Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-27
DEL. HOSPITAL ASKS
AID FROM PUBLIC
Presidents of Boards of Trustees
and Managers Tell of Imme-
diate Wants.

Arguing that the Delaware Hospital IS
necessary institution rendering an I'M
Irortant public service and must, there
fore. be supported largely by charitable
gifts the president of the Board OF
Trustees anu the president of the Board
of Managers OF the Hospital have SEM
out the following appeal
,aTbe service rendered 10 the people oi
Wilmington by the Delaware Hospital has
increased So rapidly Within the past IL"
wears that the time now seems "ppofl uhc
Ia ask the cooperation 81 ali members 81
the community in work oi such great
public Importance
Everyone benefits by The service We
arc rendering IN fighting disease and IN
serving the less fortunate members ot
society who are sick or injured
Prom 1911 To 1919 the expenses al the
hospital doubled From 1918 to 1917
expenses more than doti,le,l agaln
although the cost Of caring for each
patient remained almost the same, show
inc that the hospital WAS administered
with great economy
Thus year the expenses # running the
hospital Will aggregate about >12o,OO0
and unless the people of Wilmington take
an interest and pride IN he hospital II Will
hc very dI!hrult. It not impossible, Tor the
hospital t. continue t. maintain the high
standard ut service which 4 has sue
Cceiicd IN establishing
= ncluscd Is :. is. o( i icv II the Della
ware Hospital mos urgent needs tor he
next >lx months It vou cannot suppl,
the actual materials needed naS W
count on YOU to help supply the funds
with winch to purchase them.
Help rs help other, il help them
selves Send what YOU can and aSh your
fr1cnd> to JON lou ~ ~v llfuE the Qit- on
Thanksgiving -, Which ha~ nccn SCI
aside IS Donation -, fer the hospital
The following are gwen As the most
important immediate needs
New, up-to-latc N-ray Equipment,
$4,000, equipment new dental clinic, ; @
new blankets for student nurses, >''o.
new books for student nurses. $50. cqulp-
mcut for new vcncrCal clinic, 500.
The following Is "A list nt some ot the
most important supplies which the Hos
pital viii need III thc nest sIN months
together with an estimate ~ their cost
based upon the last prices paid
SURGICAL SUPPLIES.
Surgical gauzc. -. $50 yards. 81 30. -,
adhesive plaster l3S rolls. S23f so. muslin
bandagc rolls 81 rolls. Sl0l -. surgical
cat gut 63 doz tubes $50, absorbent
cotton. HSt pounds. SlAN.'St nbI-dbNot
bent cotton, Isl pounds, si92t, ether,
$50 cans Sl43.1 rubber gloves, POS pairs.
S77I4: rubber sheetlng 80 yards, S31 80,
rubber tubing IS yards. Sl9-52 clinical
thermometers Is dozen. S97 50, clinical
charts ia packages, So 90
HOUSEHOLD SUPPLIES.
Brown soap. l,,}SS bars. sos white
talict soap 40 bars, 81, sputrm cups,
Is. r ckaqcs. S573l paper towels, 800
+ ka4s.~ SlI0.
Dou ions of food and groceries are
.sI.5,- 1tatefsilN received. Food alone
3ar t'H El-t ten months ot this year cost
j.a lI,~ntl >}0.i1 l.62.
Salaries nd Wage~ we're an unusually
.rr, item III expense thus wear because Of
labor conditions and because of the large
additional amount 1T skilled service re-
s.u!r.d when Il i. oIr nurses contracted
al.urnza during tho epidemic.