New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-27
FREE HOSPITAL WORK.
THE MONEY ALREADY POURING IN.
ANNUAL APPEAL OF THE HOSPITAL SATURDAY
AND SUNDAY ASSOCIATION.

ANNUAL APPEAL OF THE HOSPITAL SATURDAY
AND SUNDAY ASSOCIATION.
A general collection Will be taken up on Sunday
in the various churches for tho benefit of the Hos
pal Saturday and Sunday Association. The money,
which IL is hoped will be literally contributed, VIII
be distributed among the hospitals in proportion 10
the free work done b. each, except where gifts are
designed by the gvers for some particular hospital
The growth of the free hospital service In Newi orK
since the Institution OF Hospital saturday ana sun
day. is extraordinary In 1881, the second year OF
the movement, the hospitals then comprising the as
ISOLATION reported combined free service of 22olsS
days of hospital care. These same hospitals report
this year free service aggregating 3lO2oo days. an
increase OF 40 per cent In addition to this, SIX
new hospitals have been founded since 1881, whose
aggregate free service amounts to 45,2oO days
making a total with the older hospitals Of 135'So'
days. or an increase In free service by the hospitals
Of the association Of 60 per cent within period
Of seven years.
Reduced to financial basis, at the rate Of 81 day
for each patient, this increase OF free WORK by the
hospitals represents annual expenditure OF Sl3o
$50, showing that the hospitals have given back 10
the public in increased charitable care more than
twice much as they have received yearly nom
the public through the collection
The Executive Committee Of the Hospital satur
day and Sunday Association composed Of George
NJ Miller, the Rev George 5. Baker, John s. Busslng
Dr. Richard II. Derby, A. C. Agnew. Jacob H. schih
and George c. Magoun have issued the following ap
peal to the women Of New-York:
No result I'm the diversified work Of the Hospital
Saturday and Sunday Association has gwen us pro
moters moro pleasure and encouragement than me
annual increase I'm the contributions 10 the " oman
Fund.- But this TO be expected because OF
woman's ready sympathy with sickness and suffering
Therefore, relying upon your increased familiarity
with the objects OF this association, and the work and
needs of the hospitals IL represents, your gits are
again confidently asked for. They may be contrib
MED through the collection I'm the churches on Hos
ptal sunday December 30), by remittance 10
Charles Lanler, treasurer, No. u Nassa9-sG ou.
important work you do If you will initiate or CO.
operate in organizing Womans Auxiliary. such
an auxiliary would secure for every dollar contrib
uted through II a days hospital treatment In one Of
the hospitals Of the association for any patient rec
commended by contributor In accordance with rules
already established. The organization uf suoh an
auxiliary would not only be most conincndaDle
work OF charity, but also great practical advantage
and convenience to innumcrable ladies' having SICK
servants poor people, for whom they desire iree
how to obtain. Under the auxiliary system, now
ever all needed TO be done in such cases would DC
inform f. f. Cook the general agent, NO 79 Fourth
ave, who would give the matter prompt attenuen'
as he IS now constantly doing in behalf Of the ex-
Should You be inclined to aid in organizing an
Of doing so, this viii be checrfuly given ny our COT
responding secretary, the Rev. George 5. Baker, 81
stantly increasing free work Of the hospitals, and
that there 2ever was greater need than now Tor al
the contributions which can be obtained and We
therefore, appeal 70 you this year more conhoehtly
and more urgently than ever before
The collections in the trades and upon the ex
changes in behalf Of the association making en-
couraging progress, and the result bids fair to OK
coed in amount the collection OF any previous year
Individual contributions received up 10 date by the
general treasurer Charles Lanier are as follows: