Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1910-02-04
Valentine Tea.
ODD FELLOWS HALL. FEBRUARY IL

Fellows hal, fe0ruary l-tns from
$50 p. m. until s O'clock.
The ladies of the Entertainment
| Committee are arranging to make the
Valentine Tea pleasurable social en-
tertainment 10 all the friends of the
Day kimball Hospital, and hope to
make it an unusually successful event.
In order to sell as large number of
supper tickets rs possible, the commit
have arranged a ticket contest. The
boy or girl selling the largest number
of tickets will receive 81; the second
largest, IS cents.
Sale of tickets will commence Friday
this week, and close on Friday, Febru-
| airy llth. Allowance will be made for
faithful endeavors to sell their tickets,
which are to be procured from Miss
Manning at flagg's store.
! The general public, as we'll as friends
of the Hospital, are now pretty well
aware that the responsibility OF raising
| funds TO carry on the work of that be-
nificent institution, has been assumed
! by the Woman's Board. While the
| expenses have continued yearly To in-
crease with the augmented demands on
| the Hospital service, the ladies have
| never lost confidence nor felt worried
| lest they fail in raising the money re-
| quired 20 meet all needed demands TO
carry on the work of caring for the pa
TENTS who can be best served at the
| Hospital, The ladies have the assur-
ance that as in the past, the friends
of the Hospital in this and all adjacent
| towns will continue TO honor their APP
| peas for help as the circumstances de-
mand.
Just now the conditions have made
| it necessary for the Woman's Board to
raise a. larger amount than usual TO meet
present and anticipated requirements
for the coming year. The Hospital has
been overcrowded with patients who
must receive attention. To meet this
continuous increasing demand for room
for the sick and suffering, a large addi-
ton to the Hospital Is now being conn.,
pleted. That will require furnishings,
which will be an added expense to be
met this year, and hence friends will
understand that gifts and contributions
will be needed in addition to what
funds will be raised from the Valentine
Tea and from other future entertain
ments which may be given.
Owing to the increased wants OF the
Hospital on account of the large num-
Der of.patients, the funds in the treasu-
ry have been growing low. Their source
of revenue Is solely that contributed by
the friends of the Hospital. The in-
come OF that institution is fixed and
limited, and therefore to be able to
maintain its growing and valuable ser
vice, appeals for aid must be made to
the philanthropic friends who have
never yet failed to respond. This oner-
Gus service has been delegated TO the
Womans Board, who have cheerfully
accepted the charge, and have been en-
| couraged in their work by the warm
sympathy and generous responses to
their appeals.
AS agents to give help to maintain
the work of the Hospital, the Woman's
Board realize they are but complying
with the wishes of its steadfast friends
and on that feel no hesitation In stat
ting the case fully and clearly as they
have, as duty 10 its friends, that they
may fully understand what is their
part in the work.
The large and grand work of philan-
thropy performed by the Hospital is
now generally acknow ledged. Its In
fuenee for good en those engaged in
also on the entire community, Is not
fully appreciated 1t has increased the
spirit of philanthropy, il has awakened
more fraternai feeling, and dissipated
much of that divisional spirit that ex-
listed among the people before they be-
came united in sustaining their institu-
ton of mercy and love.
In providing such entertainments as
the Valentine Tea, the ladies are doing
a better work than raising funds for the
Hospital. They are uniting the peo-
pie in holy labor OF love. All who
participate in the entertainment, or
give assistance to 1t and its purpose, in
anywise, stand forth As friends of a no.
bic beneficence, and the reaction will
inspire an increased interest in all that
tends to elevate humanity.
The sum acquired from the enter
tainment--and it is hoped that, by ge-
neral effort, it will be a large and en-.
thusiastic gathering-is not expected
To supply the amount of funds the Wo-
mans Board desires. The ladies are
in hopes that the weiLto-do friends
who have never failed in any emergen-
cy to generously respond To an appeal,
may feel this is an opportunity TO add
to their previous benefactions, and
thereby not only give help to the Hos
pital but give joy and encouragement
to the ladies, to the corps Of physicians,
the Board of Managers and others who
give voluntary assistance TO make The
Day Kimball Hos pitaI the prominent
and useful institution it has become
through the generosity of its many
friends
The regular monthly meeting OF