The Washington times., 1902-04-10
Benefit to Hospitals.

most appreclative Language
Benefit to Hospitals.
1t was stated that probably no one ply
sician had done more than DR.. Johnston
for the establishment of hospitals in
Washington and the placing of them on
that high plane of perfection that has woa
them name throughout the United
States. He was one of the organizers OF
the Children's Hospital. in the early sew
enties. and had retained his interest in
the institution up to the time of his death.
He had also been one of the original staff
attached to Garfield Hospital and only
severed his connection Herewith when
the medical staff was deprived of certain
privileges which he believed TO be ir-
reconcilable with his standing as aphy-
sican.
His connection with the Emergency
Hospital and with Providence Hospital as
a member of the consulting staff had al
ways been source of satisfaction 70
those interested in the welfare OF those
institutions.
His more recent efforts had been di-
rccted toward the building up of the Co
lumbian University Hospital in the found
ing of which, in 1898, he had been largely
instrumental. DR.. Johnston had taken the
deepest interest in this institution, and
had devoted much time and thought to the
perfection of the arrangements and ap-
purtenances of the institution. But a few
days before his death on seeing in Il paper
the picture OF the building which is 20 be
erected for the use OF the hospital.
a smile OF satisfaction came over his face.
and he expressed a wish that he might
live to see the work completed.
During the past thirty years, DR.. John
stcn, in his hospital practice alone had
attended on an average of fifty charity
cases day, which. figuring al the lowest
rates of the Medical Society, would rep
resent a contribution TO charity of over
81 900 600. But the work that he accom-
plished could not be figured in dollars and
cents. as besides his abilities to heal, his
presence always brought comfort and re-
lief TO suffering patients
Dr. Johnston as Teacher.
As a teacher connected with the faculty
OF Columbian University. Dr. Johnston
had always commanded the esteem and re-
spect of his pupils, and was possessed OF
that ability to convey his own ideas that
made it impossible for those who heard
his remarks to go away without thor
ough understanding of the subject. He
had the happy faculty OF completely con-
veying his ideas without the use of super
huous words and always brought into
those subjects which required
the especial attention OF the students.
His familiarity with all OF the most recent
discoveries in medical science was evident
in all of his conversation. He was prob
ably one OF the first to realize the impOr-
tance of the discoveries OF Koch and other
and early urged the estab-
liShment OF the chair of bactcriOlOgy at
he Columbian University.
Dr. Johnston had always been an ad-
vanced thinker, and while TO his patients
he was only the beloved physician, minis
tering TO their needs, in the halls of Con
gress he was well known for his adyo-
racy of those sanitary reforms the adop-
ion OF which has done much to make
Wa shington the delightful city that it is
-oday. Providing a filtration plant for
his city had long been advocated by him
as a means to effectually stamp out ty-
Dhoid and other intestinal diseases. aud |
his failure to impress the members Of
Congress with the urgency of the matter |
lad always been a source Of regret to him.
The speakers OF the evening, and thcir I
were: Biographical Sketch cf /
Dr. Johnston" DR.. 4. f. a. King: His I,
hersonal Characteristics DR. Henry ID. |
Fry; "Dr. Johnston as a Physician Dr. /
William Osler; AS an Author" DR.. Wal !
er Reed; As a Teacher" DR.. Sterling |
tufin: AS a Member of the Hospital
taft" DR.. W p Carr. and As a Citi-
en-" DR. George VI. Kober.