Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-06
ST. LUKE's HOSPITAL.

The Annual Meeting aud Election OF
Omcers-rhe work or the Past
Month and Year.
The annual meeting Of the ladies of St.
Luke's hospital guild was held at the res
idence of the president. Mrs. j. NJ. Bu-
ford. yesterday afternoon and officers
were elected as follows:
President-Mrs NJ Buford.
First Vice president-Mrs Schmidt.
Second Vice-president-Mrs Jonas
Bear.
Tressurer-Mrs G L Eyster.
Secretsry-Mrs w T Call.
The report of ST. Luke's hospital for
December is appended:
Expenses-Rent. SEQ; nurse. $40; ex>
ira man nurse. $45; servant, $l6; soap.
50 20; groceries. $40 80. butcher, "a 10;
rubber rings. Sc; stove. $16; extra wash
ing. 50; milk. 5000; druggist, $5l75;
total, 1921 40.
Donations-Mrs. Both, pickles; Louisa
Koehler. fish; Mrs. Housemsn, so cents;
from school house No. 5. vegetables.
fifteen cans Of fruit, two cans fish. graham
flour, oat meal. corn meal. clothing; Mrs.
Myers. old linen. box of crackers, Christy
Friend, Sc %; Mr.. Fleming. $50 pounds
assorted Cslifornis fruits; Mrs. a. d.
Mack. old linen; friend, old linen; Mrs.
Joseph Rosenfield. old linen; Mrs. NJ.
Rosenfield. commode, Miss Petersen,
student lamp; Wsrnock g. Ralston, box
of soap; Mrs Morris Rosenfield three
coal hods; J. 8. Gilmore, meat: Mrs Hoff-
man. flannel jacket.
Number of patients, Z; deaths, 2.
The yearly report of the secretary. Mrs
Hoffman is appended:
Receipts-Goddess of fame, 50. rs; sale
at Mrs. ]. NJ. Buford's residence. 81 IS;
legacy, SO 90: subscriptions, 81 81; pa
tients, $494 90; total 81, 967 so balance on
hand Jan. l. 1890, 1885. AZ; total, s.. SO3 81;
expenses for yesr. 90. 102. 20; balance on
hand Jan. 4, 1891, 800 4S.
Fifty-three patients have been admitted
the past yesr-twenty from Rock Island.
eighteen from Moline, the rest from vsri-
Gus parts of the country. There were
seven deaths. There have been fourteen
cases of typhoid fever. seven from Mo.
line. seven from Rock Island. From this
yearly report can be seen what y large
number of patients have been sent TO the
hospital. There have been many more
applicants. but for want of room they
could not be received. When an institu.
ton like this is doing such charitable
work. il seems disgrace To this city and
Moline ALEC that the hoscitsl must be
closed up the 1st OF April next as matters
now stand, unless both cities put their
energies and interest TO work, furnish
money for the purchase of lot. Cor
make donation of q suitable one) aud
erection of commodious and convenient
building. they will be left without any
place to send their sick and disabled.
Between the two cities. such hospital
could and ought to be erected this CON-
ing spring. II a few philantbropic and
enterprising citiz ms would take the lead
in this matter and thereby arouse interest
and enthusiasm. the women would not be
backward in helping the good work
along. As it is. they have done all in
their power by solicitations of money to
support the present hospital. and do not
feel inclined to submit to the humiliation
any longer OF asking for money as they
have the past year and being refused as
they have been in many instances out
right. or met with such a cold reception,
and subscriptions grudgingly given. II
is high time the men of the two cities
took an active part in forwarding this
work; they should no longer hold back
and leave everything for the women to
do. Who will be the first TO move in
this natter NJ. c. HOFFMAN. Sec'y.