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284 HISTORY OF ERIE COUNTY
came into its own, and the hope and desire of every public-spirited,
zealous worker on its board of managers is, that not only in seventeen but
in seventy times seventeen years it may still be actively lending itself
to the curing of bodily ills. While years ago people had almost to be
bribed to go to one of these houses of healing, today the facilities and
accommodations are woefully inadequate to take care of the ever increasing
throng clamoring for admission, and at Good Samaritan Hospital
the daily, hourly cry is "room—more room!" Sanduskians have come
to believe that it is the best and only place Avhere certain bone-fractures,
fevers, and diseases of other kinds can be efficiently cared for. The
operating-room Avith enameled Avails, perfect heating and lighting equipment,
tiled floor, weights, pulleys, fracture beds, X-ray machines, equipment
for sterilization of surgical instruments and dressings, etc., has
every accessory at hand to further the skill of the physician, seconded by
the competent care and assistance of his corps of trained nurses. This
is especially true of Good Samaritan Hospital, Avhich graduates its class
each year from its school for the training of nurses, the system taught
being that used in the hospitals of NCAV York, Chicago, and Cleveland.
Forty years ago a system of contribution AVIIS decided upon by Avhich
clubs, individuals or forces of employes in shops, manufactories, or
railroads, could control beds by paying a small sum each Avcek, pelcapita,
entitling the victim of an accident or serious illness, the verybest
medical care and attention Avithout charge except that stipulated.
This need of a steady income is IIOAV even more pressing, and the same
system of giving is extant. Any corporate body may control a bed under
like conditions. While the regular income of Good Samaritan Hospital
is derived from appropriations from the city, from pay and part-pay
patients, donations and bequests arc gratefully received, carefully
expended and scrupulously accounted for. Every possible purchase of
materials, in every department, is made in Sandusky, and Sandusky
help is ahvays secured when needed. People of Sandusky have been
more than generous in supporting the efforts of those in charge to make
the hospital successful. More than one has been ready with the parabolic
"oil, wine and two pence," but the need is a steadily groAving one, and
there is still room and to spare for those who so desire, "to go and do
likewise.''
' The present board*of managers is: Rev. Edmund G. Mapes. president
ex officio; Rev. Tbeo. J. C. Stcllhorn, Mr. Mozart Gallup, Mr.
Willard A. Bishop, Mr. Chas. R. Melville, Mr. EdAvard Lea Marsh, Maj.
Geo. P. Barker.
The advisory board of women is: Mrs. Martin Klenk, president;
Mrs. James Sawyer, Mrs. E. Lea Marsh, Mrs. Merrit S. Wilcox, Mrs.
Chas. Graefe, Mrs. Roy Williams, Mrs. A. Bear, Mrs. Carl E. Engels,
Miss Elizabeth Graefe, Miss Claire Graefe, Mrs. George Feick, Mrs. F.
W. Ohlemacher, Mrs. Carrie J. Wagner, Mrs. G. T. Lehrer, Dr. Emily
Blakeslee.
Honorary members—Dr. Carrie Chase Davis, Miss Minnie Emrich.