The Portland daily press., 1899-02-10
EYE and EAR INFIRMARY.
Legislators Hear It's Appeal For
State Aid.
NO REFERENCE MADE TO CHARGES
AGAINST 1T.

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Has sDone--CommitteeH Has Made No
Deeision--Liquor Law Gets an Air
ing--County Attorney Libby's Good
Word for Deering People.
| tsPkc1AL TO THE PRRssl
Augusta, February o.-Ihis was the
day when the resolve in favor Of the
Maine Eye and bar Intlrmary was the
subject of hearing before the finance
committee. 1t brought many Portland
ers to Augusta, among them being Messrs.
Henry i. Goa, Edward B. Winslow,
Ammi Whitney, Ii. :. osgood, William
NJ. Marks and DIR. {. ". Bray, Albion
Little, James Il. Hawkes.
Several other matters were first heard.
| W. ii. Brownson of Portland, one of the
trustees of the Maine school for the Deaf.
was the first speaker before the finance
committee this afternoon. He said that
the sum Of $4,000 annually would cover
all expenses. As the school has only re-
emily been made IA state Institution, It
has not been previously provided fo:. The
committee after hearing MIR. Brown son
tabled the matter pending a consultation
with the committee Of the Governors
council rs TO the needs of the institu-
tion.
| Mrs. William Leavitt, Jr., of Portland
spoke in behalf OF the usual appropri-
alton of the ". c. I. U. department for
securing homes fus homeless children.
| Mrs. Halloway spoke particularly Of
the need of money in carrying ON the
work of the department.
| Mr. Edward b. Winslow opened tn Q
case Of the Eye and Ear Inhrmary. MIR.
Winslow said the trustees and friends of
the institution appeared to ask for the
usual appropriation. DIR. Holt, who has
been in the habit Of appearing at these
hearings, was kept away by Illness. II
did not seem necessary to MIR. Winslow
| to explain the work OF the institution
at length 1t was known. In the past
year 1900 people had been treated with
out charge. II would certainly appeal to
any one as it does to the gentlemen who
| give their time to the institution that II
may be run asst should be, to see the
poor people who come to the free clinics.
In the past year, II has been found neces-
sary to provide a new beating apparatus
and n home for nurses. 1t costs S29 600 a
year TO run the institution. Now, said
MIR. winslow, while perhaps l should not
touch ON this matter until the question
has been asked, you may have heard that
the institution has large funds. But only
the interest of the Harrington fund cau
be used and of:that fund onlyslO6, 900. has
been received. SO the institution still
needs the 5000 II has received from ths
state. The work Is growing and when q
person is treated he naturally goes tC
his home and tells nf 1t and others come
I might talk longer Of the noble work
OF the institution, said Mr.. Winslow, but
those who come after me will do SO al
greater length.
DIR. NJ. &. Wedgewood of. Lewiston
smoke In favor OF the appropriation and
in praise of the institution.
Mr.. Manley-This has outgrown III
name, hasn't 1t, dootors It's genera
hospital
DR.. Wedgswood-Not a general hospital
| DuI as puuclsbaiiN ~ bASy AhNON AN@'
money and if they have a half dozen or 1
dozen rooms, which they can let to ply
sicians for their private patients, that o
course helps the Institution.
Mr.. Winslow called on Gen. l. 5
Bangs of waterville. who told the com
mittee of the successful treatment he ha'
received ut the Eye and Ear lnfrnary
he was sent there by DIR. Myles Standish
one of the country's most eminent ex
per to, who told him that to save his eye
81 ght he must go TO hospital and sta
there, and he couldn't go to a better plac
than the Maine Eye and Ear lnnrinary
There was nothing in the world Dr
Bangs would not do for this institution
He had visited the free clinics and foun'
among the patients universal feelinl
of qualification to the institution AM
ankfulnsss to DIR. Holt. All the none.
the state mas appropriated or will appro
pirate would not recompense you Tor tn
loss OF your sight. The cures fected at tn
Eve and Ear Infirmary are as much du
TO the hopefulness inspired by tn, doctor
perhaps as TO any other cause.
Hon. John W. Deering was called upoI
and said he appeared at the invitation
of Mr.. Winslow. The quarrels amoni
the doctors of the city know nothing
about. but 1t recalls the old adage, "Whei
doctors disagree" you know the rest
MIR. Deering emphasized the fact that thi
WAS d state institution and not q mer
local enterprise.
Rev. Father Charland OF Watervill
told of instances coming under hi
knowledge Of poor people who had OF
sained treatment free of charge at tn