Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-01-12
The PUTNEy COLUMN
Madura Mission Hospital Begun.

Mauura MISSION hospital begun.
A program Of the laying Of the cor
ner stone for the new Woman IS Board
hospital for women at Madura, South
India, has been received by friend of
Dr. Harriet i. Parker, the physician in
charge, who went from East Putney as
medical missionary in 1895. 1t con
tains also brief sketch Of the Madura
mission medical work for women and
children.
An old record of the mission says it
was not thought expedient then for
missionaries intending to labor among
the Tamil people to spend time pre-
pairing for the practice of medicine, as
there was no call or practice for Euro
pean' medicines. At present the de-
mand is such that the existing mission
hospitals and medical workers, in addi-
ton to municipal and other agencies in
other parts of the city, are unable to
meet it.
There were 737 in.patients last year
and 12,402 out-patients, the total treat
ments aggregating 43,2lS.
A paragraph in the cornerstone
program reads as follows "The new
hospital is needed not only to provide
more accommodations for patients, but
better facilities for work. 1t will con-
sist of three blocks, and thus make 1T
possible for surgical, medical and ma
ternity cases to be separated. 1t will
have room for SO beds, of which 21 will
be in private rooms, affording seclu-
sion, in which respect the present hos
pital is deficient. A larger operating
plant will be provided and the room
now used will be kept for emergency
cases. Provision is made for extension
both eastward and by the addition of
another story, when in the natural
course of events the new building
shall become as inadequate to the work
as the old one now is
Fred E. Devoll has been i'll 10 days
with grip.
The week of prayer is being observed
in the churches with a fair attendance.
The Fortnightly club will be enter
tanned Friday afternoon at Mrs a. b.
Harris's.
There will be service in West Hill
schoolhouse Sunday at 3 p. m. in charge
of Rev. r. b. Davis.
Mrs. L. J. Eager of Rumney, n. H.,
CdIleI W SDtllu lHC WIN nv
son, Fred E. Devoll, and was taken
dangerously i'll with the grip, but is
more comfortable at this writing.
Next Tuesday the Congregational
church will hold its annual meeting and
roll-call. Supper will be served by the
Ladies' Aid society at o'clock. After
supper the reports of the various or
ganizations in the church will be heard |
and officers elected. The business SEES
sion will be followed by short pro-
gram.
The Parent Teacher association will
meet Friday afternoon, Jan. 10, at 3
o Clock in the high school building, |
when paper, The Work of the Par
ent.Teacher Association, by Mrs. Fl. w.
Frbst, will be given, also n question box
will be an interesting feature of the
meeting. There is very important bust
ness to be transacted and a full attend
ance is requested. ~
The body of Mrs. Jennie I. .Laughton
of Orange, Mass, was brought here for
burial in the family lot in Mt. Pleas
ant cemetery. Mrs. Laughton was the
widow of Henry H. Laughton and they
were residents of this town many |
years, before moving to Orange. Since
Mr.. Laughton IS death about Is years
ago, Mrs. Laughton had been cared for
by her son, John Laughton of Orange |
She had been blind six years and totally |
helpless two years. Several months ago !
she was taken to a hospital in Atho, |
where she died Saturday afternoon. The |
funeral was held in the home of her
son, John, in Orange.
The union services which began in
the Baptist church Sunday night have
been well attended. A fine spirit pre-
vailed during the meetings continued
in the Baptist church Monday and Tues
day night and beginning in the Congrc-
gational church Wednesday night.
These meetings will continue in this
church Thursday and Friday nights. The
pastors of the two churches have con
Quoted the meetings alternately. There
will be no meeting Saturday night, but
Sunday night everyone in the village
is urged to come. Rev. Mr.. Poelman
will have charge of the singing and Rev.
Mr.. Davis will speak.