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W. 6, HOSPITAL REPORT
Wingllam Hospital Closes a
Successful Year—Directors
are Re-elected
Wingham, Ont, November 5th, 3915,
GENTLEMEN;—
We have the honor to submit the
following report for the year ending
September 30th, 1915. --
In a general business way, theactivi-
ties of the year have presented the
usual number of perplexing problems,
but fortunately, with these comes the
pleasure of service. We have en-
deavored to maintain an efficient
establishment for the care of those who
are sick and we feel that our results
are a sufficient reward.
While we have not added any new
buildings, we have been able, to do
some needed renovating and decorating
to almost all of the interior of the main
building, including the re -enameling,
etc , of the operating room; also the
painting of the verandahs on the front
of the building.
As to the interior equipment of the
Hospital, this has been kept up to the
standard, though no heavy expenditures
have been made other than what was
necessary to keep it replenished.
In further reference to equipment,
special and generous acknowledgement
must be made of the extent and effi-
ciency of the Ladies Auxiliary of the
Hospital, resulting from the enthus-
iastic and successful way in which they
have kept up the general supply of
linens, bedding, and many other -neces-
saries in connection with the interior
workings of the institution. This
organization has faithfully discharged
the responsible work undertaken by
them and the Board of Managers ex-
tends its many thanks for this assist-
ance.
During the year just closed, there
have been cared for in the Hospital,
one hundred and thirty.five patients,
the total number of days aggregating
two thousand and three; this is a slight
increase over the previous year. There
has been an average number of free
patients, as the institution is always
open to tubae Who are not able to pro-
vide for themselves.
Among the changes and improvements
which your Directors, whom you ap-
point for the coming year. will find
necessary, is that of the changing of
the sewerage system. which at the
present time enters on Carling Terrace
and is very unsatisfactory, owing to
there not being sufficient fall from the
building basement to the street, This
however can beovercome without any
very great expense, by changing the
system to enter on Catharine St., im-
mediately at the rear of the premises.
There are many other alterations and
improvements which have been under
consideration for the past two years,
but owing to the strenuous times
financially and the war conditions pre-
vailing at the preaent time, it was not
deemed advisable to undertake this
expenditure. Whether these changes
are made, will have to be left to the
good judgment of your Directors for
the coming year.
The Directors wish to express their
hearty appreciation and thar,ks to all
who have contributed their services to
the Hospital and would specially
mention Miss Matthews, the Superin-
tendent, for her co-operation and for
her careful and efficient management
of the institution.
We would say that during the past
year, the Hospital bas not solicited as-
sistance in the way of contributions,
depending entirely upon it's own earn-
ings and income. By careful handling
of these monies and in spite of the ex-
ceptional conditions which have prevail-
ed, we have been able to close the year
with a small balance in the bank. ' It
would be hard to overstate the grati-
tude and encouragement felt by the
Directors in this regard.
All of which is respectfully sub-
mitted:—
B. CLEGG,
Chairman Board of Directors,
Elliott. Messrs, A, H. Musgrove and
J, Walton McKibbon were re-elected se
auditors.
The report of the Directors was, ae
follows: -
The financial statement for the year
ending September 30th Was as fellows:—
RECEIPTS
Balance on hand $ 280 13
Ontario Government grant311 58
Town grant . , , 200 00
County grant 247 30
From patients ....2920 70
Subscriptions in cash ..... • • .
Subscriptions in goods .... • • 147'(,7
Other sources,.,, 21 54
$4153 97
EXPENDITURE
Butchers' meat......,.. $ 2317 11 7
Butter and eggs ..-
1
Flour. bread and meal, 101 55
Milk , , . .. 117 87
Tea and coffee 29 15
Potatoes and other vegetables 67 78
Groceries and provisions. 325 49
Drugs and medicines 182 27
Medical and surgical appliances 297 34
Bedding, and general house
furnishings 158 42
Brooms, brushes, etc 26 65
Fuel.. .... ... ...... 336 05
Electric light, oil, etc , 95 96
Water supply"... , ... 18 52
Ice supply ..... .. 20 00
Salaries and wages .,.... . 1451 75
Taxes and insurance 44 62
Printing, stationery and postage 29 30
Contingencies .. 81 57
Ordinary repairs 95 92
Balance on hand 232 68
• $4153 97
At a special meeting of the Directors
on Monday evening the following offic-
ers were elected: --Hon. President. A.
