Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 112, Decatur, Adams County, 11 May 1925 — Page 3

VUSHT W TOMOMOW

Join in the Observance of national Hospital Day Tuesday May 12 and show your appreciation by visiting the sick at The Adams County Memorial Hospital—the institution that Decatur and all of Adams County is proud of. This day was set aside for fin's purpose and let us co-operate to the best of our ability. Mutschler Meat Market Monroe Street « * Keep Your Medicine Chest Stocked Up Be prepared for emergencies. Don’t let sickness mar happiness. Keep our medicines for slight attacks and prevent them from developinß into more serious illness. (let all your drugs and sundries at this The Quality Drug Store Smith, Yager & Falk THE REX ALL STORE Fresh Cut Flowers For the Sick Everybody loves flowers, fjo when choosing some thing to send to a sick friend what could please them more than a bouquet of fresh cut flowers or a potted plant. “Say It With Flowers” and Visit the Hospital May 12 Decatur Floral Co. • Nuttman Ave.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, MONDAY, MAY IL 1925.

SERVES 35,120 MEALS TO SICK I • * Mrs. Dan Eckrote, Hospital Cook, Averages 56 Meals Per Day Whi»n the AdaniH county Memorial Hospital was op<*m-d here one year and nine months ago, the directors and the superintendent, Mlns Emile Christ, Immediately began looking around for the bent posible person to I lake charge of the hospital kitchen which has to prepare the purest and he<t food for patients in order that they might recover. Mrs. Dan Eckrote, formerly of Linn (.rove, was selected to take charge of llie kitchen ami supervise the preparation <if food for tin- many patients. Since her selection, when llie local hospital opened, she Ims a 'ways been on the job, and Is always ready lo serve the sick with the host available food. In llie last 21 months, which is the limo since the opening of the doors of the hospital. Mrs. Eekrot has served 35, 120 meals, or an average of i 56 meals a day. If the trays in which | tlie meals are conveyed to the rooms were placed side by side, they would make a fine just three foot less than i 10 miles long Mrs. Eckrote has personally sup orvised the cooking of all this food, and she says that once in a while she gets time to rest. Mr. Eckrote has charge of the hospital froumls ! and sees to it that the grass is kept trimmed and green and that the shrubbery is kept even. Many Motorists Are Arrested For’Speeding Indianapolis, Ind., May 11 —(United P Press) Out of a total of 1«6 arrests made by State motor police during (lie last week, 100 were for speeding, J' according to a report made today to I Secretary of State Frederick K. Sehor->' temeier by Robert T. Humes, chief. 1

THIS SPACE DEDICATED TO / w National Hospital Day Tuesday, May 12th The occasion of the public to acquaint itself with the great humanitarian work of our institution. THE ADAMS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL »■ Cloverleaf Creameries, Inc. VISIT THE HOSPITAL TOMORROW

THE SUPERINTENDENT | I 4k * '.L x*. ' MISS EMILIE C. CHRIST Miss Emllie (’. Christ has been superintedent of the Adams County Memorial hospital since it was opened. She has proved that she is thoroughly versed In hospital management and her many courtesies have been appreciated by all who have had occasion to enter I hi- hospital. 64BABIES BORN 1 AT NEW HOSPITAL: Total Os 909 Patients Received Since Opening; 41 Deaths In theperiod of one year and nine months, dating hack to July 29. 1923, when the Adams County Memorial hospital was opened to the public. | to May I of tills year. 61 bailies have 1 been born al the hospital. This is an average of three every month. 1 Twins were also horn at the hospital. 1 Tlie number of deaths which oc- 1 cured at the hospital since it was opened is 41. The total number of patients received at tiie hospital in tlie 21 (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) i

EFFICIENT CORPS OF NURSES HERE Miss Christ Heads Staff Os Registered Nurses At Local Hospital Headed by Miss Emilia C. Christ, the superintendent of the Adams | County Memorial hospital, has one of i the finest and most efficient corps of registered nurses found in any | hospital in the state. These young women are conscientious in their work and are, at all times, ready to . wait upon or answer the calls of tinsick at the hospital. Eight nurses, besides Miss Christ, are on duty al tlie hospital, they being, the Misses Breta Graham, Irlene Franz. Estella Stucky, Zena Williams, Pauline Yeager, Olive Walters, Mabel Dttnifon and Mrs. Florence Aurund. Each floor has several nurses detailed during day anil night to wait upon the patients and those who huve been patients at the institution are sincere in their praise for the 'Service given them. All of the nurses are graduate hospital nurses and efficient in their profession, and tlie people of Adams county can be thankful that their services and the hospital are available when the need arises. o — Riley Hospital To Keep In Touch With Patients Indianapolis, ln<!.. .May 11 — (United Press)—Officials of the Riley Mem orial hospital for crippled children and officials of the state board of health have agreed on a system of following up patients of the hospital who have been returned to their homes after treatment. According to the plan tentatively arranged, the hospital is to notify the health board whenever it fur- , loughs a child to his home. The health board, in turn, will carry the inform I ation to the local health nurse, wlio| wil be authorized to administer what ever attention the hospital may pre-; scribe.

Visit the sick TOMORROW MAY 12 National Hospital Day When you, or members of your family are ill you demand and receive the best of service through V THE ADAMS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Therefore, tomorrow, May 12, observe National Hospital Day by paying this splendid institution a visit and get acquainted with the fine work they are doing. Adams County Auto Co. Fred E, Kolter, Mgr. Madison St Phone 80 Ford Cars, Fordson Tractors, Ford and f. ; Fordson tractor service at all times.

National Hospital Day Tues., May 12 ■MaMMMaBMBMRTiaa Decatur and Adams County surely has reasons to be proud of the Adams County Memorial Hospital and for the great they are doing so the people of this community. VISIT THE HOSPITAL TOMORROW E. F. GASS & SON