Annual report : 1947 / St. George's Hospital.

  • St. George's Hospital (London, England)
Date:
1947
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Credit: Annual report : 1947 / St. George's Hospital. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Appeals The Hospital’s most grateful thanks are due Department. to those who assisted in organising various events which brought in a substantial sum of money, including— St. George’s Day ... ... ... ... ... ... £807 Combined Hospitals Flag Day ... ... ... ... £948 Christmas Stocking Fund ... ... ... ... ... £308 Derry Gardens (through the generosity of Messrs. John Barker & Co.) ... ... ... ... ... £242 The Jumble Sales Committee, under the Chairmanship of Mrs. Wilfred Bleaden, organised two Jumble Sales which raised the splendid sum of £1,170. Unfortunately the rooms used for receiving, sorting and selling jumble have had to be taken over for hospital purposes, and so the Jumble Sales have ended after 20 years, in which time they raised no less a sum than £11,278. Mrs. Wilfred Bleaden has been elected an Honorary Life Governor in recognition of her services. At a special final meeting held at the Hospital on 10th May the Chairman expressed the heartfelt thanks of the Governors to the Committee and all those who had helped in this truly remarkable effort. It is gratifying to learn that already many of those who helped in the Jumble Sales are considering ways and means of continuing their assistance to the Hospital. An Exhibition of Embroidery was held in December and January in co-operation with members of the Ladies’ Association and the Embroiderers’ Guild. The Chairman was Margaretta, Countess of Winchilsea, and the Chairman of the Executive Com¬ mittee, Mrs. Bernard Briant. This event raised over £1,000 for St. George’s, but the actual amount will appear in the accounts for the year 1948. The Works The Works Society, which is a branch of the Society. Ladies’ Association, has reported good progress, and the Honorary Secretary, Miss Mary Stephenson, has expressed the hope that the substantial funds now in hand may be used to purchase more material to be made up by the willing members into garments and other things required in the Hospital. Acknowledg- Year by year in this Annual Report acknow- ments. ledgment is made to those who have given their time and skill to help the Hospital and the patients by voluntary service. The Red Cross Library, the Shop— which once again made a substantial profit—and the Out-patient Canteen have continued to give daily service of great value. Blood Donors have given their blood at regular intervals of three