The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-09-08

!. ASSO. NEEDS FUNDS
Dr.. George Eaves Reports
for Month
81 PATIENTS TREATED
List of Firms Who Made Donations
to Sanatorium-Dr. Eaves Dis
cusses Work Being Done.
More Room Needed
81 PATIENTS TREATED

DR.. George Eaves1 secretary of the
Anti tuberculosis association of JEFF
ferson county, has prepared and sub
mitted his report for the sanatorium for
the month of August. DR.. Eaves' report
indicates that great deal of good
is being accomplished by the sanato-
rum on Red mountain.
The association is in need of funds
to carry on the work against tuber-
cu1osis and DIR. Eaves states that the
small gifts are greatly appreciated by
the people in charge. In speaking OF
the work accomplished DIR. Eaves said:
ut should be said that there is
steady increase in the relative num-
Der of incipient and durable cases COM
pared with the advanced and profile
matical ones. This is very cheering.
The pitiful thing Is that any should
have to wait outside when they need
the care of the sanatorium, BY the aid
of friends a new type of building mas
been erected at a cost of about SlO0'
It is a single bed cottage ward and
for the present the nurses are occupy
ing this room until the administration
building can be made ready"
Gifts During Month
The following gifts have been re-
ceived by the sanatorium during the
month of August:
Warner Ice Cream and Candy COM
pany, one gallon of cream every sun
day; Mrs. V. L. Metts, rs cents to gem
eral fund; Oster Brothers, one ham
mock and camp chair; Loveman. Jo-
seph & Loeb, games of domino. check
ers and lotto; Cain Furniture company,
one double bed and springs; inner
Furniture company. one mattress, one
mating art square and six WINDOW
shades for new building; Collier Drug
company, two quarts corn whisky for
medicinal purposes, Mrs. j. W. NC
| queen, one-half case of eggs.
| "A touching experience is reported to-
day." said DR.. Eaves last night. in the
tact that the first requests to the asso-
citation have just reached us. Strange
| ly enough, there were two gifts from de-
| ceased friends reaching the office on the
| same day. One was from @. w. Kelley
who died at the camp on Tuesday, after
| a residence of less than three months, as
| an advanced case. He had great apprecla-
| ton of the care taken of him and LETT the
sum of S., which will be used In some
useful memorial. On the same day MISS
Matte Daniels bequest of SO reached the
| office through the hands of her sister,
! Miss Ellen Daniels of Avondale. MISS Mat
| tie was deeply interested in the assocla-
| ton She went to her rest in December
| last. An anonymous friend sent In $40 as
| a record Cd gratitude Tor danger es-
| eaped" The secretary has sent private
acknowledgement to several generous
| friends lie desires to say that much
private liberality is necessary to get the
association free to do larger service or
even out of debt. 1t is not the large CIV
ers alone who are needed, but multitude
of small givers."
DR.. Eaves' Report
DR.. Eaves' report for August is as fol-
"Anti-Tuberculosls Association of Jeffer-
son County:
"Report of sanatorium department for
August, 1912:
Total number of patients treated dur
ing the month"; 81.
sPatients treated without charge, g.
patients treated at half rates. 3.
Patients paying cost of board. IL.
patients dismissed as improved, 4.
patients unimproved, 8.
Showing marked Improvement, II.
Dismissed for infraction of discipline, i.
Deceased during August, l.
proportion of apparently advanced
cases, "a per cent
patients exceedingly sick, 4.
Applicants awaiting entrance-Incipi-
ents Z, advanced 10.
Negroes needing sanatorium treat
ment, 25."