The morning call., 1892-01-15
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL.
Review Of the Work of This
Institution.
Mrs. Durhar's Interesting Report Election Of
officers, With the Present Board Gen.
tinusd in the Management.

The Directors Of the Children's Hospital
and Training S hool for Nurses held
their annual meeting yesterday afternoon,
in the parlors Of the institution. Mrs W.
b. Harrington presided, and there was
full attendance Of the board.
The reading of the annual reports OF Off
GERS took UP the greater part Of of the Ses
sion. They showed that the finances are in
good condition, and that notwithstanding
the difficulty experienced during portion
of the year in obtaining funds to meet obi
cations, all bills had been met at the close
Of the year and a small surplus remains in
the Treasurer's hands. With the exception
OF 4 $4,000 mortgage the hospital is free
from debt, and since the beginning Of the
year payment of S610 has been made upon
this obligation.
The President suggested in her report
that in future benefacti0ns be not sur
rounded with harassing restrictions that
the Directors Obligate themselves to collect
$1,000 monthly to meet the current expenses,
which would amount to $40 per month from
each member Of the board, and that to pre-
vent outside nurses from claiming connec-
ton with their training school the nurses
who receive their training there be supplied
with badges.
Mrs Jennie Dunbar, the Recording Sec
rotary, reported that there were % women
| and 81 children in the hospital on January
| !, 1891, that since 2l7 women and 3l3 chill
dren had been received, and 223 women and
$50 children discharged There were 19
| births and 81 deaths in the same period, and
| oil the latter "A were children. Sixty-one
cases were treated in the "Contagi0n Cot
tage."
WORK OF THE YEAR.
There are % beds for patients. Of which
% are for adults. In addition there are
| beds in the "COntagOn Cottage" All beds
in the Mary a. Croker Ward for incur
| ableS are filled. Four memorial beds were
| added during the year.
The dispensary has proved one Of the
prominent features of the institution dur
ing the twelvemonth. The sale Of drugs,
| etc, brought in S1154 20, being S54 Is over
/ the expenses.
| There are now twenty-nine nurses in the
| training school-twenty seniors and nine
| Juniors. The seniors are allowed 10 attend
| outside patients, but are required TO turn
! INTO the treasury the emOlumentS they re-
! celve. The income derived in this manner
! during the year amounted to $3.50.
Donations during the year amounted to
! S30l8 In money, aud considerably more In
/ groceries, etc.
| The Kirmess for the benefit of the hos
! pital brought S2640 p into the treasury. In
| view or the great labor and expense OF the
! entertainment this was considered IL very
/ small return, ana the report suggested that
| hereafter the board refuse to sanction this
| method OF raising money for its needs.
! The Secretary also reported that the
| CTutch and Splint Fund is now complete,
! and the interest from it is at the disposal of
! the hospital.
| Mrs. Annie +. Dickinson, as Treasurer,
/ reported that the receipts for the year
! amounted 10 S36 782 81, and the disburse-
| ments S34, 724 So, leaving q balance of
| S2OJI %. The salaries amounted to 81, sos 80.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
The election of officers. Directors and
! Trustees followed, and resulted in the re-
| turn Of the old board with one or two eXcpp-
! tons where vacancies were filed. The
board now consists Of
President, Mrs. w b. Harrington; FIRST Vice
President Mrs. William Hady; Second Vice.
II resident, Mrs. W. Il. A. johnson; Recording
Secretary Mrs. /. l. Dunbar; Corresponding
Secretary Mrs i. a. Frank Treasurer Mrs. j.
! H. Dickinson; MandgerS-Mrs. w. Il. Harring-
ton, Mrs. William Hardy, Mrs. l.. i. Dunbar,
Mrs. ". X. A johnson, Mrs. j. II. Dickinson,
Mrs. }. f. Merrill, Mrs. L. Burke, Mrs. O. W.
EastOu, Mrs. l.. {. Logan Mrs Hilariou Dun
can, Mrs CHARLES Z. Green. Mrs. George +.
Grant, Mrs W. j. Dutton, Mrs. Henry BOthln,
mrs lgnatZ Stelnhart, Mrs +. A. Frank, Mrs
James ". Kerr, Mrs. Fred Green. Mrs. w. I.
Fonda, Mrs. Wendell EaSton, Mrs. Henry but
ton Jr., Mrs. ii. Dutard Mrs +. b. Horton, Mrs.
/ William Z. Shaw. Mrs. IL. II. Fiske, Mrs. j. ID.
YOst, Mrs. !. y. Walter, Mis-. j. L. Stubs, Mrs.
g. i. Alexander.
Board OF 1lustees-H. L. Dodge John F. Mer.
rll, w. +. Whittier. John Taylor, William J.
button.
Miss Grace Potter was appointed druggist
to the hospital, after which the board adj
iOUrnpd