The Denver Jewish news., 1923-06-28
$50, 900 Pledge by B'nai Birth District
No.2 Announced at ualMeeting
of National Je,Dish Hospital
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At this point, the meeting was in
vaded' by delegation of children, in
mates of the Institution, who came to
pay a tribute of gratitude to those who
have made the Institution possible by
their contributions toward its support,
and also to Mrs. Pisko, whom they call
The Mother of the Hospital The
children were followed by Mr.. Harry
Stockfiss, representing the adult pa
tients, from whom he brought similar
message of gratitude.
DIR. Friedman then called attention
To the fact, that of the hundreds of
children who have been discharged as
cured from the Hospital, there has
never been single case of relapse.
In introducing Mrs. Pisko, DIR.
Friedman said, that it was her en-
which had always characterized her
work. which had brought the Insti-
tuition to its present commanding posi-
tion. In this, he said, she had the
cooperation of all the officers of the
Institution including Mr.. Berthold
Fleshcr, who, as Chairman of the
Finance committee, had quadrupled its
income, and of DIR. Samuel Swezey, the
Superintendent, who, besides being an
able medical man, had keen under
standing of the psychology of the pa
ticnts. Mrs. Pisko, who was accorded
an ovation when she rose to speak.
dwelt feelingly on the fact that a year
ago she thought that she would have
to rclinquish her work because of her
health. Now, fully restored, she was
able to devote herself again to the
work
Reporting on the finances of the
Institution. Mrs. Pisko said that for
the fiscal year ended June 18th the
maintenance income of the Institution
had been S260,00O: bequests and do
nations amounted to S27.269: and the
Children's building Fund had rcceiv-
cd Forty One Thousand Seven Hun
drcd Seventy Two dollars making II
total income of Three Hundred Twenty
Nine Thousand Four Hundred ana
Seven dollars Against this the expen.
diturcs have been -273,9S7. The tot.
field secretaries collection to May 30.
1923 was $145.O03. And the expense for
this collection for the same period, was
S34.112. She pointed out that MS
against the entire income of the Inst'.
tuition the cost of raising 1t had bec''
Approximately eleven per cent.
The next speaker was DIR. Sailing ST.
mon. Vice Chairman of the Medical Ad-
viscry Board. who made a strong plea
for II new infirmary building in which
to take care of advanced cases. No
patient, he said. was ever discharged
from the Institution if it was felt that
n longer stay would benefit him. Six
iy-fivc per cent of the inmates of the
institution are bed cases. Touching
on the research department, DIR. Simon
said that this was undoubtedly the
most important feature of the Institu-
tion. Its work is not spectacular he
said. 1t takes years to accomplish re-
suits. We are looking for II cure for
point toward that cure every year we
have gone step further toward our
goal.
Another plea for the inf1rmary build
ing was made by Mr.. David Harlem,
chairman of the building and Grounds
committee, who expressed the hope that
stone during the Silver Jubilee exer-
siscs in 1924.
The Superintendent of the Institu-
lion. DIR. Samuel Swezey. pointed out
that there had been only fourteen
deaths recorded at the Institution dur
in. the past year. and that of the 191
patients admitted during that period,
IA were either moderately or far ad
vanccd cases. OF the 17S patients dis
charged during the year. lib had been
benefited. He also made II plea for an
infirmary building. This building. he
said, ought to have n capacity from six
tv to sevcnty-five beds. That would re-
lease twenty-five additional rooms for
women. and add ut least five beds for
emergency cases.
Mr.. Harry Lapfdus. of Omaha. COM
mentcd on the medesty in which the
institution had heretofore pracdiced
in making its work known to the coun-
try at large. This, he said. was
rrcat mistake. The Institution had no
right to refrain from extensive ,propa-
canda. "It is the greatest monument
IN The nhilnntllropN of the Amcricnn