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The Bristol North District Society was organized June 20, 1849, and "consists of all the fellows of the Massachusetts Medical Society resid- ing in the city of Taunton, and in the towns of Seekonk, Attleborough and now North Attleborough, Rehoboth, Norton, Mansfield, Easton, Raynham, Berkley, Freetown, Somerset, Dighton, Swansea and none other." When the change was made in the line between Massachu- setts and Rhode Island, in 1862, by which Pawtucket and a part of Seekonk (now East Providence) were ceded to Rhode Island, the fel- lows of the State society living in that territory lost their membership in the district society and became non-resident fellows of the Massa- chusetts Medical Society.
The first meeting for the organization of this society was held at At-
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tleborough on January 20, 1849, at which the following physicians were in attendance: Drs. Benoni Carpenter, of Pawtucket; Seba A. Car- penter, of Attleborough; James B. Dean, of Taunton; Johnson Gard- ner of Seekonk; Thaddeus Phelps, of Attleborough; Menzies R. Ran- dall, of Rehoboth; Phineas Savery, of Attleborough; Caleb Swan, of North Easton. Several of these had been in practice in their respect- ive towns for many years. Dr. Menzies R. Randall was chosen chair- man of the meeting, and Dr. Benoni Carpenter, secretary. A commit- tee to prepare by-laws for the society was chosen, consisting of Drs. Carpenter, Gardner, and Phelps; their report was accepted and adopted. The following were then chosen the first officers of the society: Pres- ident, Dr. Seba Carpenter; vice-president, Menzies R. Randall; secre- tary and treasurer, William F. Perry (not before mentioned); libra- rians, Phineas Savery and James B. Dean.
Following is a complete list of the members of the North District Medical Society from the date of its organization to 1898, with the dates of election, and in many instances the dates of deaths:
Admitted
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Name.
Residence.
Died.
M. M. S.
1852 Alba, Edwin Mason,
Attleboro', afterwards Williamsport,
Pa.
1862 Allen, William George,
Mansfield
1852 Aspinwall, Thomas W.
Seekonk
1867
1883 Atwood, Charles Augustus, Taunton
1882 Baker, Harry Beecher,
Dighton
1869 Bassett, Elton James,
Taunton
1879 Battershall, Joseph Ward.
Attleborough
1850 Blanding, William,
Rehoboth
1857
1893 Briggs, C. A.,
Freetown
1852 Bronson, John Richardson,
Attleborough
1869 Brown, Henry N.,.
North Attleborough
1878 Brown, John Peaslee,
.Taunton
1871 Bullard, Herbert Cutler,
North Attleborough
1871 Burden, Frederick Lysander,
North Attleborough.
1859 Burge, William B.,
Taunton
1848 - Carpenter, Benoni,
Pawtucket, R. I.
1877
1863 Carpenter, Marcus S.,
Mansfield.
1845 Carpenter, Seba A.,
Attleborough
1890 Carroll, W. E.,
Taunton
1848 Chace, John Bowers,
Taunton
1881
1839 Clapp, Sylvanus,
Pawtucket, R. I.
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1866 Cobb, John Edward, Taunton
1896
1858 Cogswell, George Badger North Easton.
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Admitted to
Name.
Residence.
Died.
M. M. S.
1888 Copp, Owen,
Taunton
1898 Cusick, T. F.
Taunton
1844 Dean, James Britton, Taunton
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1896 Dean, Ralph D.,
Taunton
1866 Dean, Asahel Sumner Taunton
1885 Drew, Charles Aaron,
Taunton
1883 Ellis, George Livingstone,
Taunton afterwards Middleborough
1897 Fish, J. Euclid,
Taunton
1856 Fobes, Joseph Bassett,
Taunton afterwards Bridgewater
1840 Foster, James Wolcott, North Attleborough
1887 Fox, William Yale, Taunton.
1869 Gage, William Hathorne,
Taunton
1882 Gallıgan, Edward Francis,
Taunton
1843 Gardner, Johnson,
Seekonk afterwards Providence, R. I.
