National Republican., 1884-01-15
THE GARFIELD HOSPITAL.
Election Of Board Of Directors and OFF,
GERS.
Full Text OF the Annual Report Made by
Judge miller.

The ad journed meeting Of the board OF
directors of the Garfield Memorial hospital
was held last night at the Columbia Fire In
suranco company's rooms, Judge Samuel f.
Miller in the chair. The annual report was
read and accepted. Tho board of directors
then adjourned and the incorporators mot
and proceeded TO the election Of officers, as
follows: Board of directors-Judge Miller,
Mrs Gen. Ricketts,, Mrs. Con. Lauder, Mrs.
Senator Blair, Gen. Swain, Rev. DIR. Leonard,
Drs. S. c. Busey, J. Ford Thompson, j. 3.
| Billings, L. $. A.; Mrs. R. Fendall, Lewis j.
Davis, +. Francis Riggs, b. g. Loveioy, II. A.
Willard James A. Saville. The board then
| proceeded to the election of officers. judge
5. +. Miller was elected president; Lewis J.
Davis, first vice president; II. 4. Willard,
second vice president; Il. G.. Lovejoy, secro-
| tary and John w. Thompson, treasurer.
Mir. Fendall made report that the suit
pending in the United States district court OF
! PHILADELPHIA against the Jay Cook estate has
| been decided in favor of this hospital, and by
virtue Of this decree passed thH assignee had
paid into his hands as representative OF the hos
pital the amount. Tho report was accepted,
and the meeting adjourned.
The following is the text of Judge Millers
report in full
Under section 81 Of the bylaws IL is provided
! that "a special meeting eh0ll be helu on VIC
] lNCNuhN niter tuG irsL MDIhlNg vi vhlhul9 ~
each year for the adoption ot The report OF the
! board Of directors to the board Of incorpQrators'
which said report shall be III wrie,nE, hhn b1 pre-
| pared by the president or by e c,ynlhlllee al,,
| nouted by him Tor that purpose IN plrsuunce
| thereof the following report hhS beeN p,rlhlSd
The present boald of directors Sei. elected ~ a
| special meeting Of the inrOrpur tor, h'id nu lhe
thtty.ilrt day OF Niny, 1885, and Cousis'n oi ieen
members. The condition OF the hospital ~ thht
| time was duly presented to the Incorporates tGen
assembled through the report OF tie presideh OF
| the board aud its several committees. Since th'l
| tie worE has been ono Of preparation for active
usefulness by securing astc iOr the hospital front
| ing on boundary street, ut the head Of Tenth
street, ami in the county Of Washington, DlfCHdy
partially improved with buildings which car us
utilized for some of its various purposes. IL was
! determined at once to add to the large dwelling
/ house thcro situated wing especially designed
/ iOr hospital purposes, and the plans tor the same
! having lccn duly presented TO the board of dl-
tCctors the work OfcOnsirucJion was authorized on
The tenth fJuly ,lsS3,und the sum ofsOOgO placed
nt the disposal of the committee on construction
| toward deirhyng the expenses of the work,
| which sum was increased $1,000 ut the meeting
held on the : fifteenth of october, 1883. These
amounts $4,000 in nll 1t is believed Will be sur-
| cient Tor the completion of the work SO fur de-
signed and authorized by this board. The fur
| nishiug aud equipment of tho hospital, together
with tie alteration of tho main building tosuit
its requirements, will require the expenditure OF
such additional sums Of money as its resources
shall permit aud The judgment Of its board Of di-
| ioctois determine.
The property heretofore reported as having
been purchased as site for the hospital contains
seven acres OF ground and cost s37,500; upon this
there was paid cash sl5,50O, and there remains
due s22 900. Tie title TO the same is held in the
name OF Henry A. Willard, under declaration
| OF trrSt
The total cost of the property, together with the
! improvements so for authorized, will amount To
| slg50O.
The properly transferred to this institution by
the late soldiers and sailors orphan home, con-
SiSting principally Of real estate located on G
sFeh, ncnr Eighteenth, in The city OF Washington,
and containing about 5000 feet of ground, mas
not yet been sold. but produces u small annual re-
turn in the shape of rent, about sufficient to pay
the taxes OIL the same, should II be determined
that the samo is subject TO taxation. 1t has been
the inlcntion OF the board, acting under the ad-
vice of the agents managing the property, 10 offer
the same for sale during the next spring, when 1t
J. hoped sati factory disposition may be made Of
!, aud the proceed, applied TO the extinction Of
the debt on the hospital.
4 portion Of the asses of the late Soldiers and
| sailors Orphans home, consisting OF a claim for
money previously on d post, has now been Iecov,
cred, and upon this the special counsel employed
has made report, which has been accepted and
Med. The present. resources Of the hospital as
shown by the report Of the finance committee,
apart from the property and claim before alluded
to, consist of the sum of Si,723l9 on deposit in
bank and the sum of s1Q2 inthc hands OF the
Ladies Aid society, but subject 10 the expense OF
| maintaining wntchman at tho hospital building
aud the drafts for construction purposes as the
work progresses.
The design of general hospital in the District
| of Columb had ior several years.been enter.
tained by members of the medical profession in
this city and others ina position TO feel the wants OF
such aninslitutiom, more particularly with refer
ence 10 the care Of the sick and needy Of its tran
sient, population. when the eTentful tragedy
which confined to o bed Of suffering for several
long months II president Of the United States, at.
tracted the sympathiCs the civilized world. aud
gave direction and name TO an enterpl ise con-
cciyed in the broudest spirit of philanthrophy,
aud finding in the expression of that sympathy
in opportunity for practical as well as senu-
mental results. Starting with tho highest ndorse-
mcn, as TO the disiutercstcdnCss of its promoters
the deed for its establishment, and tie freedom
from bias-secarian, professional, political
| which g41 tha ton ,f h.,pg "a. ia
to secure tnat support locally and throughout this
country which was expected. The bulk ui the con
tibution have come from foreign lands. How.
ever, enough has been realized to secure II modest
beginning; and IT remains for its management
by gradual development of usefulness, to attract
more of the support OF our fellow citizens whether
the district or of the states, whose sick and dis
tressed shall here have found relief. To this end
your earnest and hearty co cooperation is asked
more, particularly during the ensuing year, II
which ITS organization is to be perfected, and its
career OF active benevolence begun.
SAMUEL +. MILLER,
President Board of Directors