St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-03

hospital of New York CITY, and every
institution which gives medical attend:
anca Tree or at reduced rates, Afor their
primary purpose M the relief of the
poor. They are to serve the same pur-
pose with the bed-ridden that we hope
to serve with the ambuIatory sick. We
,.have beautiful city hospital, the pride
OF this Northwest, we'll equipped, well
directed, with carefully chosen staff,
doing magnificent work; but does this
prove that all other like charities of a
more private nature should be abOl-
ished?
We should stamp out this false doc
thine and proclaim the Truth. Who
and unnecessary 20 treat any patient
free. or for a nominal charge. Send all
such TO the city charities.
Our DIspensary Aims
to render aid to those distressed in body
and cramped in means. We therefore
occupy the same relation to the ambu-
lahis that our hospitals do to the bed
ridden; if the one is necessary the
other is no less essential. Our trifilng
charge for drugs helps to maintain the
self respect OF our eneficiaries without
imposing hardship, and we repderaid to
demanding that they shall be. or cauS-
ing them To become public charge.
Our Investigations made from time to
time 10 ascertain the real need of appli-
Giants for treatment have shown almost
without exception that we are reaching
the right people, that we are seldom i'm
posed upon, aud that no harm, but an
Infinite amount of good, results from
our service. | beg that you Will one
and all combat the idea that dispen-
sary is all institution for pa0perizng a
free people. 1t is false and injurious,
except where their exists rank abuse of
its proper function. The reverse is
true; our dispensary tends to prevent a
pauperiZatlon. Let your voice be heard
everywhere in rebuttal. Interest your
clergy and your friends: We should have
the good will and active. not passive.
support OF every clergyman in this city,
for this Institution which gives of its
substance alike to men and women of
all creeds and of no credit, which asks
Are you suffering? We are not receIv-
ing proper breadth Of support. Our
treasury should not be depleted. but
overlooking. st. Paul should find in
the other large cities with their magnifi-
cent endowed institutions spur to
noble effort.
We must all believe firmly in our
work, then our united efforts will place
1t where it should be, in the front rank
or our charities, a source of pride and
comfort to the people of our city and a
continual blessing to our sick poor.
CHARLES l.. GREEN,
Secretary Medical Board.
The board of lady managers con-
sists of:
Mrs. A Oppen heim, Mrs. E. c. Bur-
bank, Mrs j. B. HoXsie, Mrs. j. B.
Tarbox. Mrs. B. Foster, Mrs. w. K.
Merriam, Mrs. G.. w. Hackett, Mrs. E,
A. Jaggard, Mrs. w. b. Dean, Mrs.
Thomas McDavitt. Mrs. j. Owens,
Mrs. j.. M. Howell. Mrs. w.
F. Graves, Mrs. 0. Dalrymple.
Mrs. w. q. Robertson. Mrs. E. l.. Booth,
Mrs. NJ. Auerbach, Mrs. w. Mead. Mrs
H. F. Stevens, DIR. j. Austrian, Mrs.
K. f. Jersey. Mrs. Helen Bissell. Mrs.
A. M. Ozmun, Mrs. A. Boyeson. Miss
Wilder, Miss Lindeke, Miss KaIman.
Advisory Board-Messrs. n. P. Lang
j. Hill. W. IL. Merriam. l.. E. Reed. Ii.
L. Williams and Archbishop Ireland.
Medical BoarG-Dr John F. Fulton,
president: DR.. C. A. Wheaton, vice
president; DIR. G. l.. Green, secretary.
Drs. A. A. MacLaren, A. j. Stone, A.
E. Senkler. G. E. Riggs, K. A. Wheaton.
E. j. Abbott, A. w. Dunning, p. FL.
Willard.
Physicians Attending Dispensary-H.
}. O'Brien, j. r. Rogers. G. A. Binder.
w. Ii. Vittum. Drs. Willard. c. A.
Wheaton, r. A. Wheaton. c. l.. Green,
J. F. Fulton, Thomas McDavitt. F. W.
Van Slyke, g. A. Van Slyke, A. J.
Stone, A. MacLaren, Jannet N. Nc
Laren, Helen W. Bissel!, G. E. Riggs.
A. Dunning. A. j. Gillette and Burn
side Foster,