Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-10-12
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New Assistant Resident Physician APP
pointed by the Roard--Committee to
Consider Electric Lighting,

New Assistant Resident Physician APP
pointed by the Roard--Committee to
oonsissr Electric Lighting.
The regular meeting of the Board of
Trustees of the Delaware State Hospital
for the Insane was held at Farnhurst
Thursday. DIR. j. II. Hammond of
Georgetown was elected assistant resi-
dent physician and will enter upon his
duties at once. The superintendents
report showed population of 2l4 in
mates while the receipts Of the superin-
tendent amounted to $SS9.19.
Allen Smith and Frank Il, Herbert,
members of the Board of Poor Trustees,
were introduced to the board as mem
bers. of committee appointed to in
vestlgatc the subject of electric lighting
for the county and State institutions. A
committee, consisting Of DR.. J. II. Will.
son, Il. b. Smith and II. A. Rowland,
was appointed TO confer with the aims
house committee regarding the matter
and report at the next meeting.
DR.. d. d. Richardson, previous to
leaving the hospital to enter upon his
duties at the State Hospital at Norris
town, Pa, submitted the following re-
port of his work in Delaware:
With this report, gentlemen, our official
relations terminate. IL has been little
over four years since you honored me with
| your confidence and support during that
time l have been encouraged by your
courteous consideration of my efforts TO
discharge the duties of superintendent. 1t
gives me great pleasure to say that the
| years. passed in your service have been the
happiest of my professional life; your re-
markable harmony of action has worked
to the interest of the hospital in every re-
| spect, In many years of institutional life
| you are the only board have met whose
members all pull at the same end of the
rope. Such united effort need hardly re-
mind thinking men always gives strength
oil action and brings the best results.
think you will believe me when | state
that my heart has been with You in this
| good work, and that have endeavored to
superintend the affairs Of this responsible
charge as though they were mine alone
and as though my happiness depended
upon the success of the hospital.
Time will not efface the sincere wish of
my heart. that the Delaware State Hospi-
tai at Farnhurst may be a monument
| COMMUNICATING your unseliish devotion
to its best interests. The people of the
State have cause for congratulation in the
commendable fact that your administers
ton here is strictly non-partisan. When
| thS war hliu Wool VI tue management OF
similar institutions throughout the land is
constructed OF such stuff Utopia will have
come to the most pitiable of Gods afflicted
children.
cannot close this report without ex.
| pressing my heartfelt thanks to George
W. Roberts, the representative of the
Morning yeBS. Mr.. Roberts has been with
us since the birth of the hospital; he has
grown with our growth and Strengthened
and encouraged US by his hearty sympathy
and good will. and has conscientiously dis
charged his important duty. The hospita
advocate.
The report of DR.. Richardson was &C
cepted and vote of thanks extended tc
him by the board.