Morning journal and courier., 1888-07-20
Arra1Rs AT THE HOSPITAL.

mn. pruaaurial OOmHmittee,s Q uarter1y
 ReDOrt-General MerW1nss Kind G1ft
 -The Long Needed Veranda for the
 wards-Mrs. Mary Wade's $5, 1000 Gift
 -Mr& Farnam's Additional GenerOBs
 fty-0Gher Gifts.
 The directors of the hospital held their quarterly meeting last night. The prudential committee made it's report through Eli Whit ney, jr.
 During the quarter 212 patients have been admitted, 181 of whom have been discharged. Thirty-one have died and there have been two births. The largest number of patients on any one day was 113; smallest number 86 The daily average number has been 96L. In the corresponding quarter last year the largest number at the hospital on any one day was 12S; smallest number 96; average number daily no 26-30, or 1211S less than in this quarter. This falling off is accounted for by the transfer of the soldiers to the Sol- diers' Home at Noroton July, 1887. During the quarter just ended the daily average of this class of patients has been eight, against 251k in the corresponding quarter last year. The daily average attendance of those not patients was 72 3-10, of whem 3115 were nurses and matrons of the training school. In the corresponding quarter last year there was an attendance of 75, decrease this year of 9 7-10.
 The cost of food has been 25 cents day per head, two cents less than in the core spending quarter last year.
 The current receipts have been ST ,665. S9 and the expenditures $8, ,405. .66; excess of ex- penditures $7S9.T. The hospital has bal- anos of cash on hand of $1 ,431.85. The report continues: "For long time g kitchen range was needed. and numerous complainta were made by the board of visit \ ors and others on account of the worn out
 condition of the old one, but as new one linvelved 8 large outlay we have felt 1t neces- | sary to get on as well as we could with the | old one. This want has, however, been sup piled through the generosity of our president | Gen. s. B. Merwin, who, at his own expense has just put in large range and broiler o1
 the latest pattern with plate shelves, etc.! | complete. Our thanks are also due General Merwin for new rolling and reclining chair and for adding to the beauty and attractive ness of the grounds by filling the flower bedl | with fine plants.
 fThe long needed veranda for the ward | has at last been completed entirely thIougl | the efforts of the lady visitors, who raised I the amount required (about $290O, and, witt the advice of your committee, arranged tn \ work. This improvement is greatly appre ciated by the patients in these wards, sev \ eral of whom had not been in the open ai for many months.
 "Ws take pleasure in being able to an nounce several other important gifts to tn
 hospital. Soon after our last meeting Mrs
 Mary P. Wade gave Sc, 1000 to establish an other free bed for Trinity church. Thi ! sum has been invested and the bed now oc ' cupied. Mrs. Henry Farnam, in addition t
 her gift of $7 ,000, has paid bills for work ol
 the new amphitheater building to the sum o $4,000.
 "Work on the amphitheater building ha
 been pushed rapidly forward and will in al
 probability be finished by our next meeting
 "A lady has given $550 for a new ambu
 lance. Heretofore we have had to rely on tn
 city ambulance, put could not always get
 when needed. We highly appreciate the ne1
 equipment"
 Rev. s. H. Watkins of the Church of tn Ascension was elected 8 member of the visit
 ing board.
 A vote of thanks was extended to Mrs Farnam and to the lady who contributed tn ! money for an ambulance.