The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-11-27


i've thousand operations performed upon
the eye and ear for the preservation or
the restoration OF sight or hearing, The
mere recital Of thee statistics gives no
adequate idea Of the service that has been
rendered. When some poor person ~ an
outlying neiQhboyhood has become blind
- his deoilning2years. and he az last has
heeu I'D 10 come 70 this Institution,
mas an operation reformed ana goes OUT
seelug tine world again, ssh. uepenesne
and self supporting, people think y
wonder and a great service has been rem
uered, which Is true, but when you can
number these Instances by the numerous
ns Ia the records OF the intirmary, you
begin 20 get some idea Of the service rem
dereu here to people OF this state. When
a man has received an injury to one eye
causing loss OF sight and the otner Is
threatened with blindness. from ympa-
thetio Inflammation, and be comes here
and has the injured eyeeremoved ana the
strength and usefulness OF the otner eye
restored, those who know about TINS In
dividual case think 10 is great ana good
service, and so It is, bus wnen you can
find instances OF. this kind by the SCORE,
yes, by the hundred, you begin 20 get an
idea OF what has been done at this insti-
tuition in this class OF cases. But the
greatest good to the greatest NUMBER is
given to patients In the out-patient de-
DArf0e0t. Lle AJItnuu0Ct VI WhANh nun
been over a hundred thousand. IL ID open
daily from eleven to twelve for the treat.
ment OF poor persons whose directions DO
OF REQUIRE them to remain as In
patients. 1t is here that incipient diseases
are checked and disastrous results are
averted, even in many Instances without
loss of time to the sufferer.
1t has been q great satisfaction 10 me as
the executive officar OF this Institution to
refisct that there has been so little fault
found with It's methods and the results
There Is, however, CONSTANT neeu OF
watchfuiness lest the objects Tor wnion
the Institution was founded are lost
sight of, namely, for the treatment free
OF charge OF poor persons, throughout the
state who are suffering from diseases oil
the eye or ear. 1his should be constantly
Kept In view and those who are able 10
pay for the professional services they may
require should not be sent here nor I'D
mitted 90 treatment with the poor. Tor
the services OF the physician are given 70
the poor only VINO are unable to pay, and
when a person is treated here as one
worthy of receiving charity, who is not,
then the services OF the lnnrmary are
subvertsd from their true object, for then
these roome. Instruments ana appliances
are used tor a purpose for which they
were not intended and a service has been
obtained from the attending physician
for which he was not asked to perform
and aid not agree to give and which he
cannot consistently perform for such per-
sons, when he acts IN duty bound to him.
sslf, to the institution, and to the medical
profession OF which he desires TO De an
honorable mem Der.
sReport OF the treasurer OF the infirmary
for the year ending November 18th, 1900.
Receipts.
Cash on hand at beginning of the
year, s0s ~
Appropriation, state Of Maine, 5000 0O
From paying patients for board
ing and nursing, 4,SOS 81
Interest, dividends and rents, 4,57l.ss
duction Of cspitsi, 1873 SO
Free bed subscription, 25O.OO
rinston, ss,e6o 60
Withdrawn from bank for pun
chase OF bonds, ll,S3l.oo
Total, S65.6ll 90
Disbursems
Construction, $50 III
Subsista nee, 7,07S.2l
Furnishings, ASS 10
Laundry and engine room, sos IL
Hospital medical and surgical
supplies, 7sS AZ
Repairs, 2,T43.95
INSURANCE, 1858 90
Taxes, $40 w
Ice, ~
Stationary and printing, inolud-
ing annual report, 569,Os
Sanitary company, 50,
Surety bonds Tor officers, ~ 80
Telephone and tolls, 49,. 10
Sundries, OO.So
FusI, water and lights, 3,g64 %
Salaries ard wages, 6,oO2. ny
Bonds bought, SO,I9o w
National traders bank for rights
fo- l-3 shares OF stock, l53 IS
Fart OF Harrington fund placed
on deposit, lO,4oS 10
Cash, Az 20
Total, $50. Ola 10
The following officers were elected:
Vice presidents, Albion Little, Ammi
whitney; secretary and assistant treas
urer, +. W Searle; trustees for three
years (tern expires l903) Nj. p. Frank,
c. f. Libby, W. II. Milliken, W. S.
Eaton, Ii. S. osgood, John q. Stevens,
f. b. Winslow, IL j. Chisholm, Fred
n. Dow. Seth q. Gordon, NJ. D., was
elected a member OF the board OF trustees
in place of William M Marks, deceased.