Year: 1859




The fourth anniversary Of the Female State Hospital As
socation was held at twelve O'Clock yesterday at No. SO
Madison avenue Nearly hundred persons were pre-
sent The hospital devoted to the treatment Of certain
diseases TO which married women are incident The
meeting was called TO order by Dr. w. Francis taking
the chair.


Prayer was offered by DR.. BANGS.


The report Of the Treasurer of the society was then
read by Mrs. OGDEN HoSfMAs. II showed that the re-
ceipts Of the association have been during the past
year Jas 90. The expenditures amounted TO the
sum less SIG 49, which is now the hands of the rea-
surer.


The Sccretarys report then read II set forth tho
objects Of the Womans State Hospital and called upon
the friends Of the movement for support During the
past year 22 patients had been received and treated in
the hospital eighty Of whom have been discharged
Fifty eight of them perfectly cured and returned TO
their homes where for years before they had been suffer
ing as no human tongue could tell. Twenty eight OF
the discharged permanently relieved, though
not absolutely cured. One only was decided
10 be incurabIe Thrty.Ave persons are now
in the institution, receiving treatment and proper care
The report noticed the donation Of land by the Corpora
ton to the association site for the structures which il
proposed TO build the land lying between Fifty ninth
and sxteth Streets II also stated that they had
TO expect that fund originally Set apart In 1898 for
ypgm hospital by certain phianthropc physicians and
others and which then amounted TO 81 500 would be &c.
corded 70 Tho institution This fund has increased till it
building which shall contain 200 beds.


Dr. FRAScB then addressed the meeting. He believed
ness and extent He saw many signs in favor of il.
Women had come from Europe aud from the remotest
States 70 receive the advantages Of the institution The
total cessation Of all opposition to it, and its early oppo-
nents becoming its warm eulogsts, were encouraging
signs He considered that the institution of the Female
Hospital Of the purest, nobest best and most
n Or baae Visited
heretofore He compared the condition of the society
now to what was three or four years ago, when they
had not money to pay for the lights in the in which
they met and he believed from the past things
and the inherent merits Of the institution that would
could nov exuecs The rst medca mem Of 'In IonSon
Dublin and Paris had come here, examined into the
condition and practice Of the institution and borne unan
nous testimony Of its usefulness greatness and scientific
acquisitions He referred with pleasure to the grant Of
land the Corporation Of the city had given the institution
He knew Il would succeed as it would ultimately receive
the $4,000 which had been laid up years ago for
charitable purpose the conditions of which the Womans
Hospital met or would shortly meet.


ERAsrCs G. BENEDICT then addressed the assembly, say
ing he had received the deed Of the land granted by
Corporation to the institution and the property be-
longed in fact and in deed to the institution. Mayor
Temann signed the grant O week ago yesterday.
During the little period since the institution had been
taDsed, without any large funds but supported mainly
been relieved in Il from the most painful Of diseases
women from every State in the Union, from the British
Provinces from Central America, from Cuba, from Eng





made at previous annversarythat the institution and
the of the greatest inventions
Of the greatest events of the age, giving relief does
to large class Of which heretofore had been
ceved to be incurable-had already been fully proven
Fabioa Roman lady founded the first hospital that was
ever instituted. She received her education from st.
Jerome HIMSELF and for having founded the first hospital
her has down to through history honored
and well worthy of being honored. So here, were
the first who have ever founded hospital and
they deserve to be honored for it, He could expect
the ladies' to produce all the funds necessary carrying
the institution, but they could collect money they
could give their time and energy and men, who frequently
could give nothing more, could give money. Those who
worked for such institution were as much


not more to be honOred than those who give their gold
He rei sd 70 the influence Of the ladies, and nsanced
the election OF Fox at time Of great political feeling in
England, when the ladies drew up their carriages en-
blazoned with the arms of dukes ears and marquises
before the husngs and began to electoneer
for Fox. They had their influence Fox was elected


Dr. ADAMS next took the floor He did not know what
he should say, as there was no living opposition He
could only congratulate those who had been connected
with the institution for the and usefulness of their
movement. He had doubt that there were many
homes where before there debility, and intense
sulerDg but where there is now strength, health hap
pness and home joys, all Of which have resulted from
the treatment of the unhappy sufferers in that institution
Many happy homes looked to the institution with such
feelings as can only pertain TO those who have suffered
and been relieved He went to show the influence of
Christianity upon humanity the establishment of such
humane institutions. They were, he considered a
true and necessary outgrowth of Christianity


The meeting then adjourned