New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-09
FOR SUFFERING'S RELIEF
THE WORK OF THE NETWORK ORTHO-
PED1C DISPENSARY AND HOSPITAL.
INTERESTING EXERCISES AT THE ANNUAL RE-
CEPTION HELD MISUNDERSTANDING
LITTLE PATIENTS IN BIG.
sunny ROOMS

The annual reception Of the New-York Ortho-
pedic H.sptal No l9s East Fifty-ninth-st took
place yesterday afternoon and brought together
the ever-interested friends and patrons OF ore OF
the city's greatest charities.
The exercises Of the afternoon were opened with
prayer by The Rcv. Maitland Alexander The
president OF the Board Of Trustees and officers
O. EEerton Schmidt. delivered the opening address
Nj Schmidt said in part.
We now and then look upon efforts as
toll. but toll means pleasant task whenever com
passion and sympathy for the suffering may be
translated love. and surely 70 get n bit OF the
heart Of ones nelghbor is 20 enlarge ores ow1.
Can We not extend our own work Of sympathy with
ever more love and fcrvor for crippled and de-
formed children? Turn these sufferers from
door for wan; OF money! This cannot do, and
IN the good work women have ever been foremost.
Men, too. have given their time and money. but We
need all that be given"
John z Parsons OF the New-York Bar. also
made an address and the usual reports were read.
In the year JUS; closed the hospital has cared for
10 patients in residences: through tho dispensary
$50 persons have received treatment. OF this
number s4 who unable TO come 10 the hos
p.tal have been visited by the physicians. and the
visits paid them amounted H. 2..si The pAtierts
who have come TO and have been treated by the
eispensary In the last year have thus received
70 Z33 a;rnents
There forty-four free beds in the hospital
and OF the patients are children from poo-
families who could not possibly afford 10 give
them proper care or any relief The report OF the
surgeon-n-chief gave some interesting details OF
cases and that Of the Board Of Supervisors and
women managers showed the expenses and needs
OF the household departments.
An inspection OF the building made by the
guests after the close % the exercises Tie instru
rnent shop In the basement proved most interest
Ing place. one OF the officers said Il hardly
excelled by any other In the world. The work
man in making the braces and supports worn by
the little distorted forms. never comes ~ contact
with the patients From measurements taken ny
the physician chart is made on paper ana by
the pattern the workman constructs me required
brace. Along enI Of the clSp'usarN hung
quantity OF these charts cut from heavy paper 4
physician explained that these useful in n
taning by later measurements now much the
patients difficulty improved. II the big. sunny
rooms upstairs the top floor number 90 little
ones all more less afNcfe-. were playing about.
watched over ny kind-taced nurse. door open
frg upon the room gave access 10 an airy bright
The floors below the wards in some ~ which
langui1 childish forms lay patiently. the bright
ewes eagerly looking out from palld faces az the
visitors one little girl, unable 20 move even IN
he- bed was being amused ny tiny four-yea--oH
who could get about. though ne wore crAel-oOk-
4 schoolroon is an unusual feature In such
place but here about twenty little inNalds. not
able 70 walk-one indeed W. FL wneel -chair-
IRE instructed In such way rs snail render the-
enforced tine IN the hospital not great loss IN
mental DEVELOPMENT as T. would be without any
hours given 10 study The pretty room are all
parts % the hospital, was most attractire.y tidy
8 Nd rho