The New York herald., 1876-03-03
NURSERY AND oH11D's HOSPITAL.
GROWTH AND PROGRESS OF THE INSTITUTIONS

GROWTH AND PROGRESS OF THE INSTITUTIONS
WHAT THE CHARITY BALL AIDS
Tho Board or Managers OF the Nursery and Child,s
Hospital held their annual meeting yesterday. The
report Mrs Cornelius Du Bois the rst drectress Of
the institution, contained history OF the organization
and progress Of the Nursery and Childs Hospital Tho
report states that in the year 1854 when this nstu-
tion was founded the infants Of wet nurses, with
scarcely exception ded within year, and few who
to the Almshouse survived many weeks. At tho
start great difficulty experienced from overcrowd-
ing bad ventilation Of the then occupied
BY experience however, the managers have learned to
avoid certain evils After removing into better quarters
case OF smallpox appeared day. II the wet
had suspected the nature Of the disease sayz
the report they would have left US, and the babies
would have starved The manager duty at once
took the little her lap and soothed It to Sleep
This dsHrmed suspicion, and II was SO managed that
every woman and child In the house vacelnated
that very day, and no other appeared.
The corner stone OF the building forming the
east wing OF the Nursery and Child's Hospital was
laid on the I'D Of June, 1851 AT that time the feel
Ing was strong against the admission OF igitimate
children, but the pitiable condition OF such
brought to us and refused affected the Of the
First Drectress that she persuaded the city authOri
ties to grant the lease of the at the corner of Lex
ington avenue and Fifty first for the purpose Of
erecting building TO shelter iegtmate children.
About S4o,ooO was spent IN its erection, and the
Of il vested in the Mayor and First
was just finished at tho breaking out Of the
civil war and the necessities Of wounded soldiers
required the occupation of 1t for four years During
that time the feeling on the part of the managers OF
the nursery against the unfortunate waits and strays
of the city had changed TO one OF deep sympathy.
With the additional desire OF preventing suicides Of the
erring mothers whose Of shame shown by
their desperation, the managers of the Nursery and
Chld's Hospital consented extend their over
the building then known the Infants Home, and
again applied for permission to add to their charter the
power to open a lyingln hospital, and in December,
rQf
many had seen how admirably this building
arranged, and It was only after many contests that
npally restored and occupied as originally de-
signed on the 4th OF July 1870 the country branch
the institution opened in Staten Island, tho State
having granted the means
THR GROWTH OF THE INSTITUTION
The following ngures give an idea Of The growth OF
there IN charge of the institution Women, l22
children, 267 Total 3S9 In lS66-Women, 157 chill
dren, 470 Total 627 In ls76-Women, 746; children,
1909 Total, 1855 In 1856 the outlay 81, 52S So,
1866 1t GOA and in 1876 Sl23, 200 IA. Tho
close of the report tribute to the memory OF some
of those who aided the institution in It's early days.
The report of Mrs A. W. Van Rensselaer,, the
retary also read 1t rectcd the story Of the work
added to the Staten Island branch, and the amount
realized at the last Charity Ball has practically eaced
all Indebtedness After the reading of a chapter from
the New Testament and the delivery OF brief
gratulatory addresses by the Rev. DR.. Booth Rev Mr.
Brooks and others and the adoption OF the reports the
The following officers were elected for the easuiug
year.
hirS OoTneHu5 IN bOls rlrst DTcctresSi MrS L. "
Doromus, Second Directress; Mrs. Henry Anthon,
Third Drectress Mrs. Agernon s. Sullivan Fourth
Directress; Mrs William NJ. Kingsand, Treasurer;
Miss Elizabeth Banks Assistant Treasurer, Country
Branch; Mrs r. L. Van Rensselaer,, Secretary; Miss
r. B. Hunter, Assistant Secretary.
Managers d. +. Appleton, Mrs. s. L. NJ. Bar
low Mrs c. p. Burdett, Mrs. Edward Cooper, Mrs 7.
A. Craven Mrs Elliot Cowdin Mrs J. W. Ellis Mrs.
f. N. Felt, Miss Fclowes, Mrs. Arthur Gilman Mrs
Thomas Hicks Mrs. b. N. HARRISON Mrs, Edmund
Knower, Mrs A. c. Kingsand Mrs. +. II. Macy Mrs
Eugene Mclean, Mrs. James Norris Mr. Cornelius Du
Bois br. Edward Cooper, Mrs. Nefte Miss Patterson
Mrs Arthur Parsons Mrs John Riley, Mrs. Archibald
Robertson, Mrs. d. Henry Smith, Mss M S. smith,
Mrs Henry Salisbury, Mrs. Wallace Shlleto, Mrs t.
G. Tinker Mrs NJ. II. Throop, Mr.. r. II. l.. Townsend
Mrs. d. H. Winston, Mrs. w. H. Wells, Mrs. J. Howard
Wright, Miss NJ. ID. b. Van Winke, Mrs. Charles T.
White, Mr.. Erastus Brooks Mr.. NJ f. Reading.