The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-03-15
MUST This WORK STOP?
Kings Daughters Working
to Keep the Oakland
Avenue Dispen-
sarY Open.
FREE DOCTORS MUST WITHDRAW.
Their Time is Too Fully Occupied
But others Would Go On
If Possible.
FREE DOCTORS MUST WITHDRAW.


avenue, near Hoboken avenue, ona day
this week 1t is the excellent institution
which Is Ia danger OF closing, as IRE
JERSEY CRY NEWS has told its readers
The building IS neat two-story frame
structure. the dispensary being ii tie
store. one step above the street. 4 sign
hangs over the sidewalk with the word
"Daspensary.n The door and the win
dows are curtained, while Oh the windaw
curtains are the words, 9 Open from 2 10
4 p. M. Sundays excepted
The dispensary Is under the care of
three lady physicians Drs. Aldrfdge ] US
tine. Newell and Bance, each OF whom at
tends two days q week.
The dispensary WAS started about fonr
years ago, aud iI has proved great boon
% hundreds OF mothers and child rem.
The lady physicians have paid all the ex-
penses OF running The institution, furnisn~
Ing medicine, house rent and other
things. The Kings Daughters of Jersey
City once held q fair and realized SO tor
this charity. With regard 20 ths medl,
clnes, those who are able 70 pay ara
charged ten cents for their medicine. but
experience has proved that the patrons a
the place are such as cannot afford 70 pay
at all
Women's and chiIdrenss diseases ara
-
al the present time about twenty per day.
A GREAT CHARITY.
A visit 70 the place satisfied me thai tina
work done by the ladies was indeed i
great charity. and II it il discontinued On
April !, as Is proposed, many poor
mother and child viii miss It There
were half dozen IN the room waiting
their chance to see The doctor when I
called. Three were women past middle
age and had been under treatment for
some weeks. A little girl OF about thiz~
teen years, neatly but poorly attired, sa5
there also, while at her side cuddIed her
fve-year-Gld sister. Both were tiuld, bat
when the doctor came forward and pleas
anIly greeted them with a moEherly smile
aud kindly asked them what was ths
matter, they threw OF all restraint and
tald taeir story in straightforward mau-
neF.
Papa told me to bring Aggie here to-
day, the little one said, TO see could you
cure her. She has some sores on her. A
woman in cur house told papa where the
place was.
But why didn't your mamma couss's
Mammals dead, the little one re-
piled, and then burst out crying, the
smaller one joining her. The doctor
patted her and told her he would cure
her sister. She frightened mp whom told
this.
The DOCTORS attention was next an
trsrsed 10 young lady seated IN 8 corner
clasping young baby to her breast. Her
/ appearance showed poverty She wore 4
carsworn expression, but As she glanced
at baby the look OF motherly care, uf
| hope, shone out through all the 8ppa1~
ent Wretchedness-
a FASnLIAR STORY.
'sOh, doctor, please do something for
babyf Pm SO afraid he will die" and
she unwrapped the shawl from around
him, bringing to view child having the
| appearance Of one dead Her s5oryf No
need to tell it. Hundreds like 1t every
day. A young girl full Of ambition: .
| Irritation; marriage, deser6ion; poverty
| sickness. Help must come quickly IN
snch cases. A mother cannoS wait to
save pennies by hard WORK
called on DIR. Newell few days arc
10 ask about the proposed closing of the
dispensary after April !.
well. yes, we have decided to do 50.
she said You see, for the past four
| years we have been carrying on this busi-
ness ourselves, and while we have done
great deal of good, and the work is In
creasing. we ind we nave not the time to
attend 10 it, and for that reason we have
concluded to give it ap.v
well, doctor. would you care to turn
the dispensary over to male physiciausF
1 asked.
OBJECTS TO MEN
y
We ladies have established this and car
ried it on without the assistance OF men, aud
If the men want to organize one. why let
them do II themselves. Ofcourse. mu6t
say don't like to give this up. There are
q great number who are greatly benefited
by the ditpensary and feel they viii sui
fer. Still Christ Hospital has established
a dispensary and they can 20 there. II
! had the time should be delighted TO con-
| tinue, but the fact is / nave not
called later upon DIR. Abridged Justine
at home on Hoboken avenue She almost
repeated what DR.. Newell lad said, except
that she was not averse TO the contiau-
ance of the work by male physicians
She said that SO far as she was concerned
the yeuld be welcome TO what was in
the dispensaly, but she did not believe
that they could do the work as well as
/ women.
TRYING TO KEEP IT Up
/ was unable TO see DR.. banoe, but IL -
understood she Is willing to couuuue.
The Kings Daughters Of Jersey City
are endeRvoring to raise money for the
continuance Of the work by the present
physicians. AT all evenes. It is tha
prayer Of many a poor mother that the
| doctors OF the dispsnsary will continue
their good work, and extend relief 10
many who would otherwise not reeaiva IL