Putnam patriot., 1915-11-12
HOSPITAL DONATIONS
thanksgiving Offerings for Day KIM
ball Hospital Now Being Solicited
Institutions Great Work May Be Helped
by All Glasses of Citizens


The Woman's Board of the Day
kimball hospital has sent out its an
nual appeal for Thanksgiving dona-
tons. There is not the least doubt
that the appeal will be generously an
swered without, urging. The only
need for urging generous response is
that the importance and growing needs
of the institution may DE brought
! home to all, just as a reminder to those
who might overlook the matter, that
the time is now here to make plans TO
deliver their contributions.
The first question to be answered is:
What are the articles needed? The
answer to this is the following list
which the ladies have prepared:Money
sugar, coffee, cocoa, tea, raisins, cur.
rants, canned goods of all kinds, fresh
fruit, apples, potatoes, vegetables, eggs,
| butter, lard, Royal baking powder, Sa-
polio. In this list something that
| each can give. Even if the donation
in each individual case be small
unanimous giving by the citizens of
eastern Windham county will make
large general supply of these stores.
For the purpose of collecting these
articles the board has prepared paper
bags. Il. E. Smith has again allowed
the use of his workshop as center for
doll no
Thursday, Nov. 18th, from 10 a. m. to
p. m. TO receive the deliveries. This
by no means means that donations
will not be received at other times
from those unable to make delivery on
this date. AT any time articles will be
received and due credit given the
donor.
The hospital is sone of the public in
situations of Windham county of
which everyone has cause TO feel proud.
Ii is doing a great and noble work in
alternating bodily suffering and illness,
treating Immediately all emergency
cases which continually arise. a rail-
road man suffers a crushed body-he
is rushed to the hospital. A factory
worker has a limb mangled-he IS
rushed TO the hospital. a person is
struck by train, an automobile or We.
hicle-he is rushed to the hospitai-and |
in all such cases, which are without |
number, quick and proper treatment |
is given. Think what it would mean |
If there was no place where such cases !
could Immediately be cared for. 1t |
would mean loss of life, loss of limb or
permanent deformity. The patient is
rushed to the hos pital and no inquiry |
is made as to his ability TO pay. He is |
received and given excellent treatment |
whether prince or beggar and natural
ly in many instances there is. no return
to the institution.
The work of the hospital Is constant
ly broadening. Never in its history
has medical and surgical treatment
been sought to so great an extent as
now. With the increased demand up
on it the burden of support increases
correspondingly and it has to be met.
There are several permanent funds.
Public. spirited citizens and friends are
constantly lending their aid. The state
and town do their share. The Woman's
Board, of which there are sub div isions
in all of the surrounding towns, is con-
stantly at work raising funds or solicit
ing and making PARTICLES, all bent on
the one desired end-to see that the in
stitution has everything necessary to
further the great work. From time 10
time the public is appealed TO. At
this season of the year when ii is in
the mind and heart of every citizen OF
this great country to give thanks for
the years blessings an appeal is made
for the inmates, and future inmates, OF
the Day Kimball hospital, that they
may have the necessary care and pro-
lection that the institution affords. III
Is a proper and fitting way for those OF
us who are strong, well, and supplied
with worldly blessings TO observe our
thankfulness BY the JOY Of giving. 80
we say, the appeal should not be light
~ turned aside. 1t means much TO
many of the unfortunates and we
know not when we may be one OF that
suffering number. 1t should be DEEM
ed a privilege thus TO be given the OPP
portunity to do some small part In as
sisting in the great, good and valuable
work that the Day Kimoall hospital IS
doing in our midst.