Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1928-11-02
oRTHoPED1C NOTES

The Vashon Orthopedic Auxili-
ary held its regular all day meet
ing at the Island Club House on
Friday, October 10Th. " spite of
the smallpox scare, thirte.n mem
bers were present, spending the
morning on the Hospital sewing.
After the social hour at luncheon,
the President, Mrs. II. A. Stanley
of Burton conducted the business
meeting. In view of the great need
of the Hospital for funds at this
time, evidenced by an appeal for
help from the Treasurer, Miss
Olive Kerry, the Auxiliary voted
unanimously to send in $500 now
and pay two years in advance for
the "Vashon Bed This bed is
named by the payment of $3.50
annually, and the money advanced
at this time was raised for the bed
in the Hospital at the carnival
several years ago. This fund has
been on deposit and drawing inter.
est.
Reports of the work of the Hos
pital in September show 3,497
days of hospital care given to 215
different children, 105 Of which
were new patients. lis new pa
tients were examined in Septem-
ber. They came from: Port Ange.
les / /; Aberdeen 4, Hoquiam Mon
tesano l, Enumclaw /, Hobart g,
lssaquah |, Kent /, Kirkland 9,
Lake Forest Park /. Seattle 65,
Scenic l, Vashon 1, Port Blakely
l, Poft Orchard 4, Silver Creek |
Rife /, Shelton 2, Okanogan /,
Raymond l, South Bend l, Buck
ley l, Tacoma s, Anacortes 1,
Granite Falls |, Lake Stevens /,
Snohomish |, Olympia l, Alaska
Holy Cross /, Sitka l, Bethel 2.
ldaho--Lewiston l. Oregon
Gresham |, Freewater /.
Since the founding of the Hospi-
tai in 1907, 12,751 little children
have been accepted for treatment
The present income is not keep
ing pace with the expenses neces-
sary to care for the larger number
of patients not Accommodated in
the enlarged building, so the
Guilds, members and friends ev-
erywhere are working to build up
the regular income to the end that
no needy, sick or crippled child be
turned away for lack of funds. The
operating receipts for September
were $s,s49.s2, while the expenses
were $l3,776.43, with deficit OF
$4,926.61. There have been mol
wasteful expenditures or loss, just
more and more patients 20 be
nursed, fed, warmed aud kept
clean.
Members dues brought in dur
ing September, 1890; interest ON
the Endowment fund $525.02, pa
tients fees $2,933.9O, Guilds and
Shops 1855. Out of town gifts
included 1920 from X. II. Shat
fer of Pc Ell and $3.50 from the
Wing Point Sunday School. Gifts
from Seattle citizens amounted to
$1,372.75. Memorial gifts amount
ed to $40 and included gifts iuI
memory of Mr.. +. Gates and Mrs.
Finnis, both of Vashon.
The Endowment Fund of the
Orthopedic Hospital is made up of
sums bequeathed or given for that
purpose during the 21 years since
the hospital was founded, and in
eludes the money given or be
queathed for beds named in perpe-
tuity. $1,000 names red in per-
petuity. These beds are listed on
brass plate, as are also the names
of the donors to the Endowment
Fund The Endowment Fund is in
vested in bonds and the interest
only used. The investments arcI
made under the advice Of a conser-
yatiyc committee and as the ele-
ment of safety is the prime cor
sideration so the interest rate isl
comparatively small This fund at
ter twenty-one years amounts toI
S239 .33S and the interest annual
= ;. -. H.. tfn nn0