The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-08-10 00:00:00

WEY ROUTH SANATURI UM.

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The twenty.firm anneal meeting of Shia valuable instituting)
was held on Wedneelat last, in the large room at the New
Beeetosiote. j. Tbets,{ Essi,, Earls., was in the chair, and the
attendsbee woe ray infinential, Includbm Dr. Smith, founder
and phyeiciem Of the Institution, Dr. llocrheed, surgeon, W.
and, tro..oer R Dermish. Belo Re, Whet (imam, Rev.
gumheneou, Deptain Swatridge, lc., Sc., bacluding • lane
number of ladiel.
The Eaton congratubted Dr. Smith, end the friends end
supporter) of the Sanatorium on this being the EA annirer-
eery. Haring arrived at =hue years, he had no doubt that
the genetorium would his permanent hanitution. Ile under-
stood the report would he rely estailscitoey, mid that the
Endowment Fund has teethed such en entount that, Dr. Smith
would very soon be called upon for hlsmagnigcent gift of t. 5110,
erhbe., be hod isoeneed when the Endearment Fund ahould
have reached 1.4,500. He then called on
Dr Senn to reed the secrstary's report, whkh warns fop,.
" Twenty one lows have ma elapsed since the Weymouth
, Sanatorium ems Opened for in-patients, and the committee have
much reason to congratulate i;isoltrT therters en Ile pad history
and hiture pn•spects, both as e benefits -it has .
ferred on suffering humanity, and also with reword to it,
finances At the haltycady meeting of wmmittee
held on tbe Ilth July last it wail found that £216 Os bitten).
remained In the tressurees hands, atter paying all expensea oje
to that perlud. Of thia sum 12150 was deposited at Intermit,
that raidug the endowment fund to about 0560, to which
several sums have since been added from various entrees, vi,..,
• esdialeher, tse ; prxrelo of concert, upwards of £66' .3.
Parsoes, Say., Oxford. 452 ; Ere Spencer Ind 4onation,is,
and sundry other amalk, donations. De. Smith also exprowed
lib thank. to. thoe ii!. ~!owore, and abo to the amateur',
and choir .4 Rt. Jobn'• chunk their kindness in giving the
concert The menhir •,1 imatlents under trestmentat the
gest report isas .17, rumba admittsd during the year 63,
memoir Its eano perhso... a hich 6000,1 cured, IS relieved,
2 died, and 15.1. still in Ito •anstorium under treatment The
trthof tm
ie the, M the lellaUlti um vitriol in
i tided tams, from Ito 21 seeks, an average of 6 weeks
Total number 4,1 inpatient, admitted since the • Ironing of the
mimtorium In puts, n!,-2, ont.patienta edmitted during the
yes:, from the sountry, a's; It o,s mouth, 850; total, 1214. The
eiejseity of tbs. were enrol. othere gragatl, foliated, but the
precise result it is iwpos.o.l4t to ascertain In all men. Total
numbs— of out-patients admied up to August Hes-- Noes.
0271. females, 12202 ; liii..fr m 2 weeks old to 5 yews 1059
froins panto 15 years, from 15 yearn to Sol'..:ea 7243 ;;
from SO yearl to 50 years, ; Above 50 years old, 2560; total,
leen.
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'IF.. Sum, Eel_ reed the financial report.
Th. Mee. TALBOT OWLA VIVI moved that the thanks 01 the
meeting be promoted to %I'. Eliot, rag_ treasu•er. It ws. a
nytt.r ofsatishol,q, Mai iiit.“Lot the teeny changes which
thee had Mask, Mr. Elit a...ti1l spared for nearly a quarter
of a century to benefit the in.titution. If the other itistitu.
duns In Weymouth sere in ouch an excellent humid.' i:undition
an the 13•11Moritan. the utlet of treasurer would be a tery
plummet tine—fhiar).
Dr. SIAM KVolitkal the re.-lutioe, expremintr the debt the
leaUtutlun ...red to Mr. 1C11.4 fur his continual and hearty
meretor Ini their behalf.