11. Musgrove, M.P.P.; President, R.
Clegg; Vice President. J. A McLean;
Secretary, R. Vanstone; Treasurer, Dr.
A. J. Irwin; Finance Committee, Dr.
R. C. Redmond, J. A. McLean; Dr. A.
J. Irwin; House Committee, Dr. J. P
Kennedy, J. A. McLean. R. Vanstone;
Property Committee, H. B. Elliott, T.
C. King, C. P. Smith.
Two Cattle Killed.
Last Thursday evening three cattle
owned by Mr, E. W. Orvis, Turnberry.
broke out of the pasture field and wan-
dered onto the G.T.R. track near the
Cruickshank crossing west of Wingham.
The late train ran into the cattle and
two were kitlec and thethe third was
badly injured. The loss wi:l be a heavy
one to Mr. Orvis.
Beware of Canvassers
The house to house canvasser gets
many an order and the public gets
bitten many a time. Newspapers have
been exploited and from time to time
men have gone through the towns and
country collecting money on special of-
fers. If you don't know your man,
turn him down. The newspaper offices
will send away your renewals and see
that you get your paper or refund your
money. Already the campaign of fake
subscription artists has begun in other
places. If they strike this section be
on your guard. The TIMES will be
pleased to take your subscription for
any newspaper or magazine eyou may
desire.
The annual meeting of the share-
holders of the Wingham General
Hospital Company was held in the
Board Ttoom at the Hospital on Friday
evening last, The reports presented
showed that the Hospital had a very
successful year. The year was closed
with a balance of cash on hand and this
in the face of the feet that no sub-
scriptions had been solicited during the
past year.
The Board of Directors was re-elected
as follows: --Richard Clegg, J. A. Mc-
Lean, R. Vanstone. Dr. A, J. Irwin,
Dr. R. C. Redmond, Dr. J. P. Kennedy,
T. 0, King, C: P. Smith and H. B,
To Form Huron -Bruce Battalion. -
TOE PATRIOTIC SOCIETY
Will Hold Patriotic Concert
on Monday Evening
Other Activities.
A Red Cross, concert will be given
under the auspices of the Ladies'
Patriotic Society en Monday. Nov, 15.
Captain Peacock, Chaplain and recruit-
ing officer of the 33rd, and the following
artists, who are undoubtedly the best
talent which London can produce, are
giving their services, free of charge,
for Red Cross work:—
Mrs. Eva N. Roblyn McKillop, so-
prano, formerly : eolbist in Dundas
Centre Methodist Church. Miss Mae
Walker, Reader, teacher of elocution at
Alma Ladies' College. Miss Eggleston,
violinist. Miss Eggleston was studying
in Germany at the time War broke out.
Mr. McCutc[teon. - Baritone, soloist of
St, Andrews church, London. Captain
Dowding of the 33rd, baritone.
The proceeds of this concert will be
devoted to the Red Cross work of the
Society. Reserve the date, Nov. 15th.
All seats 25c.
We gratefully acknowledge the
following donations: -cotton, from Mrs.
Alex. Alderson, 5 yds; from Mrs.
Taugher, 5 yds; from Mrs. Thos.
Bennett, 5 yds, and cash for our treas.
ury from Mr. C. M. Walker, $10.00;
from Miss Charlotte McKay, $1.00.
Miss Fssant will be at her home,
corner John and Minnie streets, every
forenoon and on the afternoons of Mon-
day, Wednesday and Saturday, to dis-
tribute yarn for knitting.
