Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-12-11
MARY FLETCHER HOSPITAL
Annual Dinner OF tho Directors and
Medical staff-Blection OF On cers
for the Ensuing Year.

The annual meeting OF the Mary Fetch
or hospital was held Wednesday Dec. 5,
with goodly number of the resident and
nonresident medical stan as well as trio
directors in attendance. Previous to tho
business meeting Of the directors the an
nual dinner was served under the direC-
ton OF Superintendent y. j. Andrews and
Judging from the tempting viands pre-
pared Tor the occasion good cookery is
one of the excellent features of which the
institution is able to boast
After the dinner had been served Presi-
dent M. II. Buckham paid "A beautiful
tribute to the lfe and service of her
whose name the hospital bears, and at his
suggestion those present rose and stood
in silence for q brief period in honor OF
her memory. President Buckharn also
spoke Of one face missing from among
the directors, that Of the lamented Hon.
rorrey Il. Wales. who HAD been connected
with the Institution from the time Of its
establishment until about the time If his
death in last July. Judge Wales valuable
service for the hospital in a variety Of
ways was shown, and his example was
held to be worthy Of the highest emula-
ton.
President Buckham called upon the
older members of the medical staff for
informal remarks, and interesting rem
| iniscences were given by Dr. A. =. Grin
nell and DR.. w. p. Lund. DR.. John r.
Wheeler. who has been connected with
the hospital for twenty years. said that
when the main building was erected 10
had about thirty beds. and sOme people
at the time ridcule the idea that there
would be need of such large accommo-
dations. Now there are fftY-eight beds
and the question is not how to "a them
but how to provide quarters for the large
and growing list of applicants for sd-
mission.
pVac LII.
gestiors in relation TO various proposed
improvements, and the discussion was
participated in by Directors c. =. Smith
and w. ]. Van Patten, Superintendent
Andrews. and Irs. j. p. Wheeler n. G..
| Tinkham and s +. Maynard. An infor-
nal vote by the physicians showed prac-
| tcolly unanimous sentiment In favor Of
the erection of a private ward for paid
patients as the first important extension
Of the hospitals accommodating 70 be
undertaken The recommendation will bc
taken under consideration BY tho dire
tors, and tho chances are that action i'm
/ this direction NAV ho decided upon IN the
not distant future provided vcstigaticu
shows the step to be justified
The fact was developed during the r.
marks of different speakers that the Mary
Fletcher hospital is 1oinr greater work
in proportion TO its size and facilities and
With satisfactory results than are any of
larger cities, and the belief was expressed
that In no other city OF our population
could an institution OF the size and i'm
portance Of the Mary Fletcher hospital be
| found.
The directors then repaired to the di-
rectors' room AID organized by the cleo
ton Of the following officers for the year
ensuing:
Presidential. Fl. Buokham.
! ce-nresident-HenrY Wells
| Secretary-W J. Van Patten.
Treasurer-C. Y. Smith
Auditor-ETenry Greene.
Superintendent-Dr. r. ]. Andrews.
Finance oommittee-C. =. Smith, Henry
Greene and J. L. Southwick
| The directors made the following medi-
cal stan appointments for the coming
year:
Attending surgeons-Dr. ]. p. Wheeler
DR.. d. c, Hawey, Or. II. c. Tmkham
and Dr. S. +. Maynard
Attending physiclans-Dr. T. f. No
| sweeney, DR.. II. r. Watkins, Or. c. A.
Pease and Dr. W. A. Lyman.
Opthalmologist-Dr. NJ. c. Twitchell.
Pathologists-Dr. NJ. j. Wiltse and DR..
r. H. Stone.
Other elections were postponed until
the adjourned annual meeting to be held
subject to tie call OF the secretary.
/ 1t viii be OF interest IN this connection
to note that according to the reports OF
Superintendent Andrews the total NUM- Der
of patients treated during the year was
| is5; the number admitted. 903: number
| treated as outdoor" so; and the average
number of patients in the hospital daily
| 4