Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-21
Comment of Commissioners.
RECEPTION OF REPORTS.
Annual Meeting of Homeopathic hos
pital Association-Oficer Elected,

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pital Association-Oficer Elected.
At the twenty-fifth annual meeting of the
National Homeopathic Hospital Associa-
ton, held in the library of the New Will
lard Hotel last evening, the reports of the
officers of the association on the work ac-
complished during the year since the last
annual meeting were received and officers
for the association for the coming wear
were elected. In all the reports the key
note was that the year had been the most
successful in the history Of the Homeo-
pathc Hospital.
The meeting was called to order by Mr..
John M. Carson. chief of the bureau Of
manufactures Of the Department Of Com
merce and Labor, who Is the president Of
the association. After the opening routine
the annual reports were called for The
first was that OF the board OF trustees
presented by DR.. Ralph Jenkins president
Of the board who indicated by statistics
that the year had been the most successful
In the twenty-five years that the hospital
has been established. He stated in the re-
port, however, that on account of the in
creased cost of food and supplies-25 per
cent increase over a few years ago-it would
be necessary for the local hospital to fol-
low the lead of similar institutions in other
cities and raise the rates. No definite &C.
tion however. along that line has been car
ried out.
The report Of the treasurer of the board
of trustees given by Mr.. Charles Lyman,
showed that the financial condition of the
hospital association was satisfactory The
total receipts for the year were Sal PSI q;
the total disbursements. $41..--.19.
The report OF the medical and surgical
staff was submitted by DR.. J. H. Branson,
chairman of the executive committee of the
staff. This report showed that 679 cases
had been admitted to the hospital during
the year, that there were 1O1 births In the
hospital and that 641 patients had been dis
charged In that period. OF the total pa
tients, thirty-five died during the year.
There were 40 ambulance calls for the
hospital, and 1.219 emergency cases were
treated by the hospital corps making an
| increase Of CO per cent Of emergency cases
The reports Of the Ladies Aid Association
| secretary. and Miss Katharine g. Pratt
treasurer. Miss Richards report showed
that the money raised by the members Of
the association in 1905 amounted to
S460S. This amount was obtained
and donations. The entertainments in
| cluded the Dance Of Nations" a rummage
sale, card party and a garden party. -Aiss
Richards also gave credit to the two aux
iliaries. the Hahnemann Chapte- and the
Catherine Borney Chapter. of which Mrs.
Henry Cleveland Perkins and Mrs A. A.
Birney are presidents respectively
The reports for the Nordho.. Guild were
made by l. w. Schooley, recording secTe-
tary, and Mrs. c. /. Allen, treasurer. The
report Of the house committee was also
read.
The following officers for the ensuing
year were elected: President, Maj John
M Carson: firse vice president. DR.. William
Rufus King; second vice president, Mrs.
John Dalzell; secretary, Mr.. Elias s.
Hutchinson; board of trustees-Mr. A. A.
Birney. Mrs. A. R. Quaiffe. DR.. Ralph Jen-
kins. Mr.. Frank w. Stone and Mr.. John "a
Willxie.