Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-13
MARY e. HEGARTY
Secretary

Community Hospital Corporation
held it's first annual meeting at the
High School building Monday even
ing, January 11th, at which time OF
ficers for 1926 were elected. commit
tees appointed and reports given.
The officers who have served so
efficiently the first six months were
unanimously reelected. and include
Paul H. Bailey, president; Miss
Mary Hegarty, secretary and Ora M.
Maxim, treasurer.
Herman w. Wilson, Linwood B.
Jones, Mrs. Maude 3. West, and Miss
M. Ellen Alden, whose term as dir
ectors expired were reelected for a
term of three years.
The following members of the adj
visory board were named for a three
year term: C. Irving Bailey and DR..
Fred L. Chenery, ST., of Monmouth.
The various reports were listened
to with much interest. for the record
of the hospital for it's first xix months
is a Inc one, and prove that the VEN
ture is an unqualified success, and
that Winthrop has at last a splend-
idly equipped and operated hospital,
which serves the needs not only or
this but of the surrounding towns
in a thoroughly efficient manner.
The report of Paul H. Bailey. presi-
dent of the Hospital Corporation,
which follows, was especially inter
esting and will prove OF interest 10
all interested in the hospital.
The directors of the Winthrop
Community Hospital submit to you
the following repot:
At the meeting Of the incorpora-
tors held March 9Th, 1925, you elect
ed the present board of directors who
have tried to perform the duties you
intrusted 20 them faithfully.
On July 1st, 1925, the active man
agement of the hospital was taken
over by the directors. During this
first six months in the history OF
the winthrop Community Hospltal
we feel that good beginning mas
been made and that the hospital, IN
SO far as is possible for any com,
munity hospital, is on a sound ana
business like basi.
Your hopital has not made money
in the past six months, and you dld-
MT expect it would. Nfitner did You
want it to make money as 1t is no. a
ton which is necessItated the world
over, because disease and sickness
are common to mankind. 1t is there
fore an institution of service and not
of financial gain.
During the six months just passed
We have been assured of the fact that
the hospital has many frlends, anu
many who were in sympathy with It's
purposes. This fact has been made
known to US by the many generous
gifts.
The citizens of the town of Win
throp and also of Monmouth, Read
field, Wayne and Fayette nave hear
tily endorsed the project They nave
given of their time and money in for
mulating plans and providing funds
that Winthrop might have COM
munity hospital.
By the generosity of Mrs. Murray
L. Stanley, the hospital is now pro-
vided with an X-ray machine which
is not surpassed by any in this state
for the work. 1t is doubtful II any
hospital. the size of our hospital, mas
an X-ray equal to this one.
The room in which the X-ray is
located is in the nature of an addi-
tion. funds for which were provided
by the Hospital Aid.
The general results of the running
of the hospital for the first six
months have been very satisfactory,
in fact. far more satisfactory than
we expected.
A very great deal of credit Is due
Dr Radger. He has worked hard
and unselfishly in his efforts to make
the winthrop Community hospital
success. He has loaned, free OIL
charge. many of his personal surgi-
cal instruments to the hospital, ne
has given his advice and counsel
10 the directors with the one thought
in mind, of serving the greatest good
Of the community. To him we are
greatly indebted and l am sure 1
voice the sentiment of every mem
her of the board in extending to MN
our thanks and appreciation of his
efforts.
our matron, Mrs. Gale. has been
untiring in her efforts, and l feel
sure tina. oil who have had occasion
to visit the hospital, either as pa
tients, doctors, or visitors, nave
been very favorably impressed with
her work and that of her assistants.
We also appreciate the fact that the
exterior of the property has been
kept very neat and attractive. The
board also thank the secretary and
treasurer for their work and their
duties are by no means small.
To the Hospital Aid, who have
done wonderful work, we are indebt-
ed They, under their president,
Mrs. Carl Hartman, have worked
hard and have accomplished re-
markable success. Outside of hav-
ing a charity fund, they have con-
tributed much to general expense. 1t
would be hard, If not impossible, to
find a more efficient corps of work.
ers than the ladies of the Hospital
Aid.
To all those who have in any way
helped to make the hospital the sue
cess it has been, the directors ex-
press their sincere thanks.
We now have set in operation in
the town of Winthrop an institution
of which the town can well be proud,
an institution as I have said, of
service. AS president of the board
of directors I recommend that you
continue the good work.
PAUL H. BAILEY,
President Board of Directors.
The report Of the membership COM
mittee was given by Mrs. Fannie
Hewett of East Winthrop.
DR.. Badger recommended that there
be day for inspection of the hospital
that all may see for themselves what
has been accomplished.
Mrs. Hartman, member of the
corporation and also president of the
Hospital Aid was called upon for rel