The New York herald., 1870-01-11
NEW YORK oaTHopsDIc DlspENsARY.


Annual nIeetlng or tho Trustess--licnnion Of
rhe Patients and tho Good T;iings They Re-
ceived-What This Charity lns Accom-
plished In Its Treatment OF Poor Children
for Diseases nnd Dcformitics Of tho Spine
nnd FIip Joint. -
The annual meeting OF tho rruaiens of this nob,c
private charity wes held at the c0mmoai0us dis-
pensary. No. 200 Broadway, yesterday afternoon,
and It was madc occasion to again bring together
the large number OF patients lchlldren Of both sexes
which are now under Its treatment for diseases and
deformites OF ths spine and hip JOINT This institu-
ton, which has been existence Tor the past three
years, accomplishing its work quietly, but
surely. Is Of that nature to call forth the
highest encomiums upon Its founders. among whom
are many OF the first gentlemen and some Of tho
brightest ornaments Of the medical profession OF tho
CITY, The gratuitous service which the faculty OF the
dispensary has rendered to dcrormed and crippled
children, by providing them with instruments and
by attendance, has afforded elcacions recf 10 sew
eral hundred little ones; and while their lives have
been made happy In being relieved from disease and
deformity. an inestmabie blessing has at the same
time been rendered to the community, as now, with
the use OF their limbs aud joints they are growing
up to be seisupporting and forming part OF the
workers ana the wealth Of tho country; not as before
neglected anc carry dving, or hvlng crippled and
dc orlned, subs!srng on Gu arltya burden and s0r
row TO those all ABOUT tAen.
Gathered In tire large room OF the d!SpenSary were
about one hundred o; tho patterns, from the pratt
Ting child o! Two years to the Intelligent Rlri or boy
or fifteen more summers, tile majority IN charge
OF their parents. 1t was scene which gladdencd
the heart OF every adult pres n as bctUre them was
the emb0dimcnt Of health. v!gor ana oeauty
lives OF prospective usefulness and enjoyment wne
but short time agJ disease, deofinity ano dis
ncurement OF the ''hunan form divne.' IN the
front OF the i've large trees oi evergreens
lauen with arllces OF comfort, designed To b. gwen
to each chIld, such as gloves, tipl els and wooen
comfortcrs, while scores oi cornucopas, iiusd WIN
tOOths0me goodies. were also visible, anu the eyes
OF the glad children sparked ancH rs they saw
them with table arranged N ING middle OF ths
room. from which they WOO TO DO fuTnlshed WIN
MIR. James Brown called tho company 10 order,
when all was In readiness. and asked DR. Chaf es r.
Taylor explain the character the charity, which
In few sentences he did modesty and appoDrately.
Tue gifts were then dlstr Da.cd 70 Tue cll1ren. the
lunch partaken OF and tne bright eyes ann happy
nearIs wenG 10 their homes and their rooms.
After this pleasant WORK mad D3el.d spensed VITA
the annual meeting oI the trustees was ilsiu ald
reports supmtted IRON Assistant oue9cous 1. NJ. H.
Cnrystie ana David y. Carr. AMI so from surgeons
Charles y. Taylor and W. H. term.iye. From l0ese
was obtained reiatlvo T. the patients: -Admittel
during the year. 335, Ol whicl 227 came
under. treatment; = Of q these ~ had received M
these 400 for Potts. disease OF the spine 80 for
disease OF tbc hip joint and "a for oher Orthopcdic
cases.. The assistant surgeons have VISITED during
the year z75 patients at tner residences, while IN:
pat,ents who have VISITED the dsDensary since Il
was founded loot up 10 the nuinoer Of 3O7l miklsg
total vi patients treated Tor That time S,oA Since
November ], 1865. tnero have been but live deaths
among tae patents three o1 which were consequent
upon the diseases incident TO chilohood. Inis II
really q graLiiyiug exhibit ana speaks volumes Tor
the humane, gentie and successful treatment prac-
c.sed. N .s
subsequently an election for twenty-five trustees
took pace with tine following resulE-Jaines Brown.
5. W. Coe, William Il. D0uge, alexander Frear,
James BoUrnan JOnnsr0n Robert Lenox kcuneoy,
U. A. Murd0ck Robert =. Newton. Howard Potter.
Theodore Roosevelt, Charles +. Taylor, w. edward
Vermilye, David " N. Williams. Morgan Sn der.
John H. Aspinwall, David D0ws Alan Campbell,
Roswell d. Hitchcock, Robert Winthrop William b.
Ogden II. 8. Winston, Samuel HAWK.
The trustees Then elected lhe following officers
ana naa % vcs y, prns1ems n1
II Maraocni Secretary Howard Potter; Treas
Ior William L. vermilye; Assistant surgeons
Thomas NJ. L. Chrysne. David q. carr; Consulting
Surgeons, Willard Parker William H. Van Buren,,
O. X. Aenew, John I. Metcalf ernest krackowizer