The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-10-06
GARFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.
An Enthusiastic Meeting ut Lincoln
Hall Last Night.

Hall Last Night.
Even the most sanguine Of those inter-
estcd in the erection Of proposed ma
tional Garfield Memorial Hospital" in this
city were surprised by the large attendance
at last nights meeting at Lincoln Hall and
with the general interest manifested.
Those Present.
Distributed throughout the assemblage
were the following gentlemen Commits
sioner Dent, ex-Mayor Emery, Treasurer
Gilfillan, John A. Baker, Coroner Patterson,
William Pardon, DIR. Hagner, w. w. Bur-
dette, w. s. Roose, George w. Cochran, II.
A. Hall, Silas Merchant, DIR. A. Y p. Gar
nett, Dr. Basil Norris, Lewis j. Davis, John
T. Mitchell, Capt. 1. N. Burritt, A. G. Rid
die, J. Lee Crandell, Dr. r. s. Verdi, Gen.
Il. w. Whitaker, w. f. Mattingly, DIR.
William johnson, M. w. Beveridge, j. II.
Saville, A. s. Solomons, f. w. Pratt, DIR. j.
Ford Thompson, Ii. w. Garnett, John L.
Vogt, w. II. Chase, Crosby s. Noyes, IL. G.
Spencer and wife, G.. Francis Dawson, A. A.
Brooke, George M. Lockwood, DIR. p. T..
Sewers, Mr.. +. b. Conger, Rev. DIR. Rca,
Gus Lansburgh, DIR. J. f. Hartigan, c. s.
Bunsby, Francis J. Miller, DIR. Ashford and
seated Justices Drake, Cox and Hagner,
yelling and Mr. A. G.. Riddle.
Officers Elected.
The meeting was called to order by Com
missioner Dent, who briefly stated the pro-
posed business to be transacted, and then
called for Associate Justice Miller to pre-
side. The following were elected officers:
Chairman, Mr.. Justice Miller vice-chair-
men, Hon. Thomas l.. James, Hon. George
b. Loring, Hon. William Lawrence, Judge
William Strong, Judge d. X. Cartier, Com
missioner Josiah Dent, w. w. Corcoran,
General Eppa Hunton, Professor Spencer
Baird, and John w. Thompson; secretary,
John A. Baker; treasurer, Hon. James
Gilfillan, United States Treasurer;
Messrs. A. s. Solomons, A. Y. p. Garnctt,
Hon. Josiah Dent, DIR. j. G. yelling, and
Lewis J. Davis were appointed committee
to draft resolutions Pending their retire
ment Mr.. A. G. Riddle delivered an elo-
quent address, eulogizing the late Presi-
dent, and urging those around him to per-
petuate his memory by pushing forward the
pending project.
The Resolutions.
Mr.. Solomons, at the conclusion of Mr.
Riddles speech, reported the following reso-
lutions:
Whereas the whole civilized world has
been shocked and moved to tears by the
untimely death of the late President of the
United States, and WILL we believe, unite
with us in testifying its admiration of the
man for his unsullied virtues, eminent
craftsmanship, unfinching courage, and for
his patient endurance and steadfast hope
during his painful illness and
Whereas it is desirable to perpetuate his
cherished memory in a manner consistent
with his constant practice of doing good
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way and
Whereas during life he always manifested
the greatest interest in all charitable insti-
tutions, and at the close of his Congress
sional career expressed his great desire to
see established in Washington general
hospital, and promised to aid such benevo-
lent enterprise to the full extent of his
ability: therefore be it
Resolved, That the citizens of the United
States and loving sympathetic friends
everywhere will doubtless consider it a
privilege, as well as duty to their departed
brother, James Abram Garfield, to erect to
his memory u free general hospital, to be
national in character and conducted on the
broadcast basis of common humanity and
that, this monument of the peoples esteem
and gratitude be known rs the Garfield
Memorial Hospital, and located in the Dis
trict of Columbia, where he was so ruth
lessly stricken down in the discharge OF
his public duties and with view OF
promptly promoting this object it is
ResOlred, That Mr.. Justice Miller of the
Supreme Coourt of the United States, the
chairman of this public assemblage, held in
the city of Washington on the 9th day of
October, 1884, do appoint an executive COM
mittee of twenty-five persons, with full
power and privilege to fill vacancies, to take
such action as will consummate to the fullest
extent the object herein set forth.
The resolutions were unanimously
adopted and the chairman stated that he
would announce the executive committee
in a few days. Letters indorsing the pro-
ject were read from President Arthur, Gen
Sherman, Postmaster-G General James and
Mr.. Henry L. Knight, the senior alderman
of London, England, temporarily stopping
in New York. Brief addresses were de-
livered by DIR. j. G. yelling and Mr.. A. s.
Solomons, the latter, mentioning the fact
that the President was shot on the Hebrew
Sabbath, and that the Hebrew residents OF
this city were tho first to offer prayers fol-
the stricken man.
Subsequently the idea of q memorial hos
pital was suggested, and from two small
and poor Hebrew congregations, very small
and from the church fund, not individual,
he presented check each-one for $50 and
the other for $25. He also presented, from
the st. George Society of the District, a
check for $25. Mr.. George w. Cochran
thought that contributions should be called
for, and he was ready to subscribe 500
This opinion, though, did not prevail, as ii
was considered best to postpone that mat.
ter until an executive committee was
appointed. The meeting then adjourned
1t has been intimated to some of the leading
promoters of the proposed memorial that
Queen Victoria will probably head list OF
subscriptions FROM Great Britain, and that
other European rulers will gladly con
tribute to the fund.
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