Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-01

NmHDu means tfoua I~isink itso QUO u1rtI o1
standard of perfection. but spare neither
| pains nor trouble In contributing TO the
| cor42ort Of oil It's inmates.
Tie location OF the building Is delightful.
| The rooms largo. sunny, weii.vcntlated.
and nicely furnished. There is no air OF Q
hospital, literally or iguratiyely, about the
place.
Two young physicians reside in the
house and are ready at all times 70 execute
the orders OF such attending physicians ~
each patient may select for him or herself.
Prescriptions are put rpin the house dis
pensary, aud are furnished to the patient
at reduced prices.
The institution il never without free
patients. and they sometimes outnumber
the paying ones. The object of the work
being purely benevolent all money re-
celved is used TO meet the necessary ex-
penses. and these being very heavy always
exceed the receipts, The managers are.
therefore, compelled to give entertain
ments OF 10 call upon the community IN
some way 10 assist In sustaining such
noble charity.
The past wear has been one OF unusual
blessings. Tho fret movement towards an
endowment was made by a few individuals
in very small way, bnt this was soon fol-
lowed by donation of $4,000 from the
estate OF a lady in Connecticut. This is
Gun be used. but that VIII help greatly IN
| the care of free patients. Two wards on
the grounds will now be comfortably fitted
up for such colOred patients OF both sexes
| as the managers NAV consider II proper 10
receive. All denominations are represent
ed on the Board Of Managers and the
officers are selected accordingly.
The number Of patients received from
January, 1889. 60 January. 1880, were SOS:
n .. a fraa Of oh
them remaining for several months, all re-
ceiving the same advantages as the board
eTS. e., =
Mrs. William A. Jenkins is president. of
the Board of Lady Managers and MIR:
Robert w. Powers president Of the Board
of Directors.
Baptist Home for Aged Women.
This institution is supported by volun-
tary contributions of the Baptist churches
in Richmond, together with an entrance
fee of 800 from each inmate who Is al
mitted.
The Home is free from debt and has an
endowment fund Of $1,000.
There are ten inmates in the Home, two
Of whom are self-sustaining, two by their
friends, and six by their churches.
The special management IS intrnsted TO
CORDS OF ladies appointed from the Bap-
fist churches of this city. The officers are
elected in annual meeting in January.
Mrs. J. l.. VI. Curry, president; Mrs. John
II. Temple. corresponding secretary; Mrs;
Is. Van Buren,, recording secretary; ana
Mrs. X. Adam, treasurer.
81. Luke's Home for the Sick.
This home, situated on Governor street
opposite the Capitol Square, was estab-
lished III May. 1888, and has been IN success
full operation ever since, except Tor the
month of August each year, when 1t Is
closed for necessary repairs. Since the
home was first opened many improvements
have been made-every appliance ana con-
yenienTe added for those who require
medical or surgical treatment-so that It
now ranks as one of the best organized,
best furnished. and most home-like hos.
pitfalls in this country.
The medical and surgical department ID
directed solely by DR.. Hunter McGuire;
Resident physicians, DR.. A. Il. Nelson and
DR.. ID. G, Miller. The household depart:
ment is under the control of Board OF
Managers, of which Mrs l.. Is. Addison IS
president The matrons are Mrs. Ann
Cook and Miss Mary l.. Warburton.
St. Luko's was first opened in May. 1888.
Thirty-three patients were received that
year. The number has steadily increased,
until there is not room TO accommodate all
who seek relief within its walls. During
the year 1890 500 patients were admitted.
| OF these TWENTY-FIVE were guests of the
board, entertained free of all expense, ac-
| corded every privilege and benefit given
those who pay the highest board. Besides
| tho twenty-five guests" many others,
though paving board, received medical
| treatment entirely without compensation.
Connected with st. Luke's Is training
school for nurses" established four years
| ago.
Applicants must be endorsed by RESPONSE
| BILE persons, must prove their qualifications
| for work by passing satisfactorily months
| trial; the propriety OF retaining or DIS
charging them is then determined by the
physician in charge. Those fulfilling the
conditions of the probationary month con-
tinue during the full term OF two years:
After final examinations they recelYe-lt
adjudged worthy-diplomas certifying TO
their knowledge of nursing, and are then
at liberty to choose their field of labor.
This new and honorable work for women
is gaining IN favor" giving them an open
field for tho exercise of all that IS best ana
noblest in womanhood."
THE MEDICAL COLLEGE FREE D1sPENsABY.
The Work of this institution, at Nos. 1926
and 1927 east Marshall street. Or. James n.
Ellis, superintendent where the city poor
receive medical and surgical treatment ana
medicines free, has been gradually increas-
ing until its benehcient influence is comet
dent with the limits of the city. Until a
few wears ago the only free dispensary in
the city was a small room In the Medical
College building, where, on an average,
about five people applied daily for treat
ment. Now the dispensary has a large and
commodious building, formerly occupied
by the Retreat for the Sick, well-heated ana
admirably adapted for efficiently treating
the outdoor poor. More than ten thousand
visits have been made TO its rooms IN the
last twelve months, each applicant re-
ceiving treatment and the necessary medi-
cines and surgical appliances free.
The usefulness of this charity VIII b @
materially advanced by the appointment OF
physicians 10 the poor as now contem-
plated. concerted action between the two
placing as it will efficient treatment within
the reach Of all the suffering poor OF our
city.
The following physicians are present
daily between the hours of ~ and L. Nj.
in their respective departments: Diseases
of the Heart. Lungs, and Digestive Organs,
DIR. Ed. Mccarthy Diseases OF the Eye,
Ear. and Throat, DR.. William +. Mercer;
Diseases of the Nervous system. Kidneys,
and Skin, Dr. Ed. G. Smith; Diseases OF
Women and Children. DR.. j.: W; Henson;
General Surgery, Or. james n. Ellls A; Drug
Department, Mr.. Percy Michaels.
Inc iSlcnmpnu AhiOo', e"N ~'N"N
Inhrmary.
This institution is located at 217 Cover
nor street. II was Incorporated October,
1879. and ia now i'll the eleventh year of its
existence. 1t is not private hospital. but
a public charitable institution, managed
by prominent lady managers assisted by q
board of trustees, the president of which
is DIR. James b. McCaw. The medical SER
yices are rendered free 10 all deserving
poor persons by surgeons appointed by the
board.
The outdoor department or dlspensary
is open daily from 1890 to 2;90P. NJ, during
which hours one or moro of the attending
surgeons are actively engaged in treating
Che visiting poor suffering with the special
diseases for which the hospital was organ
lied. The indoor department is always
open, and during the past year 155 cases
were treated in the wards or rooms, and
many of these received free board as well
as treatment. Among the operations per-
formed were twenty-one cataract opera
tions. In all between seven and eight
hundred cases have been treated and sew
eral thousand free visits made duSing the
past year. The institution is dependent
almost entirely upon charity for support