Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-06-07
A YEAR OF SUCCESS
HAS The HOSPITAL
Institution is Upon a Solid
Basis.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS THERE
a. Rylander is President for the Cur
rent Year-Purchase of the Building
Is Recommended-Fi of In
stituticn Are in Good Shape.

stitution Are in Good Shape.
The Americus Hos pital Association
has Just held it's annual meeting, re
viewing the wo k accomplished during
the first year and eIecting cffioers anG
board of physicians for the current
year. The meeting was well attend
and much interest evidenced.
The success attending the hoepita
during this the first year of it's exs-
tense, was indeed gratifying, surpass-
ing the sauguine expectations of those
laboring so zealously to make it so.
And. the second yea, with experience
gained in the first, begins auspiciously.
At this annual meeting Mr.. Arthur
Rylander was ele cted president, Judge
Chas. r. Crisp vice president, ReY. J,
L. Irwin secretary. AMI Mr.. G Morgan
Eldrldge treasurer.
These four cffic al, with four fir On
the Ladies Auxiliary and the followir 6
named gentle men, constitute the board
of directors: MeSsrs N. A. Ray, G
M. Council, Allen For, Jr., G.. W.
Bacot, E. L. Murray, A. T. johnson
Frank P. Harold.
The board OF house physicians are
Doctors j. @. Field, r E. Cato, G. T
Miller, ". s. Pra'her, T. A. Chappell.
Following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That the Americus Char
ity Hospital Association is essentially
city and county sff4ir, and all citi-
zens of said CITY and county are INVITED
and urged to take an interest IN it's af
affairs and are hereby assured of g
cordial greeting.
Resolved, That every licensed ply.
| stefan in Americus and Sumter county
are hereby urged to encourage the
maintenance and successful operation
of the hospital, aid are respectfully
invited to give it their il faence and
support.
They are all invite to send patients
to the hospital and to feel that they
are all welcome aud that they are as
much interested IN the as, citation as
any one else"
The annual report of the retiring
president. Judge Charles r Crisp,
contained much information Ct value
and interest to the general public.
The hospital was opened for the re-
ception If patients May 29th, 1905, and
since that date has received thirty sew
en- patients. OF these, twenty-nine
were "pay" patients, and eight charity.
There have been performed twelve
surgical operations, all of which were
eminently successful. There were five
deaths during the year, one charity
patient. There are now but six pa
tients In the hospital: one, the little
son of j Q CLARK, being the only
charity patient.
THIS little boy, terribly burned, has
been there sinc3 December last, and is
now rapidly improving.
The hospital has received from all
sources, including pay patients, done
lions from city ard county, and from
bazaars, the sum of S., 459 u, and has
expended 81. 1862. IS, leaving cash bal
anoe IN bank 81, 29704.
The Hospital ASSOCIATION spent $500
or $500 in improvements uron the
building, operating room ard other
needed expenditures. The insti,ution
is now thoroughly equipped in the
way of supplies, furnitur blankets, bed.
ding, stoves, &C., and expenses will
thus be curtaiIed.
The attendants at the hospital are
ample, Miss Grove, The matron in
charge, having as many nurses at her
command as are needed.
From the standpoint of economy
President Crisp advises the purchase
of the building, now leased for term
of years at $3.50 per, anuum. Over
81, 900 has been raised for this purpose.
and the $40 additional req hired can
b9 had on loan at per cent.
The building, it is said, can be
bought by the Association for So. 100.
Thus 1920 per year can be saved in the
way of rent account.
The Americus hospital has been a
boon to suffering humanity here, and
is appreciated to the fullest extent
The best people of city and county
have been among it's patients, and there
is no doubt that the superior treatment
given there has saved many lives.
All praise to the hospital, and the
noble women and men who have aver