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W. litior, EN.. sold it onh meemed a few week/. Pence they
had met on • pretitilit ”Cet-1..,, While thanking hi,. rrie,,d.„
for thi• kitelne... be no .t . totatt to etymee his gratitude
like Hirer .4 all r lii. mercy in haring prt”..ervoLl
them and given them the I.l..rtunity of nicotinic there
The need of thi. in.tituti.. awl wren about • quarter .4 a
rem .17 ago by 1/r. Smith. ant ii itilitt ho. matter of thankful.
inee to hint to that he hal 'wen the moat... .4 affording ro no.:11
weld to the afflicted throu:h the Hanatortum. He trueled that
li,. tiosithli life would 1...10nel to we it, by nie.n. of the
endoetneubt, foutultal .4. 'lab • bogie an to he Independent .4
external asksifflance. It •a. e ilk the greaten eateure he had
U. more "fat the 'ant-ini 11,0 uk• of the meeting be "it re to
Dr. theith, the 11111 l .4 the .aninnium, for hi., valuable
liert lon ea Hon. tleeretar) and Phyaleian."
H. Dirraguni, Esq., in .t eoronded the rote of
thanka, which
save carried ith aselatnatlon.

Dr. gram mad :—Mr. Savor. 'dim, and gentlemen, in at.
terniclng to give caprtanion.bi the feelings which animate me
on. the present tmation I ostlers. that words fail Ire 1., convey
to you In adequate tenr• rI ceiy great NCIII•0 of your kind-
ness. on this and former when we have met to review
she past history this institution. I feel grateful for the kind
exPrealtme of ay friend.. Mr. Mot and Mr. Deranira, and
thank you all met heartily for this vote of thanlut, and the way
In a bid, you have esttended from time to time Dom humble
effete to place the Wiy month Soiatorium on a Arm footing
and permanent basis, to le the means of rendering the bloss
ing..4 health to many a poor sufferer throughout many gene-
rations. There are asses! ooessions in the !Moor, .4 'mean-
time., an there are in the 'query of Indisiduals, to ehich -.me
peculiar interest attache.. Fir example—the coming .4 age of
the heir-apparent to some great name nod fortune in often cele-
brated with unusual pomp and ceremony. and many • Mart
Flow* with Pride end hope of the future arairant to fame,
honour, and renown. he we in like manner, though In a more
humble, and I trust more uftelui say, meet together die day to
celebrate the coming-of.age of the Weymouth Sanatorium.
This, ladies and gentlemen, Is it, flat raniversery —the coming.
ataste of what las often, and mit very inappropriately teen
caned, my " pet child." Well. I need hardly me-, (butt abed' be
• very unworthy parent acre I not In some drarce proud of this
offspring, which. through genentus support, has been wider
Providence Ulu-, far brought to its majority. 11 we look back
wen the mat hiatory .4 the Weymouth Sanatorium we era
only me in it one omitted e.Uflie of Kamm, and while we
dm pause torn inolltient Mit ok back upon ..1:11. Pint labount,
we con gather from the retroipurt mod hopes for the future.
We have thi. lay hetet shown by the treasurer that we have no
Ice • mm than ilt,Vls toe. already eulacribed a.. dowry for
Ito future Rumen. Met I man remind you that we have not
yet completed the End. lemma Fund, and therefore I hope that
dose kind friends ant supp.rtene who have esi arldoudi
laboured with tee in e. effectmlly insuring the futwe lire.
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of th.Llexti.tue w
hate arizl:do.t.ntiLue their efooo nod lorta to cumam . tittle
to find that, with a beep of 1,50 not yet received, we
puttied to
01.000 in hand.- We skall thug only require
£1,300 &Oat thi=lic, nod when received I dall hem the pd.
rUsge and the id soinyiethey the endoennent—<elieersi.
Before tatting 1111111 Dr. Smith prevailed the following reeslu-
tion Theta" cordial vote 01 thanks be given to the rapporters
al %be Weymouth hunionum, and to de ladles who have this
day honoured and graced the meetings with their presence."
The lodine, he needed hardly ay, eh ahnle cgdinnt In
0hr1,...g00d work, and they sincerely thanked then for their
rm to the it..d eater. Tbr Ara donation be received for
the
dSanattnium was • gift Iran a lady of RIO, In 11146--(inar,
an aftua.)
Dr. Mommun seconded the motion, saying that the Sane
kaillin won rere mach indebtol to Maladies for their kind and
continued =mat.
Re' """ZI.ON Prepared It rote of thanks to Dr.
