Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-02-03
EYE, EAR, AND THROAT INFIRMRY
Reports Made mt the Annual Meet
fng-yeeds of the Institution.


At the annual meeting OF the Board Of
Trustees OF the Richmond Eye. Ear and
Throat Infirmary. held at 900 east Frank
lin street, the reports Of the lady mana
gers, the chief OF clinic. the senior sur
geon, and the treasurer were submitted
and approved.
The financial condition Of the insti-
tuition, like most charitable enterprises,
is net very fiourishing. Whilst In the
last year or two there has been some
reduction in the bonded debt on the
property through the lberality Of the
bcndholders, the lady managers have
had considerable difficulty in meeting the
expenses necessitated by the number OF
patients received and cared for at the
institution. The floating debt Is about
$780, and they trust their friends and
these charitably disposed towards such
worthy object will come to their help in
extingllshing this debt.
Some idea may be formed Of the i'm
portance OF this institution to the poor
In this community when 1t is stated
in the report Of the chief OF clinic that
one person in every eighty OF the resi-
dents of the city OF Richmond has re-
ceived the benefits Of this charity within
the year. The total number OF patients
treated in the In and outdoor depart
ments In 1894 was 1.l29. representing
1881 diseases; the number OF free visits
was 1875; and the number OF surgical
operations was 329 of which As were TO
restore sight to those entirely blind. and
all, with one exception. were successful.
The institution was started In a very
snail way in 1879, and up to this time
IL has treated among the poor OF the
itx1 n the throat
and nose had a.222 free visits paid; and
1872 operations performed, of which be-
tween 400 and 500 were 10 restore sight
TO the blind. There could be no greater
demonstrate of the need Of this charity
and the necessity Of maintaining such
an institution in our midst than the re-
port submitted, of which the above Is
a synopsis.
The board thought that II the public
were made properly aware Of the facts
and OF the good work accomplished the
Institution would receive more liberal as
sistance from the public, and. on motion.
the report In full was ordered to be
published and distributed, Mr.. John j.
Branch heading a subscription for this
purpose 10 prevent the publication being
a tax on the institution.
The following are the Board OF Trus-
tees: DR.. J. b. McCaw, Colonel Archer
Anderson, Colonel \. S. Buford. Mr. john
p. Branch, DR.. +. r. Willis. Mr.. J.
Taylor Ellyson. Major Lewis Ginter, Mr..
andrew Plzzini, DR.. J. \. White. and Dir.
joseph Bryan.
The officers elected were: DR.. j. u.
McCaw, president; DR.. +. T. Willis. vice
president; Mr.. J. II. Montague, trea-
surer: and Dr. ]. a. White. secretary.
The medical staff elected were: Dr. j.
A. White. senior surgeon; DR.. john Dunn.
chief Of clinic; and DR.. John f. Wood
ward. resident physician. The lady ma1a-
gers are Mrs. Benjamin Purcell. Mrs.
Sam Cohen. Mrs. II. II. Fisher, Mrs. II.
L. Norris, Mrs. w. l., LYMAN, Mrs. Reg.
Gillian, Mrs. George d. Peasants, Mrs.
George A. Haynes, Mrs. Helen Gray.
Mrs. George p. Stacy, Miss Alice Dooley.
Miss Eliza Horne, Mrs G. OBJ. CO.
wardin. Mrs. Clay Drewry, and Mrs.
Levin Jones