1869
1882 Gerould, Joseph Bowditch,
North Attleborough
1858 Godding, William W.
Taunton
1823 Gordon, William
Taunton
1852
1882 Golden, Michael Charles, Taunton.
1886 Goss, Arthur V.,
Taunton
1835 Gushee, John Hathaway,
Raynham
1843 Hatch, Joseph H.,
Attleborough
1855
1882 Hewins, Parke Woodbury
Taunton
1882 Holden, Charles Sumner,
Attleborough
1855 Holman, Silas Atherton,
Taunton
1866 Howard, George C.,
Attleborough
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1866 Hubbard, Charles Thacher,
Taunton
1883 Hubbard, Frank Allen,
Taunton
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Taunton
1870
1876 Hutchinson, Marcello, Taunton
1877 Kilby, Henry Sherman,
North Attleborough
1854 Kimball, Daniel F.
Rehoboth
1852 King, Dan
Taunton and Greenville, R. I.
1864
1852 Knapp, Ephraim,
Attleborough 1860
1853 Larkin, Silas S.
Attleborough
1829 Leonard, George,
Taunton
1865
1882 Mackie, George,
Attleborough
1885 Mackie, Laura V. Gustin,
Attleborough
1862 Manly, Edwin,
Taunton
1890 McCarthy, Thomas H.
North Easton
1854 McCormick, Edward George, - Taunton
1895
Mehegan, Daniel J ..
Taunton
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Taunton
1877 Moore, Frederick C., Taunton
1852 Morton, Lloyd, Pawtucket, R. I.
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Admitted to M. M. S.
Name.
Residence.
Died.
1895
Murphy, Mrs. E. J.,
1859
Murphy, Joseph,
Taunton
1882 Murphy, Joseph Briggs,
.Taunton
1854 Newman, Albert,
Taunton afterwards Kansas
1841 Nicholas, Joseph Dean,
Taunton
1879
1852 Nicholas, Thomas Gilbert.
Freetown
1883
1864 Paige, Nomus,
Taunton
1869 Paun, Amos Bosworth,
East Taunton, Middleborough
1867 Payne, Amasa Elliot,
Taunton, afterwards Brockton
1885 Perry, Martha,
Taunton
1835 Perry, William Frederick,
Mansfield 1873
1853 Phelps, Elisha,
North Attleborough
1841 Phelps, Thaddeus,
North Attleborough
1889
1865 Presbrey, Silas Dean,
Taunton
1852 Randall, Daniel F.
Rehoboth, afterwards Chesterfield,
N. H. 1896
1852
Raadall, George Henry,
North Rehoboth
1832 Randall, Menzies Rayner,
North Rehoboth
1882
1863 Ransom, Nathaniel Morton,
Taunton
1879 Richmond, George Barstow,
Dighton
1889 Roberts, George Kerr,
Attleborough
1876 Robinson, Walter Scott, Taunton
1885 Round, Arthur Morey
Norton
1867 Ryan, James C
Taunton afterwards East Abington 187-
1843 Sampson, Ira,
Taunton_
1871
1841 Savery, Phineas,
Attleborough
1853
1865 Sproat, Henry Hamilton,
Freetown
1892
1833 Swan, Caleb,
Easton
1870
1835 Talbot, Charles,
Dighton
1880
1852 Thompson, Charles K.
Attleborough.
1876 Tilden, Frank Elmer,
North Easton
1880 Totten, John Edmund,
Attleborough
1866 Turner, Obed C.
Attleborough
1892 Washburn, Elliott,
Taunton
1846 Wellington, James Lloyd,
Swansea
1869 Whitney, James Orne,
Pawtucket, R. I.
