The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-01-04
WESTERN HOSPITAL.

The BULLETIN has been shown
the advance sheets of the Sixth BIZ
ennial Report of the Trustees and
Superintendent Of the Western Hos
pital for the Insane, from Decem-
Der, 1898, to December, 1900, from
which we make the following ex-
tracts:
TRUSTEES REPORT.
The Trustees report the general
condition of the institution good;
the management by the Superinten-
dent and his assistants economical;
the care and treatment of insane
just and humane; the appropriation
of monies received expended to the
best interests of the comfort and
sustenauce Of patients, and necessa-
ry care Of buildings and grounds;
the buildings neat and comfortable;
the patients we'll treated and cared
for; food well prepared and served.
The Superintendent, Assistant
Physicians, Steward and all atten-
dants and assistants are commended
for the care given to their different
duties, the interest manifested by
them in the successful management
of the institution and the courteous
treatment of the inmates.
The Trustees recommend the fol-
lowing appropriations, in addition
to the sustenance fund: An appro,
priation sufficient TO build an asso-
ciate dining room, or cottages, as
the Legislature may decide; an in
crease in the number of state pa
tients TO 675; sufficient appropria-
ton to replace the electric light
plant damaged by fire in 1897; an
appropriation sufficient to insure the
buildings, furniture, etc., for three
years; the building of spur track
from Bolivar to the Hospital. The
Trustees recommend that the susie
nance fund, $4,000 per capita, re-
main unchanged.
SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.
At the beginning of the term,
Dec. 10, 1898, there were SIS pa
tients in the institution; during the
past two years 443 patients have
been received; number treated du-
ring term 958; number discharged
261-l1l recovered, log improved;
number of deaths 1o3; present num-
Der of patients in Hospital 594-at
charge of state SIS, counties Sc,
friends %.
In pleasant weather the entire
househ old is required to take exer-
else; patients who can be trusted
are given liberty and allowed the
privileges of the grounds; patients
physically able are required to work
on farm, in garden aud laundry and
the result has proven beneficial as
we'll as valuable to the Hospital.
Weekly balls are given, an occa-
sional opera troupe employed,
Thanksgiving is observed, a Christ
mas tree, upon which is placed a
present for each PATIENT turkey
dinner is served Christmas day,
barbecue on July 4th--all of which
are looked forward to with great
pleasure by four-fifths of the house
hold.
There has only been one change
made in our Board of Trustees since
our last report, Mr.. d. E. Durrett,
of Bolivar retiring. Mr., Durrett
for number of years was chairman
of our Board. He was always
prompt at its meetings, in sympa-
thy with its welfare, vigilant and
painstaking in all Of his executive
work connected with the institu-
ton. Mr.. Durrett leaves with the
good will of all connected with the
Hospital.
Col. j. A. Manson, of Salisbury,
this County, was appointed at the
last Legislature Trustee for this
Hospital. At the first meeting of
the Board, he was elected as our
president lie is a man of high in
tegrity and is peculiarly fitted to
the position, being an expert ac-
countant. lie has taken a close
personal interest i'll all OF the details !
Of the administration and has al
ways given the Superintendent his
aud counsel in the many
perpIexing questions that have
arisen.
Religious services are held every |
Sunday afternoon by the clergy of |
Bolivar and Whiteville. At these
services, choir exercises have been !
above the average. To Mrs. Luther,