New Britain herald., 1925-10-14
REPORT PROGRESS
IN HOSPITAL WORK
Wonan's Board Meets and
Chooses Directors for Year

Increases In membership 5rs 81
the scope OF activity of the Wsmens
hospital board is shown u tho AN
nual report of Secretary Fannie W.
Atwood which was submitted TO 'hs
board at the annual meeting. yester-
day afternoon. Inc secretary's report
follows:
"rhe woman's Hospital board
held It's meetings as ususi during the
past year the first Monday in every
month. with the exception OF July
and August. All of the meetings have
been very we'll attended and much
has been achieved by the various
committees.
The following Net gives the chair
men Of the committees who have
active in carrying on the work OF
the various branches OF the women
hoard, with their assistants;
Auxiliary committee, Mrs, W C.
Huneertord: Membership committee
Mrs F, L. Traut; Nurses committee'
Mrs Geo. r. Kimbail; Supplies com
rnittee, Miss Learned; Surgical dress
,nrs committee, Mrs, Walter Hart;
hospitality committee, Mrs P. T.
Rtckey; Library committee Mrs
stanley Eddy: Entertainment lot
rbr,s+uas and Easter Mrs II. L.
Mills.
"our officers and directors for the
mast wear, who have all done their
mart in assisting the chairmen OF our
various auxiliary COMMITTEES, are as
follows: sd.
President. Mrs. George W Iraut'
v,ce presidents Miss Cornelia Cham :
herlain. Miss Lefty Learned, Mrs A
G McKinnie; honorary vice presi-
den, Mrs. c. P Merwin: treasurer
Mrs. George Rackliffe; secretary
Mrs. ". E. Atwood.
Directors-Mrs. Y. B. Chamber
lain. Mrs. G. T. Kimball, Mrs. G, P
Hart Mrs. F A searle. Mrs ". Il
Rattenbury, Mrs. p. F. Gaffney, Mrs
Z. Fl. Cooper, Mrs. W S Rowland
Mrs. J. P. Baldwin, Mrs. Stanley
Eddy, Mrs. ", L, Hatch, Mrs a s
Grant, Mrs. Arthur Harrup, Mrs Il
Mrs. H. L. Judd. Mrs. Walter Hart
Mrs P. c. Hickey, Mrs. W c Hunger
ford, Mrs II. Trumbull, Mrs. H. L
Mills, Mrs. Robert Graham.
The auxiliary committee, Mrs "
c. Hungerford, chairman, arrange
for visits twice a month at the hos
pital by two OF our directors. Report
OF their visits are read az the month
" meeting Of the board. They Nisi
the executive departmen t at the hos
pital as well as the wards, priVat
rooms operating rooms, etc, and tn
reports unanimously state that the
find conditions to be most satisfac
tory.
Mrs George Kirlball, as chair
man OF the nurses committee, ha
with the aid OF her assistants, ar
ranged for some form OF recreatio
about twice month IN the evening
for the nurses Halloween an
Christmas parties, informal dance
with light refreshments, have afford
I'd the nurses entertainment durin
the winter. !.
In April Mr.. and Mrs Eish
Cooper opened their home and gay
a very delightful organ recital fc
the benefit Of the nurses COMMITTEE
Tickets we're sold ana $3.50 ws
raised for the nurses entertainer
fund, Mrs. George Kimball ws
chairman OF the committee arrani
Ing for the concert. The Woman
Board was most appreciative ar
thankful to Mr.. and Mrs. Cooper Il
making this concert possible.
A splendid work has been carrie
on by the surgical dressings con
mittee, Mrs. Walter Hart, chairna
Miss Cornelia Chamberlain, assistar
There has been twelve diftere
groups Of twelve women each FRO
all parts Of the city, who twice
month, excepting during the SUNNI
months have been making lar
quantities Of surgical dressings Az
all kinds of hospital supplies at q
hospital.
The membership committee cor
posed OF a very large number