BLACKWELL FAMILY
ELIZABETH BLACKWELL

MISCELLANY

HOSPITAL APPEALROYAL FREE HOSPITAL,
GRAY'S INN ROAD, LONDON, W.C.

Christmas Appeal. 
     THIS Hospital was founded in 1828 on the principle of 
free and unrestricted admission of the Sick Poor; poverty 
and suffering being the only passports required. Having no 
endowment, it is entirely dependent for support on the subscriptions 
of its Governors and the voluntary donations and 
bequests of its friends. 
     The Hospital admits into its wards over 2,500 poor sick 
persons annually, besides administering advice and medicine 
to about 40,000 out-patients and casualty cases, who resort
to it, not only from the crowded courts and alleys in its 
immediate neighborhoods, but from all parts of London and 
the suburban districts. The relief thus afforded is effected at 
a cost of about £16,000 per annum, while the reliable income
does not exceed one-third of that sum. 
     In addition to the ordinary expenditure for the maintenance 
of the Institution, it has been needful during the past 
few years to expend large sums upon various structural and 
other improvements, which have been necessary in order to 
bring the Hospital up to the standard of modern sanitary 
requirements. 
     The Hospital has no endowment, and the Committee
have been obliged to make strenuous efforts to avoid getting
into debt.
     In these circumstances they earnestly solicit increased 
support from the charitable public, so as to enable them to 
carry on the beneficent work of the Hospital in an efficient 
manner. 
     Subscriptions and donations will be thankfully received 
by the Treasurers; the Bankers (Lloyd's Bank, Limited, 
Holborn Circus, E.C.), or at the Hospital by the Secretary,
Mr. CONRAD W. THIES.

[P.T.O.ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL

 Patron.
HIS MAJESTY KING EDWARD THE SEVENTH.

Vice-Patrons.
HER MAJESTY QUEEN ALEXANDRA.
HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES.
HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCESS OF WALES.

President.
HER ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCESS CHRISTIAN OF
SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN.

Vice-Presidents.
 H.S.H. The DUKE OF TECK.                        
The Most Hon. The MARQUIS OF                 
NORTHAMPTON.
The Right Hon. EARL SPENCER, K.G.            
The Right Hon. The EARL OF                 
DARTMOUTH.                                            

The Right Hon. The EARL OF 
STAMFORD.                     
The Right Hon. Sir GAINSFORD 
BRUCE.
Sir EDWIN DURNING-LAWRENCE,
Bart.
Sir CHARLES BURT, D.L., J.P.

President of the Ladies' Association.
HER HIGHNESS PRINCESS LOUISE AUGUSTA OF
SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN.

Chairman of the Committee.
THE RIGHT HON. THE EARL OF SANDWICH

Chairman of the Weekly  Board.
HOLROYD CHAPLIN, Esq.
                                        
Treasurers.
THE RIGHT HON. THE EARL FITZWILLIAM
and R.H. GAMLEN. Esq.

Bankers.
LLOYDS' BANK, LIMITED, Holborn Circus, E.C.

Secretary 
CONRAD W. THIES.

[P.T.O.Royal Free Hospital
Gray's Inn Road.
London W.C. 

Telephone No.
1673 Holborn

Conrad W. Thies
Secretary.

Dear Dr. Blackwell
I was sorry not to see 
you at our Annual Meeting which
 passed off very well yesterday 
aft'n. There was a good attendance
and the speakers kept well to the
practical aspects of the work.

You were quite right in saying
that we have no vivisection practice
at the Hospital & no member of 
our Medical Staff has a license.

Accept my thanks for the 
renewal of your subscription for
which I now return you the official
receipt.

Yours faithfully 
Conrad W. Thies  Esq

Dr. E. Blackwell
Rock House   Hastings



Royal Free Hospital
Gray's Inn Road.
London W.C. 

Conrad W. Thies
Secretary
Telephone No.
"1673 Holborn"

14th December 1909

Dear Dr. Blackwell,
As I am preparing to close my books for
 the present year, I venture to ask whether you can renew
 the support which you have given the Hospital in previous 
years.

Your last contribution of One Guinea was 
given in March 1907.

As you will see from the enclosed appeal
 the needs of the Hospital are very great at the present time,
 and your help would therefore be doubly welcome.

I am,
Yours faithfully,
Conrad Thies

Dr. Eliz., Blackwell,
Rock House,
Exmouth Place,
Hastings,
Sussex.