Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-20
CITY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION HAS SMALL
ATTENDANCE At ITS ANNUAL MEETING
Four Governors Reelected
but Three Others Whose
Terms Expired Are Not.
ANNUAL REPORTS
READ TO MEMBERS
To Paint interior of Institu-
tion--HOme for Nurses Is
Needed Seek Title.

At the seventh annual meeting OF
the members of the Perth Amboy
Hospital Association In city hall last
night the following four of the seven
governors whose terms expired this
year were reelected for a term OF
three years: Adrian Lyon, South r.
harrington, George J. Haney and
Peter A. Johansen. George D. Run
yon, Hans Greisen and Jacob Krei-
elsheimer, whose terms as members
of the board of governors also ex-
pired this year, were not reelected.
The reason given by the governors
was that they were not in good
standing.
A motion was carried that the city
be requested to name representa-
tive in the board. The matter of
electing the other two governors to
fill the remaining vacancies was left
to the Board of Governors, who will
meet at $50 o'clock next Friday
afternoon at city hall.
The meeting was scheduled for s
O'Clock, but at that hour there was
not quorum present. At $40 only
six members were on hand, and Just
as President Harrington was about
to telephone for someone, G. II. AL
drich put in an appearance. The
meeting was called at 1925 with the
following present: President Far
rington, Raymond Laing, secretary.
Samuel G. Garretson, George j.
Haney, Adolph Greenbaum. Chris
Mathiasen, Charles H. Aldrich and
Abel Hanson.
Paint Interior of Hospital.
George ]. Haney, of the managing
committee, reported that everything
in connection with the boards work
had been completed In satisfactory
manner, and that bids for painting
the interior of the hospital had been
secured, but that the matter had
been laid over until the weather was
such that the building could be
thrown open and cleaned.
Presidents Statements.
President Harrington submitted a
written report, which Is given in full
below, and it was ordered published
Mr.. Harrington, after the report had
been accepted. spoke briefly on hos
pital matters. He said that during
the past year the individual private
subscriptions to the hospital had
been about SIT, which was not more
than one-half cent apiece from the
entire population. He said this was
exclusive of the members OF the as
sociation, the factories, schools, city
and county. Mr.. Harrington stated
further that on May s the institution
will have closed its seventh success
full year and that he did not believe
that the private individual subscrip-
tions for that time would aggregate
over one-half cent each for everyone
In town.
During the seven years that the
hospital has been in existence he
said, "the number Of patients has
been nearly 1000. This past year
we only secured $1,000 from paid
patients, while the year before we
got $4,000. That was probably due
to the depression in business and, as
ia often said, the people were too
poor to afford to be sick.
Mr.. Harrington lauded the work
of the Ladies' Auxiliary and said
that during the past year over $500
had been donated in the schools for
a nurses home, which. he hoped to
see erected soon. A nurses home
he said, was very necessary, as IL
allows five more rooms in the hospi-
tai. which are badly needed.
On motion of Com missioner Haney
vote of thanks was extended to
the Board Of Aldermen, the Board
of Freeholders, the Ladies Auxil'
iary, the public schools, the doctors
and the factories for their assist
ance, either financially or otherwise
during the past year.
Chris Mathiasen, of the auditing
committee, reported that the books
of the association had been audited
and found correct.
The report of the Ladies Auxil-
iary. as published in the NEWS re-
Gently. was read and accepted, as
was the report of the financial sec
retary, who is also treasurer OF the
hospital association. The latter re-
port, which is signed by Henry W.
Jones, secretary of the managing
board, is given below.
Governors to Meet Quarterly.
At the suggestion of Adolph
Greenbaum 1t was decided that the
Board of Governors should meet
quarterly, instead of annually, as al
present. The first quarterly meet
ing. after the meeting next Friday
afternoon, will be on the third FRI
day in June. Mr.. Greenbaum thinks
that by meeting more frequently
new members may be secured and
that there will be more prompt
payment of the annual dues OF $40.
1t was the suggestion Of the presi-
dent that the annual meeting OF the
Board of Governors be held at $3.50
O'Clock next Friday afternoon to
transact business and elect officers.
For Title to Land
Samuel G. Garretson, of the spec
ial committee relative to securing
title to the land on which the hospi-
tai stands, reported that the matter
was still unsettled. and he read a
letter from Cortlandt Parker, whose
father gave the land to the hospi-
tai with the proviso that should II
cease to be used for hospital pur-
poses II must either be purchased
for the cash value at the time or re-
vert back to the heirs of the donor.
On motion the matter was left In
the hands of the committee.
The meeting was adjourned at
1926 o'clock The report OF the
president was as follows: