The Press., 1921-01-20

JAN
 Miss Katherine Hassett of the Aetna insurance office of Hartford is confined to her home on church street with severe cold.
 Mrs M A Harris, Miss Ella Foster and Mrs. Galway have closed their home on Highland Terrace for the l coldest weather and are with Mr. and Mrs. T. Fred Mullen on Grown street.
 The local police, together with the state officials have been at work on the late rObberies. AS yet nothing of definite nature has been accom- plished. Several of the late wander CTS on the street have been ques toned but so far all have proven a satisfactory alibi.
 The gross receipts of the alumni play totals $365 The net amount turned over to the Young Mems club was in the vicinity of $192. It was planned to take the play Stop Thief" 
 Ofsthe surrounding towns, but the plan has cen abandoned.
 The local Independent basketball teams journeyed to Southbridge on last Saturday evening. The game was fast and the local boys played ever with the Southbridge five until the second half when the opposing team 1egan registering double count CTS The score at the end of the first half was IF to 15, with local five two points behind. The final score was A to IT.
 HOSPITAL ANNUAL MEETING
 The annual meeting of the corpor- ators and trustees of the Cyril and Julia c Johnson Memorial hospital was held Monday afternoon. The ninth annual reports were read and for the first time in the institutions history the expenses were in excess items which in the aggregate were responsible for this, and it is hoped that the peak of high prices has been passed. In comparison with running expenses of 1919 the largest increase was in coal, groceries, vegetables, meats,ic milk, grain, pay roll, laun- dry and supplies. The decrease was marked inbutter, fowls, fish, eggs, and general repa Is. The balance due from patients is $117O.63, twice as much as the year before, but it is ex- pected that this will be paid. The principal sources of income were: received from individuals and invest ments, s8933.12, patients and board of special nurses, $1O,877.45; town of Stanford $15O.57; free bed fund $500; sundries $192.43 and state appropria- tion for one year and three months $1,562.50. There seems to be a cur rent opinion that the income in the greater than it really is. One must take into account while complaining 5of their own individual decrease in income, during these strenous times, that to greater or less extent this is
 
 eous stocks and bonds given for an endowment fund. The treasurer has paid bills and orders of the executive committee amounting to SEA, ,226.53. The following items of interest are taken from the superintendent's re- port: patients in hospital Dec. 31. 1919, IF; patients admitted during year 339; number treated 356; re- maining December 31, 1920, 13; male patients admitted, 142; female 197; medical cases 121; surgical 163; Ob- Stetrical cases 55; surgical operations 134, of which 70 were major and GA minor; tirths 53; deaths 21; there were IA cases of accident; largest numL CT of patients in one day 29; smallest 2; average number per day 1916; average stay of patients 15.6 days; average cost per week for each patient $27.97. There were 72 private room patients and 214 ward patients. The ten natiOnalities represented came from twenty nine towns and three states as follows: Stafford 216, Wilmington 40, SOmers IA, West War ren, Mass. 7, Mansfield Depot 6, Hart ford 5, Crystal Lake 5, HaZardville 9, WestfOrd 4, SOmersville 3, Ellington 3, Wales, Mass. 3, Rockville, Union, Ashford, Orcutts, South Manchester, Morrow and Holland each, New Lon don, Eagleville, Groton, Monson, Pal mer, Worcester, HOlyOke, IliOn, N. Y, Crown Point, N. Y., and South Wind ham one each. The cOrporatOrs added three to their number, Fred Wildey, D. D. Mitchell and Angus Park. They also reelected the following trustees: Christopher Allen, F. H. Baker, G. l.. Dennis, R. H. Fisk, w. H. Hall (Wil- lington) Miss Celia Holt, w. H. Heald, A. I. Mitchell, Mrs. Lewis Mclaughlin, M. D. O'COnnell, Mrs. Jerome Orcutt, (Bridgeport) William Park, F. F. Pat ten J. H. Reed, w. o. Rockwell, F. G. Sanford, Frederick Swindel (ROck- ville), B. P. Cooley, c. B. Pinney, and Lott O'HallOran. c. H. Moore was elected to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Mrs. Julia Johnson. The trustees then reelected these officers: President, F. F. Patten; vice-p presidents, F. G. Sanford, William Park and Christopher Allen; secretary and treasurer, w. H. Heald; executive committee, William Park, F. G. San ford, Christopher Allen; finance com mittee, Christopher Allen, G. l.. Den his, A. l., Mitchell; auditors, w. o. Rockwell and M. D. O'ConneH; med ical staff, Dr. c. B. Newton, Dr. G. P. Bard, Dr. J. P. Hanley, Dr. F. L. Smith, Dr. H H Moore; consultants, Dr, Ralph H. Seeyle, Springfield, Dr. E. Terry Smith, Dr. P. H. Ingalls,, Dr. F. s. Crossfield, Dr. B. K. Root and Dr. William Porter, all of Hart ford; Dr. F. P. Batchelder, Boston, Dr. T. c. Alcorn of ThompsOnville; Dr. Daniel Sullivan, New London; Dr. James Stretch, Simsbury; Dr. F. F. Rockwell, Rockville, Dr. J. B. Comins, Springfield and Dr. w. G. Shepherd, Hazardville.
 The annual meeting of the Hospital Aid Society was held Tuesday after noon. Officers were elected as fol-