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PUBLIC DOCUMENT 157 1Ebt ((ommonltltaltb of ;§Massacbusttts FIFTY-THIRD ANNUAL REPORT BOARD of TRUSTEES ~ ~olbitr5' ~omt) in ~a55acbu5dt5 AT CHELSEA FOR YEAR ENDING Nov. 30, 1935 [First Annual Report under Acts of 1931, Chapter 452, effective December I , 1934.] General Laws (Tercentenary Edition), Chapter 6. P UBLICATION OF THIS DOCUMENT ApPROVED BY COMMISSION ON ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE. 600. 12-'35. Order 9278. LEGACIES TO THE SOLDIERS' HOME As legacies intended for this Home may be lost by defects in the phraseology by which bequests are made, it is desirable that the subjoined form should be carefully followed by persons desiring to leave money to the institution. I give and bequeath to the Trustees of the Soldiers' Home in Massachusetts, incorporated by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the sum of . .. dollar~, the same to be paid by my executor to the person who shall act as treasurer of said Corporation, at the time when the same shall be payable. 3 OFFICERS 1935-1936 President, COL. WILLIAM J. KEVILLE Secretary, CHARLES P. DOYLE TRUSTEES WILLIAM J. KEVILLE, Belmont JAMES BUCHANAN, JR., Chelsea RICHARD P. MCCARTHY, Westfield J. LEO SULLIVAN, Peabody CHARLES P . DOYLE, Malden OSCAR B. DUDLEY, Shrewsbury MICHAEL MCGRATH, Salem Officers of the Home Commandant, LAWRENCE F. QUIGLEY Assistant Surgeon, LEWIS GLAZER, M.D. Adjutant, JOSEPH E. MARTIN Assistant Surgeon, LOUIS P. FINCLE, M.D. Surgeun, LT.-COL. WILLIAM H. Chaplain, REv. BENJAMIN G. SEABOYER BLANCHARD, M.D. Chief Engineer, BERNARD LAUGHLIN Consulting Surgeons Dr. KARJ_ R. BAILEY, Boston Dr. ARTHUR R. KIMPTON, Boston Dr. FREDERICK L. BOGAN, Boston DR. RALPH D. LEONARD, Boston Dr. PAUL F. BUTLER, Boston Dr. STEPHEN MALLETT, Boston Dr. EDWARD E. COVITZ, Boston Dr. RICHARD H. MILLER, Boston Dr. CHARLES W. DEWOLFE, Boston Dr. RAYMOND J. NAGLE, Boston Dr. DANA W. DRURY, Boston Dr. FRED W. O'BRIEN, Boston Dr. GEORGE B. FENWICK, Chelsea Dr. E. LAWRENCE OLIVER, Boston Dr. ARIAL W. GEORGE, Boston Dr. CADIS PHIPPS, Boston Dr. BENJAMIN A. GODVIN, Boston Dr. EUGENE M. POLLARD, Boston Dr. ISADORE GREEN, Boston Dr. BENJAMIN W. RUDMAN, Boston Dr. THOMAS HENNESSY, Boston Dr. CHANNING C. SIMMONS, Boston Dr. HERBERT H. HOWARD, Boston Dr. EDWARD A. SUPPLE, Boston SOLDIERS' HOME IN MASSACHUSETTS REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT NOVEMBER 30, 1935. To the Trustees of the Soldiers' Home in Massachusetts: GENTLEMEN :-The fifty-third Annual Report of the Soldiers' Home in Mas sachusetts for the year ended November 30th, 1935, is herewith submitted. During the past year the construction of the new Dormitory, described in some detail in the report of the Commandant, has progressed satisfactorily under the direction and control of the old corporate board of trustees, as pro vided by Chapter 41, Resolves of 1934, and soon will be ready for occupancy. When this building is turned over to the Commonwealth, the old board of trustees will cease to function as an administrative body. This record would not be complete without a word of appreciation of the services of this board of trustees, and its predecessors in office during the past fifty-two years, particu larly of the majority group of members of the G. A: R. Their zeal and con stancy in the work of caring for the veterans has been unsurpassed in welfare undertakings, and the splendid buildings which now adorn Powder Horn Hill are, and should be monuments to these good men who foresaw the need of estab lishing a Soldiers' Home in Massachusetts, and from small beginnings, and through years of trial, worked devotedly and unceasingly to fulfill the hope of its founders. It is recommended that suitable action be taken by the new board of trustees to commemorate by tablet, or otherwise, their unselfish devotion and accomplishment. 4 The board of trustees, appointed under the provisions of Chapter 452 of the Acts of 1931, has completed its first year of administrative control of the Home. A new Commandant was elected, and during the year the new State Law pro viding for a forty-eight hour week for employees became effective. It is a pleas ure to record that these changes were inaugurated without interruptions in the character and quality of the service to members of the Home, which is a matter of credit and congratulation to the business-like efficiency of the Commandant, and gracious, interested co-operation by the new Trustees. The Captain John E. Adams Hospital continues to earn the unqualified ap proval of those who have appreciatively benefited by its ministrations, and again, for the eighth consecutive year, the Hospital is given the