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1834 Wood, Alfred,
Taunton
1875 Yale, Joseph Cmmings, Taunton
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The by-laws first adopted by this society directed that quarterly meetings should be held on the third Wednesdays of June, September, December and March, the last one being the annual meeting at which officers were elected. It was also provided that the meetings should be
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held alternately in Taunton and Attleborough; this provision was, how- ever, changed in 1854, so that meetings were held "at such places as by vote it shall determine." Both of these articles were amended in September, 1854, providing for only two meetings each year, the annual meeting in March and the semi-annual in September. The last meet- ing held in Attleborough was on September 10, 1873, after which all meetings were held in Taunton. In September, 1875, a new code of by-laws was reported by a committee appointed for the purpose, which conformed with the then existing regulations of the State society. Among the changes was an article providing that the annual meeting should be held between the 15th of April and the 15th of May, and if not otherwise ordered, it should be on the third Thursday of April. If in any year that day fell less than ten days before the annual meet- ing of the State society, then another day was to be fixed by vote or by the president. These regulations are still in force.
The records of procedings of the numerous meetings of this society show that a vast amount of benefit must have been derived by mem- bers from the discussions held and papers read upon important medical subjects and cases.
The Bristol South District Medical Society was organized under a charter granted by the State society councilors on April 3, 1839. Fol- lowing is the record :
To Alexander Read, Andrew Mackie, Paul Spooner, Samuel Sawyer, Julius A. Mayhew, William C. Whitridge, fellows of said society, greeting: Your application, made in due form, requesting that a district or subordinate mnedical society, residing in the following towns in the county of Bristol, viz .: New Bedford, Fall River, Taunton, Freetown, Fairhaven, Dartmouth and Westport; in the county of Plym- outh, Middleborough, Rochester and Wareham; in Duke's County, Chilmark, Tis- bury and Edgartown; and Nantucket was duly considered at a meeting of the coun- cilors held at Boston on the third day of April, A. D. 1839, and it was voted that your requests should be granted.
Be it therefore known, that pursuant to an act of the Legislature of this common- wealth entitled " An Act in addition to an act entitled ' An Act to incorporate certain persons by the name of the Massachusetts Medical Society,'" authorizing the coun- cilors of said society thereunto a distinct or subordinate society by the name of the Southern District Medical Society, is hereby established, to consist of those fellows of the Massachusetts Medical Society now residents within the limits aforesaid, for the purpose of electing officers and transacting such other business as they shall deem expedient.
In testimony whereof, the president, pursuant to the aforesaid vote of the coun- cilors, has hereunto subscribed his name and affixed the seal of the corporation at Boston this 18th day of April, A. D. 1839. GEORGE C. SHATTUCK, President.
Attest: S. D. TOWNSEND, Recording Secretary.
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The name of this society was subsequently abbreviated to the Bristol South District Medical Society, and comprises all the fellows of the Massachusetts Medical Society residing in the following cities and towns: New Bedford, Fall River, Westport, Dartmouth, Fairhaven, Middleborough, Rochester, Mattapoisett, Wareham, Nantucket, Edgar- town, Tisbury and Chilmark. The objects and proceedings of this organization are almost identical with those of the society before de- scribed. The territory embraced in its jurisdiction extends largely outside of Bristol county, as noted, but the following list of members with places of residence gives a clear understanding of the distribution as far as this county is concerned; the loss of the earliest records ren- ders it impossible to give the names of officers:
Adm. Name.
Residence.
Died.
1853 Abbe, Edward P.
New Bedford.
