The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-01-18
THE sECRETARY's REPORT.


To the Officers and Members of the Woman s
Hospital Aid: 1t is my privilege to invite you
today to look into the space covered by the
months between Jan. IL, 1911 and Jan. IL, 1912,
and to view results. We believe they will be
found in large degree satisfactory.
The Aid has continued to labor as in past
years for the interest and welfare of the in
stitution whose name we bear. Each succeed
ing year will doubtless suggest Improvements
in methods and the experience of the one just
closed is not wanting in its lesson of instruc-
ton, still it must be admitted without hesita-
ton that many things desired for comfort and
convenience in the hospital would not have
ciety.
We nave held II regular monthly meetings,
with two by special call.
The various committees have held frequent
meetings as the work demanded.
The results from the sewing circle organized
last year certainly justify its existence. With
the balance in its treasury at the beginning of
this year, we were able to newly equip room
for the night nurse, and during the year a
much larger supply of sheets, pillow slips,
towels. surgeons gowns, and gowns for pa
tents have been manufactured by the circle.
A number of sale aprons have been made and
| two handsome elaborate quilts have been fur
nished to order, netting goodly sum. Four
bed puts have also been made and donated to
the hospital. The receipts from this branch
are $2057.
The Aid has purchased a bed and mattress
for a room in the nurses department several
chairs, and has furnished and refurnished
dishes and other articles for the kitchen and
dining room.
Their gift to the hospital donation week was
fine large Brussels rug for the Office.
Early in the winter proposal was made by
the entertainment committee to hold series
of whist parties for the benefit of the hospital
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into practical effect has thus far netted from
two parties the sum of $20.25, with others to
be held IN the near future.
Donation week in November was again a
success. larger sum of money being received
and long list of valuable contributions which
has been published and is to be found credit
ed on the books of the superintendent. The
efficient committee under whose charge the
plans for this were carried out, Mrs. o. S.
Vickery, Mrs. George R. Williamson and Miss
Annie V. Field, together with the president,
Mrs. H. H. johnson, deserve our special recog-
milton.
The visiting committee has for the most
part faithfully performed their duties and re-
ports show that they have had an eye to the
comfort and needs of the patients as well as to
the details of the housekeeping and the sani-
tary conditions of the institution. The COM
mittee have invariably taken fruit, flowers
and literature to the patients and in other
We have SO members in good standing, that
is. paid to date. The fact that no collector
was appointed at the beginning of the year, is
doubtless the cause of number of delin-
quents for with the numerous societies in our
city, all claiming annual dues, it is not surprs-
ing If the average woman occasionally over
looks one and needs to be personally reminded.
1t was with universal feeling of regret
that we as society learned of the resignation
of Miss Marshall, our accomplished superin-
tendent. Her extraordinary ability as bust
ness woman, her efficiency as a nurse, her uni
form courtesy and her delightful personality
all tended to make her an ideal officer, but we
are still fortunate in securing Miss Dunn as
her successor and we are not slow to recog-
nize the ease and efficiency with which she as
sumes the position. With superb physical
strength as well she will doubtless be able to
accomplish even what she wills to do.
We believe we make no mistake in asserting
that all our officers and members have been
animated by a common desire to increase the