New-York tribune., 1890-05-29
4 ZONE FOR CONVALESCENTS.
TO ALLOW PATIENTS N THE CITY HOSPITALS
TO RECOVER HEALTH IN THE COUNTRY.

TO ALLOW PATIENTS N THE CITY HOSPITALS
TO RECOVER HEALTH IN THE COUNTRY.
\ year ago last fall a number Of women in summit
" j., organized society and planned for work to
supply need in Ncw-Yor, charitable hospital HE.
20 much encOura cement and many generous gllts
we've received that the society was enabled TO buY u
beautiful piece Of land Of thirty three acres which l.
about 500 feet above the level Of Ncw-iork ana
which command, fnc and extended views in all Ill
rccticnS. large house built in the colonial
style, and with many advantages for health and com
fort
on account Of lack of funds however, the first year
was necessarily confined. in great degree. to fresh
air work among missions and churches although parties
of children received all summer from the Hos
pital for the Crippled and Rupturcd. In the fall the
women were compelled 20 close the home, not
having means 70 have steam heating apparatus
placed in the house 4 younG woman, alone ana
frIcndless, who went to summit and found the homo
closed. left about 81 lO0 half of her small fortune
when she died. for the heating apparatus saying th'
tho doors should be closed to those needing '
care again. The managers expect now to have their
home open 10 receive c0nvaesccntS all through the
year.
a reception will be held at the home tomorrow 70
which all interested in the work will be welcome.
on June tho work will begin, and during tha'
month only convaescents will be received. Patients
from st. Luke's Hospital the Presbyterian Hospital
the Hospital for the Crippled and Rupturcd from inc
babies ward Of the Post tGraduate Hospital, from
Newark and many individual cases are 10 be received
Not having endowment fund, the society iound
that the most successful way 10 raise money Tor us
running expenses to ask the sum of ~ weekly
for each convaescent patient to be given by charaby
inclined persons. Occasionally the patients can
afford this price themselves.
II order TO start the work with st. Lulcs ana inc
Presbyterian hospitals. two women have each ohcicd
to send six patients from each one Of these hospitals
for month 1t is earnestly desired that Others VIII
follow and either send patients from these hospitals
or from other hospitals or charities N
Ncw-IOrI. They would thus ald IN tLIa
good work and in bringing health ana happihcS7
those who too weak TO return 10 the a'uNc
duties of life and to whom weeks in tIl, nouh'dl
home would he the greatest blessing. This W"uil
also enable the hospitals 10 increase their u~cihhc-'
by leaving the beds thus vacated for those more III
gently needing medical attention.
Arr;inc cemcnt> have been made 10 obtain nurses for
the corvalcscentS from the Training school at II.
Lukc's Hospital and the POSTGRADUATE school -
Nurses. The women of this society nope Tor SUD
-tantial aid and encouragement from chartthlN d.
posed friends In New York and Newark for whose sick
and suffering poor they arc dcvotng time ana
strength. Had they large accommodations ana NOR"
means they could receive many T. whom admission
must he refused. All gifts viii be thankfully re
ceived and may be sent 10 The treasurer Nrf George
NJ Grant, summit, y. ).