1854 Abbe, Burr R.
Hartford, Conn
1877 Abbott, John H.,
Fall River
1839 Archer, Jason H.
Wrentham
1864
1837 Atwood, George,
Fairhaven
1839 Bartlett, Francis D.,
Sonth Dartmouth
1833 Bartlett, Lyman,
New Bedford
1865
1867 Bass, William M.,
Monument
1855 Brackett, W. T. S.,
Edgartown
1862
1867 Bowen, Seabury W.
Fall River
1867 Butler, Winthrop,
Vineyard Haven
1842 Clark, Johnson,
New Bedford
1861
1880 Clifford, Arthur,
New Bedford
1881
1881 Chagnon, W. J. B.
Fall River
1847 Colby, Elijah,
New Bedford
1856
1846 Comstock, William W.
Middleborough
1829 Cornish, Aaron,
New Bedford
1864
1865 Cornish, Aaron,
New Bedford
1857 Cornish, Theodore O.
Dartmouth
1840 Crary, William H. H.
Fall River
1853
1865 Cleaveland, Daniel,
Middletown, Conn,
1866 Collins, William D.,
Fall River
1867 Clark, J. Laing,
Providence, R. I.,
1847 Davis. Robert T.
Fall River
1839 Doggett, Perez F.
Wareham
1875
1851 Dwelly, Jerome,
Fall River
1847 Drake, Ebenezer W.
Middleborough
1863 Eddy, William,
New York
1866 Eddy, George S.
Fall River
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1876
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Residence.
Died.
1861 Fearing, Benjamin
Wareham
1839 Glazier, Amory
Fall River
1852
1835 Gordon, William A.
Dartmouth
1882 Gou
1839 Green, Edward W.
Rhode Island 1869
1841 Hardy, Benjamin F.,
San Francisco
1839 Haskell, Joseph,
Rochester
1873
1854 Holmes, Alexander R.
Canton
1839 Hooper, Foster,
Fall River
1870
1859 Hooper, Frederick H.
New Bedford
1866 Howe, Woodbridge R.
Hanover
1837 Hubbard, Levi,
California
1859 Hartley, James W.
Fall River
1869 Hough, George T.
New Bedford.
1869 Hayes, Charles
New York
1870 Hayes, Stephen W.
New Bedford
1871 Handy, Benjamin J.,
Fall River
1849 Jennings, John H.,
New Bedford
1882
1841 Jones, Alanson S.
New York
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Fall River
1867
Johnson, Henry,
New Bedford
1880
1848 King, George,
Franklin
1842 King, John B.,
Nantucket
1839 Ladd, Azel P.,
Iowa
1839 Learned, Ebenezer T.,
Fall River
1851 Leland, Phineas W
Fall River
1870
1879 Leonard, Milton H.
New Bedford
1870
1856 Leach, William,
Vineyard Haven
1824 Mackie, Andrew,
New Bedford
1871
1850 Mackie, John H.,
New Bedford
1822 Mackie, Peter,
·Wareham
1858
1822 Mason, William B.
Dartmouth
1856
1830 Mayhew, Julius S.,
New Bedford
1859
1845 Millet, Asa.
East Bridgewater
1876 McGrath, Eugene J.,
Fall River
1859 Marrisal, Felix V.
Fall River
1881
1862 Nelson, Abial W.,
New London, Conn.
1866 Noyes, George H.
Fall River
1852 Oakes, T. Fletcher,
Dartmouth
1875 O'Connell, John D.
Vineyard Haven
1839
Perkins, John
Middleborough
1866
1840 Pierce, John
Edgartown
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New Bedford
1867 Prescott, Charles D.,
New Bedford
1869 Paun, Amos B., Middleborough
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Residence.
Died.
1844 Russell, Henry,
Sandwich
1861 Ricketson, Arthur,
New Bedford.
1873
Redfearn, Joseph,
Fall River
1879
Richmond, George B., jr.
1836 Sawyer, Samuel,
Cambridge
1859
1845 Shiverick, Clement F.
Edgartown
1857
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Sherman, Frank M.
Dartmouth
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Sisson, Benjamin B.
Westport.
1846
Snow, George W.
