Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-06-14
NO. 81

has given the utmost satisfaction, and
tile recipients are speaking very kind
words for the institution among their
friends. These three months have
been exceptionally healthy upon the
bay, and the manulacturingin Industries,
camps and mines, whose men are
pledged to US, have been remarkably
lree lr0m accidents. The patients,
therefore, have been few, but M our
work Is to consider the quality of at
tendance, rather than quantity, we
report The internal management with
satisfaction.
In establishing this institution we
have received a number of donations
IN the form of furnishing rooms and
supplies and few in cash. The fol-
| lowing rooms bear the names of those
who donated the furniture for them:
Dr. Lawrence, Dr. Bigps, Dr.
Strcetcr, Dr. Thomas, two, ST. Pauls
Guild, Hans DE Grief' aud Arthur
Gamwell.
Other donations Of furniture have
been received, valued at $l2S.3O. Be
sides these, we have purchased flrni-
ture to the amount Of S605.Oi
The institution, with very little ex-
pense ior mattresses and bedding, is
re ldy 10 care for twenty-five patients,
10 which each month we shall be able
10 add, through the additional rooms
which are being furnished by friends.
We have received the following cash
donations:
NEW wHATCoM.
Mrs. BOwes, s.; Mr.. Pcttibone, So;
Mrs. Abbott, 81; Mr.. Mason, groceries,
$40; total, $lS.
FAIRIIAvEN.
&. \. Larrabee, $25 j. NJ. Miller,
So Mr.. Fisher, so; II. w. Bateman,
S3i NJ. &. McDougall, s.; j. l.. Easton,
81 Mr.. Felt, 81; u. A. Creighton, gro
ceries, $40 Kinsey u Fuller, groceries,
so; total, $72.
Net proceeds from hOusewarming,
$l43.35; total cash donations, $233.35.
No systematic canvass has been
made for subscriptions, and the times
seem very inauspicious for undertaking
II. No one has been found who h Will
Ing 20 do the work, The institution
needs VI 900 toward its first years extra
expenses, and we hope that this state
ment Of the condition Of the work Will
cause your readers 10 take out their
check books, without the pleading as-
slstancc OF canVasseT, and make out
liberal donations toward the enterprise.
They may bc sent direct to the hospital
or 10 the undcrIgncd, who IL conduct
Ing it, affairs for the present.
Just ~ soon ~ the writer Is able 10
present receiptcd bills for all outlays,
and Il balance in the bank 10 the credit
Of the institution, lac will call together
body Of representative gentlemen TO
act ~ its board Of trustees. He hopes
that day II near AT hand
The hospital has Just issued hospital
tickets for sale. six dollars year pays
for ticket emitting the holder to
board, lodging, medicine and nursing
care for any sickness not exceeding
sixteen weeks. Every single man In
our Bay cities ought 20 hold one Of
those tickets. The are for sale nt the
hospital.
We have received from friend Of
the institution check for $50, 10 be
invested in real estate, IA the beginning
Of its permanent endowment We
shall invest this, and other donations
which may he given for similar pur-
pose, In land, until we determine the
permanent location Of the institution.
We are contentcd at present with
"rentcd premises" until the develop
ment Of the work and better times war
rant It's own buildings.
Thanking you for space In your col
umns, and soliciting the generous CO.
operation Of the citizens on the Bay,
am Very faithfully yours,
l.. w. APrLEGATE.