The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-09
MET N ANNUAL session
Ehat the LackaIanrn Hospital Did
Last Year.
REPORTS OF ITS OFFICERS
Meeting Was Held Ycs,erdGy Afternoon
Cid Officers Hc-c!cctcd-TwO I'm
por,ant imprON cments Decided
Crou nv the Directors.

Iac.sa wanna hospital was held yeSter-
day afternoon of ttat institution. those
present being James Z. Dickson. Will
Ham 7. Smith, John +. Snyder j.
George Eiscle. Conrad Schroeder. anu
Thomas ID. Davis. 1t was tine annual
meeting and was an important one.
officers were elected, the reports for
las, year were read. and the directors
inspected the hospital in all its appoint
ments
The election of officers resulting in
choosing the same men who were at
the helm last year. They are: Presi-
dent. James L. Dickson; treasurer.
John T.. Snyder; secretary. j. George
t'iscle; executive committee, William
II, Smith, John F. Sdyner. and Conrad
Schroeder.
Two improvements were decided uD-
on; namely, the erection OF a children's
ward, and the securing Of quarters.
apart from the regular wards of the
hospital, in which alcoholic patients
will be kept. There has been $1,000
subscribed by charitable women of the
city fer the children'S ward, and there
Is large sum yet needed, but the out
look Is bright and the much desired
improve ment for the children's care is
assured.
ALCOHOLIC PATIENTS.
In the care of persons brought to the
hospital suffering from sickness or IN
juries, who have been intoxicated when
injured or whose illness .Eas been the
result of intoyication, or who have been
addicted to the use OF alcoholic stimu-
lants, the experience has been and II
is, of course, q matter of physiological
tact, that such persons are usually more
or less noisy and are apt to disturb
tt,, ignt fn-n z iC pN.-
sential to sequester them and obviate
the results that their presence inilicts
on temperate patients. That would be
Il ward. also, to be used for delirium
trCmens patients and such.
The reports which were read We're
those of President Dickson, Secretary
Eiscle. Treasurer Snyder, and two re-
ports by Miss E.lin X. kraemer, one in
her capacity es superintendent of the
hospital. the other as superintendent
Of the training school for nurses. In all
of the documents there was pervading
characteristic, that the hospital is ac-
cOmplishing an untold amount of good
and its service in this important city
has been successful and faithful.
President Dickson's report was a
comprehensive review Of the year end
ed The contributions were exception
ally large, and the kindly interest of the
people of the city was manifested in a
substantial way. He sets forth the
work that has been done. a summary of
which will appear in the secretary's and
superintendent reports. He returned
thanks to the people for their generos-
ity. to the hospital staff of physicians
and surgeons, to the young ladies OF
the floral band Of the Presbyterian
church, TO the Kings Daughters of St.
I TO- oh trf.b 10 bn sfs nf hp
city.
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Treasurer Sryder's report gave S2S,-
90I2S as the total receipt, for the year.
The disbursements were as follows:
Overdraft on previous fiscal year. S.
iG0.S5: nos" discounted, $4,000: orders
ard pay rolls for maintenance. $1S,757.-
O6; total. S3l.2l7.9l. leaving an overdraft
or deficit of s2,al0.63
Secretary E;sele's report represents
that the sum expended for mainten-
ance was $l91OG.o3 and of this amount
S4,339.C6 was unprovided for, but to Off
set it, there is due from the state on the
maintenance appropriation. $4O4l.66.
showing that only a slight deficit is to
be met. The unusual expenditure was
for repairs In the women's ward and
fer fire iraurarce. The total amount
of these tWo items was 81 ,42S.5S. The
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NtMBER OF DEATHS.
rctwaen the medical and surgical
cases there were 81 deaths: this is a
IsTpor oyerace than is usual for the
Iarl;avarna hosUital. but of that num-
har 10 ,,iad within "a hours and 7 within
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