St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-02-03
BRIGHTLooK HOSPITAL MEET
Treasurer's Annual Report EncOur-
aging-Help Needed for
Special Funds.

held at the First National Bank
Thursday evening, Jan. %. At this
meeting the following trustees were
reelected for a term Of three years:
Theron M. Howard, DR.. w. j. AL
drich, Frank H. Brooks.
The incorporators elected the fol-
lowing as officers for the coming
years: Frank H. Brooks, presldent;
DR.. Edward H. Ross, vice-president;
John F. Puffer, secretary and treas
urer.
The treasurer's report showed a
good working balance on the right
side, and the superintendent re-
port dealt with the very encouraging
situation at the hospital as regards
its successful management and the
care of the patients during the past
year. Over 500 patients have re-
ceived treatment at the hospital dur
| ing the past year.
The year has been a notable one
| in that the Nurses Home has been
presented to the hospital through
the generosity of Mrs. Rebecca Fair
banks, the central heating plant as
having been made possible through
the bequest left the hospital by
Harvlin Paddock, ESQ.,, and the
equipment which has been installed
|
or to be installed as full electrical
equipment for the laundry.
While the year resulted in a very
favorable showing of the hospital in
many ways, the officers of the insti-
tuition desire at this time to call the
attention of the public to certain
matters. The trustees have estab-
! lished a permanent fund, the income
| of which will be used for the gen
| eral purposes of the hospital, hav-
ing invested $500 as the beginning
of this fund. In calling attention
to this fund, the officers desire to
have all persons DESTROYS of helping
on the institutional life of ST. Johns
bury to have this fund in mind.
There has also been added to the
memorial free bed fund out of GER
tain surplus funds of the hospital
$500. This is not only to encour-
| age the ladies in their efforts to get
this fund up to the $4,000 amount,
| but have the public realize that it
| is essential to have the free bed
fund largely in excess of $1,000.
| Only in this way can those deserving
of aid receive the help that the Of
fcers believe the citizens of st.
Johnsbury desire to extend to those
in unfortunate circumstances be-
cause of illness or otherwise.
The needs of the hospital also re-
quire another operating room. So
great has been the increase in the
demands made upon the present OPP
Grating room that it is highly de-
sirable to have another operating
room with added equipment to en-
able all cases to be promptly treated
at all times, and under the best con-
| ditiOnC Someone d0CirOnc nf do
mating the hospital with $4,000
could establish a second operating
room that would be a lasting memo
rial of great benefit to the people
| of this Northeastern Vermont. The
officers also desire to call the atten-
ton of the public to the further need
of a maternity ward and also a con-
| tagious ward. The needs in this di-
rection are so apparent that it is
unnecessary to dwell upon this state
ment longer than to greatly empha-
size the Importance of these two de-
partments that the hospital still
lacks.
During the year, notable addi-
ton to the equipment of the hospi-
tai has been made through the gen.
erous offer of DR.. w. B. Fitch to in
stall an X-Ray equipment, which is
second to none in the state. The
hospital is now splendidly equipped
in this direction, and through the
installation of this equipment there
has also been added the dark room
for the use of patients requiring at
tention and operations in connection
with the eye, ear and throat.
Other gifts to the Hospital are:
By the hand of Elisha May, executor
of the estate of Carrie A. Tisdale, a
fund of $1,531.38 the income from
which is to be divided equally be-
tween the St. Johnsbury Hospital and
Brightlook and used for the care of
the needy and deserving poor. From
the estate of Mrs. q. A. Richardson
fund of $1,10O, the income from
which is to be used for the upkeep
of the Richardson room endowed in
memory of her husband and any I'M
expended balance for the general
purposes of the hospital. From Mrs.
w. A. Wells the sum of $500.
At this meeting there were COM
mittees appointed to arrange for the
placing in the corridors of the
Nurses Home and hospital tablets
stating the donors who have made
possible the erection Of the two fine
buildings that now adorn Hospital
Hill, and have also made possible
Tic Sp1Cuu1Q OQ01PAAOAb Ihob OhO MS
pital possesses. Another commit
tee was appointed to present before
meeting of the incorporators soon
to be called, a list of names of per-
sons who will succeed those incor-
porators who have either died or re-
signed.
The incorporators and trustees de-
sire in this public way to express
their great appreciation of the very
efficient service rendered the hospi-
tai by MS. Lovejoy, superintendent,
and Miss Miller as head nurse. The
results accomplished at the hospital
are the best recommendation that
can be given these two persons who
have done so much. In addition to
this the trustees beg to thank the
public for their generous co-opera-
| ton in countless ways, and to state
that a continuation of this hearty
cooperation is not only needed but