New Britain herald., 1917-10-09


such a purchase, but because of it's
upkeep, which is quite a problem,
! nevertheless the comfort of our pa
! tients must be considered. We are
sending from our city ambulances
abroad and rightly 80, but cannot we
also provide for the sick and suffer-
ing among us? Our fund is small but
still it is beginning, and we expect
to see it grow appreciably in the near
future.
We still retain fund for a con-
tagious ward. All of Us know how
much a place is needed in which to
treat contagious cases, but as this is
a matter for the city to take up, we
cannot perhaps do a great deal about
1t just now, but we have competent
committee to act when it seems ad-
visable to do so and in the meantime
$1,530.72 Is set aside to be used when
it is needed.
The Jane e. Case bed is still in con-
slant use and serves the purpose for
which it was intended. It has GER
tainly proved to be a blessing in our
hospital. Our private rooms are al
ways filled and many are turned away
because they cannot be accommodate
ed. Removing the children to the
new building and the maternity cases
to their new quarters has relieved
congested conditions In the main
building, but still the cry is for more
room. For the present all we can do
is to take care Of as many as pos
sible. The matron states that the
Children's House is comfortably filed,
and that the Maternity House could
often be filled twice over, the quiet
l.. -
One of the greatest needs at the
hospital is for a larger and better
equipped laundry While we have
added to our main building and other
houses have been used for hospital
purposes, our laundry remains as it
was when the institution first opened
and accomm odated a compera-
lively small number of patients. 1t is
a marvel that SO much work can be
done in so little space by such a num-
Der of people, but improvements there
must also be deferred until a time
when it can be built to meet the
needs Of the present and the future.
During the year we had an OPP
portunity of showing our appreciation
of the services rendered by our ma
iron in a very pleasant way. Mrs. Bas-
sett's son was married and the officers
and directors of our board sent a
purse of gold pieces as our present,
and as a courtesy to Mrs. Bassett.
AS we finish our years work we
are sorry to learn that Mrs. William
C. Hungerford, who has been with us
for a number of years as Chairman
of the Auxiliary committee can no
longer continue her work. Mrs.
Hungerford's assistance has been of
M
she will be greatly missed by her
co-Workers: At the hospital great
regret is expressed and there is
cause she will not be in the work
there, as formerly.
In looking over the list of hospital
contributors we find that death has
claimed one of our good. friends, Mrs.
Sarah Strong. Mrs. Strong was always
personally interested in the hospital
and was one of it generous givers.
We note too the death of DR.. F. w.
Peck, who was an attending physi
clan also pathologist and bacter-
iologist. His work in the hospital
was much thought of, and he was
highly esteemed there as we'll as in
our city.
Among our many physicians on the
that DIR. Waterman Lyon has left us
to do duty in the war, and that sew
eral nurses have joined the United
States Army Nurse Corps for service
abroad. Miss Dougherty, whose name
is familiar to some of you has been
in service since the war began Thus
our hospital is represented: We are
all trying to do 'our Bit in these war
times and naturally our sympathies
are with those who have LEFT us and
their homes to fight our battles for us.
While we work for the Red Cross We
must not forget our duties at home
and we must surely remember our
local hospital which ministers to any
one in our city who needs it's help.
We look to a generous and interested
public for assistance in the coming
year.
Respectfully submitted,
MARY F.. BINGHAM,
Secy, w. H. B.