, 1885-05-03
FoRr FErrnRMAN nosPIrAI.
The Institution to be opened on he
25th Instant.

lSS5.-At a meeting Of the executive
committee Of the Fetterman Hospital
Association, held on April IS, the
following officers we're elected Tor
the ensuing year, President, d. H.
Andrews; secretary and treasurer, G.. W.
Metcalf. Executive committee: D. H.
Andrews. Chas. Rastaether, ii. A. Hoff-
man, Alex. Cox, s. D. Graves, f. Tillot-
son, j. NJ. lane, W J. Weaver j. B.
Moore, G.. w. Metcalf.
The following constitution was adopted:
ARTICLE /. This association shall be
known as the Fctterman Hospital Asso-
citation. 1t is instituted for the following
purposes, to-wit; To furnish medical at
tendance, medicines, board and lodging to
patients, to all members of the association
who may be in need thereof. All bust
ness shall be carried on in the building
known as the Fetterman hospital, at Fort
Fetterman, Wyo.
ART. .. The association shall be gov
erned by the following officers: Onepresi-
dent, one secretary who shall also act as
treasurer, and an executive committee.
ART. 3. The officers of the association
shall be elected at a general meeting to be
held on the 18th day Of April in each
year.
ART. 4. The term of office shall be for
one calendar year.
ART. 5. The executive committee shall
consist of ten members, which number in
cludes the officers ofthe association, three
of which shall constitute a quorum. They
shall meet on the first Monday in each
month. 1t shall be their duty 10 super
wise all business pertaining to the man
agement of the association, examine and
audit all accounts, regulate the salaries Of
employees, and from time to time fix the
rates of membership. At each monthly
meeting the executive committee will also
visit and inspect the wards, kitchen and
all buildings and grounds pertaining to
the hospital.
ART. G.. The president of the a~ssocia-
ton shall also be the chairman of the exc
cutive committee, and in his absence the
members present will appoint n of their
number to act as chairman.
ART, /. The secretary shall keep a
record of all proceedings, a register of all
subscribers, publish all notices which may
be required. He shall also have charge
of all property and employees. lie will
also act as treasurer, who shall receive and
account for all moneys which may come
into his possession, giving q printed re-
ceipt for each amount received. He
shall not disburse any money without
proper authority from the executive com
mittee. Should any emergency arise
which neeessitates the disbursement of
any money at short notice, the treasurer
will promptly report the fact at the next
meeting of the executive committee.
ART. s. Eligible for membership are
all men in this district, 1t is to be well
understood that a married man cannot
subscribe for his wife and family, and that
all cases must be treated IN tie hospital,
all practice outside to be considered as not
in the scope OF this association.
ART. o. All diseases apd accidents will
be treated, except venereal diseases; all
chronic and incurable diseases will not be
treated.
ART. 10. The association, in case of
the death of any member, will pay the
expense of burial at this place.
ART. II. The executive committee
shall have power to reject any application
for membership.
ART. -. The house surgeon shall have
full control of all patients, and will de-
eide when a patient shall be discharged.
He will also keep a written report in a
book provided for the purpose, Of all
cases treated, and submit the same to the
executive committee at each monthly
meeting.
1t was decided to place the hospital at
once in proper condition for the reception
of patients, and to employ a competent
surgeon, also a man and wife to act as
steward and matron. The committee are
in correspondence with leading hospitals
of the East, and it is the intention to have
a thoroughly tirst-class surgeon here and
to open the hospital for the reception of
patients by the 25th of May.
The rate of membership was fixed at 81
per month for the first six months, and
the secretary was instructed to distribute
circulars to all the leading stockmen and
foremen of the district requesting them to
make up a list of men in their employ who
desire to become members, and to forward
the same, together with the amount Of
their subscription to the secretary.
A number of stockmen have subscribed
$50 each to the hospital fund, and it is
hoped that.othcrs will soon follow their
example in order that the committee may
have plenty of means to thoroughly equip
the hospital and place it on a proper fnan-
cial footing
The hospital will supply a long felt
want in this locality. The committee will
employ every means in their power to
make the same a success, and to this end
they request the hearty cooperation and
support of all cattlemen of this section
and other residents of the district who ex
pect to derive benefit therefrom.
Decoration Day
With the arrival Of spring comes thai
beautiful national custom of honoring thu
graves of the dead soldiers by strewinl
| them with hoWers. The ex-soldiers o.