Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-01-15
ANNUAL MEETING
OF CITY HOSPITAL
DIRECTORS HELD
REPORT SHOWS THAT THE lNsTI.
TUITION is IN EXCELLENT
FINANCIAL STANDING.
YEARLY ELECTION OF OFFICERS
WILL TAKE PLACE AT T0MoR.
ROW NIGHTS MEETING.
AND Or. OATES WILL BE IN
STRUGGLED TO PURCHASE PROP.
ERTY FOR NURSES HOME.

The annual meeting Of the stock.
holders of Che City Hospital ana
Training School was held last night
az : o'clock IN the directors room
with LIS shares OF stock represent.
ed.
The secretary's report was read.
showing that the running expenses
for the year were s9,t03.s3, and that
s904s7 was spent for the remodeling
OF the building and several general
improvements. These were permS.
nent fixtures, and the cost of the
new horoscope which was recently in
stalled by Or + X. Oates Is not in
cluded. The taxes on the building
were $174S1 The total cash receipts
were s12.49s.95, which shows the
hospital TO be In good condition finan-
cially. This, however, does not in
elude the credit accounts which are
now ON the books.
During the year 430 patients have
been registered. this list not includ
Ing the many minor and transient
eases. Out of this number, $50 were
surgical patients and $50 medical.
Ten births were reported,
The present roster Is composed OF
n superintendent of nurses, assistant
superintendent, orderly. laundryman,
hacteriologist and twelve nurses.
Numerous articles of equipmtnt
were purchased including the follow.
ing Rocking chair. invalid chair,
towel racks, 20 complete washstands.
enamel dressers for private rooms,
complete laundry equipment. pull
nloter. fowler frames for comfort OF
patients, and a fireless cooker and
gas range combined for the prepare
ton Of dietetics, which is under the
charge Of Miss Martha J. silver.
This equipment places the institn,
ton in perfect condition, and 1t now
ilNdiS any III ins blntS. nc puoiN
Is most cordially invited to visit and
inspect the hospital as they will gain
much knowledge by 80 doing.
The directors are as follows: Drs.
r. X. Oates. r. A. G. g., G. w. Link.
c. b. Hedges, II. G. Tonkin, of this
city; Max Hoffman, of Bunker Hin:
r. II. Stigers, Of Hancock; J II. Ship.
per. of Gerrardstown. and 0. y. lie.
feyre, OF lnwood Messrs. g. w. Nc
Kown, Gray Silver, A. Kogelschatz,
W. II. Caskey. J. w. Ambrose. w. r..
Kline, f. f. Millard, A. T. Parlett.
Jacob Keiter. w. S. Snyder, A. @.
Nadenbousch, w. A. Pitzer. ID. r.
Thornburg, F. A. Minor, Frank Fore
man and r.. S. Bouic, all OF this city
A. G. Nadenbousch was unanimously
chosen to act in the capacity of at
torney during the ensuing year.
An important directors meeting
will be held tomorrow night when
Dr. Oates will be authorized to pur-
chase property suitable for nurses
home. This Is absolutely necessary,
as graduates nurses are in great de.
mand. and according to recent rul-
ing OF the West Virginia Medical
Association no undergraduates are
permitted TO ntrse out of the institu-
ton in which they are being trained.
The building of q home for the nurses
would be of great benefit to the hos
pital as they would always be at serv.
ice at any hour. The register will
be kept at the hospital and the grad
yates assigned duties by the superin-
fendenf