The Mankato free press., 1912-01-19

From Fridays Daily.
Considerable business was trans
acted at the annual meeting of the
Evangelical Lutheran Hospital as
ISOLATION of Southern Minnesota,
held yesterday afternoon at the Ger
man Lutheran school house. About
twenty-five members were present;
delayed and abandoned trains un-
doubtedly kept many Others from at
tending.
After the minutes of the last an
nual meeting had been accepted, the
reports of the treasurer and of the
various committees were read and
accepted. Total receipts for the year
1911 amounted to $20,7S5.65 and the
total disbursement $20,875.72. Most
of the money expended remained in
Mankato, for it has always been the
policy of the management to patron.
ize the home trade. C. Steiner's re-
port of the charity fund was accept
ed; this fund is for the benefit of
the worthy poor who are in need of
medical assistance. The trustees
reported the hospital to be in a fair.
ly f1ourishing condition.
Accepted as Members.
F. Sohre of Good Thunder and
Henry Bollmann of Truman were ac.
cepted as members of the associa-
tion. The election of officers took
place, with the following result:
President, Rev. A. F. Winter; vice
president, Rev. C. Albrecht of Ely
sian; secretary, Rev. F. Rand of
Gnn6 Thnndnr. NJ
Norgaard; all of these had held the
same offices during the past year.
A. w. Schweppe of st. James and H.
Knoff were elected trustees for two
years, and Rev. E. Sebold of Antrim
to serve out one year for F. w.
Meyer of st. James, deceased. The
members of the auditing committee
are Rev. F. Rand, F. w. Lossow,
and J. w. Meyer. The finance COM
mittee consists OF H. Knoff, N. Har-
res, A. F. Graft of Good Thunder,
A. Wendt of Amboy, C. Steiner and
Paul Kunkel of Rapidan. Rev. c..
Albrecht of Elysian was reelected
non resident manager. The associa-
ton notified the action of the trus.
tees in retaining Rev w. G.. Nickels
oo CloHldlu vi I1c uOoplIdl.
Statistics From Hospital.
During the past year 100 were ad-
mitted to the hospital, an increase
of 102 over the former year; 4SS
operations were performed, deaths
for the year numbered six less than
for 1910. In the sanitarium 1853 treat
ments were given. This department
is under the direction of Miss Just,
post graduate of the sanitarium at
Battle Creek, Mich; electric, sitz,
Russian. Turkish and steam baths Of
all kinds are given for the treatment
of rheumatism and other chronic dis
eases.
Elected to Charities Conference.
Rev. F. Rand was elected as dele
gate to the annual conference of AS.
sociated Charities. Rev. G.. Albrecht
and Rev. N. Norgaard as alternates.
The committee was instructed to
provide doorplates with the inscrip-
ton of the names of those who fur
nished rooms at the hospital. A
monthly bulletin, to he distributed
gratis, will soon he published, con.
tanning information as to what ad-
vantages the hospital has to offer
and other matters of interest.
Resolutions were passed instruct
ing the secretary to express the SYM
pathy of the association for Mrs. S.
w. Meyer of st. James in her late
bereavement and to express appre-
citation for the work Mr.. Meyer had
done for the hospital.
... Thanks to Donors.
All those who had donated to the
hospital were to Ibe sent letters of
thanks. Miss Farr, librarian at the
normal school, presented the hospi-
tai with three valuable oil paintings,
the work of her late mother. No
manager is to (be provided in the
near future as Miss Bauer, superin-
tendent, and Miss Peter, assistant SUI
perintendent, are doing able and sat-
isfactory work.
DR.. H. M. Bracken, secretary of
the state board of health, has per-
fected arrangements with the hospi-
tai for the installation of a branch of
the state laboratory. DR.. Pratt, one
of the ablest pathologists in the
state, is to be in charge. This will
mean great deal to Mankato and
give it a high rank among Min
nesota cities from a medical stand
point; the only other branch labora-
tory in the state is in Duluth.