New Britain herald., 1918-03-21
25TH ANNIVERSARY
 OF THE HOSPITAL
Triple Celebration at Shuttle
 Meadow Club on April 6

Owing to our coal shortage and a number of hindrances unavoidable in war times, our Hospital Benefit En- tertalnment, usually arranged in February by the Woman's Hospital Board, will take place on April the eth at the Shuttle Meadow Club ard will be in the form of a whist party and The Dansant. As there is a. dou- Die, nay, even a triple significance to this proposed entertainment, a more than usual attendance looked for, T more than usually liberal support for the excellent cause it seeks to pro- mote is anticipated. Why triple reason? you ask. Tn the first place our New Britain General Hospital was incorporated in the year 1893 so we ought to celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of its inception. In the year 1898 it opened it's doors to our typhoid afflicted soldiers returning from the Spanish War. Thus giving us 9, reason and an opportunity for celebrating its twenty years of use- fitness to our citizens to those of our neighboring towns and to the strang CT entering our gates. Thirdly there is not a philanthropic organization than can do and does more vital
 
 And when we consider that during the time of It's existence 12,13S pa tients have been admitted to our hos pital to receive medical or surgical treatment, when we consider how many mothers have come away from there with their precious babe clasped to their breast, there ought not to be a man or woman who would not consider it a privilege to answer to the call for financial as sistance for an institution that helps to Keep the Home Fires Burning"
 For that is what a hospital does fully as much as any esta blished civic activity in a community. It restores the i'll to health and enables them to attend to their home fires again. For the sake of the Home F1re,' the memory of which each being carries in his heart, the soldier fights the foe, the father and son courageously at tend to their daily round of often dan- gerous duties for wife and child. for mother, brother, or sister. To Keep the Home Fires Burning our patient, courageous women each day anew grapple with their diversified and ab- sorbing problems how to accomplish the best and most for those belong
  ply combination of all these necessary qualifications It is Q home for the ill a temporary nursery for children, training school for nurses and a home for those employed for the ben- eft of the ill. Yes, mistakes occur; they do in the best regulated homesi Not all leave satisfied? No, but we must agree that to have cared for 12.- 138 patients in 20 years deserves some credit. And if these are matters tho [ require remedying, let Us, as loyal and helpful citizens, put our shoulders 70 the wheel and set the difficulty right. Let us make our hospital the best hos pital through our real interest and generous support.
 Yes, the third Liberty Loan drive IS approaching-and the Red Cross needs our continued help, and endless appeals to help worthy causes ap proach us from day to day. But practice makes perfect, giving in- spires giving. It is a, surprise to most of us to realize, how much we can accomplish when called upon to rise to the occasion. The occasion how is our worthy, hard working, struggling hospital. Our "bit' as our best are needed to Keep Its Home Fires Burning Citizens, do help to make this hospital benefit the best ever.
 As soon as the arrangen ents for the whist party and the dansant are completed a detailed account will be given in the papers, by the auxiliary committee of the woman's hospital board.
 ELISE TRAUT.