Annual report : 1934 / Society of the Lying-in Hospital of the City of New York.
- Society for the Lying-In Hospital
- Date:
- 1934
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Annual report : 1934 / Society of the Lying-in Hospital of the City of New York. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![REPORT OF THE LADIES’ AUXILIARY TO THE SOCIETY OF THE LYING-IN HOSPITAL NOVEMBER 1, 1933—OCTOBER 31, 1934 During our second year in this new building the work of the Ladies’ Auxiliary has been as follows: The House Committee under the chairmanship of Mrs. E* Farrar Bateson, has received articles of clothing from Mrs. A. K. Schopf, Miss Marion Wharton, the American Red Cross, the Junior League Clothing Center and the laundry of the New York Hospital. The mothers’ sewing class was started and has met once a week. We provided 245 yards of material for the class. Out of each two garments made, one was kept by the mother and one was given to the hospital. Now the women buy their material from us at cost and we use this money to purchase new material. We feel that the class has been of benefit to the mothers and they have shown great interest in learning to make their babies’ clothes. Eighty-five books were donated to the Social Service Library of the New York Hospital. We wish to thank the Library Committee for distributing 4108 books in the Lying-In Hospital during the year. Mrs. Allan Locke has continued her splendid work as chairman of the Volunteer Workers Committee. Forty-four women have done volunteer work in the Lying-In Hospital this year. For the winter months there was an average of 14 workers, giving 75 hours of work a week. Mrs. Harris Harder is chairman of the Babies’ Alumnae of the Lying-In Hospital, which was organized in May. $375 have been contributed to the fund, and the money is to be used for medical social service relief. The Executive Committee has met regularly once a week except during the summer months, to attend to such matters as needed attention between board meetings. Mrs. Morgan Hamilton, Mrs. E. Farrar Bateson and Irving B. Kingsford have gone through all our old records and have put [14]](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b31710979_0018.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