Middleborough
1867
1839
Southworth, Newton,
Iowa
1863
1851 Spare, John,
New Bedford
1848 Sparrow, William E.
Mattapoisett
1821
Spooner, Paul
New Bedford
1862
1852 Stickney, Charles B.
New Bedford
1852
186 Sturtevant, Charles,
Hyde Park
1857 Swasey, Charles L.
New Bedford
1846 Sweat, William W.
Mattapoisett, 1873
1856 Sawyer, Frederick A.
Wareham
1866 Smith, Isaac, jr.
Fall River
1881
1870 Sullivan, Alexis J.
Fall River
1880
1874 Smith, Lawrence S.
Watertown
1879 Smith, H. B. S.
Middleborough
1878 Taylor, William H.
New Bedford
1859 Tuttle, Charles M.
Littletown, N. H.
1873. Tourtellot, J. Q. A. Fall River
1875 Tucker, Edward T.
New Bedford
1843
1867 Vermyne, Jan J. B.
New Bedford
1840 Washburn, Lemuel W.
Wisconsin
1845
1849 Webster, Joseph W
Acushnet
1876
1876 Webster, Joseph,
Acushnet
1880
1881 White, A. M. W.,
Fall River
1881 Whitney, E. M.
Fairhaven
1839 Wells, Thomas T.
New York
1842
1838 Wells, William R.,
Middleborough
1822 Whitridge, William C.
New Bedford
1857
1841 Wilbur, Thomas,
Fall River
1857
1832 Willard, Henry,
Boston
1855
1842 Winslow, Charles F.
Boston
1864 Wilson, Benjamin F.
New Bedford
1867 Whittaker, John B.
Fall River
1833 - Yale, Leroy M., Tisbury
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Middleborough
1839 Sturtevant, George,
Middleborough
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Since the year 1880 the following have become members of the society from this county :
Adm.
Name. Residence.
1881 Andrew M. W. White Fall River.
W. J. Chagnon, Fall River.
1882 Charles A. Gould, Westport. Frank M. Sherman Dartmouth.
Edward M. Whitney
Fairhaven.
1883 James E. Sullivan,
Fall River.
Dwight E. Cone,
Fall River.
1885 Nerville Hough,
New Bedford.
Amos P. Webber
New Bedford.
William A. Dolan, Fall River.
John W. Coughlin
Fall River.
1886 John H. Gifford
Fall River.
1887 William F. Learned. Fall River.
John Gilbert Fall River.
James H. Kingman New Bedford.
Ella L. Dexter,
New Bedford.
Andrew B. Cushman, New Bedford.
1888 W. G. Potter,
New Bedford.
1889 John T. Bullard,
New Bedford.
Joseph C. Pothier, New Bedford.
1890 Edward W. Dehu, Acushnet.
Joshua F. Weeks,
William E. Carroll, New Bedford.
Edward H. Abbe, New Bedford.
1891 William Clinton Sheehy, New Bedford. Harry L. Stevens, New Bedford.
John M. Mackenzie,
Fall River.
Arthur I. Connell,
Fall River.
1892 R. W. Jackson,
Fall River.
Charles Warren White,
Fairhaven.
Charles A. B. Peterson, New Bedford.
1893 Joseph Pierre St. Germain, New Bedford.
Adelbert A. Bryson, Fall River.
Fall River.
William E. Synan, Augustus W. Buck,
Fall River.
1894 Caroline Louise Thomas, Fall River.
Caroline M. Richards, New Bedford.
Anna W. Croacher, New Bedford.
Arthur C. Lewis, Fall River.
Charles A. Pratt,
New Bedford.
1895 Joseph A. Barre, Fall River.
1896 Henry L. Dwight, New Bedford. Scott C. Newcomb, New Bedford. Stephen Masury Gordon, Fall River.
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Residence.
1897 Charles F. Connor,
New Bedford.
Silas V. Merritt, Fall River.
William H. Butler,
Fall River.
Emma H. Wheeler,
New Bedford.
_C. E. Howland,
New Bedford.
. George E. Butler, Fall River.
Andrew L. Grieve,
New Bedford.
O. H. Jackson,
Fall River.