On Tuesday, Nov. Oth, our Soldiers'
comfort supply committee shipped to
the national service committee through
the courtesy of the Canadian Red Cross
a bale containing 83 flannel day shirts
and 80 pairs of socks.
We gratefully acknowledge a do-
nation of three dollars from Zetland
school, collected by Miss Tipling.
On Thursday. Ney. 18th, a concert
will be given in &timid school house.
The program will, include solos, reci-
tations and orchestra selections. A
sliver collection will be taken at the
door. The proceeds will be 'donated to
the Patriotic Society for Bed Cross
work.
Our society is collecting this week
for "parcels for Christmas cheer" for
our Wingham soldiers at the front
Mrs. D. Holmes will receive donations
of money or suitable gifts at her home
on Diagonal Road.
On a call issued by Lieut, -Col. Combe,
of Clinton, the officers of Huron's 33rd
Regiment were called together Friday
night last in Clinton, when it was unani-
mously decided to organize an overseas
battaliou'if Bruce county will join them.
to be known as the Huron -Bruce Bat-
talion. Representatives were present
from Goderich, Seaforth, Dungannon,
Porter's Hill. Exeter and Clinton, 'and
a committee of six officers was appoint-
ed to meet with a similar committee
from Bruce county in the town of
Wingham on November 15. Mayor
Reid, of Goderich, was appointed to
organize recruiting Leagues in the
and the boys s w 1l i
various municipalities,
be trained locally in bunches of 25 and -
50 until spring opens.
Pte. Simmons Not Injured.
t then
In a letter o his m4 Pte. William
J. Simmons, of the 28th Battalion and
formerly assistant wire chief of the
Brannon Telephone Company, and who
has two brothers in the 45th battalion,
tells of an experience he had recently
while in the trenches. He said; --"Our
trench was about thirty yards from the
Germans when the trench was blown
up by a shell, burning about sixty of
our men. Our boys, however, stuck to
their posts like heroes, and despite the
heavy firing kept them from advancing,
and also rescued many of the wounded.
e that I was killed, the
It was reported >; d,
mistake being made in that the name
of the man killed was very similar to
my own. There are many very un-
pleasant duties to perform in the artily,
which I had no idea of, and that so soon
we would go through snch awful ex•
perien.)e8 se we have had."
HIGH SCHOOL, NOTES.
The first meeting of the Literary
Society was held on Thursday. Nov..
4th with President Johnston in the
chair. The following programme was
rendered; — 1. Reading minutes, A.
Cameron; 2. Business arising out of
minutes; 3. Unfinished business, con-
stitution referred back to executive
committee; 4. Selection by Harmonica
Band; 6. Violin solo, Miss E. James,
James; 6. Impromptu speeches by A.
Wilson, A. McBurney, M. Foran, F.
Barber, E. Wilkinson; 7. Instrumental
Solo, Miss N, Christie; 8• Prophet's
address, J..-Stepon; 9. Quartette; 10.
Journal, T. ALmstrong;11. Critic's re-
marks by Bliss B. Anderson who con-
gratulated the executive upon the fact
that twenty-eight students took part
in the programme.
Additional Subscriptions.
In giving the list of contributors to
the British Red Cross funds in connection
with°Trafalgar Day, the names of Miss
Ada Haines, $5 and Mr. Arthur Haines,
$1, were in some manner omitted.
Since our last issue, Secretary Smith
has received a donation of $1 -from
Martin Waugh of Marcid, Cali., and $2
from John Pattison,
Successful, Euchre
The Ladies' of the Hospital Auxiliary
held a very -successful Euchre in the
Armory last Friday evening. There
were thirty-four tables and the prizes
were won by Miss Mary Currie and Mr.
Frank•Vanstone for games, while Miss
Miriam Smith and Mr. Albert. Fleming
carried off the prizes for lone hands.
