Evening star., 1901-11-23
10Th ANNUAL SESSION
MEETING OF NATIONAL MOMEo-
PATHIC HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION.
Omcers Chosen and Reports Read
Remark. by Secretary Wilson of
Board of sstchaGsitie..

The twentieth annual meeting Of the Ma
tional Homeopathic Hospital Association
was held in the red 1parlgr'' of the new
Willard Tuesday evening last. at s o'clock
Dr. VIM r. King occupied The chair in the
absence Of the president, William E.. Curtis,
who is now in Europe. Mf. A. A. Birney
served secretary.
DR.. Ralph Jenkins, president of board Of
trustees, reported a year of extraordinary
labors and most gratifying results For
free patients on per capita basis OF Si.iZ
there had been received $500. The auxili-
ary societies. he said, had done noble work
Also the staff, the trustees and the hos
pital committee. The report emphasized
the need of new buildings to meet increas-
ing requirements.
REPORTS were received from the Ladies'
Aid Society the Nordhoff Guild and St.
Felicitas Guild, the first two showing in
creased energy enthusiasm and usefulness.
Frequent visits to the hospital by members
of these societies impressed upon them
needs for which they had provided. They
also had made liberal appropriations to-
ward maintenance, 81, 200 being donated by
the Ladies' Aid Society alone.
The report of the treasurer, Mr.. Charles
Lyman, showed receipts per contract from
the government on per capita basis, SS,-
500; from Ladies Aid, $1,000; Nordhoff
Guild, $T04; st. Felicitas Guild, $780, paid
patients, $7023; nurses (outside nursing).
S1074; interest, S42O: dues, 81, ,662; miscel-
laneous, $l929. Total, $19, 140. Expenses:
Maintenance $6,447.SS; salaries and labor
Sc, 110.95: other expenses as per schedule
So 221 80; total expenditures, $1s,7 ITO. %. Bal
ance, $47O.O5.
The report Of the medical staff was pre-
sented by DR.. c. A. Davis: report of Ladies'
Aid Society by Miss Janet Richards; report
of treasurer of Ladies' Aid Society by Miss
Kate Pratt, of Nordhoff Guild by Mrs J. H,
Sypher, Of st. Feicitas Guild by Miss
Hough.
The following officers were elected: Geo.
McLanahan, president; DR.. VIM. R. King,
Mrs. A. r. Quaiffe, vice presidents; Elias
s. Hutchinson, secretary. Trustees for one,
terms to be made by the board at its first
meeting): Ralph Jenkins, M. D.; Charles
Lyman, Charles B. Bailey, Henry Wells 8.
s. Shedd, James G. HiN A. A. Birney, T. L.
Macdonald, NJ D.: Mrs. A. r. Quaiffe, Mrs
Sara A. Spencer, Mrs. John B. Wight
The chairman stated that the above trus-
tees were appointed upon the reincorpora-
ton of the association in July last to serve
for one year from that date, and the present
election was to secure a permanent board
on the basis provided in the constitution of
the first corporation. Mr.. Lyman submitted
the constitution and bylaws for considera-
tion by the present association and they
were unanimously adopted.
MIR. Wilson's Remarks.
DR.. Jenkins introduced Mr.. Geo. S. Will
board Of charities, who said that year
ago the National Homeopathic Hospital,
and indeed all other hospitals, felt anxious
and distressed lest the coming municipal
hospital should cripple their work and per-
haps drive them out OF existence. He de-
clared that it would not drive out any hos
pital needed in this District. You surely
believe, he said, there is need and always
will be for a homeopathic hospital. A
year ago we all believed it would take four
years to establish municipal hospital,
which will require from five to thirty build
ings, for the care of patients now in gov
ernment institutions. The buildings now
occupied are comparatively valueless. Be
neyolent people are much concerned regard
ing the municipal hospital and ask: Will it
care for all of the maternity cases, for tu-
berculosis, for chronic cases, for contagious
diseases? Mr.. Wilson proceeded to describe
the cases crowded into the aims house hos
pital. and other governmental institutions
for which the private hospitals could not
and ought not to be expected to make pro-
vision-repulsive, undesirable, trying hospi-
tai cases. Every one should be glad that
all will eventually be properly, economical
ly cared for. Congress and the District
government do not intend to cripple nor i'm
pede good work now being done.
The government should see to it, he said,
that public control should go with public
appropriations. There should be specific
service rendered for specific payments Pri-
vate institutions will still do great and good
work when they reach a point where pay
patients are their chief reliance for income.
There Is here in Washington, where so
many thousands are always away from
home-like hospitals, where patients can
paY. should and willing q