Duke Hospital, InterGom
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From
The
Auxiliary
By Dorothy Sieker
Vacations are over and all is run
ning on the regular full-time schedule
here at the Auxiliary. For those
able to continue working through the
summer, the Auxiliary’s new air-
conditioned office was a pleasant re
lief from Durham’s “unusually
warm” days. Again this summer the
Auxiliary was able to maintain its
service to patients and hospital be
cause of the able support of the
“Juniors.” Approximately 100 teen
age volunteers worked under the
leadership of Mrs. Norman Conant.
Some worked several days a week all
summer. Our thanks again to all you
Junior Volunteers.
One of the most outstanding and
exciting projects the Auxiliary has
ever committed itself to was under
taken late this spring at an Executive
Board meeting. The Board voted to
contribute $15,000 to the Hospital
Chapel Fund. It is hoped that this
initial donation by the Auxiliary will
stimulate other contributions so that
the Chapel can become a reality.
The Board also voted to spend $7 68
for a respirator requested by Dr.
C. R. Stephen in Anesthesiology.
Again this year the Auxiliary will
sponsor the sale of United Nations
Christmas cards. The Auxiliary re
tains a small percentage of the profit.
The remainder goes to the United Na
tions Children’s Fund to purchase
drugs and milk for children around
the world.
Mrs. Theady Daniel, our President,
and Mrs. 0. B. Esval, 1st Vice-Presi-
dent, represented the Duke Auxiliary
this summer at the 61st Annual
American Hospital Association Con
vention in New York August 23-27.
Speaking of meetings—watch for
your notice of the next Auxiliary
Membership Meeting later this month.
Employees
Retirement Plan
Instituted
The Employees’ Retirement Plan
of Duke University became effective
July 1, 1959. Concerned for some
time about the general welfare of its
non-academic employees, the Uni
versity made a careful study of pos
sible retirement plans and their fi
nancing. The cost of this program in
cluding all annuity benefits will be
entirely financed by the University.
The University’s (iontributions are to
be placed in a special irrevocable
trust fund. The benefits payable un
der the Plan are in addition to any
benefits payable to an employee or
any member of his family under the
Social Security Act.
Basically, the Plan will cover all
regular full-time non-academic em
ployees who have attained age 30 and
rendered three years of service. Em
ployees who met these criteria in an
earlier year will be credited with
prior service credits. Other employ
ees will be added from July 1, 1959
as they become eligible. The normal
retirement date is the June 30 fol
lowing attainment of age 65. The
benefit at normal retirement is an an
nual retirement allowance payable in
monthly installments.
President Hollis Edens exi)ressed
the hope that “the Plan will be a
constant source of satisfaction in pro
viding our employees with a greater
sense of security when their working
days are over. ’ ’
Mrs. Hazel Retires
Missing from the front desk in the
main lobby—a familiar face! Mrs.
Mary Alma Hazel retired August 31,
1959, after twenty-three years’ service
at Duke Hospital. From her emjiloy-
ment in November 1936 until her re
tirement, Mrs. Hazel served as a Host
ess in the Information Service. She
takes with her the good wishes of the
many friends she made during her
years at the Hospital.
Harry Van Hook
Named Employee
of the Month
Harry Van Hook, a janitor in the
Housekeeping Department, has been
named the Outstanding Employee of
the Month.
Mr. Van Hook is the fourth employ
ee to be recognized for demonstrating
superiority in such areas as job per
formance, attitude and relationships
with others.
Those who recommended him
praised him for being “punctual and
conscientious,” “very loyal” and
“very thorough in his work.” They
called attention to his “pleasant per
sonality and good sense of humor.”
Concerning his loyalty and pride in
his work, it was pointed out that
“you would think that Harry owned
the hospital.”
Though born in Orange County in
1892, Van Hook grew up on a farm in
Durham C\)unty. Before coming to
work at Duke Hospital in 1949, his
work experience was primarily in
fai'ming, though he did work for brief
periods for the Durham County
School system and for a hosiery mill.
In addition to his wife, his family
consists of three children and ten
grandchildren.
Harry Van Hook