The Penn's Grove record., 1923-11-23
WOman's Club Hear
Hospital Report
Parent : Teachers Associations
Widely Organized. Donation
To Hospital On 30th

10 Hospital On 3Oth
There was a large attendance at the
Woman's Club meeting in Borough
Hall Tuesday afternoon to hear the
papers read on Salem County Mem
orial Hospital and about Parent
Teachers Association.
Miss Rena Leap, President, presid-
Elkinton and Mrs. David P. Feather
er chairmen of hospital department.
Mrs. Featherer introduced Mrs. How
ard Whitehead, of Salem, president of
the auxiliary of the department.
Mrs. Whitehead read an interesting
report of Hospital work during the
past four years.
Patients treated 1885 for the follow
ing Affections. Accidents 718, major
operations $40, Births 339, deaths 118,
soldier days 1885, charity 1776.5.
The cases were from Salem 308,
Woodstown Sc, Penns Grove SO, and
Carneys Point 25.
Cost daily for patient $3.50.
Surgical dressings report showed
8700 yards of cause and II rolls of
cellin cotton were cut into 35,377 dres-
sings.
There were 455 garments made, in
Guiding nursery bedding, bureau and
table covers for patients rooms.
Donation week was held at Thanks
giving time. In cash S1804.19 were re-
ceived, and large quantities of jars of
fruits, vegetables and grocers to the
value of 5000. Salem Needle work
Guild gave 255 articles.
Friends of the Hospital do not con-
fine their gifts to donation week. All
sorts of gifts are received all the time
a record of which is kept in a book in
the office of the Hospital.
A moving picture benefit in Salem
netted 5000.
The Household Supplies Committee
has made many purchases of articles
needed. A report is made at each
monthly meeting of the Auxiliary. At
present they are busy buying furniture
and furnishing for the new nurses
home.
The turkeys for Thanksgiving and
Christmas were furnished by the Aux
iliary as usual. Carols were sung at
Christmas. The halls and rooms trim
med for the occasion.
The browning effort this year was
the County Fair last June 9th on the
Grammar School grounds and in the
rear of the Presbyterian Church,
Salem. The net receipts were
S2285.06
In February a cash donation of
$1,000 was received. Articles needed
have been purchased. Miss Ida Law
renee, treasurer, reported balance In
the treasury, $2654.30.
The Woman's Auxiliary has stood
shoulder to shoulder with the Board
of Managers in all their efforts and
undertakings on behalf of the Hos
pital.
Mrs. Featherer announced that a
room in Odd Fellows Hall had been
procured. There would be a committee
there on Friday, Both, to receive dona-
lions for the Hospital.
Mrs. A. F. Meschter gave a talk on
the object and purposes of the Parent
Teachers Association. She said the
purpose is to draw the parents and
teachers closer together for the bene-
f of the children. 1t was not for the
parents to say what is necessary but
TO ask the teacher how the parents
can help them for the advancement of
the pupils.
She said the Boards of Education
were expected to buy the necessary,
and the Parent Teachers have raised
money for the extras, as pictures,
flags pianos, victrolas, rest rooms for
teachers ard articles to make the
school rooms more attractive.
Parent-Teachers' Association exist
in nearly every State in the Union.
There are 81 with 600,0 900 members.
New Jersey and California are the
best organized.
The Association has helped to form
public opinion to improve the school
standard. At present they are work
ing for a law to get a more equitable
distribution of the State School funds.
In some places better equipments and
better paid teachers had been pro-
cured.
Miss Leap thanked the speakers
for their instructive addresses and in
troduced Mrs. A. NJ. Young, Mrs.
lydia S. Pratt and Mrs. M. Mitchell,
.Jr.. who are endeavoring to organize
a Parent-Teachers' Association.
Miss Leap announced that the next
meeting of Club would be held in the
Baptist Church, Tuesday evening,
December 4th, when ar illustrated
lecture would be given, under the
direction of the Music and Art depart
-. NJ. p,lpb D Willis chairman.