New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-03
WORKING FOR LITTLE ONES.
OPENING WARD IN HOSPITAL FOR sIof
BABIES.

OPENING WARD IN HOSPITAL FOR sIoK
BABIES.
The scene Yesterday afternoon in the NewYork Post
Graduate Hospital, la East Twentiethst., was attrac
tive as well as interesting. The occasion was the
opening Of the "Sunbeam Ward" Of the babies wards
In the hospital The visitors examined carefully all
the wards IN the hospital before as well as after the
ceremony Of opening, and were pleased and srathed
at what they saw. In the babies wards the little
waits who are sent from all parts of the city obtain
proper medical and surgical care The general hos
pitfalls decline to receive these little children and many
lives sacrificed because poor women IN tehemeuV
houses are unable frequently to give their iniahts
suitable nouFishment and medical treatment curing
Illness. The wards were kept open all last summer
and during July and August babies were boarded at
the Summit Cohvalescent Home. Tickets OF admission
were distributed among the corps OF ply sicans
OF the Board of Health and Of the Chidrens Ala 90
ciety which has involved large outlay on the part
OF the hospital Cases OF contagious diseases aione
are refused. The wards too are used for the heher
education Of physicians in this particular pialich'
During the last year between 400 and 500 ply sicas
from all parts Of the United states and Canada nave
taken courses at the NewYork Post Graduate Medical
School and have been thereby enabled to watch al inc
phases Of infantlle disease and learn inc he"eso
methods of treatment. The wards are thus helping
TO treat sick infants in many sparsey seueu fesoiS
of the south and West. This extract Is given from
Ava
the children:
1.-THE work of the babies wards by no means ends
with the babies We endeavor TO visit the family OF
each child hoping to ascertain whether the causes oi
It's trouble not preventable, and what can oe
done to show the mother how to avoid them in future
Two hundred dollars yearly will support
bed. We allow an average of little over three weeks
stay to each chld that for 800 at least sixteen
little ones may be given the chance of restoration 10
strength and activity, as well all the comforts and
aileyiadons of suffering that the hospital Affords Dur
ing the last year ten beds were supported out some Oh
these through unavoidable circumstances VIII not be
renewed during the present year, so we are most
anxious to secure further help in this direction. VIII
not some other circle Of Kings Daughters follow the
example of the Hopeful Ten? Will not some school,
society or church, as well as generous individuals,
assist us in this most necessary way We feel that
500 could hardly be used to better advantage anu
IN thanking most heartily those who have gwen suoh
aid in the past, would express our earnest nope
that they will continue it in the future"
Dr.. d. b. st. John Rosa, the president OF the
Hospital, made the opening speech, and introduced
these other sneakers who made brief addresses: The
Rev Dr. r. S. Macarthur, the Rev. DR.. Robert CoLyer,
Dr. W. c. p. Rhodes, OF Brooklyn, and Dr. chaplin
Mrs. V. c. Hall is chairman OF the sunbeam commit
tee, and these the names of the other members
Miss Fay Adrain, Miss Johnson, Miss Fannie Arnold
Miss Elite Jorden Miss Barbour, Miss Meta Kimberly
Miss C. Boardman, Miss Kuhne, Miss Hattie Bogart'
Miss Katharine Leake, Miss Amy BrTdish, MISS lreho
LanghoIne Miss Florence Brown, Miss Bessie LOOMS
Miss j. l.. Beekman, Miss Emily Lyon. Miss Brownie
Butler Miss Edith Matthews, Miss Cady, Miss Hattie
Matthew's Miss Katharine Chrystie, Miss Foiestine
Mcdonald, Miss Angelica Church Miss Norma Mnhroe'
Miss CLARK, Miss Van Norden Miss Alice Garrison
Miss Noyes Miss Madge GARRISON Miss Z. u H.
oberteuffen, Miss Rosalnd Goblin, Mrs W. b. Parsons
Miss Malde d. Denny, Miss W. L. Parsons, Miss fos-
ter Miss Leila Pell, Miss Jennie Foster, MIS- A. H.
Pierce Mrs g. A. Freeman, jr, Miss Calista Pratt,
Miss Nella Guipes Miss May Russell, Miss Mary
HaIden. Miss Mabel Schenek, Miss Ena Holloway
Miss Margaret sniden, Miss Mary p. Hayden Miss
Mary snowden, Miss Grace Herndon, Miss Anna
Stewart Miss Julia Rowland, Miss Mollle Taylor, Taylor
Miss Hoyt Miss Lannie WhithOme Miss Ireland,
Mrs William Wheatey Mrs. David Johnson, Miss
Charlotte Winthrop, Miss Helen Young me Ghair
man of the Visiting Committee is Mrs. A. h. phillips,
and the other members are Mrs. p. H. Bevler ana
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