Moorhead- Although the main bunkbun of the Simatorium bad
reeled on Dr. Smith, yet Lie.wombed ine ever ready to give
hie valuable services, and mond the efforts of the founder.
The Rev. 7. Oluurius serondod the motion, remarking that
Dr. Moorhead takes so much of the burden not only of the
working of the Sanatorium. bet of the Royal Infirmary and
other public benevolent institutions In the town, that he did
not know what they should have done in the parish without
hh aid.
Dr. 30000010° b"lr.d to return his beet thanks to Mr.
Stephenson and Mr. Graves for the compliment* they had paid
him' and to those present for the bled and cordial manner in
which they had rendeol the evolution. While he felt that his
humble seri ices were unworn, or the high macomiwitsbeetowed
upon them, yet they had always been cheerfully elven to that
Institution, which he was a...red conferred • meat boat tns.n
the community for whee henellt it was founded. His duty
wan simply to co-operate with Dr. smith In carrying out the
laudable objects of the Sanatorium, and It was frocat grldhing
to him to find that he had die- it in such • manner aa to
hare Merited their approlation. er memoirs of succon
may have attended their effort., to combat dtseane or to
mitigate muttering, they num feel that after all they were but
the humble though hmnred Instruments of a higher pewee_
that rn.or "kh tiOlOheolvth our diseases, and rodeerneth
our life from &Menden." lie rem quite sure that the patients
wh.t hal been either cornier relieved through the Inetniment•
only of that institution felt vategw, not only to the medical
e.g. but to those kind sulseribere by whom liberality that
noble building bad been (reeled. As was well known, the
"h•d'di.n. hod L'‘`elY attained a kWh degree of mei ulnos
and prosperity, end he sitomely hoped It would long continuo
to pursue tbe even lemur ,4 it. as dispensing inaJuable
Manhunt to teeny of their poor and
(bear, hear). Dr. Moorhe d then 'wed •". heatWl"
". the to Committee for the
lea year. and that the following Mtlernen eovetitole tho
committee for the rasuing year —The Worehiplui the Mayor;
the Trustees, and CoL htemnl, Col Cow, Rev. J. Stephenson,
W. Thonnaml. Crtg.. liwallidge, H. C. (Madden. Esq.,
Hemj D.h• Pt. Hunter, an. L. Headland, and
Mr. y . R. Robins.
Dr. 8311111 avoided the ?ambition, and R.k. le WO tald
of tine f"rom ahem abounded been most onerous,
on" who were neat nolo. In their endeavours to get the
money for the building collected. Although It had mat
62.100, yet be was plead to ay they bed •11 (ho money In
hand to F./ h'rit—lbmel fie had no doubt that the present
committee, which Included the WI" low one, would he as nue-
cceedul In their effort.. lie Moo moved a rote of thank to Mr.
T. Laker, surgeonslentist .4 the institution, and this resolution
was also tarried unettinvoia,
H. pliftfuhtl• EN, aid that the lasi mopmition had been
placed in him bands. It woe one which he felt great pleasurekin
moving. "Mat the cordial thanks of the mediae be given to
the Chairman for his hindmost in taking the chair. and for the
Minty with which he ha. priakteaL" Davenish spike of
the willingnea the Mayor army. sheered In contributing to the
pleasure of his Lowman.., an well as his madam to adding
In movement+ to alleviate their distrait
W. pum Em., secendmi, aeknincleduing the able manner In
width the Mayor metaled, not only on this occasion but on all
othera when the lutenist of the Wen wnn concermed—(benr).
Carried unsalinoudY.
The Marna returned thanks. Mating that be coneidered it the
duty ,4 the chief nagisteete Melly to place himself ni the
&woad .4 than who wish him to preside at public meet! ems
cbb. kb.d. fir allohel to the menpletion of the new nubile
gardens. which theY were onll hoping at their hat meeting
would be formed.
The meeting, which was of a generally conmatwetney
ehereeter, then deformed, everyone appearing entirely oMiated
with the Keent, rod wrought by meano of the Sanatorium, and
the wi conchae° of He fund.; hut feeling that continued
effort needed to supply the Sanatorium with • permanent
endowment, and that mach a rub.t...tist recognition. et Isis
labours nu well deterred by Dr.