The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-11
PLANS DRAWN FOR
NEW BUILDING
Children's Hospital Will
Soon Erect New Wards
on California Street Side
PRESIDENT RESIGNS

After thirty years service as presi-
dent OF the board OF managers OF the
ChiIdren's Hospital and Training School
Tor Nurses, Mrs. W. B. Harrington Re-
tlred at the annual meeting of the as
sociatfon yesterday and Mrs. L. J..
Dunbar was elected her successor. Mrs.
harrington was nominated and elected
honorary president of the board by ac-
ciamatlon. There is a year of activity
In store for the new president. who
mas served the hospital association as
treasurer for a number of years and
with such success that the institution
is conducted on a cash basis and has
100000 to it's credit in the general fund.
which is In bank
The new work to be undertaken is
the erection of a modern structure to
cost $150.000 to replace the building on
California street. used by the hospital
Tor many years prior to last April.
when 1t was badly damaged and has
been unsafe since. Already the build
ing fund has $50 $50 TO its credit. Bliss
& Faville, architects. are preparing
plans for the new building, which will
be In harmony with the Mission type
employed in the incurable ward of the
hospital on Sacramento street
The meeting yesterday was held IN
the nurses home. adjoining the hospi-
tai. Mrs. Harrington presided and read
OF the early days of the hospital.
The report of the hospital for the
year ending December 81 last was read
by the secretary, Mrs. Eleanor Laidley
Miller The report stated that during
the year 1855 patients were treated. ass
of whom were women and ne children.
Ninety-nine refugee patients were re-
ceived during the time of the disaster.
of which fifty were children and forty
eight adults. Mrs. Miller spoke OF the
necessity Of the building Of a new hos
pital- The Tay Memorial Annex to the
hospital at Elmshurst received special
mention.
HOSPITAL PROSPEROUS
the financial standing of the hospl-
tai was given in the report of the re-
firing treasurer Mrs Dunbar. and in
the supplementary report of James d.
Phelan, treasurer of the endowment
funds. During the year endowments
amounting to s27,S02.45 were received
and donations of $s.649.O6. The total
receipts of the hospital were s124.-
110.1S, which amount included moneys
received from all sources.
Reports were made by DR. Julia Lar
son, resident physician; Martin W.
Fleming, superintendent, and Kathar-
inc Brown. superintendent of nurses.
The board then voted upon the ON
GERS and STATS of the institution. The
nominating committee had reported on
all the officers and the committees Sc
lections were ratified in each instance
by the members present The results
follow:
Honorary president. Mrs W. B. Harrington:
president. Mrs L. L. Dunbar; first vice presi-
dent. Mrs Sophia f. Peart; second vice presi
dent, Mrs +. 5. Pillsbury; recording secretary,
Mrs. T. L. Miller; corresponding secretary Mrs.
g, f. Grant; treasurer, Mrs. Jeanette e. Mer-
Hsrrngton Mrs iisn RsrS MIS- rs sorSs
E, Grant. Mrs. Henry z. Bothin, Mrs. James W.
Kerr, Mrs. W. I. Fonda, Mrs. Wendell EastOn,
Mrs. O. B. Alexander. Mrs. l. y. Walter. Mrs
d. n. Rideout, Mrs Rolla V. Watt, Mrs c. F.
Holmes Mrs. Evans s. Pillsbury Mrs. Henry
Payot, Mrs NJ. F. McGurn. Mrs. Helen Hecht,
Mrs. Walter B. Cope, Mrs. NJ b. de Young,
Mrs. Sophia Z. Peart, Mrs 7. i. Miller, Mrs
Silas Palmer, Mrs. Latham McAIullin. Mrs
Jeanette E. Merritt. Mrs Augustus Taylor.
Mrs. William j. Dutt0n. Mrs. E. s. Heller.
board Of trustees John F. Merrill, William j.
Dutton. Leon Sloss James d. Phelan. Rolla v
Watt; legal advisors, Giles Fl. Gray and Sheldon
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