National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1872-12-10
CmLDREN,s HOSPITAL.


the Inbtitution Tor tho Past Year.
The annual meeting Of the board Of directors
OF the Chlldrens Hospital Of the District Of Co
lnmbia was held last evening At the hospital, on
= street, between Eighth and Ninth streets, j. c.
Kennedy, president, In the chair, and s. II. Kaufi
mann secretary. The other members present
were NJ. W. Gait, George Lowry, DR.. ThOs Miller
$. V. Niles, DIR. q. II. LebemAnn, l.. J. Davis, W.
d, Clements, 4. 4, Perry and y. b, Mcclure.
DT. Miller, Of the board Of hospital admlnistra-
ton, made report In substance a. follows: Pa
tlents remaining at last report, 90; number ad-
mltted from December !, 1871, TO DecemberSl,
1874, 70; total, 70. Discharged cured, -; dis
charged Improved, .; discharged unlmproved, q;
died, 49, remaining In hospital, 81. OF the 9j
patients admitted during the year 60 were white
The report concludes as follows "In submitting
this record OF The working Of this Institution the
board OF hospltal administration call special at
tentiOn 10 the very great Increase In the number
OF those who have received the benent Of the
hospital during the past year. During the first
year the number was 9ls; during tae past year
dlspenAary have more than doubled. This In
crease In the number OF dspensary patients has
added considerably 10 the expenses of Tie nstl-
tuition, rendering II necessary to keep constantly
on hand large stock OF medicines, which, with
the exception Of some generous contributions by
MI. j. w, NalTn, have been purchased by the
board. During the preceding year the drugs
were furnished gTAtuitOusly by several Of the
more prominent druggists OF the city.
The board feel compelled 10 renew their Ob-
cations 70 the board Of lady visitors for their
Jealous cooperation in the maintenance and
successful management Of the Institution. To
their unnagging interest the institution owes It's
present success, and Its future prosperity must
IN great measure, depend upon the continu-
ance Of their 1eal and ludlciOus supervision OF
H. domestic management"
The report was adopted and 1000 copies or
On motion, the hoard Of hospital admInlstra-
ton were authorized 10 provide for the admis-
sion Of pay patients to the hospital, and to ok
Al this point there was some discussion in re-
gard u dispensing medicines 10 adults, aud IL
was decided that In the future II should not be
The board Of hospital administration recon.
mended that J. 4. Clarke he reelected house
physician, Mr.. George A. Acker As assistant, and
Miss A, g. Magruder matrOn. Adopted.
Mrs. N. A. II. Kennedy, secretary Of board OF
lady visitors submitted the following list Of lady
visitors, which was confirmed by the directors:
MIS-. CHARLES Alexander, Mrs, Samuel Bacon,
Mr. Benjamin Beale, Mrs 4, J. Brown, Mrs J.
". Carlisle, Mrs. Gen, u. Il. CUwen, Mrs. A.
1Oyle, Mrs. Fitzhugh CUye, Mrs. L. J. Davis,
Ms. Columbus Delano, Mrs, W. II. Dikeman,
Mrs, Maria DeyereuN, Mas FTelinghuysen, Mrs
". W. Gait, Mrs, J, Q. darkness, Mrs. General
David Hunter, Ms. Colonel Harris, Mrs O. NJ.
Head, Mrs. :. II. kauumann, Mrs. James c. Ken
needy, MH. John @. Kennedy, Mrs. Sidnie Iaucke,
Mrs. WIN. L. Marcy Mn. JOuTtan W. AlauTy,
Mrs. y. II, McGuire, Mrs. s. V, Niles, Mrs. q, W.
Paschal, Mrs. A. y. Perry, Mrs. Joseph Rsdfem,
Mrs, richards, Mrs, General Rlcketts, Mrs.
Frank Riyea, Mrs, z. 9. Robbins, Mrs. Henry
seulkln, Mrs. Thomas Shepherd, Mrs. DR.. Skill
man, Miss Strong MIS-. General Townsend, Miss
NJ. l.. Thompson, Mrs. WIN. Wall, Miss Margaret
Washington, Mrs. W. y, Webb, Mrs Henry WIZ
lard, Mrs. Lucy l.. Wheeler, Miss Young.
Mr.. Kaufman rendered his resignation as sec
Rotary. Laid on the table.
Mr.. y. b. Mcclure, treasurer, submitted his
annual report, which showed the receipts from
all sources, from December I, 1871, TO December
l, 1879, to be slls,Asi expenditures, N,dl0.aU
amount remaining on hand, tbGs,Ol, the report
states that the apparent Increase IN the expenses
Is owing 10 removing into and furnishing q
larger building and the purchase Of quite large
stock Of medicines now on hand, and the pay
ment OF some old debts. There are unpaid 6llls
which will eXhaust the amount on hand.
The following Onicen were elected for the en-