The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-03-22

such incidents connected with her his
tory. The Bunker Hills the Concords
and LeXingtOns were few and far be-
tween, but Jamaica Plain was typical
Of the great majority Of towns in the
early history Of the country at the
time; IT. furnished men and money for
the defence OF the colony and also In
the war OF the revolution, and thus
bore her part in the struggle for liber-
~ and independence, though there was
no battle nor bivouac within it's bor-
dors.
The history Of Jamaica Plain Is in
complete. for II WAS not settled until
i'm the third quarter OF the 18th cen
tury and was never separate muni-
cpality, the nearest approach 10 IL
being when West Roxbury was set
off from ROxbury, threefourths Of
century after the revolutionary war.
This city has so long maintained
general hospital at public expense that
citizens are in danger OF forgetting
how rare such institutions are In this
country, and how much OF financial
burden the Boston system carries
which in other cities is borne by pri.
vate philanthropy.
The Boston City Hospital in the five
years from 1901 to 1905 cost the tax
payers an average of nearly half
million year. Baltimore, Buffalo
Philadelphia and Cleveland make no
public appropriations whatever for
hospitals, while Pittsburg for "hospitls
and homes" expcnds $4,000 and Chica-
go $4,000. New York city supports
Bellevue and allied hospitals at an
outlay Of 100000, which is 10 cents
per capita, as against 79 cents per
capita in Boston.
In other cities private endowments
found and maintain such hospitals as
there are and men Of means regard
these institutions as having claim
| upon their sympathes which cannot
be withstood. The custom has be-
| come 50 well established that they no
more think OF shifting the burden
! to the taxpayers than the taxpayers
of Boston think OF relying on individ-
ual benevolence, II has thus come
! about that men able to afford sub
! stantial gifts for hospitals in Boston
| have not been called upon for funds
for that purpose.
Special institutions have been en-
! dowed by will, such as the Robert
! Brigham and the Peter Bent Brigham
! hospitals, neither OF which is yet erect
ed under the testamentary terms; the
| Massachusetts General Hospital mas
recently made an appeal for endow-
ments: religious denominations also
maintain institutions which TO some
degree at least tighten the load which
the taxpayers would otherwise have
| to bear. Ii must not be forgotten, eth
| cr. that the large benefactions by
| Messrs. Morgan. Rockefeller and 9TH
ers to Harvard medical school lay
the foundation OF the training which
fits young men for city hospital prac-
tice But the proportion OF such CIV
ing is less in Boston than in any other
| city.
MIR. Hopkinson," farce by X. G..
| Carton, author Of Lord and Lady Al
gy," Liberty Hall" and other brilliant
PLAYS. which will have its first per-
Torrance in Boston sat the fremont
theatre. on Monday, March Is, has al
ready proved its worth with record OF
success which covers an engagement
at Wyndham's Theatre, London, where
il was played continuously for two
hundred nights and later at the Savoy
and Hackett Theatres, New York.
where IL ran for a season when was
considerably in excess of six months.
The company OF players. which in
| cludes Dallas Wexford i'll the name
part is the original one which was
brought over to America by James H.
| HaCkett for their long engagement III
New York.
\ play called The Four Corners of
the Earth" and as its name implies,
the action and plot covers many parts
of the globe and the story Is exciting
thrilling and occasionally decidedly
sensational. comes to the Boston Grand
House as the attraction for this week
The Four Corners of the Earth" is
described as stirring melodrama oi
romance and adventure, pretty love
story replete with strong dramatic ae
ton and incidents besides unctuouS
comedy and all enyironed by the most
massive and beautifully designed seen
cry the melodramatiC stage has ye,
produced. Matinees will be given a'
usual on Tuesday, Thursday and Sat
urday.
julius Steger and company in tn,
highly successful sketch, The Fifti
, Commandment will top the bill a
Keith's week of March Is. Mr.. Steger
who will be remembered as one of th,
! leading light opera tenors a few sea
, sons ago. has surprised even thos,
, | who knew him best hy tn
! ! manner In which he plays one OF tn,
the best character parts ever seen II
+ | vaudeville act. The player and tn
playlet have scored heavily all owe