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Decem~er 28, 1~ WILMETTE LI_ FE . T. H. Lassagne, who · is a patent examiner in the patent office, Washington, D. C., is ·spending the Christmas holidays with his parents, Mr. and llrs. Victor F. Lassagne, 516 Fifth street. l · Evanston's hospitals, St. Francis and in Chicago this week from December Evanston, experienced the greatest de· 26 to 29 for the twenty-third annual mands in their history during the past session of the American Sociological year when ·a total of. 12,290 patients society. The majority of meetings are frotn this city, towns to the north and being held at the Hotel Congress, and west and ev. en part of Chicago, visited are directed by Dr. John M.. Gillette, · president of the society and professor them for treatment. This volume of · business, which is of sociology at the university of North expected to increase each year, because Dakota. Dr. John Landesco, of thl' of the growth of the community American Institute of Criminal Law served, has taxed the capacity of St. and Criminology, discussed "ProhibiFrancis hospital so that building opera- tion and Gangsters, a Chicago ComEgg Nog tions for new quarters have alrearh munity Study," at a dinner Wednesbeen started, and has used the facilities day, December 26. Karl Borders, of · between two of the Evanston hospital to such full the Chicago Commons, was to speak Layers of extent that plans for adding more on Russian village life, and E. R. rooms are being started. French Mowrer, sociologist at Northwestern Excavation for the St. Francis wing university, ,~~,·as scheduled for a talk Vanilla was started in September ·and work is on family discord. going ahead on the project which will increase the capacity of the institution by 50 percent. To Add 100 Beds It will be installed with 100 more beds, increasing the hospital total to 300, and will be erected at an estimated . cost of $500,000. Included will be a children's ward, three smaller wards and moderately priced single rooms. Rearrangement and increase in size of the kitchen, baking and refrigerating equipment at the Evanston hospital, a $30,000 project, was started a month ago as the first step in meeting the demand for more rooms. Details of a $600,000 home for the nurses are now being discussed and the construction will start during the next year. The total ·of 12,290 patients for the year will be increased by about 50 by Jan. 1, since the report from St. Francis hospital carried only up to Dec. 21. This: is an increase of about 370 over 1927. Up to Dec. 21 St. Francis had served 5,660 patients, which already is a growth over the number for the full year of 1927 in which 5,567 visited the tn hospital for treatment. The maternity ward, which has experienced a rapid increase in number of cases since its establishment in 1918, has served 821 cases. March was the peak month when 93 babies were born and in June there were 84. The lowest month was January with 46. Training Course Grows The nurses training · course has shown a steady growth and now has 75 students compared with 55 of a year ago. One of the outstanding features has been extension courses given by Loyola university. Another class will be admitted Monday, Jan. 14. Patients for the year at the Evanston hospital numbered 6,630 according to the annual report of W. W. Buchanan, president of the board. These required a total of 69,595 days care, ·and the average number of day's stay per patient was eleven. This contrasts with the average stay_ of thir- . teen days per pa_ t ient the year before, and is regarded as an accomplishment of increase in speed and efficiency of the personnel of each department. There were 646 free patients, 3,479 part pay and 2,505 pay patients. In the obstetrical department there were 896 births-, a new high record for the institution. These, with those of St. ·F rancis hospital, make a total of 1,717 children born in Evanston. Evanston Hospitals Sociologists Meeting in C~icago This Week Treat 12,290 Patients More than seven hundred American · . .·in 1'928; Sets Reco~d sociologists and educators are meeting Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Belsche of Forest City,_Ark., are spending the Christmas holidays with llr. Belsche's parents, the Edwin Luther Belsche's, 5JO Forest avenue. · -...a-.. Orders taken· for fancy Ice Cream Moulds Snider-Cazel Drug Co. Wilmette For Rosy, RobUst .Hea.lth : . 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