TABLE 2. FOOD SUPPLIES (INCLUDING FARM PRODUCTS) IN THE CIVIL STATE HOSPITALS,

FROM OCTOBER 1, 1915 TO JUNE 30, 1916.

(Continued)

TABLE 3. COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF COST OF FOOD SUPPLIES ISSUED IN CIVIL STATE HOSPITALS

FROM OCTOBER

1,

1915 TO JUNE 30, 1916

Cost of food supplies
issued:

Total cost

$142,181 84 $48,535 72 $117,460 06 $251,077 82 361,071 2 $156,551 14 $224,585 50 $256,043 66|$117,037 81 881,092 05 $116,681 34 $89,741-15 $144,217 58

$1,842,579 91

MINUTES OF QUARTERLY CONFERENCE

OCTOBER 18, 1916

Minutes of the conference of State Hospital managers and superintendents with the State Hospital Commission, held at the Central Islip State Hospital, October 18, 1916.

Present

Commissioners PILGRIM, HIGGINS and MORGAN.

Secretary EVERETT S. ELWOOD, State Hospital Commission. Medical Inspector WALTER G. RYON, State Hospital Commission.

T. E. MCGARR, State Hospital Commission.

Auditor FRED W. KYTE, State Hospital Commission.

Statistician H. M. POLLOCK, Ph. D., State Hospital Commission.

JOHN J. RILEY, Inspector, State Hospital Commission.

Utica State Hospital, HAROld L. Palmer, M. D., Medical Superintendent.

Willard State Hospital, ROBERT M. ELLIOTT, M. D., Medical Superintendent; Miss BERTHA A. PECK, CHARLES R. PHILLIPS, M. D., JOHN M. QUIRK, M. D., members of the Board of Managers. Hudson River State Hospital, FREDERICK W. PARSONS, M. D., First Assistant Physician.

Middletown State Homeopathic Hospital, MAURICE C. ASHLEY, M. D., Medical Superintendent.

Buffalo State Hospital, ARTHUR W. Hurd, M. D., Medical Superintendent; PHILIP G. SCHAEFER, member Board of Managers. Binghamton State Hospital, CHARLES G. WAGNER, M. D., Medical Superintendent; Mrs. ANnie Devereux MILLS, WILLIAM H. HECOX, members of the Board of Managers.

St. Lawrence State Hospital, PAUL G. TADDIKEN, M. D., First Assistant Physician; JAMES M. Wells, James F. KELLY, Members of the Board of Managers.

Rochester State Hospital, EUGENE H. HOWARD, M. D., Medical Superintendent.

Gowanda State Homeopathic Hospital, CLARENCE A. POTTER, M. D., Medical Superintendent; PETER W. NEEFUS, member Board of Managers.

Kings Park State Hospital, WM. C.

GARVIN, M. D., First Assistant
Mrs. ALLIE A. Rogers, JOHN

Physician; CHARLES E. TEALE,
P. HEYDEN, M. D., MATTHEW J. TOBIN, members of the Board
of Managers; CHARLES S. PITCHER, Steward.

Brooklyn State Hospital, ISHAM G. HARRIS, M. D., Medical Superintindent; MICHAEL F. MCGOLDRICK, Mrs. GRACE WILSON WHITEHALL, Mrs. PENElope Bond LEE, members of the Board of Managers.

Manhattan State Hospital, WILLIAM MABON, M. D., Medical Superintendent; ROBERT ABRAHAMS, M. D., CHARLES V. FORNES, members of the Board of Managers.

Central Islip State Hospital, GEORGE A. SMITH, Medical Superintendent; M. B. HEYMAN, M. D., Assistant Medical Superintendent; H. G. GIBSON, M. D., Senior Assistant Physician; C. M. BURDICK, M. D., Senior Assistant Physician; G. W. MILLS, M. D., Senior Assistant Physician; C. L. VAUX, M. D., Senior Assistant Physician; David Corcoran, M. D., Senior Assistant Physician; R. G. REED, M. D., Senior Assistant Physician; WILLIAM LeaVITT, M. D., Senior Assistant Physician; WILLIAM A. CONLON, M. D., Assistant Physician; A. T. WOOD, M. D., Assistant Physician; JOHN F. MCNEILL, M. D., Assistant Physician; W. J. MCKEE, Steward; E. J. MURRAY, Assistant Steward; JAMES MACGREGOR SMITH, HARRY C. HART, ROBERT H. HIBBARD, FRANCIS ROGERS, Mrs. ALICE M. FLAGLER, Managers; MARTIN A. METZNER, ex-member Board of Managers; GEORGE D. SANFORD, Mrs. G. A. SMITH, Mrs. M. B. HEYMAN, Mrs. C. M. BURDICK, Mrs. G. W. MILLS, Mrs. C. L. VAUX, Mrs. W. J. MCKEE.

JOHN L. VAN DE MARK, M. D., Medical Examiner, Bureau of Deportation.

HOMER FOLKS, Secretary, State Charities Aid Association.

GEORGE A. HASTINGS, Executive Secretary, State Charities Aid Association.

JOSEPH W. Moore, M. D., First Assistant Physician, Matteawan State Hospital.

WM. ELLIOTT DOLD, M. D., Physician in Charge, River Crest, Astoria.

SAMUEL W. HAMILTON, M. D., National Association of Mental Hygiene.

A. M. WESCOTT, M. D., Newburgh.

E. S. MOORE, M. D., Bayshore, N. Y.

The conference was called to order at 11 A. M. by Mr. James McGregor Smith, President of the Board of Managers of the Central Islip State Hospital, who said:

Commissiomers, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Quarterly Conference:

It is my great pleasure as spokesman for the Central Islip State Hospital to bid you welcome this morning. This is, I believe, the first time that we, at Central Islip, have been honored by your presence at a quarterly conference.

The spread eagle orator in referring to the Empire State, always describes it as extending from Niagara Falls to Mon

tauk Point.

We happen to be located near the latter end, and for that reason very few people get down this way, and we don't see our friends as often as we would like. We are, therefore, much honored on this occasion. While we, from this end of the State might stop, in journeying to Niagara Falls, to call upon our friends in that part of the State, scarcely anyone from the West comes as far east as Montauk Point. Even though a stranger might start for that point, I am afraid that when he came into this neighborhood inquiring his way to that destination the old inhabitants from force of habit would run him into Central Islip.

We welcome you all, ladies and gentlemen. We hope you will come here more frequently in the future, and although we don't see you often, we are with you heart and soul. We are working on the great problem of improving the care of the insane, supporting the work of the State hospitals, and we are trying to do our part at this end of the State. We feel encouraged by your presence, we are happy to see you and we hope you will come again soon. (Applause.)

I would suggest that Commissioner Pilgrim now take the chair.

Chairman PILGRIM of the State Hospital Commission: Ladies and Gentlemen-I am sure that we all appreciate Mr. Smith's very hearty words of welcome and from what I know of the people of Central Islip I am convinced that we shall not go away from this conference disappointed in any respect. We are called here for three purposes; first for the discussion of some papers that are to be presented; second, to learn something of one of the largest institutions in the world and of its management; third-and this will appeal to nearly all of you-for the enjoyment of a good old-fashioned shore dinner.

As we have an extended programme and as the day will be all too short for all that we have planned to do, we will proceed at once to the reading of the first paper which will be by Dr. Heyman.

Dr. HEYMAN: Mr. Chairman, Ladies and GentlemenThe mental pabulum to which I propose to treat you to-day