The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-01-12
NEEDS OF THE HOSPITALS
TOMORROW WILL BE HOSpITdT
SUNDAY IN TIE CHURCRES.

Contributions yyiiI be Received for New
Haven Hospital and for Grace Hospital
Circular Issued by the Prudential
Committees of the Two Institutions.
1t has been many years the custom
among the city churches to take up
collections for the two hospitals, New
Haven hospital and Grace hospital, on
the second Sunday III January. The
New Haven hospital prudential COM
nittee has issued the following circu-
lar letter concerning the collection:
In accordance with the usage or
many years the New Haven hospital re-
spectfully asks Of the congregations as
sembllng for worship on Saturday, the
18th and Sunday the 18th Of January,
1901, an Offering on its behalf.
During the year Just closed the whole
number of patients treated was 1867,
the largest number in the history of
the institution. The daily average was
12O. In large proportion of these
cases the aid of charitable funds was
asked Indeed, as in no cases, except
those of patients in private rooms, are
the charges remuneratiye, nearly the
whole work OF the institution is to be
regarded as benevolent. Within the
past two years by generous benefac-
tons the equipment of the hospital mas
been very greatly improved. in which
we rejoice. The new maternity ward Is
now open for use, muniflcent gift to
the hospital society and to the public.
But the current expenditures have been
increased rather than diminished, and
we need imperatively an enlarged en-
dowment, or such donations to Income
as the sympathies of humane people
have prompted hitherto. Examinations
of the results achieved in the hospital
will commend it. We believe 1t is well
served in all its departments. The re-
lief of human sufferings is work Of
which the appeal to the philanthropic
and the religious sentiments of the
community is ever new and ever urgent
May we not rely upon liberal response
to our present request?
Contributions may be sent at any
time to the treasurer, Charles It. Cur
it's, at the City bank. or to the superin-
tendent, j. Fl. tSarkweather, at the
hospital.
Charles Ray Palmer, Charles r.
Graves, William G. Daggett, Pru-
Dental committee.
The prudential committee of Grace
hospital has issued the following cir
cular: According to the long and es-
tablished custom the month of January
Ix,..,, nc toi H.
churches of the city. Grace hospital, in
taking this means to remind its friends
of the fact desires to express sincere
gratitude for the benefactions of the
past but hopes to impress upon their
minds that, in recent years, the offer
ings have not been proportionate to the
ever increasing demands made upon it
to care for those so unfortunate as to
be unable to pay anything themselves
or have any friends ready and willing
to pay for them. The hospital has
given the past year to such deserving
persons who were in great need of
treatment 347 IL weeks without any re-
whatever except the ex-
pressed gratitude of the patients. Ger
tainly much praise Is due the members
of the medical and surgical staff for
their services given, as well as to the
nurses of the training school and all the
attaches of the hospital. Now, in order
that the institution may continue this
deserving work and meet the require
ments of this need of worthy persons
the contributions of the friends of the
poor as well as the hospital ought to be
large. Three thousand dollars will
hardly meet the expense to be incurred
if the good work goes on in 1901.
On the second Sabbath in January en-
velopes will be placed in the churches
of the city, so designated that whatever
is placed in them viii be expended for
this work.
Should there be anyone who would
rather make donation directly to the
hospital, 1t may be sent to either men,
Der of the prudential committee or to
the treasurer, J. A. Richardson, at the
Yale National bank.
Joel A. Sperry, Edwin S. Greeley, Paul
c, Skiff, M. D., Prudential Commit
tee.
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