highest rating by the American College of Surgeons, and the American Medical Society. It is gratifying to note that the morale of the Home continues on a high plane, and grateful acknowledgment is made to all who in any way have con tributed. There is definite need for early consideration of plans of replacement, or mod ernization of the Dormitory known as Sargent Hall. Your attention is directed to the recommendations of the Commandant and Chief Engineer in this regard, and in respect to repairs, alterations, and improvements in the Hospital and other buildings. WILLIAM J. KEVILLE, President, Board of Trustees. REPORT OF THE ACTING TREASURER CHELSEA, NOVEMBER 30, 1035. To the Trustees of the Soldiers' Home in Massachusetts: I respectfully submit the following report of the finances of this institution for the fiscal year ending November 30, 1935 . Statement of Earnings Personal Service: Reimbursement from Board of Retirement $37.00 Sales: Food (2 bbl. Tripe). $50.00 Clothing and materials (Books, Clothing-Po N.) 340.33 Furnishings ond household · supplies . Medical and general care (Accidents) 71.50 Arts and crafts sales . Miscellaneous-j unk 147.64 Bones and grease . 155.85 Commission on telepbone 126.35 Total Sales . $957.67 Miscellaneous: Refunds: Previous years 2,046.11 Interest on bank balances . Post Ale Trans. to Treas .. $60'0'.00 Total Miscellaneous 600.00 Total Earnings for the year. $3,640.78 Total Cash receipts reverting and transferred to the State Treasurer . $3,600.78 Accounts Receivable outstanding Nov. 30, 1935 . $40.00 Accounts Receivable increased $40.00 Maintenance Appropriation Balance from previous year, brought forward Inventory $10,478.08 { Cash . 1,915.59 $12,393.67 Appropriation, current year $256,i95.00 U. S. Government 40,947.67 297,142.67 Total $309,536.34 5 Expenditures as follows: Personal services . $133,116.98 Food .. 84,579.37 Medical and general care 15,276.70 Religious instruction. 1,129.30 Heat and other plant operation . 23,916.59 Travel, transportation and office expenses 3,456.61 Garage and grounds.. 2,341.56 Clothing and materials • . 4,385.90 Furnishings and household supplies 11,851.15 Repairs ordinary. 10,063.15 Repairs and renewals 3,815.73 Total Maintenance expenditures $293,933.04 Balance of Maintenance Appropriation, Nov. 30, 1935 J Inventory $11,151.48 . ( Cash 4,451.82 $15,603.30 Special Appropriations Balance December 1, 1934, brought forward . $256,207 .94 Reverting to Treasury of Commonwealth 202,150.01 Balance November 30, 1935, carried to next year $54,057.93 Appropriation Act or Resolve Total Amount Expended during Total Expended Balance at end Appropriated fiscal year to date of year New Buildings Chap. 268 $300,000 $1,134.31 $299,652.54 $347.46 IActs·1931 New Dormitory ~ Docket 201,015.70 210,289.53 53,710.47 5439 264,000 rWI Per Capita During the year the average number of patients has been, 385. Total cost of maintenance, $293,938.04. Equal to a weekly per capita cost of (52 weeks to year), $14.68. Total receipts for the year, $3,640.78. Equal to a weekly per capita of $0.18. Total net cost of Maintenance for year (Total Maintenance less total receipts), $290,292.26. Net weekly per capita, $14.50. LEGACY ACCOUNT Receipts Cash on hand Dec. 1, 1934 $8,434.96 Income from investments . 3,619.75 Estate of Sarah C. F. Wellington. 500.00 $12,554.71 Payments Moving picture account $68.00 Legal services 3,036.20 Tax on checks .74 3,104.94 Cash on hand Nov. 30, 1935 $9,449.77 Securities Deposited in Old Colony Trust Company Safety Deposit Vaults. $5,000 U. S . Treasury 3)4%, 1941 . $5,375.00 15,000 U. S. Treasury 3Ji%, 1949 . 15,506.25 5,000 Appalachian E lectric Power Co., 5%, 1956 . 5,262.50 6,000 Boston E levated Rwy. Co. 4,%%, 1941 . 6,270.00 5,000 Chicago, Burlington and Quincy R. R. Co., 4%, 1958 . 5,343.75 6,000 Florida Power and Light Co., 5%, 1954 5,452.50 6,000 N. Y., N. H. and H. R.R., 3,%%, 1954 1,500,00 6,000 Kingdon of Norway, 5'h'%, 1965 . 6,165.00 6,000 Northern States Power eo., 5%, 1941 6,390.00 5,000 St. Louis·San Francisco Rwy. Co. 4'h%, 1978 650.00 $57,915.00 Stocks 30 shares American Tel. & Tel. Co., Cap.. $4,747.50 25 shares Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Rwy. Co., Pfd. 2,150.00 20 shares Boston and Albany R. R. Co., Cap. 2,315.00 50 shares Chicago Junction RWys. and Union Stock Yards, Pfd. 5,725.00 200 share General Electric Co., Com.. 7,575.00 30 shares New York Central Railroad Co., Cap. 813.75 6 57 shares Pennsylvania Railroad Co., Cap .. 1,710.00 40 shares United Steel Corp., Pfd. 4,540.00 12 shares Utah Consolidated Mining Co., Cap. -0- $29,576.25 EFFECTS ACCOUNT Cash on hand Dec. I, 1934 . $5,194.67 No Receipts and No Payments Balance Nov.