Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-10
THIRD ANNUAL MEETING
Corporators of Episcopal Eye, Ear and Throat
Hospital in Session.
Reports Of officer, and Mausgers-
ceipts aud Expenditures.

The third annual meeting Of the corpor-
ators of the Episcopal Eye. Ear and Throat
Hospital was held at the hospital Monday
evening. The Right Rev H. Y Satterlee
bishop of Washington and president of the
beard of corporators. presided. The meet
ing was largely attended. and the reports
of the various officers indicated very salts
factory progress in the affairs of the hos
pital.
The report Of the treasurer, Mr.. NJ. NJ.
Crenshaw, showed that the receipts during
the year amounted to S5.2a4 &c and the ex-
pebses to S5.u9i ~. The increase of re-
ceipts from sustaining members. hospital
Sunday collections and paying patients, was
stated to be very encouraging.
In the bishops report as president he
says the work of the past year had his
hearty approval. and that comparison #
the cost with the large amount done
showed admirable and economical manage
ment. he was glad to say that the rollec-
items in the churches on hospital Saturday
and Sunday had been larger than ever be-
fore. and that there could be no better siga
than this of a developing interest in the in
stitution.
In the report of Mrs Horace Gray. preai-
dent Of the board CT lady managers of the
hospital. reference was made to its three
years of life having been fun Of the care
and anxiety attending the organization Of
what she believes will be in years to come
one of the principal diocesan charities. She
also referred to the growing interest of the
different parishes. shown through the
work Of the lady managers.
Report of the stan.
Dr. f. o. Belt read the report for the
attending medical staff, which is in sub
stance follows:
During the year 1899. q $40 visits
made TO the hospital and dispensary by
46i patients. of whom 40 We're white and
139 colored. Persons to the number of l'S
We're admitted as house patients. who spent
an aggregate of 2.155 days In the hospital
OF these sXty-seven Were free and ninety
one Were pay patients in the wards or pri-
Vate rooms. aud 100 were white and TWEEN
ty-nine colored. Two hundred and forty
three operations were performed. LIS OF
which were on the eye; fifty-three opera
lions were for cataract. In nearly all of
these cases sight was restored or much
improved. and in some cases, after years
of blindness the patient became self-sup-
porting In one case the lens WAS re-
moved for extreme near sightedness.
An frideCtomy or artificial pupil
made in five cases Of closed pupils and in
fourteen cases of glaucoma. Unfortunate
ly, in a number of the latter cases, the
patients were hopelessy blind from what
they thought was severe neuralgia in the
head before coming being sent 10 the
hospital. In these the great pain was re-
lieved. but sight cannot be restored after
IL 10 lpSl Iloiu NllAS FAUST hl4ltSS Itdl'u
Immediately.
Nine eyes which had been lost by dis
ease or accident were removed In one Of
these cases sponge grating was done to
make a better support for the artificial eye.
In one case a piece of steel was removed
from the interior of the eye with a magnet
Seventeen cases of strabismus or crossed
eyes were operated upon Thirty-one OPP
erations were performed on the ear four
of these being upon the mastoid bone.
There were fortyfour operations upon the
nose and throat. three of these being upon
the sphenoid bone, and there were thirteen
cases of removal of adenoids.
number of Visits Male.
Since the opening of the hospital little
less than three years ago. 1e.5T7 visits have
been made to it by S.543 patients. and 5S7
operations have been performed This large
amount of work and the rapid growth Of
the hospital not only demonstrates the
great need for the institution, but is espe-
cially gratifying to the staff ii indicates.
to some extent at least, that the medical
profession and the public approve OF the
character of the work being done there"
The report was signed by William II
Fox, NJ D., J. H Bryan, NJ d, Charles w.
Richardson, MD, Franck Hyatt. Md, ".
H. Wilmer NJ D, and f. Oliver Belt MD
The various denomina tions represented
in treatment Of cases during the year were
as follows: EpiScopaliaus, +46; Rapttsts
400: Methodists, 2SS: Roman Catholics 1854:
PreShyteflanS, ~; Christian. 30: Lutheran
n; Congregationalists. s; Hebrews. Il; not
given no church. b.
Result of Election.
The following gentlemen were elected
governors of the hospital for three years,
to fill vacancies caused by the expiration
of the term of service of eight of the MEM
bers: Rev. c. E. Buck. Rev. ]. r. Perry.
DR.. H. D. Fry, DR.. E. o. Belt, Mr.. Henry
p. Blair, Mr.. W. w Burdette Mr. George
R. Stetson and DIR. c. II. Alden The fol-
lowing were elected corporators: Rev. r.
p. Williams, Rev. Frank H. Barton Judge
W alter 5. Cox, Mr.. John s. Blair. Mr..
Frederick PiIling and Mr. p. W. Blanchard
NnT SEEN SINCE -nn.sr,,.,