Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-24
DOCTORS GUESTS AT
BANQUET SERVED.
BY HOSPITAL AIDS.
NURSES PROVE THEY KNOW
HOW TO COMPILE MENUS AND
PREPARE FOODS AS WELL AS
CARE FOR PATIENTS.

IL was certainly a delightful ban
quests which the nurses of Johl stu
art kyburn Memorial Hospital served
last evening to the members of Inc
board OF trustees, the physicians Of
the city and immediate vicinity and
several members OF the press il the
new king-City Annex OF that lnstitu-
uon. Ii the menu served is "A sample
OF what is to be the output of the
new model kitchen. as one of che
speakers remarked a term in the
hospital will lose much of the sting.
The training of the nurses covers
the knowing how to serve other
things than medicines.
For the program which followed the
eats President Charles Woodward of
the board of trustees filed most ac-
ceptably the trying position of toast,
master, a1d in his remarks quoted
DIR. st. Clair Drake, head of the
health department of the state and
whom he regards as the best inform
ed man in the state on public health.
as the author Of the statement that
the hospital in this city as it now
stands as monument to the iltelli.
gence Of the citizens of Ottawa.
We are now in possession OF a hos
pital building and equipment which.
except in the matter of size, has 10
superior in the state.
Mr. Clarence Griggs, on behalf of
the executors of the Solomon Il. King
estate, spoke of the benefactons of
the late Mr. King to this communi-
~ and referred to the numerous
public institutions he made possible
by his requests, among them the
present splendid hospital the new
high school and to come late the
home of the Y. VI, c. A.. which will be
erected in due time. While the
money left by Mr. King was not suf-
ficient to erect all these institutions,
ii gave each one an impetus which
has made and will make their com
pletion possible
Mayor Weeks in speaking for the
city said he had up to this time
only such information regarding the
hospital as is possessed by the aver
age citizen, which Is very limited.
As a public officer he would deem it
his duty to more fully inform him
self as to the work of the hospital,
and proceeded to name number OF
things in his Judgment should be
done for the public, and especially
for me poorer and more unfortunate
of the community, practically all Of
which are being done and have been
done Commissioner Dana Palmer
OF the public health and safety de-
partment of the city assured the
trustees of every assistance in the
power of the commissioners.
Probably no physician in Ottawa
has given the new annex the atten
tion and work that has DIR. f. E
Palmer He corrected the erroneous
impression held by Mayor Weeks
and many citizens that little charity
work is being done by the hospital
for those unable to pay for the ser
vices rendered Fully one-third II
not more OF the patients of the hos
pital are purely or practically chart
tv cases. No one is refused admis-
sioa or service on account of II
ability to pay. The fees charged
throughout are lower than those OF
any public or semi-public institution
of which he was able to get informa-
tion. The hospital was not selfsus-
be nor are any of the big city hos
pitfalls, although their number of
charity patients is proportionately far
below those of Ottawa.
DR.. Petit spoke of the great
growth in the last decade of the nos
initial idea until it has become vital
necessity, not so much to the phy-
sicians as to the community II the
natient is to receive the best care Il
doctor can give him a1d which he
has the right to expect. He men
toned the desirablity of one addi-
tion to the present institution, when
is already a necessity that is De
nartment for the aid of proper dag
nosis. analysis and research. Ihese
things are demanded by the modern
nractice of medicine and are vitaily
necessary for the good of the patient
If he is to get the best treatment.
These facilities must be furnished by
an institution. as they are out OF the
reach of the individual physician.
The new superintendent OF the
hosnital outlined what her pollcy
would be in the management OF the
hospital AID if carried out (and
very little acquaintance with that
little lady will convince anyone that
1t will bel will make the new Ky
burn hospital model INSTITUTION
She invited criticism, but asked tha'
complaints be made to her. IL Is
difficult to remedy faults OF wnlcn
we know nothing"
,Mr. Lorenzo Leland gave II very
humorous way some of his hospital
experiences and as usual with that
gentleman, injected a whole lot Oh
good common sense with his fun.
DR.. Clune closed that program with
a number of strictly impromptu re-