The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-17
FRIENDSHIP Poor.
APPEALF0|'|..R|:|.iT|'H|f||.E|::.M||I| !.
Memorial Hospitals Great Work N 'rlS
for Indigents Must Stop Unless
It's Resources Are Increased.
MANY LIVES n ), ARE Re: SAVED ''::l
Impossible to Estimate Amount
Of Good. Done to Charity,
Patients i'll the Past

Memorial Hospital whore the work for = Or
the relief OF the sick poor is continuing a
during the hot weather, finds itself near. or
the end OF It's resources for It's labor OF
charity, and II Is appealing to q generous
minded public for the funds which II
needs SO much. There are perhaps few
people who recognize the Importance Of
the work, how many & people who, re-.
tdlced to the last penny, have zone to
Widespread benefioence and good exercised
by this charity Of the hospital
The work has been In ogress for three
years. Tho first year there wore ample
room and resources for the care i93 OF
charity pntients-fo for It was but q new
work, then-the second ear SO w \ large
.increase In the work, and now the third
year soes the hospital taxed beyond It's
power. Money Isl the source OF much
< evil, but It Is also the source {of g vast
amount OF good. Memorial Hospita Is
sorely In need OF o better financial sup
port, and, unless this Is advanced and
VI continued. many a 4 man 4 III humble lif&
must face an illness unattended and
without hope Of relief many o woman
suffer for the lack OF even the most Vital
necessaries In her illness, and many
2a1linfant die for want Of proper and care
full attention.58 HI :5$ NJ si5} 3tSI
"A There Is no gainsaying that such charity
work Is absolutely necessary, or Il that
there are hundreds who find In II their
only means of being nursed back TO life
.and health. Already has the hospital,
Charging not q cent, cured hundreds OF
patients OF dangerous diseases, restored
the maimed and crippled and given back
iaI IA v,hn Spnr ftyc{v
a Noble Record.
,$6 During the month OF July twenty-nine|
patients were admitted Il to the hospital,
patients to whom no charge was made
either for pro fessional services or hospital
attention. Their treatment did not cost
s them one cent There were twelve mon,
eleven women and six children.
2ss Ono woman and one man were oper-
'ated upon for appendicitis. Ono man.
with the tendons OF his hand 50 cut as
to9render his hand useless, was operated
upon and the use OF his hand restored
One young boy, with n dislocation and
fracturoEof HIS arm, was saved from per-
manent disability and deformity by 8the
use Bof the hospital x ray machine. which
showed the " exact nature Of the injury |
and enable ed It to be perfectly corrected |
One woman about to lose her eycsghtI
from a severe Sinhanmat Ion was perfectly |
restored, and 30 It goes through tho
whole list Only one OF tho twenty-nine
cases died and tWenty1eight recovered,
SO So that at there We're eleven men made
10 their home In health and six %bab bios |
nursed back to life. 3 IN. 8!s8
a y IN order to accomplish this work the
hosp tai has furnished 796 hospital days
absolutely free, which cost tho hospital
1893. It has received the same month
contributions amounting to $275.25. # The
demands for treatment are urgent and
supplied. 4 or man Of these patients must
be postponed or treatment denied them.
July's Contributions.
y The following contributions have been
received during the month Of July: Mr..
Julius strause, through DR., H. II. Levy,
$40 ~ Mrs III. Brett flowers for wards: :
friend $3.50: Mrs. Aaron Greenewald. 81
Mrs. Frank Montague, for chlldrens
ward, IS grateful patient. IS; grateful
patient. IS cents !: Mrs. Charles Strause.
ST. 3 uffalos II thia Springs, two cases OF
lthia wa ter, ;43 IA
q The hospital is arranging to place
boxes In certain parts OF the town for
the receipt Of contributions, and It is
hoped that these may be source OF
no little revenue. THE work needs aid and |
1t Is felt that when the case Is put plain |
" before those who are able and willing
to give something, however small M to-
wards Its support Is that there Will be u
noble response. There are many mem
airy, arc unable to afford tho proper
necessary in cases OF typhoid
or%llke dan gerous diseases, many women
wlth'8large families to help provide for
who. In their illness cannot receive the
necessary attention, and many babies who
are forced to suckle on barren breasts.
These are the cases which the hospital
seeks to provide for. and the need is ur-
gent and great, as AZ II.