Evening journal., 1915-04-20
SHORT Of FUNDS IN
White PLAGUE WAR
Anti tuberculosis Society
Forced toCurtail It's Work
Because Finances Dwindle
LEVY COURT HAS NOT
PAID ITS ALLOWANCE

The need OF free beds for needy pa.
tients at Hope Farm and the establish
mcnt Of an open-air school for children
were discussed at the annual meeting on
the Delaware Anti-luberculosis society.
which was held i'm the New Century
Club last evening During the disctls-
sions il was brought out that the society
is short OF funds and that the Lev,
Court owcd-it 1884 for county patients
which cannot be paid before next Octo-
Der While the bin is pending county pa
ticnts arc stiil being sent TO the instr
tuition, two having been received there
within thc past few days
Miss Emily =. Bisscll, president of the
society, presided over the meeting.
Tho following new members were
elected to the board-Dr Myers. city
physician; Walter Pyle. Miss Emma
Bush Mrs w. s Bcrgland. Mrs. Alexis
/. DUPONT Mrs. George S. Capelle. Jr..
Miss Marion Dunham. Miss Caroline
Ramsay, Mrs. Edward Ferriday, Rich
ard Cadbury and Julien Ortiz.
The following members were re-
elected Miss Emily p Bissell, Mrs.
Ferdinand l.. Gilpin, Governor c. r.
Miller, Senator Willard Salisbury,
Pierre S. DUPONT Henry B. Thompson.
Hon. Simeon S. Pennewill. Rt. Rev.
j. ]. Monaghan, John S Rossell. Mil
lard f. Davis, l.. Scott Townsend, Ar
thur l.. Bailey DR.. p. w. Tom,inson.
DR.. Joseph p. Wales, DR.. A. h. Frantz.
Mrs. Charles r., Miller, Mrs. r. Cole
man DUPONT. Miss Elizabeth Briscoe.
Mrs. Susan II. Shearman. Mrs. John
u. Thompson. Jr, Dr. Harrison w.
Howell. J. Harry Gordon Thomas NJ.
Monaghan. Prof. Harry Hayward. Ed
ward r. Mack, Dr. william p. Orr.
Everett G. johnson, Mrs. Caleb r. Bur-
ehenal, Dr. Rowland G.. Paynter. n.
Allen Hilles Or. John w. Fooks. Dr
John n. Hammond. Ashton Tatam. DIR
n. w. Briggs. Charles Topkis. Alex
ander J. Taylor and Edgar NJ.
Hopes. Jr
The report Of The medical director.
DIR. Albert Robin showed that during
the year eighiy-eight patients had
been treated at Hope Farm. OF these
only twenty-five were incipient cases
showing how large proportion Of
advanced cases Hone Farm receives
The average length Of stay was eighty
nine days. The total number of hos
pital days was 12.041.
OF the twenty-five incipient cases.
only one was discharged unimproved
and seven were discharged cured or
arrested. The remainder went home
after having learned the method Of
treatment. believing that they could
get well at home. which is, however.
often mistaken supposition. Hope
Farm has no power TO keep any pa
tient against his or her Will
A profit Of S494.50 was made upon
the farm and poultry for the year This
profit goes back into the support OF
the patients
The per capita expense of mainte-
nance mas reported as $157. which Is
four cents below the average rate in
twenty leading sanatoria of the United
states. Hope Farm. therefore. is moro
economical than the average sanator-
lum. and this reflects the greater
credit on it, since having a relatively
small number of patients as compared
TO large state sanatoria. its overhead
expense is greater per capita.
treasurer's Report.
The report OF the treasurer Will
liam p. White. was read. as follows
for the year ending March 81:
Balance on hand. April /, 1914.
S23lS1. Receipts From state Board
Si0,554.6S: county board. 81, ,535: city
board. $1,000: other board S557 %. =.
accounts receivable S3S67O. notes
payable. $4,000. donations. s3.394.53:
Christmas checks. Sl.670: farm sales.
S2ll.95: interest on deposits. S22.0S; ;
miscellaneous, 25669: total, S2S. .5SS.S5.
Disbursements accounts pay
able. S11.0S0.79; wages S9.069. 20: /:
notes. S6.74S45: medical service. $500;
petty cash. S265: interest, SS9715: to-
tal. S2S.561.1l; balance on hand,
March 81. 1915. S259.55
Miss Bissell's Report.
In her annual report, Miss Bissell, the
president, said in part:
Hope Farm this last year has hau
more patients than ever before. This IS
because the city of Wilmington gave it a
larger appropriation, so that it was ahie
during the last summer and fall tu
carry forty-throe patients. the largest
number in its history. Among these
were a larger proportion than usual of
cases in the early stages of the disease
which is an encouraging thing. These
early cases are the curablc ones. and Il
the physicians Of Delaware will cooper.
ate in senting them to Hope Farm. We
can largely add to our number of cures
"Up TO the present N~r have sent away
as cured or arrested cases over fifty pa
tients. which is a high record consider.
iHs tha; aiost OF the cascs that come TO
Hone Farm al present are the far adj
yanccd ones who cannot possibly be
cured
Another thing which this year has
brought us is the successful establish
nent of the hospital for colored con-
sumptives I'm the neighborhood of
Hope Farm We have also entered
into a compact with the Delaware
State tuberculosis Commission TO adj
minister the colorcd hospital for them,
so that the sanatOrium work in both