Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-01

pital. II u under the control ci : hoard
CT managers, Of which Mrs. j. b. Addison
| IL president and Mrs. Stephen Putney
secretary Additions have been made TO
the building during the year. The home
| IL open the entire year except during the
month of August when II III closed Tor re-
pairs. Ono OF more Of the lady managers
| daily visit the institution.
All surplus funds after paying actual ex-
penses are devoted by the hoard OF Mana
gers TO the support OF INDECENT patients.
Five hundred and eighty-seyen patients
werc treated during the year.
The Male Orphan Asylum.
There are City boys now in the asylum
and others DESTROYS OF being received, but
the accommodations are not sufficient for
their reception. The utmost care Is taken
Of the physical, mental. and spiritual life
and condition Of these youths. They are
given q good, practical education and
taught trade and OF eighteen years Of
comfortable outfit provided and they go
out into the world equipped for the strife
better than many boys who have parents
and homes.
The home is the picture of neatncss and
| thrift. Each department of work il unfer
an efficient head. Mr.. Fossette has charge
of the cigar-factory, and most of the larger
boys work under his direction; Mr.. Cecil,
the agricultural department.. He also
teaches some gardening, the cultivation OF
vegetables, grapes, and flowers. The print
ing department is successfully conducted.
| and all look busy and happy.
The letters constantly written to the
superintendent. Mrs. j. X. Gill, and the
president of the board, DIR. w. w. Parker.
show that those young men who have gone
forth from it's sheltering roof have the
most grateful appreciation of its benefits
| and warm attachment to their teachers
and patrons.
Richmond Eye, Ear. and Throat Infirmary.
This institution is located at 2i7 Gov
erDor street. A mistaken idea exists that
IL IL a private concern. 1t is purely chari-
table. During the past year 100 patients
have been residents 1880 days, and 6.605
visits to the clinic have been made. The
city gives $500 per annum, which assists IN
paving the interest on the debt incurred
in the purchase of the house. The board
ing department has sustained itself for the
year past Between 40 and 80 patients have
received board and medical attendance for
several weeks at a time free OF any charge.
The poor, both white and colored, are
received into wards prepared for them and
the same care and attention that those
who are more fortunate receive are given
them.
Within few weeks ten cases of cataract
were CURED and only two of the patients
were charged either for board or medical
attention.
On indoor patients 103 operations were
performed during the year. thirty-four of
| which restored sight to the blind, and OF
| these twenty-one were cataract operations.
Every appointment and comfort in the
| building IS the result Of the patient toll
i opI +traloco aparo,,. ~ fha Rnard of lady
| Managers. and the neatness, orderly ar
rangement, and comfortable, management
| of the institution is the work OF the ma
| tr6n, Mrs. Sarah Z. Turner
| The surgical department is in charge Of
| DR.. Joseph A. White. senior SURGEON. DR..
| Edward Smith, DIR. John Dunn, DR.. G. A.
Blanton, DR.. Edwin Turner, and DR.. Ra-
mon Garcine.
The Little Sisters of the Poor.
This wonderful little world in itself is in
| the western part Of the city and occupies
quite large space with its various enter
| prises.
Sister Blanche Thercse, superioress or
Good Mother" is i'll charge of the whole
| work. The institution is entirely support
| ed by subscriptions and private donations
and through the patient begging from door
| to door of the Little Sisters"
Within tho hospitable walls of the Home
fifty old men and fifty old women find
| shelter. comfort, pleasure, and tenderest
| treatment. OF this number at least TWEEN
| ty-five are decrepit, paralytic, blind. or
helpless. Each has comfortable feather
bed, neat bed-clothing, is neatly and COM
fortably clothed, has medicine, nursing.
attention to every want. and their latter
days are made bright by freedom from
anxiety and care. Those who are in health
and strength have occupations snited to
them. The tailors mend the clothing for
the old men, the sh0emakers mend the
shoes, the females make and mend for the
males and for those who cannot help them
selves. Without regard to sect or condi-
ton the old of whatever nationality are re.
ceived and share equally the comforts of
| the Home.
Some of the men raise chickens and
ducks. or rabbits; some attend to the COWS
and dairy, some to the horses and garden,
some to the household matters, Others to
| the laundry. All seem content with thef
| lot and are thankful for the benefits they
arc constantly receiving. The women knit
and crochet, sew patchwork and seem hap
py in spite of many Affections. Several
are totally blind yet one of these crocheted
shawl at Christmas for each old woman
in the Home.
Retreat for the Sick.
This retreat. as its name implies. IS for
the sick. II is situated at No. 32l north
Twelfth street. In its board OF managers
are embraced members of ali the Chris
tian denominations as well as representa-
tives from the Hebrews.
Mrs. William A. jenkins is It's president.
The resident physicians are DR.. James N.
Ellis and DR.. II. @. Carmichael, but the
institution is open to the practice OF all
physicians of good standing.
During the year an addition has been
made to the building and the house has
been reftted and upholstered.
The Retreat was founded in 1877, and ls
benevolent institution but unendOwed.
1t is therefore necessary to secure an IN
come that may i'll some degree meet It's
heavy expenses. A moderate charge Is
therefore made for the board Of such pa
tients as are able TO pay, and for those
without resources q fund ~ raised by
church donations and public entertain
ments. 1t is intended to accommodate all
classes of respectable patlents--of whom
they have had an average OF thirty during
the year.
The Female Humane Association.
This association was formed in 1905 for
the general purposes of charity and benevo-
lence, the relief of distressed females. and
the maintenance and instruction of desti-
tute white female children" From want
of means it was compelled TO abandon the
two first branches of the original plan and
prosecute only the last. From year to year,
through alternate prosperity and depres-
sion, "she hath done what she could" I'M
til the present. During the year just closed
O most happy home has been given TO sew
enty-two Gan increase of seven) children,
ranging in age from fourteen to two years,
and the effort has been made TO train them
for "the stations in life TO which it shall
pleass God 10 call them"
Mrs. Frank q. Ruffin is president and
Mrs. Lucy G. Trent secretary.
During the year the association had to
mourn the loss by death of DR.. Shelton,
who had for many years gratuitously gwen
them his professional services. DR.. Upshur,
however, has kindly offered his attentions,
which have been accepted. Drs. White
and SHIELD. in their specialties also have
attended the children gratuitously.
This institution is endowed, but its in
creased expenses necessitated private call
for funds. to which there was partial re-
spouse.
Baptist Home for Aged Women.
This institution is supported by volun-
tary contributions of the Baptist churches
in Richmond, together with an entrance
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