The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-12
HOME FOR INCURABLES.


TWELFTH ANNIVERSARY OF ITS FOUNDATION
CONDITION OF THE INSTITUTION.
Tho twelfth anniversary OF tho Home for Incurnbcs
was held yesterday at Fordbam. Notwithstanding
tho threatening character OF tho weather there
large attendance OF trends OF the institution from
New York, a great many OF whom wero ladies' Tho
anniversary exercises held In the second story
hail of the handsome building which crowns the
hill midway between fremont and Fordhsm.
About haif.past three the exercises began with
tho prcsiden, AIR. Benjamin II. Ficid, In
the char. Mr., Jacob d. vcrmilye tho trcbs-
urcr, read his report which showed a bal
ancc on hand from year OF s1,43I So Tho total
amount OF receipts for thIs year $34 7es 40; dis
burscmcnts, s32. o5s II; total amount paid IN Tor
beds s3G,72G CT; donations for tho erection OF
the north wing which includes chapel, $2j ils 10.
Mr. Frederic Do Peystcr read tho report OF tho
Board Of Managers. in which was shown that there
are at sixty I'VE persons In the Home, twenty
four OF whom are FREQ patents There have been
great many applications, moro than there werc ac-
ommodasions Tor. with tho new wing there will
DO room for seventy moro patients. Tho report &C
knowlcdged a number OF donations, among them 500
from Edwin Booth. since last year the Rev. Dr.
Reed, OF Poua psc. has been appointed chaplain.
Invsds received regardless OF age, nationality,
inc chaplain, Rev. DIR. 7. G. Reed, reported that
services we're held every sunday and ono Oh week
That fofty three oil iuVaHus were COMM
ricnnts and that no had buried tour.
The Rcv. Air. Courtney, Of 81. Thomas Church, was
introduced aud made a lew remarks, In which no
spoke OF the Suffering Of the inmates OF the institu-
ton. The mystery II suffering " almost nothing MS
wc see on all sdes said he, for there 10 hope; hut
10 bavo suffer with the CONSEQUENCES that thero
Is no relief IL terrible indeed. The Rev. Mr. Brooks
was the speaker Ito crflcised the nains OF tho
Institution. he sad there had often been cures
effected 10. H. fhe REV Dr. vcrmiiyc made a very
amusing address, In which he said that he was
wholly uapreparei 10 speak, TACT which
was Of little conscau he added for when hc has
notice that he ~ 10 speak the agony comes 10 h'n be-
fore ne speaks, but u lie has not u comes 10 his
| hearers. Tne Rev Charles Tiffany was the next
speaker Hc spoke OF the noble institutions OF char
iiy that show themselves 10 tho stranger as he np-
proachcs New York, that he The good before
he learns the bad Mr. tiffany dcicnded the namc
Homo for 1neurables on tho ground that " acknow
edged unpleasant fact which they do their best TO
remedy.
The officers OF the Home reappointc1 and are
as follows -Prosident, Bonn amin H. Fled Vice Pres-
dents Martin n. Greene, William H. Guon; Treasurer
J. u. vermilye, Merchants National Bank No. ~
Warren street: supcrntcnde Israel e. Jones, Jr.,
N. ID. Matron, Mrs Jane u. Whi,e; Physician, Arch
bald N. Campbell NJ. d.: Consulting Physicians.
Louis A. Sayrc, N. d.; Erskinc Mason, NJ ID Will
lam II. Draper, NJ. d. II, l.. Horton, NJ. u. Finance
Commitee-Frcderic Dc Peystcr, William II. Guion,
benjamin n. sherman, John IT, Fool, J. d. vermiyc
Auditing Commitiso-William II. Guon, Henry NJ.
ston, j. ID. yermlye, John J. Crane, A. Ncwboid Nor
ris, ichard N. Hoe.
RcfroshmeDts were prepared for the guests, all OF
whom expressed their delight with the beauty OF the
Institution itself and the admirable character Of tho
charity.