Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-03-21
URGES MORE
PUBLIC AID
Annual Report to Hospital Asso-
citation Is Presented by S. R.
Harrington, the President.
ANOTHER NURSE TO GRADUATE
Seven Governors Whose Terms Had
Expired Were Reelected and Free
holder w. T. Stacey Replaces John
Hanson as the County's Represent
ative ON the Board of Governors
POS Patients Admitted to Hospital.

R65 Patients Admitted to Hospital.
At the annual meeting Of the
tion held in the patrolmen's room
at police headquarters, last night,
governors were elected, the reports
of President s. r. Harrington and the
managing committee were read, and
O number of matters Of importance
were talked over.
For time 1t looked as II the as
ISOLATION would not be able to hold
a session, as it requires seven men,
bers for quorum, but at $3.50
o'clock that many were assembled.
Samuel Garretson was chosen as
temporary secretary, in place Of Ray
mond A. Laing. who could not at
tend on account of illness.
Seven governors, whose terms had
expired, were reelected. They are
Raymond A. Laing, Franz Roessler,
G. H. Edwards, s. G. Garretson, G.
H. Aldrich, Abel Hansen and e. l..
Gridley. Freeholder w. T. Stacey
was elected to fill the unexpired term,
for two years, of John Hanson, as the
representative of the Board Of Free
holders on the governing board.
The report of the managing COM
mittee showed that the balance of
cash on hand year ago was $780,
IL. The receipts for the year were
$9,975.92, making grand total of
$11,342.04. The disbursements were
$10,005.29. The total assets, which
include the building, furnishings,
drugs and cash are $28,536.75.
Report of Managing Board.
The following report was submit
ted by President S. r. Harrington:
Perth Amboy City Hospital As
soeiation:
''Once again and for the sixth time
we are permitted to present what
is, by courtesy, termed the annual re-
port of the President of this Associa-
tion.
In the sense of report we feel 1t
but an apology, for the reason 1t
need be and is only condensing OF
the several reports of the officers and
with proper attention to their re-
ports, this is but something from
the president.
However. we can and do say with
much pleasure, that for another year
our loved institution has been able
to hold open Its doors to the public
both those who must have needs suf-
fered and lived or died without the
proper attention and also those who
know the benefit of hospital even
though good home Is theirs.
During the year there have been
admitted to the hospital, 265 pa
tients. OF these 191 have been sur
gical, "A medical. During the year
there have been 25 deaths. Sixteen
patients remained in hospital on the
first of the month.
Income from paid patients
amounting to $2,701.95 has been re-
ceived and the Ladies' Auxiliary have
added $1.706.80 to their fund dur
Ing the year and now have balance
of $2,549.55 to their credit.
The needs of the hospital are
many and while we do not say 1t in a
spirit Of fault-finding, we do believe
much more might and should be
done for 1t by the general public,
than is already the fact.
The need for a hospital in this
city has shown itself, In the last six
years, beyond any doubt and a gen.
erous public assisted, very materially
during the first years of its working
but as the time has gone past and the
county and city have rendered some
assistance, we are made fully aware
Of serious falling of In the assist
ance of the public at large. We have
been able to meet all expenses fully
and promptly to the present and not
dollar is owing, that we know of,
to the first of March, 1908.
The uast several months have been
slow in business among the manu-
featuring industries and the result
has been falling off in proportion at
the hospital and while we have had
sufficient to meet all expenses, up to
the present, we are interested in the
future of the institution and cannot
but feel that with return of busi-
ness and the added requirements to
be met by the hospital at such time,
tnat there should be a greater inter-
est shown by the people generally,
toward this, the greatest benefactor
of the city and instead of the small
donations through carnivals, cake
sales, and suppers, there should be a
far more liberal giving and by many
more people either to the Ladies'
Auxiliary or to the managing board.
We invite the attention of every
individual person of the city and vi
cinity, to this matter and ask them to
Investigate thoroughly the cash and
other donations made, and we are
sure they will be both surprised and
chagrined at the smallness Of 1t all,
compared with what Is being done
for the public
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