The Evening critic., 1881-11-16
THE EMERGENCY HOSPITAL.
Efforts 10 Advance the Interests of n
Noble Charity.

1oDtc tuurINy.
Ofall the institutions of charity in the
District, the most serviceable to the public
is the Emergency Hospital. The readiness
with which the managers receive and make
comfortable the helpless and injured
stamps them rs humanitarians of the
highest order
The Emergency Hospital is an institution
of general benefit, not confined to the rich
or poor. The man of wealth or the stranger
suddenly injured upon the highways is
taken by the police authorities to this COM
Portable depository, whore every attention
is bestowed upon him. The man of poverty
stricken down by misfortune, perhaps with
out name or home, finds also as safe and
careful refuge here, and we do not hest
tate to say that he receives rs good treat
ment as his rich neighbor
The rich have no preference over the
friendless.
A large number of our best citizens both
male and female, have interested them
selves in this institution. This morning n
joint
Special Meeting OF the Board of
Directors
of the Free Dispcnsary and Emergency
Hospital and the executive committee of
the board of lady visitors was held.
The object of the meeting was to confer
together and devise means by which funds
could be raised for the maintenance of the
dspensary and hospital, which were re-
Gently merged into one. There were present
Messrs. Jesse b. Wilson, president; b. U.
Kcyser, secretary; j. w. Barker, w. X.
Woodward, Drs. S. NJ. Burnett,
II. H. Barker, George l.. Magruder,
w. c. Briscoe, +. Howard, A. Potze, L..
Mackall, &C. C. Duncanson, Mrs. Burnett,
Mrs. Col. Winthrop, Mrs c. Wendell, Mrs
p. L. Hillgard, Miss Waite, Mrs. Semmcs,
Mrs. ID. +. Murphy, Mrs. Gen. McKeever,
Mrs. Church. Miss Ida Miller, Mrs. ID. J.
mccarthy, Miss Lou Taylor, Miss Sallie
Meigs. DIR. Burnett, of the attending staff
of physicians, stated that since the LIST of
July and the 10th of November
III Cases were Treated i'm the Emer.
gcncy Hospital.
All of them needed prompt and immedi-
ate attention, which If they had not re-
ceived would have resulted in some cases
fatally. A resident physician has been
employed on n salary, and he is in the
building at all times to render aid to the
suif, ring. A janitress has to be employed,
and to meet there expenses and the expense
of fitting up the building considerable
money would be required.
The District Government furnishes $3.50
per month, and the rest of the funds to
assist in running the institution is
made up by contributions. Tho
average cost of maintainingit per month is
something more than 5000
Mr.. b. U. Keyser said the object of the
meeting was to urge the ladies to renewed
efforts in behalf of what he regarded as one
of the best institutions of charity in the
country.
The ladies, he said, had already done
nobly, but he wanted to see them get down
to work and make the strongest possible
personal efforts to raise funds He further
said that the directors had provided sub
scrption books for the ladies. Upon the
first page OF each book is printed on a small
slip of paper, the following:
Objects Of the Institution Set Forth:
"The directors of the Central Free Dis
pensary and Emergency Hospital appeal to
the liberality and benevolencc of the cti-
zcns of Washington for funds to enable
them to carry on the charitable work they
have in charge, and which aims to furnish,
without charge, medical and surgical aid,
supplies and medicines to the sick poor of
the District and to care for all cases of ac-
cidental injury.
''it aims to relieve and restore to health
and labor the poor who are afflicted by dis.
tuSti iiii ny thuo INV cipdSipy ioi
self-suppOrt prevent pauperism and crime.
ats managers and physicians all serve
without pay, and il is largely dependent
upon voluntary contributions for its sup
port.
"rhc amount which the Commissioners. OF
the District of Columbia are able to devote
to this charity from the public fund is quite
limited, and is insufficient to meet expenses
though administered with the most rigid
and searching economy.
TO insure the continuance of this useful
and humane work, it solicits contributions
each director and manager of the hos
pital will take one of these books, and no
doubt when they get to work, in connection
with the noble and phianthr0pic ladies
funds to run the institution for some time
to come will pour in
Miss Waite, the daughter of Chief Justice
Waite, suggested that an entertainment of
some kind be given for the benefit of thu
hospital.
This was agreed to- and the following
committee was appointed to decide upon
the character of the entertainment Mis-
Waite, Miss Miller, Mrs ID. j. McCarty
Miss Meigs, Mrs. James NJ. Carlisle, Mcssrs
Wilson and Keyser, and Drs. Magruder and
Burnett
Drs Magruder and Barker and Mr.. Will
/ liam r. Woodward were appointed com
mittec on constitution, and Messrs. Dun
canson and Drs. Briscoe and Burnett
business committee. The meeting at l;
| o'clock adjourned.