Putnam patriot., 1917-11-09
THANKSGIVING
 OFFERING FOR 1917
Annual Appea! of the wOman's Board,
 Day kimball Hospital
Many Articles Needed by This Fine ln'
 stituti0n

There is a clang of an ambulance bell. Up the street comes the covered wagon. Inside is man with injuries more or less severe. The ambulance disappears down Pomiret street and with few moments the injured one is on the operating table, an anesthetic Is administered, the operation is per. formed and he Is tucked away in bed with woman trained to give him the best of care, in attendance. Soon he Is discharged and goes forth to tell Of the fine treatment he received at the Day Kim oall hospital, Putnam.
 This story is repeated time after time. It Is so common an occurance that it is hardly given thought. But for all that, at any time it may be one of us who stand by as the ambulance passes, who may be the victim Of an accident. At such a time the unfor- tunate victim is fortunate, in that there is an institution like the Day KimbaIl hospital to which to take him. Many victim of an accident, or an illness for that matter, may be heard To say, "God bless the Day kimball hospital"
 What would we do without such Ian institution? Can one imagine the eX- tra suffering lit would entail, II not death, when one, run over by the cars, an automobile, or injured in any man. ner, would have to wait while a doctor Is hunted up and pace made ready for the injured one. This was so in the old days before the hospital be came reality. Since is has become reality it's work has broadened year after year until now, although the quarters have been from time to time enlarged, the hospitals capacity IS often taxed.
 There is an endowment fund, we un- erstand, and the state pays money each year toward the hospitals main ienance. But combined they are not adequate to meet the growing de- mands upon the,institution. Friends of the hospital come nobly to it's aid. The woman's s board, with branches in the surrouDdidg towns, are ever at work raising funds ana securing need ed articles. They work for the cause Of humanity and each year, at Thanks giving time, make an appeal in the name of humanity, to the people of eastern Windham county to give some. whnt of their money or stores that the great work of this noble institution may be kept up to the present high standard of efficiency.
 There are unfortunates in the hos pital today. There will be more to- morrow. This will go on and on tempt the appetite. Every inmate requires food and sustanence. So does the matron iand her corps of nurses All kinds of provisions are needed. l. everyone gives but a small amount th' total is large and helps to maintain th' hospital for Il greater or less period ac cording to the lioeraltv of the public
 No one would for Q moment wish tC see the hospital pass out of eXistsnce Such thing would be looked upon n' a calamity. It would be a thing un heard of for a community as large Al Ihis has grown to be not to have sucf an institution. And yet it may b, that possibly the seriousness,of such thing will never be brought home l. each one until 1t is threatened. It l. the same way with many other publi, institutions, the individual thinks thu il is there, has been there for years always will be there, and that tn, money comes from somewhere. Thi IS not the proper spirit when such ar institution as the Day kimball .hospi tal is under consideration. The Wo mans Board knows the needs of tn, institutions it knows that these need are imperitive; the members give thei lime and eXpend their energies tha the hospital may have these need supplied. When appealed 10 the pub iN hoo iNoRbiANSN " iN W be hoped that in these times of plenty the contributions may be larger thar ever this year that the great work ma, go on unhampered by a lack Of needed supplies.
 Among the articles needed the fol lowing are enumerated upon bags tha will be distributed to receive conlribu tions:
 Money, sugar, coffee, cocoa, tea raisins, entrants, canned goods of al kinds, fresh fruit and apples, potatoes vegetables, eggs, butter, lard, baking powder, sspolio.
 The bags may be left at l., E. smith warerooms, Thursday, November, 22 from s. m. 10 5 P. m. ,iMr. Smith hay ing generously iallowed the rooms ts be used for this purpose from year tt year. The time is drawing near. Tn, opportunity to give aid is approaching Now is the time to make up the minc as to how much csn,be spared. Every contribution will be appreciated anc each will go toward maintaining tn, hospital.