The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-28

'St' ~ LNN ~ tllc DullulllBA lIldl VIZ
now see about us completed and IN
operation were IN the process Of con-
struction Most Of the work had not
even been undertaken, Our friends at
this time questioned the wisdom Of the
movement and many who gave freely
Of their funds TO assist US expressed
| grave doubt as TO the results. The good
people Of the county, however much
they may have questioned at that time
showed confidence and trust IN the
association by giving money 50 freely
! that the work went on, It's few orgI-
majors strong IN the faith taht IN time
1t would be justified.
one cannot say In work like this,
after II has been In operation for one
or two years that 1t is unquestionably
a success, that 1t Il unquostionably ac-
eomplshing the good that was hoped
for, When an association undertakes
TO care for a disease that Is so pro-
longed and SO difficult TO conquer, six
months, or a year, or even two years
Will not really show results that can
be confidently relied upon. But now
al our NTH meeting your committee
feels that this Is an established insti-
tuition. We are confident now from the
reports that we have received of those
who have left us and returned to work,
that the most sanguine of us five years
ago had not a full realization of the
possibilities that were before us Our
results hers are gratifying beyond
words Our institution is credit to
the association and to the state. Ev-
cry bed has been occupied, all availa-
BILE space used to receive those who de-
sired treatment and yet 1t has proved
insufficient. Your executive committee
have felt that they could not go for
ward and extend their work because In
so doing they Increased the financial
responsibility beyond a point which II
was deemed safe to go, The GAYLORD
Farm. with means, could receive and
care for to their very great profit a
hundred patients as an average, but 20
do that would require the outlay OF a
worry considerable sum for providing
larger accommodations and what Is OF
more account, the weekly deficit on
each one Of the additional patients
would have TO be met, and would be
burden Of too great consequence.
You are aware that two years ago
tie state Of Connecticut allowed S.
600 per annum toward the deficit that
Is, You understand, unavoidable and
VIII always exist unless the institution
becomes heavily endowed. This 5000
from the state carried us successfully |
through the two years for which the
appropriation was made, but at the
last meeting of the legislature our
work had so increased that IL was
necessary TO ask for more, and an
annual allowance of $500 was grant
ed. With this and with the subscrip-
tions that have so generously como
TO us from all over the county, from
rich and poor alike, Il has been pos
sible for the committee to carry this
institution through the year, to meet
the current expenses. and has enabled
II TO report at this fifth annual meet
ing that there Is no debt whatever
against the institution. Such an an
nouncement It is most agreeable for
the executive committee to make. and
undoubtedly agreeable for the friends
of the institution to hear, but state
ments of prosperity are extremely la
bic to be misunderstood and people
may be led to think that the instltu-
ton is beyond financial want. Your
committee would state that while II
has no debt at all, II has a large
anxiety as TO how the deficit of the
next month or two will be met.
At the last meeting we mentioned
the fact that we were engaged in
law suit against the contractors who
the electric light plant 1t
Is not necessary 10 90 into any detail
IN this matter, but ,. Is n matter OF
most intense satisfaction to the chair
man OF the executive committee and
the medical superintendent upon
whom this most di71grceable burden
has largely rested to report that the
case has been won, and damages to
the amount of $i,2GO have been paid
by the defendant.
The question of The management OF
the farm Is one that has been Of con-
siderable interest 20 the association
each year. 1t has Seen the firm con-
vlction OF the chairman Of the cxecu-
tive committee that with proper man
agcment the farm could be made an
asset rather than an expense 10 the IN
stitution. Last year It was reported
that the deficit was but 1854 on the
farm account This year II will be
shown by the other reports that the
farm has more than paid expenses and
has been valuable asset to ~. I'm
der the able management of Mr. Tut
tie, the present farmer, the executive
committee feel confident that the re-
ceipts from the farm will steadily in
crease, and that II can be made to as
slst very materially in the work of the
We are at the present time in
position whore II Las become abso-
lutey unavoidable that we should go
into debt to a certain extent unless
the good friends in New Haven coun-
ty come to the rescue. The place can
not be conducted any longer In a sat
way without suitable resi-.
dence for the medical director
Report Of DR.. Standlsh.
The tuberculosis clinic esta hished at
the dispensary by this association has
now been in operation a little over a
year The clinic has been conducted
along the lines planned, VIZ:
l. To provide for the home treat
ment Of patients unable to 20 to a
2, To prevent the spread of The dis
ease.
3. To educate the public concerning
the disease and the methods OF curing
and preventing It.
Probably the greatest good has been
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