Arizona republican., 1910-02-18

l Dutiu an lnliTlnary TOT advanced cases . and also a new stable. leaving the site of the old one as building lot for
 new houses. Four bungalows have
 been erected. one in memory of the . late Otis Stafford Johnson of Colorado
 Springs, another by the Woman's
 Auxiliary of the Diocese of Chicago
 and two others by anonymous donors
 An additional gift of s5000 has been
 made by a generous friend and sup
 porter of the work in the past for the endowment of free bungalow. An other friend interested from the very
 beginning of the movement for the establishment of St. Luke's Home has
 given $5000 to be used at the discre-
 ton of the treasurer for the benefit of the home. It has been thought that this gift might be used towards the
 building of an inflrmary for those in the advanced stages of tuberculosis, the cost Of which will be about $1000 and for which plans have already been drawn, or its endowment. We ought tO have $1O,000 eventually for the fur 1 ther endowment of the infirmary, 1 which will have accommodations for ten patients. Although an electric bell system has been installed connect | ing each bungalow with the rooms of the superintendent and the nurse. yet il is difficult to care for the very i'll in isolated bungalows. An infirmary l is necessary if we are to care for any number of advanced cases The prob- lem is q serious one. and although we are reluctant as n sanatorium tO care i for so many whose chances for re- A the other hand as $ Christian and benevolent home We do not feel justified in turning away those who cannot find admit tance. perhaps. in other sanatO- riums. and certainly not in hotels and boarding houses. At the same time We cannot allow ourselves tO be swamped by the hopelessly i'll. IL is not fair to those patients who are in the early stages of the disease and who are able to be about. Neither does our income at the present time justify our taking charge of so many belonging to the former class. but in a partially endowed hospital some what removed from the other bunga- lows most of these objections would, to d certain extent. be removed.
 IL would be desirable to have some one person give as a memorial the s1000 needed for the building. or for a number Of persons to contribute to- wards it's erection. and its partial en- dowment. As already stated. we have S5000 which can be used for either of the two purposes. but we need an ad- ditional sI2,O00 for both objects. There -hn died in our streets had not the hospi- tality of the home been extended to them.
 Every effort should be made to dis courage the sending to Arizona of those who are hOpelessiy i'll, generally with little or no means for their sup port. and often without friends ac- companying them only to die in a strange land. of homesickness and privation. It is justly or unjustly claimed that eastern physicians are not guiltless in this respect. Tine clim 1te of Arizona can accomplish much with medical care, nourishing food and pleasant surroundings, but doc tors on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts and in the central west should ac- Knowledge this fact in the early stages of the disease, and not wait until they have exhausted all their efforts. and then send their patients too late to Arizona.
 With the Home now crowded to it's utmost capacity, we have had reluc- tsntly to refuse admittance to many whom We would otherwise have gladly cared for. The record of the past year usilI haf hs. has been, We have yet cared in part or entirely for q large number of pa tIents. How largely philanthropic our work Is will he recognized when 1t is stated that not single patient has paid the entire cost of his or her maintenance. Most of the patients have been young men.
 It is interesting and encouraging tO note. as reference to the list of con tributors will show. that many names which appear for the current year were among last years givers. This indicates a continued interest and faith in our work. for which we are grateful. It is hoped that the list of annual. associate and life members may he greatly increased in the fu- ture. Regular. systematic giving would be a great aid to the work.
 As has been the custom from the starting of the home. no expense has been incurred in the raising of the funds. and the board of physicians. now increased by three additional members. have given their services absolutely free.
 If the cost of the maintenance of 1 each patient seems unusually large, | and it is more than we wish it was, ! the increased cost of living must be | borne in mind. and also the fact that | tuberculosis patients require the best | and most nourishing food, and where | there are SO many who are very ill., | q great deal of service is absolutely i necessary.
 In conclusion it should be stated l that the trustees feel that the work of | St. Luke's Home has made good pro- l gross since our last annual report, and | that it is fast approaching that time | when it will be on a comparatively | firm and permanent basis.
 They would again acknowledge their l indebtedness to the superintendent and | the board of physicians for their un- | selfish labOrs in behalf of the home.
 Report of the Superintendent.
 To the President and Roar6 Of TruS-