New-York tribune., 1910-06-12
TRIBUTE TO D. 0. M|LLS|
His Aid to Home for InCurables
Praised at Anniversary.
WORK or THE INSTITUTION
Forty four Years Old, It Has
Cared for Many Unfortunates
and Now Has 295 Patients.

The fortv-fourth anniversary OF tne
founding of the Home for Incuraoies was
celebrated yesterday at the home on InIro
avenue. between 1S1st and 1S2d streets. A
high tribute was paid to the late Darius
Ogden Mills former president, by the present
president Colonel Frederic G. Wagner, the
board of managers. the Rev DR.. George
R Van De Water and Mrs. Alfred Seton
secretary of the auxiliary board, for ms
untirtng work as head of the home and his
many deeds for charity.
The report of the board Of managers was
read by the Rev. A. J. Derbyshire. chap
lain of the home 1t said:
In accordance WITH the usual yearly Gus
tom We meet here to-day to celebrate the
forty-fourth anniversary OF the founolnS
of this home. 1t has been the constant aim
and effort of the board OF managers 70 40
all that could be done to make the lnSu-
tuition q cheerful home. as well as 10 pro-
vide as far as possible for the spiritual
needs of the inmates dne necesSIIy I5II;-ar3t o.
and demands greatly exceed our aDhllJ
to do.
affiction of 40 ordinary kind has befalIen
US in the death of Darius Ogden MlllS, VINO
was president OF the home for many years
pa ssed TO his reward. Mr. Mills was in the
largest sense a philanthroplst. not IN thlS
institution only. but in many others VII WIN
ciated. While we depiore his loss, we feel
grateful that he was spared 10 us so lohs,
and that even his latest years were
crowned with the health and happiness OF
a we'll spent life.
Colonel Wagner In brief address said
that. while the institute was enjoying pros
perity, it had suffered an inestimable loss
by the death Of Mr.. Mills, He said that his
help was greatly missed and that MI Mills
had been of noble character.
The Rev DR.. Van De Water said that ne
had been for twenty-five years intimately
associated with the work of the institute
He knew of no charity in this city or coun-
try that was nearer and deaTer to the
hearts OF the people and none that more
rightly appealed TO the enthusiastic sup
port of the philanthropic- He then eulo-
gized the work of Mr.. Mills in connection
with the institute and said that his phil
anthropy was not confined TO the nome
alone. but had been felt all over the world
He told Of the many homes Mr.. Mills ouht
for the needy and called attention TO tne
5000 he left to the institute in his Will
He praised Colonel Wagner for accepting
the presidency of the institute
The report of DR.. Israel c. Jones, medi-
cal superintendent, showed that Al persons
had been cared for in the last year. and
tndt the lnsutulo d. pieSc'it H0' -'O
mates. The daily average for the year was
297.
The report Of r. NJ. Galloway, treasurer.
showed that the receipts for the year We're
S11g.s72 and the expenditures were Sl4l'ooo'
which left a deficit Of $21.7lj.
The Rev. DR.. +. B. Van Week also dellv-
cred an address in which he highly com
mended the work of the institute and us
great benevolent purposes
After the reports and addresses were
heard in the chapel the officials ADJOURNED
to the sun room. where an elaborate pro-
gramme had been arranged for the pa
tents 1t consisted Of music by an orchestra
and cornet solos. From the applause that
followed each selection there was no room
for doubt that the entertainment was great
Iy appreciated