Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-11-23
HOSPITAL FOR CHtLDaes.
n NE ". CH.fRETF.
The Ss-serhoed of 81. Johns

A rev charitable institution in this city is
thus advertised in the columns OF rsE srAs.
. Hcsritsl Tor children. under care Of ST Johns
Ptunsylvania avenue"
within a few years past Washington has taken
vast strides towards her proper place OF a metro
Pclitan city.
THE CAPITAL OF A GREAT NATION
IKE ours must necessarily become a great city.
whittier shall gather population, where shall be
stored libraries, galleries OF paintings, collec-
lions OF sculpture, and all treasures of art and
lIIusus'ive works OF genius; but with this
CROWN, ana the lnnowing population, attracted
by the manifold advantages OF the place, there
will come the idle, the vicious, the improyident
and the uniortunate-all those who constitute
that ciase that must be cared for by the COM
muDitv or become An element Of danger
Already We are finding that the new order of
things s calling for more and larger agencies OF
benevoience. Impressed with a sense of the
the need Of house, home, or hospital where
sick children could be cared for. the ladies'
sIsTKRHOoD OF st. JOHNS
tfplscopal) church set about devisinz WAYS and
means TO establish one. This sisterhood is COM
posed of some fifteen or twenty Young ladies of
the parish, who have associated themselves to-
gefher by mutual promises to devote a certain
amount Of their time and labor to the cause OF
benevolence. In every respect the organizatio
rs purely voluntary. These ladies found that
no existing hospital had
ACCOMMODATIONS POR SICK CHILDREN,
and, as a rule, they were denied admission by
all. But at this point they we're confronted by
the fact that large amount OF money would
prepare the equipment requisite for its pur-
poses. Patiently they went to work. soliciting
contributions, and upwards Of $500 have been
obtained towards paying the first years ex-
penses. The largest part OF house No. 1915
Penrsyl ania avenue has been hired for q year.
one Of the ladies OF the ssterhood who has so
often delighted audiences here. in Pbiladel-
phia, and New York, as
MRS. JARLEY," I'm THE "wAx-woRKs Show,
entertainments given for the sole purpose of
raising money for charitable purposes, has ad-
vanced from her fund thus earned enough
upwards of 81 .0OO) to furnish the house in a
simple and transformations manner. A skilful
and experienced lady has been engaged as Sis.
ter IN charge, (mauon,) and four or five MEM
beers of the sisterhoOd have mutually agreed to
devote, by turns, one month entirely, as Sister
Resident, to the business of the hospital.
THE HOSPITAL
has two wards, each Of which will accommo-
date hve patients. The other rooms are devoted
to the kitchen. dining-roOm, apartments for the
Sister in charge and Sister on duty, (Sster Res
ident,) and q chamber for the servants. 1t is
supposed that the services OF experienced ply
offers having been made to the ladies Sy some
OF our Wellknown practitioners. The hospital
has been open about two weeks. The institu-
ton IL so little known that thus far 1t has not
mad great demands on its capacities, but the
the good ladies who have It in charge will. no
doubt, yet have enough to do.
IN other large Cities, as in Philadelphia and
Boston, institutions the counterpart Of this have
Deen made great agency for practical good.
Particularly in the former city, where the be-
ginniDgs In this work, fourteen years ago, were
smaller than those we have above spoken Of, has
the hospital been 2 means Of the largest benefit
We hope that there will be no lack Of gener-
Gus cooperation IN sympathy, effort and contri-
buttons from ON good citizens to aid In this new
and worthy charity.