Morning journal and courier., 1884-02-01

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 An auaiysis of the loss on the different classes of patients shows:
 Patients. Cost Receipts. Gain.E aelf-Paying. 6,ls2 15 7.iO2 1s 6I9 ss sadn ssldsr- 19sss 19.sss s1 s1 ,slas slas 9s Gs
 Ghssiss; Glss Ssd LIS aas x as
 Total. ss7.026 46 s27.7ss sl s7e9 es
 From the above it will be seen that the loss on soldier patients was $2, ,21O.S6, on town patients $6, ,648. .22, Eand on charity patients $1, ,17845, making total of $10.962. AS. From this deduct the gain, $769. 63. and the sum of $1O, 192. s5 is left to show the loss on regular rates.
 That is to say, if there is deducted from the total loss on patients paid for by the State and towns the legislative appropriation of $5 900. there still remains a deficiency of S3, 859. .OS, which the hospital practically gives away to the State. This loss is made good by our income of less than $2 900 from invested funds and by the contributions of hospital Sunday, which were last year un- usually large, amounting to $3, 51214.
 The small endowment of the hospital has long been 8 serious hindrance to the exten- sion of it's charitable work. It is, therefore, pleasure to announce very material in crease in the funds during the past year. Since the last annual meeting Dr. Henry Bronson has added $2, 500 to the $7, 800 he had already contributed; Mrs John A. Por- ter has given $1, 900 to found free bed in memory of the late Mrs Rose A. Porter; and a gentleman whose identity is almost be- trayed by the rare tact and kind considera- tion by which he has made his benefactions g help to two charities at once has given $5, GOO to found the Thanksgiving free bed, and made over his right of nominating pa. tients to this bed to the United Workers. The ward in the west Mansard, of which hal fack has been fitted up during the year and occu- pied since March 1. The increase in the number of patients has made 1t necessary to increase both the nursing force and the kouse staff. The number of nurses, including the head nurse and her assistant, has been raised to twenty-five and an assistant has been add ed to the house staff, his services beginnin E on the fifth of May last The arrangement now is that each member of this staff serves four months as assistant, four months as house physician and four months as house surgeon, and the vacancies which therefore occur three times year are filled on the first days of April, August and December.
 The board of lady visitors has been or ganizsd on a new basis. The board has pre- viously performed it's services in rather an informal manner, some of the ladies visiting 1 the hospital frequently, others not at all, and the board as whole making no report or re COnmOuuhL1OASs OuI1AB euo pdS6 0AE tu6 board has met and systemstized it's work and has also made valuable suggestions to the prudential committee. The most noteworthy of these was the proposition that hot boxes should be provided in order to carry the food warm to the wards and to keep it warm while being served.
 The suggestions made in the report of the medical board with regard to the necessity of more room is one the pertinence of which is felt by no one more keenly than by the di- rectors. At the first quarterly meeting in 1883 committee was appointed to consider the general advisability of building an addi- ton. Subscriptions to the amount of $5, GOO have been obtained but little else has been done, The times are certainly not very ia sorsble for enterprises which depend upon voluntary gifts, but it is hoped the project will not be allowed to drop on that account.
 In conclusion, appreciation is expressed of the faithful services of the superintendent, the hospital; also to the board of visitors to the clergYmen who have conducted services in the chapel and to the many friends who have contributed delicacies, clothing. etc, especially those who supplied the patients with Thanksgiving dinner and gave them the treat of a Christmas tree.
 After the meeting of the directors that of the Hospital society took place, Dr. T. H. Bish- op, the secretary, read the minutes of the last meeting. The report of the board of visit ors was ordered printed, provided the pru dential committee approve of it. The report of the treasurer, Leonard Fl. Hotchkiss, was read and accepted. A report from Prof Simeon E. Baldwin, who was a committee of one to report on the question of whether it was necessary for the society to appoint an agent to quitclaim, was read by the secretary The report said that it would be neither nec- essary nor proper for the society to make such appointment, as the board of directors had power. The report was accepted
 Next in order was the election of directors to take the places of those whose terms of office expired this year. Dr. T. H. Bishop, who was one of the directors, withdrew his name. MT. William Gale was nominated by Professor Eaton and Dr. E. E. Beckwith by Professor Farnam. On the first ballot seven of the directors were reelected as follows: Francis Bacon, s. E. Baldwin, H. G. Lewis, O. A. Lindsley, E. E. Atwater, W. l.. Brad ley and w. B. Fenn. For the eighth direct. or there was no choice. The vote was as follows: Dr. Beckwith, 13; MT. Gale, 10; Dr. Hotchkiss, 3; Dr. Gilbert, 1. Total number of votes cast, 27. Dr. Bacon arose and spoke highly of MT. Gale and said he would resign his own place if thereby MT. Gale could be elected. Dr. Hotehkiss withdrew his name in favor of Dr. Beckwith. At this iuncture Prof. H. w. Farnam asked for a count of the gentlemen present and it was found that, exclusive of reporters, there were only
 
 votes cast. At this unlooked-for denoue. ment there was much amusement, and much speculation was indulged in ss to who had been tampering with the returns The discrepancy was good-naturedly overlooked and on the next ballot only twenty.f five votes were cast and Dr. Beckwith was elected. Dr. M. c. White expressed the opinion that it was in order to elect one or two more directors for periods of one, two or three years to make the total number equal to the number of life directors Dr. Bradley did not favor an increase As it was sscertainsd that there were only twenty five life directors, thereby leaving room for only one additional director, it was voted to elect no additional director. As there was no other business the meeting adjourned.
 A meeting of the directors will be held this evening.
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