Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-11-10
IN W0MAN'S BEHALF.
AIMEE RAYMOND. M. D.
The Work of IA Bright Young Lady Ply
slclan In New York City.

sIclan In New York city.
Although the present generation may |
have forgotten Henry Jarvis Raymond,
the founder of the New York "rimes,"
his influence upon his contemporaries,
both in his journalistic utteranccs and
in his political oratory, is matter of
national history, With Horace Greeley,
the senior James Gordon Bennett and
Charles A. Dana, Raymond formed n
quartette of great editors of whose
achievements the nation is rightly
proud, and in honoring whom she is but
showing proper gratitude. Dying at
the early age of forty-nine, Mr. Ray
mond left in the newspaper which he
had founded, and in his political letters,
valuable alike for their sound American
ism and their literary excellence, monu-
ments of his industry and patriotism And
like so many other of our great Amer
leans his name seems destined to further
fame through the energies and achieve
ments of at least one of his children.
Among the younger women physi-
clans in New York city, DR.. Aimee Ray
mond, the subject of this sketch, and
the youngest living child of the late
founder of the "Times," promises to
hold a rank and pre-eminence very like
her fathers position in his profession.
Born in the sixties at a charming spot
on Lake Geneva, in Switzerland while
the Raymonds were travelling in Eu-
rope, Aimee received every advantage
in her early education, which was
gained chiefly in Italy and France.
Mrs Raymond, however, who in spite
of her long residence abroad, remained
at heart n thorough American, was cX-
tremely desirous that her daughter
should complete her education at one
of the home schools, and returned to
this country for that purpose. In her
childhood and early girlhood, Aimee
showed marked talent for music, litcra-
ture and the languages, and at the time
of her graduation in New York was
fine pianist, spoke Italian and French
Huently, painted with talent and had
written several stories and sketches
which had been accepted by metropoli-
tan editors.
But the career of the conventional
society girl offered few attractions to
Miss Raymond; the life of fashion was
repugnant to her. and soon after leav-
ing school she determined to devote
herself to the study and practice of
medicine. This desire on her part was
at first discouraged by her relatives, as
the requirements and restrictions of the
profession are so severe and eXacting.
They felt, too, that as her fathers
daughter her undoubted literary abili-
ties should receive consideration and
trial before any other talent was forced
into use, but Miss Raymond's plea of
lack of originality in her literary work,
and her very evident determination to
at least test her ability in matters medi-
cal prevailed, and she began course of
study at the Woman's Medical college
of the New York infrmary, from which
she was graduated in 1889.
In the first year after her graduation,
DR.. Raymond worked in what is known
as thest'out practice" that is, in the
work of medical relief among the tene-
ment house poor Two years ago she
began her private practice at her resi-
dence on East Thirtieth street, where
she lives with an old friend, and at the
same time made her debut in the lee
ture field. During the past winter she
has delivered course of lectures on
physiological subjects at the school in
New York where she had graduated as
girl.
DR.. Raymond, who is communican'
of the Presbyterian church, has iden
titled herself also with several of The
charitable and humane societies in the
metropolis She is physician to The
Messiah Home for Children, and ha
served most effectively upon the hos
pital committee of the state charities
and the State Aid association.
She holds also the Office of correspond
ing secretary in the Association for tn,
Advancement of Women in Medicine
She has her own clinic in the dispcnsar,
of the Womans medical college, and t,
gain greater experience she works il
the clinic at Roosevelt hospital, privi
lcge for which she gladly pays the sun
asked. The practical and unobtrusiv
assistance which she renders the mall
physicians in her hospital connection
wins for her the most considerate ant
courteous treatment
While Dr. Raymond enjoys her pro
fession so keenly and it is now a vita
part of her existence, she has by m
means become woman of one idea
AS the duties of her profession affort
her leisure, she attends the meetings o
the Working Woman's society," of whicl
she is an enthusiastic and active mem
ber This society, which is, l believe
the only one of its kind in existence
includes in its membership representa-
tives of fifty-nine different trades an
professions, 1t is cooperative in tn
respect that its members assist and al
one another with their gifts and skill
and many of the sick members ca
thank DR.. Raymond for her freely give
medical advice and efficacious prescriI
tions. The main object of the societ
is the general betterment of all sell
supporting women, and as it is claimed
with a statistical basis of support, tina
in New York city alone there are owe
three hundred thousand of this class,
will be seen that the field of the acti'
ity and usefulness of this organizatio
is large one. DR.. Raymond has di
| tinguished herself on several occasion
: BY giving largely of her abundance an
time to the special work of many of tn
: committees of this far-reaching societ,
} The home life of this young phys
, clan approaches closely to the idea
} Her residence Is filled with book
r music and pictures, aud throughout rt
fleets in its furnishing the dainty tast
= of its mistress. Amid these delightfl
/ surroundings Dr. Raymond finds tin
, occasionally to receive her friend
l though they do not expect much soci;
t entertaining from so busy a woman /;
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