Among the donations of Hospital Sunday week was one of $1, ,000 from Mrs. Eli Whitney, jr.. given expressly for current expenses. The directors ac- knowledge this muriicent gift with thanks Illusion is made to MT. Nelson Hotchkiss' bequest of $1O, 900 to the permanent fund, which will thus amount to $20, 900. It began with a bequest of $5,oOo by Mrs. Irene Larned and was increased by $5,OOO paid by Mir. Hotchkiss himself as the executor of his son Nelson A. Hotchkiss.
 The number of patients during the year is 407, of whom T were in the hospital De- cember 31, 1878, and 336 were afterward re- ceived. Towns pay $4 per week for each patient they send; the State pays $4.5O per week, and those patients who are able to pay something but not able to pay $6 are admit ted on such terms as seem to the prudential committee to be equitable.
 All the branches of the Hospital League have increased their funds. The aggregate sum is now $358. 20 Hundreds of working men thus secure by the payment of one dime per month the right of admission to the hos pital in case of sickness or accident. The prudential committee will cheerfully explain the plan to employers and committees of workingmeu. The free beds, endowed by Mrs. Clifford, are four in number. The direc- tors would be glad to have them increased. Gould person who has $5,00o to give in charity do a better deed than to endow a free bed in the hospital and invest some church or charitable society like the United Workers with the nomination of pa- ients to occupy it <? Gould @ bereaved family establish @ more satisfactory memorial of departed friend or child than 0 free bed in hospital perpetuating the beloved name3
 The number of pupil nurses in the training school was increased from II to IA at the TO- quest of the managers. Their coolness and self-possesson at the fire are mentioned with praise. Friends of the hospital are thanked for manifold favors.
 Rev. Mir. Andrews presented the visitors report. About fifty visits were made. Con- plaints are rare and warm commendation ire quent.
 The treasurer's report, showing the particu- lar items of the funds, was also read. All the reports were ordered on file.
 At the annual meeting of the society the following were elected directors
 For three years-Dr. E. H. Bishop, Dr. F. L. Dibble, Dr. Levi Ives, S. B. Merwin, jr., Francis Wayland, E. M. Reed, M. F. Tyler, Dr. w. Fl. Carmalt.
 For two years-Dr. s. H. Bronson, Prof. D. 0. Eaton. ---.--
 For one year-W. B. Fenn, William Frank lin.