The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-19
WOMANS HOSPITAL
BOARD WILL MEET
New Officers viii Be Elect
ed Monday of Next
Week.

On Saturday afternoon at 1880 the
Woman's Board of Cook hospital met
at the home of Mrs. Clyde Hutchinson
to discuss plans for the year. The
Woman's Board is very much inter-
ested in helping make Cook hospital
very wonderful place to go when ILL
ness and accidents bring one close TO
deaths door.
Miss Margaret Leathem, head Of the
hospital, was present at the meeting
at Mrs. Hutchinson's home Saturday
and gave very interesting, most luciu
account of affairs in general there,
with suggestions as to what should De
done to renew equipment and better
take care of patients.
Cox hospital is not money max
ing institution was dwelt upon espe-
cially by members of the board, which
explains why 1t becomes necessary
periodically for Fairmont people to
take hold and help SO that patients
may not suffer for lack of either prop
er Furnishings such as linens and many
iof the smaller important necessities
which are constantly giving out. 1t is
necessary to buy linens for the hos
pital three or four times year. The
aundries go through them fast and
medicines spoil them and the con-
slant change and constant washing
shortens their period of usefulness in
| eyitably.
/ The Woman's board feel that Fair
! monters do not realize that hospital
does not make money and that with
the nigh cost of everything hospital
expenses have increased also justi-
fiably. Many feel that large charge,
as It is viewed, for care at Cook hos
pital should take care OF all expenses
and more. This is not possible.
On the 2sth Of this month at 1880
there will be an important meeting
at the hospital for the purpose of elect
ing new officers of the Woman's board
and not only members OF the woman's
board are requested to attend but all
women in the city who are interested
in making Fairmont's own hospital
INTO place of comfort, well supplied
with everything needed, are urged to
be preset. Each women is asked to
bring glass of jelly or a jarSof fruit.
Though most of the friends of patients
take care of these little things there
are always many persons who are
neglected while they lay i'll in the hos
pital, men and women and children
who are not charity patients by any
manner OF means but who do not have
the delicac.es and little luxuries
which all sick people should have. II
IS impossible for the hospital to keen
supplied with these expensive articles
without the aid OF kindly disposed
people outside.
The board reported that there were
ne CT enough flowers at any time for
. CO nc the hospital, that florists
a.i . 81 cations did not supply the
~ - these when any flowers
were !e;. eyer from the days supply,
anu th1i @'liy occasionally were
flowers &c :, t!is hospital from other
sources. NE 5oIil felt that this wear
| more than eSet before, it would be
nice to have a supp y OF money from
donations to take care of this and n
T, tag day is planned scme time in the
near future for this purpose.
There are only II pupil nurses at
COOK Hospital at present and there
should be 80 at least but reports
showed that 1t was difficult to Get
young ladies Of sufficient native
ability and love for the work 10 on
into the hospital training for three
years with no salary now that so
I many othsr more renumeratiye omen
ings were at hand. For this reason
many patients at the hospital were
! required to employ graduate nurses
from outside at much higher cost FOR
which the hospital is not to blame.
Endowed beds are much needed at
the hospital and 1t is hoped that per-
sons char1tably inclined will be Will
ing to endow several beds at some
early future time. The woman,s board
feel that hospital campaign should
be put on in the city which shall so
explain the actual conditions at the
hospital and tho needs and so piaca
the hospital in this light before the
people of Fairmont that with their
aid, Cook Hospital may continue Of
great service to this city's sick. The
\ woman's board feel that Miss
Leathem should be given more ap-
precsation, understanding and first
aid sympathy in her excellent work
as head of the hospital and that the
woman's board can best do this be-
J, cause OF it's woman's heart.
One of the particular reasons for
the yearly board meeting for cleo
ton of new officers to be held on
January &c, next Monday, at 2:3O, is
that renewal Of MEMBERSHIPS is mucn
desired and all former members and
also new members are asked to be
present and to bring dollar for
membership fee with a glass of jelly
or fruit. The hospital viii be open
for inspection and visitors will be
given gracious welcome.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fay Kirk, of Morgan
| town avenue. were the guests OF