1898 C. W. Milliken, New Bedford.
Fall River Medical Society .- This society was organized at a meet- ing held in the Board of Trade rooms on November 20, 1889. The early records of the organization are very incomplete; but from them it is learned that the first officers were: President, Dwight E. Cone; secretary and treasurer, A. C. Peckham. In 1890 the following were elected; President, W. A. Dolan; vice-president, W. T. Learned; sec- retary and treasurer, A. C. Dedrick.
At the meeting of November 19, 1890, new rules of government were adopted, and an executive committee was added to the officials. In 1891 the society began holding meetings in the residences of members. The officers for that year were: President, W. T. Learned; vice-presi- pent, J. H. Leary ; secretary and treasurer, J. H. Gifford.
1892-President, J. H. Leary; vice-president, A. C. Peckham; sec- retary and treasurer, H. G. Wilbur.
1893-President, A. C. Peckham; vice-president, J. H. Gifford; sec- retary and treasurer, A. I. Connell.
On the 1st of May, 1893, the society for the first time occupied a room of its own, in the Fall River National Bank building. On the 14th of June of that year Dr. H. G. Wilbur was elected librarian. Late in the same year the society was largely instrumental in obtaining from the city authorities a renumbering of all the houses in the city, a task that was finished in 1894.
Officers for 1894-President J. H. Gifford; vice-president, S. W. Bowen; secretary and treasurer, A. I. Connell.
1895-President, W. E. Synan; vice-president, A. I. Connell; secre- tary and treasurer, E. Harris.
1896-President, J. M. Mackenzie; vice-president, A. W. Buck ; sec- retary and treasurer, E. Harris.
1897-President, J. W. Coughlin; vice-president, A. M. Jackson ; secretary and treasurer, E. Harris.
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In November, 1897, the society occupied new and larger rooms in the A. J. Borden building. The meetings of the society are held on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month excepting July and August. An annual banquet is held to which all the reputable physi- cians of the city are invited. The membership is thirty-one.
HOSPITALS .- Through the unselfish labor of many physicians and the generosity of many men and women, the hospital accommodations and service in the three cities of Bristol county are firmly established and actively supported. By an agreement made on the 17th of September, 1885, the Fall River Hospital was founded. The signers of the agree- ment were John D. Flint, John S. Brayton, Charles J. Holmes, James M. Morton, Alphonso S. Covel, Frank S. Stevens, Robert T. Davis, John W. Cummings, Simeon B. Chase, Hugo A. Dubuque, Charles W. Anthony, Arnold B. Sanford, John C. Milne, Henry H. Earl, William S. Greene, Henry K. Braley, Marcus G. B. Swift and James E. Sul- livan.
The hospital was incorporated on the 10th of October of that year. John D. Flint was elected the first president; Frank S. Stevens, vice- president. Marcus G. B. Swift was chosen temporary clerk. At the annual meeting held January 28, 1886, Hugo A. Dubuque was elected clerk, and has worthily filled the office to the present time. At the same time 126 new members were elected, among whom were many of the most prominent people of the city.
At a meeting held March 25, 1887, it was voted by the board of trus- tees that the Valentine estate, No. 72 Prospect street, and comprising 136 rods of land, a large residence and barn, be purchased for $7, - 000. This purpose was effected and immediate steps were taken to raise funds. In October the "A. B.C. card system " was adopted through which nearly $2,500 was collected. From that time to the present the institution has gathered its resources by varied means, such as excursions, receptions, public entertainments, etc., while the people of the city have contributed in many ways to its support.
On the 11th of February, 1888, it was voted by the trustees of the hospital that there be established the Woman's Board of the Fall River Hospital, and forty two names for membership therein were approved. The objects of this board were thus defined :
Said Woman's Board, with the advice and co-operation of the medical staff, shall exercise a general supervision of the hospital in its internal management and affairs, and for this purpose may make rules and regulations regarding their own officers,
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committees, and meetings, and the admission of patients, prices of board, and other matters pertaining to the conducting of the hospital; but all such rules and regula- tions shall be subject to the approval of the trustees. Said board shall select the matron, nurses, and other employees of the hospital, and fix their compensation, etc.
