Evening journal., 1911-02-01

GO VISITING
Are Guests Of State Hospital
and County WOrkhOuSe
Officials Today
IMPROVEMENTS ARE
SHOWN LAWMAKERS

Members Of the Legislature and
State officials are on tour OF inspec-
tion today. This morning they visit
ed the State Hospital at Farnhurst.
and this afternoon they went to the
New Castle County Workhouse al
Greenbank. The Wilmington and up
county members Of the Legislature
went TO Farnhurst on the 10.44 o'clock
Norfolk express train, Superintend-
dent John, of the Delaware Railroad,
having arranged for the train to stop
at Farnhurst The down-State mem
bers arrived at Farnhurst about ii
o'clock
Carriages met the visitors at tho
station and conveyed them TO the hos
ptal where DR.. w. II. Hancker, the
superintendent, and the trustees OF
the institution received the Assembly,
men and other official visitors.
An inspection was made OF the en-
tire Institution, and the many inn
provements In the way Of additions
to old buildings and the erection OF
new buildings In the past few years
were pointed out
Dr. Davis, some of the trustees, and
| Supervisor Nichols escorted the visi-
tors through the hospital, and after
the inspection the lawmakers were
entertained at dinner, at which the
nurses we're the Mattresses.
William II. Swift, president of the
board, was unable TO be present
because OF illness. and George S. Ca
pelle presided, He said that the hos
pital was being conducted as economi-
cally as possible and that the trus-
i tees would answer any question. We
have been criticised very severely At
times. but the criticisms are explaina-
bic" he said
Dr. Hancker. superintendent Of the
hospital, read list Of the cost per
capita week OF patients In different
institutions throughout the country,
showing that of Delaware, with the
exception of one Southern state To
be the lowest, the cost per capita hers
being $3.50 there being 429 patients
now in the hospital
Senator Miller asked n the cost Of
fuel was included in the figures and
was told that IL was. II was point
cd out that fuel cost southern hos
pitals very little as they are near
mines.
Representative Conwell wanted Ia
/ KNOW MUtH iNt huNnN'' 10 ''f''A
cost was going 10 end.
DR.. Hanoker explained that the in
crease has been one cent a day In the
past two years, entirely out OF pro-
portion TO the advance In the cost Of
living
7 Regarding Representative Con
I wells criticism IN the Legislature tn
: other day. that S140 was spent 10 re
pair "a carriage at the hospital, ID
Hancker said that Si25 hadN bee
spent for the repair Of four erT
= riages at the hosp Al in the past ~
y years.
y DR. J. H. Wilson. Of Dover, sal
= that the trustees We're doing thei
best and suggested that the mem
hers Of the Legislature be constitute
J. a commission TO cooperate with tn
q trustees of the hospital.
Representative Conwel made Al
address In which he said he wa
thankful that the State had such
. hospital At the same time. he said
4 there are some people talking abou
4 the cost and thought the hospita
: should be conducted as economicall
, as possible. especially since DelaYar
i has not the resources Of other States
!. Dr.. Wilson ramarked that It cos
= Just as much TO support an indige1
(. IN Delaware as It did In Pennsyi
, y vania with its greatly increased re
- sources.
Senator Marshall and others spol1
aud from the general feeling thor
appeared 10 be no doubt that the hos
pital would get the increase of an
preparation asked for.