The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-21
HOSPITAL HAD
THIRDOF BIRTHS
The Total Maternity Cases
During the Past Year
We SO
g
lNUMBET OF PATIENTS
GREA' 81 INCREASED
S-
Endov GENT Fund Slightly
Incr sed and Mortgage
: ot Was Reduced

more imam tnrd OF Jne DIFNHs III
Barre in 1920 occurred at the Barre
City hospital, according to the figures
presented in the annual reports of
that institution and read at the an
nual meeting last evening Reports OF
the institution also showed that the
number of patients cared for during
the year was 705, an increase of 225
over the previous year. The total in
come for the year was $25,650.lS, with
expenditures of S24 ,976.S7 The total
of the hospital endowment fund on Dec
|, 1920, was S22 ,382.4l, an increase OF
ST ,229,72 for the year, and the indebt-
edness of the hospital was reduced
from So, $50 to $22, ,76l .06, or $2,5Ss.94
The meeting, which was held in the
city court room, reelected DR.. .. q.
Stickney as president of the corpora
tion, Dr. w. d. Reid as vice president,
H. W. Scott, clerk, for the ensuing
year, and James Mackay, DIR. w. y. La
zell, A. c. Moore and f. E. Langley as
trustees for three years.
The reports submitted were. first,
that of the executive committee, as
follows:
Fulfilling the purpose for which it
was designed the Barre City hospital
has cared for more patients during
1920 than in any previous year, the
total number being 705 a. compared
with 4s0 in 1919. These 703 patients
received S,l45 days nursing, Of which
253 days were free service, and 905
days were free care of babies Births
at the hospital for the year numbered
90. The largest number of patients in
any one day was 80 and the smallest
10. The average for the entire year
was % plus Receipts from the care of
patients totalled $l9,05l.0l, but expenses
considerably exceeded this sum as the
cost of caring for the sick steadily in
creased during the year-like every
thing elsS In order to help meet the
shortage for this year the city appro-
priated $4,000 which gave much appre-
ciated relief in meeting current ex-
penses. From the war chest fund So
0ss.e4 was received and applied on the
mortga debt.
"The Ainsworth X-ray department is
proving an important adjunct to the
greater scope of the hospitals serv-
ice. The ladies' hospital aid gave their
usual valuable assistance, both in help.
ing to supply the linen and in efficient
ly conducting the annual bag day. More
generous bag day contributions were
received this time than in any preyi-
Gus year.
"Ihe $1,000 received from the Mrs.
Helen NJ Fowler estate, to be known
as the "Stillman Wood" endowment
fund, was invested in Az per cent gov
ernment bonds with par value of
81 200.
"The steady growth of the institu-
tion's work, coupled with the seeming
" unwritten law for expenses of all
hospitals to exceed the regular income
makes more urgent the need OF in
creased permanent funds So IT is sim
cerelv hoped that the activities OF this
institution may be extended through
further endowments. There is no bet
ter way to perpetuate name-and
perpetuate it in 3 grateful manner
than through a hospital endowment
fund. 1t keeps on doing good indef-
nitelv. In this respect how appro-
pirate are the words of Chalmers.
DO good, and leave behind you
monument that the storm of time can
never destroy. Write your name in
kindness. love and mercy on the hearts
of thousands; you will never be forgot
ten"
The Treasurer's Report.
To the officers and members of the
Barre City Hospital association. here.
with submit my report as treasurer OF
the Barre City hospital for the year
ending Nov 23, 1920:
Receipts.
1919
Dec. | cash balance ......-..s wills
Income from superintendent ls,46s.9l
Appropriation from city Of
Barre $4,000. ...........-s o'VV""V
Proceeds from notes issued to.
Barre Savings bank Feb.
10. 1920 ................. 2.'OooU
Income from Ira Calef 81.
dowment fund ......... 9Osoo
Income from 1919 hospital
drive ...........-...--- so7-fo
Income from Elizabeth Smith
fund .....t.....-...... @V--V
Interest War Chest Assn. LIB
erty bond .......,...... S.i9
Toto, . s25.s5oIs