The price of a free bed in the hospital was fixed at $5,000, and on the 2d of May, 1888, the institution was opened for public inspection. Mrs. A. E. Andrews was appointed matron. On May 9 of that year the first patient was admitted. On May 19 the first free bed was purchased with the name, " Durfee Mills Bed," by Mrs. Mary B. Young. On the 6th of July, 1888, a school for nurses was established in connec- tion with the institution, which has been of great benefit to the com- munity. On the 1st of January, 1890, the matron resigned and was succeeded by Miss E. F. Cox ; she resigned in June, 1893, and was suc- ceeded by Miss M. M. Brownrigg. In 1891 a west wing was built, and in 1897 a maternity ward was added to the facilities of the hospital.
The officers of the hospital for 1897 are as follows: President, John D. Flint; vice president, Frank S. Stevens; corporation clerk, Hugo A. Dubuque; treasurer, Charles J. Holmes. It will be seen that there has been very little change in these officers since the founding of the institution. The officers of the Woman's Board are: President, Mrs. William Beattie; vice-presidents, Mrs. James M. Morton, Mrs. John W. Cummings, and Miss Frances J. Runnels; secretary, Mrs. Caroline A. Gee; treasurer, Miss Anna H. Borden.
The medical staff of the hospital are the following: Consulting board, Dr. Jerome Dwelly, George S. Eddy, John B. Chagnon; attending physicians and surgeons, Drs. R. T. Thompson, president, S. V. Merritt, secretary, J. A. Barre, S. W. Bowen, A. W. Buck, D. E. Cone, A. I. Con- nell, W. A. Dolan, S. M. Gordon, B. J. Handy, A. C. Peckham, W. E. Synan ; Homoeopathic, Drs. D. A. Babcock, Lucy C. Hill, D. W. Vander Burgh; specialists, Dr. A. J. Abbe, diseases of the eye; Dr. G. L. Rich- ards, diseases of the ear, throat and nose.
Emergency Hospital, Fall River .- This hospital is an adjunct of " The Home Training School for Nurses," which was incorporated in June, 1896, though it began its existence in 1894. The incorporators' names are as follows: John H. Gifford, Laura G. Shove, Jessie A. Gage, W. T. Learned, Augustus W. Buck, Arthur I. Connell, Edward H. Kid- der, Ralph W. Jackson, Hubert G. Wilbur, Mary D. Swift, Emily H. Baker, Elizabeth M. Harley, Janet Kerr, Adelaide E. Abbe, Marcus G. B. Swift. The president is Dr. John H. Gifford. The first treasurer
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was Elizabeth H. Brayton, who was succeeded by Laura G. Shove, and she by Elizabeth M. Borden. The first and present secretary is Jessie A. Gage. In the training school experienced and competent nurses are graduated and its success from the first has been marked. In order to broaden its field of instruction the Emergency Hospital was estab- lished and connected with the school in December, 1895. A commo- dious residence was leased and in the care of cases brought there for operation or treatment, under skillful physicians, the nurses of the training school are given exceptional opportunity to advance in their profession.
St. Luke's Hospital, New Bedford .- This institution was founded on April 12, 1884, after several meetings had been held for the pur- pose. A lot was purchased on the West side of Fourth street, and thereon was erected a large building which was at once opened for hospital purposes. Among those who were prominent in this under- taking were Horatio Hathaway, Edward S. Taber, Charles W. Clif- ford, Mrs. Benjamin Anthony, and others. Like the Fall River hos- pital, a Woman's Board of Managers was created, which directs and controls the internal management of the institution, subject to approval of its acts by the board of trustees. There is also connected with the hospital a training school for nurses, which has met with marked suc- cess.
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