Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-11-16
A HOSPITAL
ENDOWMENT I
MRS. E. TILLoTsoN SETTLES LIB.
ERAL SUM UPON oTTUMWA
INSTITUTION
MEMORIAL TO FATHER

The Donor ls the Sister Of Mrs. L.
Bannister Of ottumwa-Gives $1,000
and Expects.to Add More-Income to
Be Used For Charitable Work-Hos.
pitaI Association Meets,
From Wednesdays Daily
The hrst endowment to be settled
upon the Ottumwa Hospital associa-
tion was today accepted by the asso-
citation at the semi-monthly meeting
and consists of $1,000. The sum is
donated by Mrs. E. Tillotson of Atlantic
Highlands, N. j., the sister Of Mrs. l..
Bannister Of Ottumwa, who gives the
money, to which she expects to make
additions in the future, as memorial to
her father, the late William M. MUIR
doch. The members Of the association,
IN accepting the donation, expressed
thanks to Mrs. Tillotson and also to
Mrs Bannister and her son, DR.. M. Ban
mister Of this city for their good Of
fees in interesting Mrs. Tillotson in
the Ottumwa hospital.
The late DR.. Murdoch was a prac-
ticing physician in Urbana, Ohio, for
many years and passed away there
after a long. career which was devoted
to his profession. Urbana has not
been the home of the family for sew
eral years and Mrs. Tillotson, wishing
to establish fund In her fathers
memory, chose Ottumwa in preference
to any other place, because of the fact
that her relatives live here and her
nephew, DR.. M. Bannister, has taken
much interest in the welfare of the
Ottumwa hospital.
Good Use For Income.
The members OF the Ottumwa hos
pital association, at their semi-monthly
meeting at the hospital building this
morning, formally accepted the gift
and extended their thanks. The
money will be invested at, once at q
good interest and well secured, and
the income will be used for the care
|of deserving patients who are not
properly city or county charges. This
is a class Of patients upon whom the
burden of an accident or a sudden at
tack Of illness falls very heavily and
there has long been need OF some aid
for just this class.
This Mornings Meeting.
At the meeting this morning the
members of circle No. 2 Of the asso-
citation reported upon the rummage
sale which closed last Thursday. Each
of the four circles has agreed to raise
5000 and that No. Q has already been
successful is evidenced by the fact
that the sum of $22706 has been plac-
ed to the credit of the association as
the result of the rummage sale.
To Help the Hospital.
Several plans are on foot for aiding
the hospital movement, both among
the members of the association and
outside the organization. At some fu
ture date to. be announced soon the
association will hold fruit recep
tion," when the admission fee will be
a jar of fruit.
The Tourist club has an "emergen
cy basket" in which will be kept arti
cles that are needed at the hospital
| to be given as requested by the man
agement of the institution.
Entertainment Saturday Afternoon.
An entertainment will be held Sat
urday afternoon of this week, at 2:3C
O'Clock at the Y. W. G. A.
by the Four O'clocks, club
on the order Of an auxiliary to the
hospital association, made up of girls
from 12 to IA years old. The program
Of Giving pictures" will be Of specia
| interest to children. The members oi
the club will have candy on sale dur
ing the entertainment.
The Superintendents Report.
The report of Superintendent Eliza
beth Trotter for the month Of October
was submitted to the association. II
| follows:
Number Of patients admitted during
| the month, A.
Number Of births during the month
Number of patients held over from
last month. II.
| Total number Of patients treated
during the month, 62
Number Of patients discharged dur.
ing the month, 30.
| Number of deaths during thu
month, g.
Number Of patients at present, rs.
Total number OF patients treatet
during the I.lOIlln, %.
| Received city grant for the month
of September $4,000.
| Received from patients during the
month, s7s3.57.
Total sum collected during tn.
month. s803.57.
! Amount of contingent fund received
and expended, $500.
Donations Received.
| City bakery cake.
| Mrs. H. Merrick-3 jars of fruit fo
! the wards.
| Mrs. j. W.. Garner dressed chick
| ems, old linen, 2 cotton slips, / fanne
! skirt, kimona Gnfants0
| Mrs. F. Hyatt-Flowers for th
nurses.
Mrs. August Hart-Flowers for tn,
nurses.
Miss Mary S. Miller-Flowers.
| Mrs. Baun-F'lowers.
Mrs. John Criley-Flowers for th'
! nurses.
Mrs. S. E. Ellsworth, Knoxville
| chair for woman's ward.