Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-07
MARY FLETCHER HOSPITAL
Annual Dinner and the Election
of Officers.
Gratifying work during Pnat Year.
Further improvements and L.rper
Service OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Patients Treated In Yenr.

While the annual dinner of the Marv
Fletcher hospital Yesterday afternoon
| was A successful affair from all polnts Of !
view. the occasion was saddened nv the
loss of various strong men from the board |
of directors as we'll as from the surgical
| staff.
| Following the dinner President Henry
Greene called upon Secretary ". J. Van
| Patten 10 pay a tribute to the late presi- !
dent NJ II. Buckham in accordance with
established precedent Mr.. Van patten
! asked those present to stand moment in
silence A. mark OF respect to Mary
! Martha Fletcher, the founder OF the hos
/ pital
| Mr. Van Patten spoke Of the splendid
service Of President Buckham who had
| been connected in various capacities with
| the institution from the very inception of
| the project and who was always solicit
| tous concerning the charitable work oe
the hospital. MIR. Van Putteu dealt with
| the marked influence of President Buck
ham In various directions. and paid a de-
served tribute to his attractive Qualities
of mind and heart
DR.. d. G. Hawley spoke fcplingly Of The
| Iota nv T. NJ Ripuhu,n ,,.i,b ,,.l,,., ga,
| many Of those present had been intima te-
10 ossoc,a,ed tie saId ,ho, M y,,,r,,,
! u,os - ,r.at sureeor ho,d,,o -, .,,.t,hla
ros,,,o,, =, tho S,o+o ., ,,.eI 49, T., D..
| llngton. He was also grand man as
| well and everybody loved him. Az a
diagnostican DR.. Bingham had no supe-
| r!or In this region and. above all, he
wortod ~ uv, rigb, os vii a. 60 ho
right
Dr u e. 7,,,Lbom damn 20 ,,,o oo,,ov.
of ,red,oiro ne tho r,r,yor.l,,. 90 I,or,,ont
! pa,d n dosor,.o5 ,-,hu.o >. ,,a ,a.o 90,
iaapue nm tho ,urg,coi s,scf 30 ,,o hos,,,-
,al Dr c T., ,toyr,rd H., 49,, .,,o,,, 20
tho good work of rho hosr,,ol h,t ,r,,od
| TINT tho bosritoI NIUE, oo,s.on.,,, ;,r
nrove and ,bis ,,eort ,rork for an can
| corred ne ,,o,l &c a,n,lo .ao,i,,,oa
Troosuror r. y c,,ttb satd r,os, y,
those nroeant had nroh,hiv no, stonn.d T.,
rea1ize how, eroa, I, Two o,,oroo,ta b,d
been tho los. of tho bos,,,aI ,,r,r,r Emo
mast veer Tho hoard ~, d,rectors had
! lost preside,, NJ u p,cl,b,,, vtce-
| prasidart t1arr,. vrou. az, ax-c.o,,or,or
T. n proctor = d,roctor Tho s,rgica,
staff had ,oet erst M ( /. >toyr,rd and
now Dr r NJ pirybon
| Mr. SMITH ,nol,o -, io,,,,h Of Tho o,,,r-
ci,1 situ,,,or IN +bo bosr,.o, IN ,,,.o %
tn. fact that +h. board nod s,ont co lorco
q sum about e,S5oo, IN orlorgir, and
eouinni,p tho bosnita, +be rec.tnts Of tho
past year were only about $500 less than
the expenditures. and part of this sum
represented expenditures that might prop
cry ne charged 70 construction rather
imam To current expenses. Inc BOARD IL
ANXIOUS TO extend the usefulness OF the
| hoSpi'ai JUST as taSt as IL can win the
means AT hand'
men Dr D. n JENNIE was caileu
upon 10 respond ne directed attention
10 tue iact mat Dr. blhEham was
p'oneer III various surs'cai operations
III 'he Whole region north or Massa-
chuse''S' me way TO help the hosp'-
.hi 10 90 better work is for each mem
"'' W 'ne e'ail !" wy W improve AIS
service IN every possible way and ne
iol one was resolved 10 40 thls'
., =" WIN sPoNe u 'he way III
"ni0h iieihpers oi 'He poaru appie-
'la'eu 'ne co-operation OF the PnFS'-
cia"s ana SURGEONS IN heiplhs 10 make
'"e MA rie'c"er hospl'al success
-
'"t Wo'N Vi 'he members OF 'he staH
anu S"""e" what '"'S ""rh meant lor
'"e ''a.e as wen MS LOT hurllhSt"h'
o,,,,roo,a,,o, 80 49, ,,.s .
splendid work performed nv the star.
uo,t ~, ,r,,r ,,oo,,r
AT 'ne "H''ai '''ee''hb vi '"e "'FS'-
'ors 'he VARIOUS rePor's were rea l.
sho"ihs '"' eA''h' VI t"e oPera'lo"S
OF the hoSpi'al me report OF l'r' -.
d. andrews superintendent included
the ioil""ihB S'atis'lcs; Inc hummer
or patients III 'He hosPltal on 'he hr't
nay OF th' year was ~ me hummer
or patieh'S aui"l''" curing 'h' year
was l''ol ana the hummer OF out
patients was l'o'o' making the total
number or patients treated during me
year 3'l3o
The total number of charity pa
tients treated during tn" year was
l,727. or over one-nalf