REGISTRAR. Ross MCPHERSON, M.D. MEDICAL SUPERINTENDENT. WILLIAM H. SPILLER, M.D. ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT. RICHARD MACKENZIE. CASHIER. THOMAS L. BUCKINGHAM. FINANCIAL SECRETARY. LEROY A. RUTHERFORD. CHIEF NURSE. ELIZABETH P. HARMEY, R.N. SUB-STATION. No. 314 Broome Street. A PERSON SUBSCRIBING TO THE FUNDS OF THE SOCIETY A SUM NOT LESS THAN FIVE DOLLARS PROVIDED HIS SUBSCRIPTION IS ACCEPTED BY THE BOARD UPON BEING DULY NOMINATED AND ELECTED BY THE GOVERNORS, MAY BECOME A MEMBER OF THE SOCIETY. A PERSON SUBSCRIBING AT ONE TIME TO THE FUNDS OF THE SOCIETY THE SUM OF FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS BECOMES A PATRON OF THE SOCIETY, AND A PERSON SO SUBSCRIBING THE SUM OF FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS BECOMES A BENEFACTOR OF THE SOCIETY. FREE BEDS. THE SUM OF $5,000 ENDOWS A BED IN PERPETUITY, $3,000 ENDOWS ONE FOR THE LIFE OF THE DONOR, AND THE SUM OF $250 ENTITLES THE DONOR TO NAME PATIENTS TO IT FOR ONE YEAR. 1895 ENDOWED IN PERPETUITY. In memory of MRS. ROBERT L. STUART. By MR. and MRS. GEORGE G. WILLIAMS. 1902 In memory of ANTOINETTE, COUNTESS SEILERN, 1912 In memory of her mother, LUCY MORGAN STREET, For the Anna Woerishoffer bed, By MRS. ANNA WOERISHOFFER. 1914 For the Marie Stuart Bed, By LILLA GAITES. 1916 By HENRY CLAY FRICK, Esq. REPORT OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS. The Board of Governors of the Society of the Lying-In Hospital of the City of New York presents the following report of the Society for its one hundred and eighteenth year. The annexed Medical Report, with accompanying statistics, will give a clear idea of the work that has been accomplished by the Society during the past year. An examination of the donations received during the past year shows a falling off from the previous year. In view of the increased cost of everything necessary to the operation of the Hospital, and the many repairs necessary to the Hospital Building and equipment, it is absolutely imperative that the friends of the institution and the public come to its assistance. Efforts have been made by sending out personal letters and by appeals to bring the work of this Hospital before a large number of people. During the past year, as hitherto, Mr. John Pierpont Morgan, by his most generous support, has made it possible for the Board of Governors to meet the annual cost of running the Hospital. The Board, however, looks with confidence to ever increasing interest on the part of the public spirited citizens of New York, and trusts that they will rally to the support of this work; and by annual subscriptions and gifts, or by benefactions through their wills, make it possible to support the Hospital without leaning so heavily, as has been the case in the past, upon Mr. Morgan. The Ladies' Auxiliary has been extremely helpful, and the interest of its members has done much to enable the Hospital to accomplish its work. A full account of its work is made a part of this report. The thanks of the Board of Governors are gladly extended to all of those, who, by their gifts of money, or by donations of clothes, flowers, fruit, books, magazines, etc., helped in the Hospital's work. The Board wishes to express its deep appreciation to Mr. Henry Clay Frick who has given five thousand dollars to endow a bed in perpetuity. The Board wishes to emphasize the importance of this form of assisting the work of the institution. The record of the Society in its Outdoor Department during the past year has been extremely good, and the Board of Governors feels much pleased that this large volume of work has been so successfully and satisfactorily handled. All persons who at any time may desire to visit the Hospital in order to obtain information as to the details of its work, or who would like to examine the manner in which the Hospital is being conducted, will be gladly received, and full details will be given upon application being made to the Superintendent at the Hospital Building. New York, September, 1916. |