New-York tribune., 1909-11-22
HOSPITAL MEETING A HEALTH BUREAU
Brooklyn Body 4drised to JOIN
Federation.

The Jewish Hospital Society held its
annual meeting at No. 5Is Prospect Place.
iTJokIyn, yesterday afternoon and elected
officers and directors for the coming year.
Abraham Abraham was reelected presi-
Geut. l.. l. Firuski. who lives In Nanhat-
tan. refused reelection as first yice-presi-
dent. and f &. Blum was selected 10 sue
ceed him. Mr.. Firusk was made direc-
tor in Mr.. Blum's place
Aaron Levy was reelected second vice
president; Henry Roth. treasurer, and y.
> Jonas. secretary On the board Of di-
rectors B. H. Nanm succeeded Mark
GoOdstein. :. W. Stein succeeded :. s.
ItOJhschild. and r Issacs0n succeeded u.
X. P Bauman
President Abraham in his report point
ed out the advantages which the hospital
would gain by joining the incorporated
Federation Of Charities In Brooklyn. He
said:
There are a number OF people in Brook
lyn who do not Yet understand the practi-
cal benefits resulting from federation. II ia
a scientific and up-tO-date method Of do
Ing collectively what has been done here
tOfOre by individual effort In other words.
II l. collective strength against individual
strength II prevents needless duplication
and avoids intudicious charity
We are all UEed OF Delile eNplOtteu anu
pestered by the numerous and constantly
increasing number OF smaller charities
which eke out a precariOus existence The
constant appeals 10 purchase tickets Tor
donations 10 fairs and The numerous other
devices in order TO extract money are get
ting 10 be very burdensOme. and the an
noyance keeps pace with the increase Of
population
The federation will do away with all
these individual and burdensOme impOrtu-
mites for aid Another phase of the feG-
Grafton which needs explanation i that the
federation viii not interfere with the man
agement of the affiliated Institutions. The
autonomy Of each remains as AT present
No institution viii lose its identity.
The statistics Of the year show that SIS
free patients were admitted and 1O79 who
paid. The average death rate was 8. per
cent. as compared with per cent in 1905.
while the number OF patients discharged
vas 2i7I
The construction OF two new buildings
was also noted one Of these. which viii
be completed IN a few weeks. is an isola-
tion house, laboratory and septic pavilion.
Another building in course Of construction
is nurses home. This will also include a
large assembly, room and much needed quar-
ters for the WOmen's auxiliary Of the hos
pitaI
Edward G. Blum. president Of the Train
ing School for Nurses. gave a detailed de-
scription Of the new nurses home in his
report In discussing the situation in the
nurses school he said:
Our training school AZ present consists
OF fifteen seniors, sixteen juniors and four
prObauOners, a total of thirty-fve. Five
graduate nurses from our school we're re-
tatned as head nurses and are in charge
Of wards.
1t is. very much To be regretted that we
have been unable To enrol more proba-
tiOners. To anticipate the future needs Of
our hOspital the total number of pupil
nurses should Be az least fOrty-five dt the
present time.
A law was passed by the Board of Re
gents in Albany. and Was put into effect
on September 1, preCluding all applicants
who unable 10 produce a certificate OF
one years course Of nigh school training
These restrictions. while they are aimed
at producing an intellectually superior
nurse. have created an almost impossible
situation and We. like al other training
schools. since September 1. were Obliged
To turn away hundreds ~ applicants and
find n almost impossible 10 recruit the
necessary quota OF eHgibles.