Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1911-02-10
Hospital Valentine Tea.


one of the public institutions in this
city that has won the deep interest of
all our citizens and friends in other
towns in the county, is the Day Kim.
bali Hospital. 1t is worthy of all the
interest aroused and all the sacrifices
made for its support. Its beginning
was of a very modest character, but
1t has steadily grown until now no
other city in the State the size of Put
nam has anything to compare with 1t
in size and thoroughness of appoint
ment to care for as large number of
patients. IL has accomplished bened
cent service for the sick and suffering
since its opening. As its facilities to
meet every class of suffering ones re-
quiring the best care and the highest
medical skill has become known in all
the county, the patients have gone on
increasing and its high reputation ac-
know ledged.
Last year a large addition to the
building was completed to meet spe-
cial needs and to provide for an in
crease of patients that was to be ex-
pected.
This costly addition to the Hospital
has drawn heavily ON the resources of
the Woman's Board, whose assumed
obligation is and has been, TO labor to
provide funds for all Hospital needs
not regularly provided for. One source
is giving their Valentine Tea, to which
all friends of the Hospital are invited,
paying small price for ticket, but
to contribute, without solicitation, any
sum they may feel glad to give for the
continuance of their work, without in
curing any debt. The members of
the Woman's Board have only had To
let it be known that they needed funds
to meet their obligations in order TO
get quick response. They expect to
receive now the usual generous assist
ance.
This year will be the 10th anniversa-
ry of the Valentine Tea, kept in
memory of Day Kimball, after whom
the Day kimball Hospital is named.
The late Mrs. Day Kimball-a resi-.
dent of Boston, and who spent her
summers in Pomfret-donated a sum
of money to tho Putnam Hospital on
condition that Ii be known as the "Day
Kimball Hospital in memory of her
son, Moses Day Kimball, who died du-
ring his college career at Harvard.
His birthday falls upon February IA,
and yearly until her decease, his mo-
ther sent an oflering, in remembrance,
to the Woman's Board of the Hospital.
On this account the Board voted to OBJ
serve that date as donation Day."
and as long as she lived, Mrs. Kim
ball sent gifts of money to the Wo-
mans Board on that date, as did sew
eral of her friends. Since her decease
two of her daughters, Mrs. Susan Day
Kimball Clark and Miss Hannah z.
Kimball, have never failed to send
generous check for the same object.
In order to make the present occa-
sion especially notable, the officers of
the Woman's Board served tea on one
occasion in the rooms they were occu-
plying for their meetings in Union
Block. From that small beginning,
the present delightful entertainment,
known as the Valentine Tea, has ex-
banded TO its present proportions. 1t
has become most popular occasion
for the assemblage, in social way, of
the past and present members of the
Woman's Board and friends of the
Hospital, and the amount of money
realized and the assistance rendered to
the Hospital, in this way, is greatly
appreciated.
The entertainment this year is con-
Gdently expected to yield extraofdina-
ry patronage.
The entertainment will open at 2:30
p. IN. Tables will be provided for sale
of useful and fancy articles, and con-
fectionery.
Supper, % cents. 1t will be served
by Mrs. Leach and Mrs. Mansfield as
sisted by the following matrons:
Mrs. G. A. Seely, Mrs. Eugene De-
rocher, Mrs. Herbert Fitzroy, Mrs.
Ralph Kenyon, Mrs. Frank Todd, Mrs.
Mary Wright, Mrs. Lena s. Greene,
Mrs. Alfred Briggs, Mrs. A. l.. Mans
field.
MENU.
Cold Meats, Baked Beans,
Escolloped Potatoes,
Brown Bread, White Bread.
Rolls, Pickles, Cake,
Coffee, Tea, Cream.
From 3 to 5, p. M, tea will be served
by Miss Ellen Wheeloek and Miss 5.
Elizabeth Clark.
Fancy Work Table-Mrs. j. A. At
Wood, Mrs. Henry Thayer, Mrs. Flori-
nus Clark, Mrs. Philip Mathewson,
Mrs. CA. Russell, Mrs. Frank Thayer.
Flowers and pIants-Mr RS. S.B. Over
lock, Mrs. Arthur Palmer, Miss Anne
liza Hutchins.
Valentine Table--Mrs. Walter Bart
lett, Mrs. Adler Towne.
Ice cream and lemonade-Miss Ma
rlon Warren, Mrs. Andrew Frost, Mrs.
q. Harold Gilpatric.
Cake Table-Mrs. Warren Averill,
Mrs. Harry Back, Mrs. e. &. Glider