Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-01-23
ANNUAL REPORT
VERY GRATIFYING
Board President Kings Daughters
Hospital Makes Statement.

Hospital Makes Statement.
COMMEMORATE WORK
SHOULD BE FoSTERED
Splendid progress Shown for First
year-lnstitution Of Great Value in
Community and Deserves All AID
Possible--L to be Highly Conn
piimented on Their Efforts
From The World of Thursday.
The Kings Daughters hospital has
most certainly been doing some high
| " conmendable work, as shown by
the appended detail report OF the
president Of the Board of Control.
Being run without regard or thought
for profit It merits the interest and
support 81 all Report follows.
Miss Nj G McSherry. Pres.
Hospital Circle.
Kings Daughters.
Dear Madam When the manage
ment Of the hospital was recognized
and enlarged by your circle one year
ago. It was done with the Wow OF en-
listing cooperation from those inter
ested In the work Naturally, the
first years work would be, at best,
experimental, but the results as
shown By the reports are most graf
flying
qYour Board Of Control, who man.
age the finances, consists OF his hon
or, the mayor. the president Of the
county court, Rev. C. s. Trump from
the Ministerial association, O. A.
i Young, and myself, the two latter
| having been made president and sec
| Rotary, respectively. This board is
| practically an official body, as the city
and county are represented thereon.
"The medical staff comprises four
teen leading physicians of the city
and county, who contribute their SER
vices to charity patients and have
done much in upbuilding the insti-
tuition The officers arc: DR.. s. N.
Myers, president: Dr. H. S. Castle
man, secretary.
"The visiting board is composed o.
representatives from each of the
| eleven denominations of the city
working in conjunction with the mem
bers OF your circle, who visit the hos
pital regularly. The officers of this
board sre Miss Carrie Roush, pres
ident; Miss May Faulkner. secretary
"The reports of each of the boards,
together with the financial statement
of your treasurer have all been sub
mitted and show that the work has
been carried forward as PINNED and
quite satisfactory
"The medical staff reports that the
institution is well kept. considering
| the facilities at hand; the culinary
management very satisfactory, evi-
denced by the absence OF complaint
of any character During the year
some necessary appliances were add
ed to the hospital equipment and it
is contemplated to add still more as
soon as circumstances will permit.
The present heating sytem Is Insult
ficient and unsanitary and should be
replaced by something more modern
either steam or hot water, to make
the building comfortable
"In confirming the above, II might
be well to state that the medical
stan, as individuals. contributed to-
ward the purchase of IA complete ster-
liking outfit and donated same to the
hospital
"The secretary and treasurer, mi
Submitting his annual report the
vouchers for which have been exaanin-
ed and found correct shows. Re-
ceipts from patients $726.25; receipts
from donation. Ga. D. Darby) $500;
total. s73125. Expenditures were as
follows Nurses, $3614o; meals for
patients, $32715; drugs and supplies,
$754 wood, coal and ice, s27.5S;
electric light and gas, s4O.29; plumb
ing stationery. books. etc, s4s.57; IN
terest, s2.25; total, sSS366.
This shows an apparent excess OF
disbursements over receipts Of sl52-