National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-05-24
AHoMGoPATHrc HOSPITAL.
Boom Started by the PhysieIans-An
Association Rormed.

There was a large and enthusiastic
meeting of the homeopaths Of the District held
at Msrinis Hall last night toconsider the question
Of establishing general homeopathic hospital ii
this city. temporary organization was had b!
calling Hon. Montgomery Blair to the chair and
designating DR.. William o. Roome to act as seere
tary Upon assuming the chair Mr.. Blair paid &
high tribute TO the lsbors of the homeopathic
school of physicians in the past, and pointed on
the great and pressing necessity for homeopathic
| hospital or home in the District Of Columbia. A
number of gentlemen were then called upon tc
address the meeting. who respondedin
| BRIEF sPEEcHS
Dr. Rankin said thatthe propriety of establishing
| a children's hospital had been suggested to him,
but he was prepared to maintain that homeopathy
was as effcacious for adults as children, and in
view of the vast number of the citizens Of Wash
! lngton who preferred the homeopathic to the old
school treatment the sllopaths could not object to
the establishment Of this hospital, as every patient
was entitled to select for himself Mr. John s. Poler
was the next speaker, and related some inter
est1ng incidents of his experiences as the
| relief agent of the State of New York dur
! ing the late war, when il was impossible for
| soldier who desired homeopathic treatment to
obtain the same in any of the Government hos
pitals. d.. Beckwith followed in the same line,
and related how homeopathic physician who
had volunteered his services ST the beginning of
the war was forced to leave his regiment, eighty
per cent of whom were homeopathic when it
reached Washington. He also counseled earnest
work to establish the proposed hospital. In few
brief remarks Dr.. Pearson Endorsed the views OF
Dr.. Beckwith and urged immediate action On the
part ofthe meeting. DR.. Verdi then took the floor
ana gave lengthy and interesting account Of the
difficulties that beset the pathway Of the
PIONEER HOMEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS
at the Capital, and the labors of those who had
worked to secure for the new school all the ad
Yantages enjoyed by the old. DR.. Pope was next
called upon. He said that the present meeting
was entirely business one; that the thirty
homeopathic physicians now practicing in Wash
ington certainly had influence enough to inaugu-
rate and carry out this movement for hospital
devoted TO the practice of their particular school,
and 1t was only necessary TO organize at once and
proceed 70 EcEL. Upon nation of Dr.. Allen
committee. composed of Drs. Allen, Curtin, Gusts,
RooEne, and Beckwith, were designated by the
chair TO nominate
PERMANENT OFFICERS
for hospital association. In few minutes this
committee reported the names of the following
gentlemen: President, Hon. Montgomery Blair;
vice presidents Clief-Justice Waite Secretary
Window, Edward Weston, esq, John Bailey, esq,
and George E. Baker, esq: treasurer, Henry D.
Cooke, esq; recording secretary, DR.. William o.
Roone: executive committee, Hon. Montgomery
Blair, ". ". Burdettee, John J. HalSted General
E. ". Whitaker c. B. Bailey, Edward Weston.
George E Baker, 2. ". Tyler c, P. Culver, John s
POler, and c. \. Dean. After the adoption of this
report it was decided that the executive commit
tee should appoint a full committee of lady man
ayers to cooperate in such manner as might be
deemed best in carrying out the object of the
meeting. Article l. of the constitution was then
adopted, and signatures were affixed as follows:
THE SIGNEFS.
Montgomery Blair. Dr.. 7. s. Verdi, Rudolph Heu-
rich. DR. GustavGs ". Pope, Minerva Blair, Clara
V. Pope. DR.. Charles Allen, Fanny G. Mcdowell
John 5. Poler, H B. Mcdonald, c. P Culver, Sophie
S.Eerdi, DR.. {. A. Norton, DR.. 6. A. Muhlnan Dr. L.
r. Beckwith, q. L. W. Gusts, ". VI. Cate Dr. J. B. G.
GUSTS. DR.. B. F. Cornell, John " B0vee Benjamin
5. Platt, Dr.. j. I. CardOzo, DR.. Spencer German W.
H. Cooper. DR.. ". F. Corey, Dr. G. Latiaer Dr. W.
Fl. Stevens, DR.. W. o. Roome, Margaret A Walker,
Mrs. N. J. Allen, W. L. Van DeTlip DR.. D. H. Regis,
DR.. II. 4. Russell, J. a. Hail. Colonel f. VI Tyler
DR.. George Lee, DR.. c. w. Sonnenschmidt, Ms E.
J. Mcpherson, Mrs. E. 7. Graham, DE- c. B. Gilbert
E. J. Mcpherson, and many Others. The asSocia-
ton then adjourned subject the call of the pres-
dent