The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-15
WALKER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
Report to Board of Managers Of
the Years Work
Gifts 10 the Institution burning the
Year-Needs of the Hospital Sus-
gestcd-Einanccs of the Institution.
Report OF the Superintendent of the
Training School.

The report to the board of manager
OF the James Walker Memorial hes
pital, by the physician in charge. D
h B. Slocum, has recently been sui
mitted and some interesting facts con
corning that institution are given on
The report shows Very clearly what
splendid and necessary work is bein
lone and the hospital should have III
hearty support Of all citizens.
/ The report of the superintendent o
the training school, Miss Edith Elton
is also given.
1t is not possible to give DR.. Slocum'
report in full, on o of Unite,
space, but in part it follows:
During the past year there has beer
several Improvements in the hospita
buildings and equipment, for whicl
we wish TO thank our friends.
Firstly: For the new porch anc
bathroom on the south end of the
main building. Hitherto there ha:
been but porch for all patients
male and female, charity and pay;
moreover the old porch was built SC
that it is not possible to move the
beds onto it, as can be done with the
new one. The expense of this (aboui
$500 has been met almost entirely bv
gifts from friends of the hospital.
In addition to their contribution 70
the porch, he "Minfstering Circle" of
Kings Daughters have given to the
hospital awnings ($75) for the win
and linoleum ($140) for the floors
of the halls. To anyone who has Wis
tied b hospital before and after these
two gifts had been made, it is useless
to try to describe the Improvement
made by them in making the hospital
more attractive.
The city officials have again shown
their interest in the hospital by the
macadamizing of Red Cross street
Also the road in the rear of the hos
pital. This will be appreciated es-
pecially by those who had the mis-
fortune to take the trip to the hospital
over the old road when perhaps they
had q broken leg or an appendix abb
cess.
THE hospital circle of the Kings
has just equipped the char
lty wards with new mattresses at an
expense of S143. The gift was made
IN place of the food carriage which
hey had been planning to give.
THE Jewish Ladies' Sewing Society
las given the hospital a generous sup
ply Of linen.
"Otner gifts such as reading matter
,ruit, etc, have been made by various
friends during the year.
A to the needs of the hospital we
would suggest:
l, A new porch at the north end
# the building corresponding with the
lew one at the south end.
2. Beautifylng the grounds about
he hospital.
desire to take this opportunity
f making the public acquainted with
Wo changes in the regulations: The
listing hours for pay patients in the
Yards has been limited daily from y
to 5 O'Clock in the afternoon.
'ases of simple alcoholism will not be
to the hospital either as lri-
ate Or charity patients.
The object of both these rules is
imply to protect those patients who
re seriously i'll. Imagine a man in
is third or fourth week Of typhoid
sver being disturbed by a ncisv
drunk" in the same ward Or in The
ext o
I'm conclusion We wish to thank
T. Alderman for his continued interest
} the hospital. 1t is only those who
re- intimately acquainted with tie
orkings of the institution who fully
Dpreciate what he has done and is
i'll doing for it.
Number Of patients admitted, dis
and died 1906:
Patients Admitted 354
rarity Patients Admitted ..... 466
ScnarSed.... -. 80. ........ 0S7
SO.... -. ...... -. go. =