History of Westchester county : New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City / . ore the Surgical Sec-tion of the New York Academy of Medicine, an ad-dress on Medical Provision for Railroads as aHumanitarian Measure. The recall now of plea, illustrated as to its points in the actualdemands upon The Invalid Home during its fewmonths of experience, led to an expansion of May 1,1870, the foundereof the Home rented alarge building, known as the Grove House, on the eastside of Woodworth Avenue, a little north of Locust
History of Westchester county : New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City / . ore the Surgical Sec-tion of the New York Academy of Medicine, an ad-dress on Medical Provision for Railroads as aHumanitarian Measure. The recall now of plea, illustrated as to its points in the actualdemands upon The Invalid Home during its fewmonths of experience, led to an expansion of May 1,1870, the foundereof the Home rented alarge building, known as the Grove House, on the eastside of Woodworth Avenue, a little north of LocustStreet. The next step was the securing of a charterfor the institution, under the new name of StJohns Riverside Hospital. 1 The date of thecharter was May 27, 1 S7, and the trustees were i In a History of tlte Westminster Presbyterian Church, puhliihadin |»imphlct form in 18S0, we rind thin statement,—The origiimtor ofthe Idea of the Riverside Hospital, as well its its originator ami mainhelper up to the time of his w ithdrawal from Yonkers, wa» Dr. J, , now professor in Starling Medical College, Columbus, YONKERS. 123 twenty-four in number, the names of eight of whomwere placed in the act of incorporation, viz.: A. Jaggar, Frederick C. Oakley, Thomas , S. Emmet Getty, John T. Waring, HenryBowers, Charles L. Cozzens and William H. first officers were Frederick C. Oakley, presi-dent ; Edward C. Moore, vice-president; Thomas , treasurer; and S. Emmet Getty, medical staff consisted of Drs. Edmund S. , J. Foster Jenkins, James H. Pooley, GeorgeB. Uphain and E. H. Ludlow. The plan of internalmanagement was committed to ladies. Mrs. JamesB. Silkman was appointed first directress, Mrs. , second directress, and Mrs. William F. Coch-ran, secretary. The Grove House and grounds, at first rented, wereafterwards purchased, and have since been the perma-nent hospital property. The building remains s
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