The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-27
MEMORIAL HOLDS
ITS ANNIVERSARY
Has Done Fine Work in the
-Four Years 1t Has Been i'll
Existence.
oUTeRoWN PRIVATE ROOMS
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oUTGR0WN PRIVATE
ROOMS
Has Received Many Centribu-
tions, But 1t Needs to Be
Enlarged.

Four years ago to-day twenty-four
Dominion to the Memorial hospital
we'll equipped, modern, and comparing
most favoraby with any hospital in
| tho United States. All these We're pay
patients. To-day the census shows
| lis patients Twenty-Five of which are
absolutely supported by charity and
| forty-onc part pay patients.
| At the time when the hospital was
| first contemplated by a handful of
| kind hearted, generous and benevolent
| men, who saw the great need for such
| a work, the idea seemed prepostcrous
| to many people of the city that Rich
mond needed a larger hospital and one
better equipped. AT the time it was
opened, four years ago, even the most
! sanguine felt that the hospital was
4 too large for city of Its size.
/ Need for Annex.
i Now, with the great growth Of the
city and the reputation 1t. has achieved
i at home and abroad, the need for an
annex is as important and necessary,
it is stated. as was the hospital Itself
!, four years ago to-day.
1t has outgrown its quarters, espe-
cially for the private patients. Only
fifty beds were provided They have
.. been practically filled since July last.
and frequently patients desiring pri-
!. vate rooms had to content themselves
with ward accommodations.
The desire OF the philanthropic ctti-
zens to whom the institution owes It's
birth was to make IT an q absolutely
n FREQ hospital. But as no endowment
!, sufficient to provide for this work was
q available, and the city and State
: made no organized effort to provide
e for its sick and disabled. 1t was deter
8 imined that provision should be made
: FOR private patients.
$ The hospital Is forced to depend for
: carrying on It's charity work to a great
extent from the revenue derived from
Z. caring for private patients. The cost
o Of living has SO increased that the
n limit OF revenue derived from this
g source has decreased considerably
" But at the same time the public ha:
1t become e-enllghtened and are ap
IS preciatIng the far-reaching benefit:
1t and influence derived: consequently
f contributions for maintenance for FREE
l. cases arc frequently received. The cit!
IS of Richmond gives $500 per year; tn
lie state makes no contribution whatever
g although many Of her halt. lame an
blind" are sent here from tho man.
tcounties to be restored to health an
made useful citizens.
Statistics for the Year:,
! There have been admitted to bed
In the hospitals for the year 1S75 pa
tients, which represent Al 200 days G
3hospital care, Out of this number tn
dam; given to charity patients, frol
l whom not one cent was received &c
their maintenance or medical attentlo
during the year were 9.231; divided
4 follows: (white patients) b,So6 day'
(negroes) 3,925 days.
j IF day. n
were whites, 1890 days: negroes, 2
Os6 days. Total 12,416 days.
The largest number Of free case
any one day was A.
q The smallest number Of free case
4 any one day was L.
The actual cost of the free patient
\ to the hospital has been for the yea
\ $16.154.25 .s.-
For tho four, years ending! July 2
1907. the entire cost ofafree patien
has been s40357.0o, the greater pa
Of which has been borne by the no.
Il pital itself
The following donations for the yea
have been received: !.
Il DR.. Robt. S, Bosher, $3.50 for charit
d cases; Mrs, Aaron Greenwald SO; Mr.
q Frank Montague. $5; grateful patlen
u Chas Strass, $5:; Ruth Lydia Ban
n flowers for ward; Buffalo Springs, tw
4 cases Buffalo Lithia Water; Hermitae
Press, printing Of annual renorts y
II. NJ Mccarthy. IS. schild's ward; Mr.
sht p. NJ. $1O; friend. $15; friend. So
vas Aragons Coffee Company 25 poune
fie coffee; Aragon Coffee Company,
pounds tea; friend, by Dr. Grimm
$40; Mrs. A. Harburg. 50; grateful p'
~. tient, So; superintendent. seven year
at subscription to Journal OF Nursing f
Ter, the Training School: donation boxe
ast $1O.23, chlld's ward; Buffalo Llth
10 Water. two cases lithia water; frien
by DR.. M. l.. Anderson. S.: Mrs. A. Be
700 nett, $40; News Leader. Christmas 81
,rs- $40; donation boxes, s1a.23; Mann
last Brown. three months subscription
cen Evening Journal; ex-patient, IS. m
J a ternlty work; z. M. c.. SIS. sn1aterni
work; donation boxes. s4.2S; Mrs.
r. Coyner, tlowers; r. p. Blackwc
mn $40. children: DR.. Whitaker, SIS;
'4D' nation boxes, $s.2S; Gordon Cigar Col
pnny, 200 pounds tobacco stem
lt er 1ralk Tobacco Company. ono wagon
ars. tohocco stams. gMrs +, Stronsc 3
Joke Na,,,s i .oo,,nr 'r,h y. 81 ms oift 40. :,
h NV. patient, 81; Mrs Louis Strause, 81,
ior donation boxes, $14.60; Mayo Har
ny marriage flowers; member Of sta
SIS; Mann & Brown. flowers; w.
puS Camp. So; donation boxes. 1872; Bi
en- Society of Virginia. 100 Bibles q
,he Psalms; Julia Joyce, flowers: dol
he 81. Monumontalg Churc,B children ia
Gay New York Company. ten gall
milk; Reuben Jacobs, 81; IIende
,,,.. Company, ono box oranges; Bill
Ruff, three parluis " l'out H'S' N's'' :
midt Wall, children, clothes; donat
Phil boxes, s2i.64; Mrs. Rosalie Mlllhi
estate, $500; Mrs, Matte Bosher, 81
49, DR.. Robert S. Bosher, sl25; donat
- boxes, $l2a3; friend. $3.50; sale
m Christmas books, $780, friend, $la
DR.. Ulrlch, books an dllbrnry; patti
81: Mrs, Waldorf Aston, $50, fric
.,sdl So119.S citv of Richmond $500;