The ladies will realize sixty-one dollars
and fifty cents after all expenses are
paid. The Auxiliary wishes to thank
every one for their generosity and as-
sistance in contributing towards mak-
ing towards making . such a very s uc-
eessful evening.
Died in Moorefield.
There passed away at his home in
Moorefield, an old and esteemed resi-
The Lyceum Theatre.
The Picture House prese on Thurs-
day and Friday, Nov. • h and 12th,
Max Figman supp. t , by Lolita Rob-
ertson and an alt ar cast in "The
Hoosier Schoolmaster," produced by
the Masterpiece Film Co. in five acts.
Workman Injured.
While working at the Western
Foundry on Thursday of last week, Mr,
James Wiley met with a very painful
accident. He, in some manner, missed
his footing and fell against a machine,
receiving a very severe scalp wound,
Dr, J. P. Kennedy was summoned and
dressed the wound, which required
several stitches.
Critically 111.
Tile many friends of Dr. H. Adams,
formerly of Wingham, who went with
the second contingent, will be sorry to
hear that he is in a hospital in London,
England, critically ill with diphtheria.
His father, Dr.' Henry Adams, of
Embro, bas received a telegram. stating
that his son, Capt. Harry Adams, M.D.
is in'a critical condition
Secured New Office.
The Wingham Overland Sales Co.,
under the management of Mr. L.
Kennedy, has secured the comfortable
'officesrecently vacated by Mr. Chas
Munro, and will occupy it until the
completion of •their new premises on
Josephine street, where any information
regarding the Overland car will be
cheerfully given by the manager.
dent of that village on October 24th, in
person of Mr. John McKayinhis
the pe on
59th year. The deceased had been a
resident of Moorefield for many years
and was engaged in the implement
b,,siness, and was a member of the
Presbyterian church. The deceased
leaves besides his wife. four sons and
one daughter to mourn the loss of a
kind father and affectionate husband,
The children are: — harry, Ernest,
George and Sohn, of Moorefield, and
Mrs. W. A. Miller, of Wingham.
Death of Mrs. Peter Reid.
Death claimed Mrs. Peter Reid, in
her 65th year, early on Saturday morn-
ing at the home of her son-in-law, Mr.
J. A. Anderson, Princess street, Kin-
cardine. Mrs. Reid had been in ill
health for several months. Her maid-
en name was Elizabeth Hill and she
formerly lived in Huron Township and
in Millarton. Her husband predeceas-
ed her about two years, but she is sur-
vived by three sons and three daugh-
ters, namely, Alfred and William, of
Owen Sound; Alex, of Wingham; Mrs.
Gideon Ruttle and Mrs. Harry Morgan,
of Huron Township, and Mrs. J. A.
Anderson, of Kincardine. Interment
took place Monday in the Kincardine
cemetery.
The "Army Boot"
Par Men.
Read our ad. on •last page
W. H. WILLIS.
FROM A HURON NURSE
Miss Handford, Professional
Nurse, Writes Interesting
Letter from Paris.
The following is an extract from a
letter recently received from Miss
Irene Handford, former Exeter young
lady, and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T.
Handford, now of Ingersoll, but form-
erly of Exeter. Miss Handford is a
professional nurse, and is now serving
her kin and country in that capacity
with the American Ambulance Hospit-
al Corps at Paris, France. Writing
from France recently says:
The Louvre, the wonderful art gal-
lery, of Europe, is closed. So are all
the other important .buildings and no
matter where one goes one sees broken-
down, disabled men and women in
mourning.
"I like the French; they are very
charming people, but I wish I might be
with our own boys. I have met a great
many interesting young people over
here and have received an invitation to
attend the commencement exercises at
Oxford University, England.
"The gruesome stories of the Ger-
man treatment of English prisoners and
those from her colonies, Australia
and Canada. would make your blood run
cold. They would not bear repeating.
The Turks have never been known to
treat their prisoners as the Germans
have done.
