Pension Fund Report 22J 



Serious thought and discussion have been given to the de- 

 sirability of obtaining an endowed bed under the control of this 

 Board, in some hospital of the city, but after careful considera- 

 tion it was felt best to solicit from friends of the Museum the 

 privilege of nominating occupants to beds already endowed, 

 so as to offer to employees a choice of hospitals. Our endeavor 

 in this direction has already proved successful, and we desire 

 to record here our sincere appreciation to those friends who 

 have so kindly placed at the disposition of the Secretary en- 

 dowed beds in two of the prominent hospitals of the city, for 

 occupancy by employees in need of surgical attention and med- 

 ical care. We take this opportunity to notify the employees 

 that, should it become necessary for any of them to undergo 

 hospital treatment, a notification to the Secretary to that effect 

 will secure for them, barring prior claims, free attendance at 

 Mount Sinai or the Presbyterian Hospital. Should preference 

 be expressed for treatment in other hospitals, attempts will be 

 made to conclude similar arrangements for beds in hospitals 

 chosen by employees. 



In early June, the President, with forethought and a keen 

 appreciation of the benefit which would accrue to employees 

 from participating in the Liberty Loans, appointed a commit- 

 tee consisting of the Chairman, Mr. Iselin, the Bursar, and the 

 Secretary, to formulate a plan whereby the employees gener- 

 ally might be given the opportunity of subscribing and paying 

 for bonds by some easy payment method. Through the gener- 

 osity of certain Trustees, who advanced the necessary funds, 

 such a course was made possible, and we desire to express our 

 gratitude not only to those Trustees who formulated and made 

 possible such an operative plan, but as well to the Bursar of 

 the Fund, Mr. Smyth, who has given his time and painstaking 

 efforts to secure subscriptions and to prepare and keep such 

 books as are necessary in carrying on this work. That the plan 

 was successful is best evidenced by the fact that 164 subscrip- 

 tions, in the amount of $13,150.00, were received to the first 

 issue of bonds, and 95 subscriptions, amounting to $9,100.00, 

 were received to the second issue of bonds. 



Although the report of the Pension Board is confined in the 

 main to a statement of the current business of the Board, it 