"France may lose: heart but England
will surely fight to the end. 7 do not
mean to say that France is weakening.
She has done wonderfully. The poor.
brave fellows. It takes all the pluck
they can muster to face another winter
campagn.
"We received fifty men from the
fro nt the night before last, forty-eight
hours after they' had been wounded,
and another train load has arrived just
now. The hospital is just about as full
es it can be. We do not exactly know
where the fighting is being carried on
butit is not far from us."
Death of James Webster.
On Thursday morning, Oct. 30th,
there passed away at nis home at Lon-
desboror one of the most prominent
pioneers of Hullett township in the
person of James Webster, his death
following an illness of some weeks'
duration. The late Mr. Webster was
born in Banffshire, Scotland, and came
to this country when quite a young
man. He stopped first at Whitby for a
time before coming to Hullet where he
settled on Lot twenty-seven on the
eighth concession. The country
was then forest and he had to literally
hew out a homefor himself, but this he
did and made a success of farming and
of Durbam
of the raisingcattle.
After over forty years on the
farm he retired from its labor, settling
in Londesboro about twelve years ago.
He is survived by his wife, who was
Miss Alexandrine :McKenzie, and five
of his six children: William on the
homestead, Joseph of the 13th con-
cession, James of Toronto, and Mrs. E
Saville of Clinton, add Miss Isabetl at
home. His eldest son, Alexander, died
in Dakota about fourteen years ago.
He is also survived by four grandchild-
ren, txo. brothers, A. W. and Wm.
t r of Wingham, and one sister,
e
Mrs. George Addison of Hullett. Mr.
Webster was a Presbyterian in religion,
being a lifelong member of Knox
Chureh, Londesboro, and in politics a
Liberal. The funeral, which was
largely attended, took place on Satur-
day to the Londeaboro cemetery.
Letters of Thanks
Mayor Irwin and Mr. A. G: Smith,
Secretary of the Trafalgar Day Com-
mittee have received letters from the
Hon. T. W. McGarry, Protf"incial Sec-
retary, expressing thanks to the Coun-
cil for the donation of $2000 and the
general contribution of $4400 to the
British Red Cross funds,
Thanks for Red Cross Work.
Sir John Hendrie, lieutenant -gover-
nor of Ontario, has issued a circular
letter addressed "to all who have helped
to obtain the magnificent response to
the appeal of the British Red Cross
Society and the order of St. John," in
which he states that it is already known
that more than double the 3500,000
asked as Ontario's share has been re-
ceived, and that when the full returns
are compiled it will not be surprising if
that amount has been trebly received.
Thanks to Premier Hearst, N. W.
Rowell, Hon. G. H. Ferguson (acting
minister of education), the teachers,
the press, the boy scouts, the mayors,
reeves and municipal councils, and all
others who assisted, are expressed.
The Place of the Press.
The three hundred newspapers
throughout Ontario which published
these Red Cross advertisements free of
charge, as did the Star, and supported
the campaign in their editorial and
news columns, had, we think, a proper
view of the place of the press in the
community. They Utilized the facilities
they were fortunate enough to possess
in furthering a cause in which every-
body was called upon to do his part,
great or small, according to his oppor-
tunity. The press could render a
service in this case that could be accom-
plished by no other agency, and three
hundred newspapers throughout the
Province, dailies and weeklies, repudiat-
ed the theorythat a newspaper
is solely
a business devoted to the manufacture
of columns of space to be sold to any
comer and with no obligation to render
service for the general good even in
in time of crisis when every man is
called upon to do what be can for the
comon welfare of alt. Three hundred
newspapers took the view that the press
is a public institution as well as a busi-
ness, and that it has obligations as well
as privileges. They joined in the
general public movement, contributing
freely the publicity requisite to its
success, and
which they only amid
ft.rnish, They took this view of the
obligation resting upon the press in
connection with a great public move-
ment, and we think they took the right
view —Toronto Star.
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