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the occasion and to the object of the celebration. They were supplemented by an historical review of the origin and development of the Hospital and of its work by Mr. Edward W. Sheldon, President of the Society of the New York Hospital, and by a statement concerning the medical development, made by Dr. William L. Russell, the Medical Superintendent. The greetings of the New York Academy of Medicine were presented in an interesting address by Dr. George D. Stewart, President of the Academy.
Of scarcely less significance and interest than the addresses was the pageant presented on the lawn during the intermission between the sessions, depicting scenes and incidents illustrating the origin and development of the Hospital, and of psychiatry and mental hygiene. The text and the scenes displayed were prepared by Dr. Charles I. Lambert, First Assistant Physician of the Hospital, and by Mrs. Adelyn Wesley, who directed the performance and acted as narrator. The performers were persons who were connected with the Hospital, twenty-two of whom were patients.
The celebration was held on May 26, 1921. The weather was exceptionally clear, with bright sunshine and moderate temperature. The grounds, in their Spring dress of fresh leaves and flowers, were especially beautiful. This added much to the attractiveness of the occasion and the pleasure of those who attended. Luncheon was served on the lawn in front of the Brown Villa and the pageant was presented on the adjoining recreation grounds. The beauty of the day and the surroundings, the character of the addresses and of the speakers, the remarkable felicity and grace with which they were introduced by the President, the dignity and noble idealism of his closing words, and the distinguished character of the audience, all contributed to make the celebration one of exceptional interest and value to those who were present, and a notable event in the history of the Hospital.
For the purpose of preserving, and of perhaps extending to some who were not present, the spirit of the occasion, and of placing in permanent form an account of the proceedings and the addresses which were made, this volume has been published by the Society of the New York Hospital.
WILLIAM L. RUSSELL.

CONTENTS
Page PREFACE vii
INVOCATION 3 REV. FRANK H. SIMMONDS
HISTORICAL REVIEW 7 EDWARD W. SHELDON, ESQ. President of the Society of the New York Hospital
"THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF PSYCHIATRY TO THE UNDERSTANDING OF LIFE PROBLEMS" 17 ADOLF MEYER, M.D. Director of the Henry Phipps Psychiatric Clinic, Johns Hopkins Hospital, and Professor of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
"THE IMPORTANCE OF PSYCHIATRY IN GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTICE" 55 LEWELLYS F. BARKER, M.D. Professor of Clinical Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medical School, Baltimore, Maryland
GREETINGS FROM THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE 79 GEORGE D. STEWART, M.D. President of the Academy
"THE BIOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF MENTAL ILLNESS" 89 RICHARD G. ROWS, M.D. Director of the Section on Mental Illnesses of the Special Neurological Hospital, Tooting, London, England
"THE RELATION OF THE NEUROSES TO THE PSYCHOSES" 115 PIERRE JANET, M.D. Professor of Psychology, College de France
"THE MEDICAL DEVELOPMENT OF BLOOMINGDALE HOSPITAL" 147 WILLIAM L. RUSSELL, M.D. Medical Superintendent
THE TABLEAU-PAGEANT 171
NAMES OF THOSE WHO ATTENDED THE EXERCISES 177
APPENDIX I 191 COMMUNICATIONS FROM DR. BEDFORD PIERCE Medical Superintendent of The Retreat, York, England EXTRACT FROM MINUTES OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE RETREAT, APRIL 30, 1921. TRANSCRIPT FROM THE VISITORS BOOK OF THE RETREAT, 1803-17.
APPENDIX II 195 A LETTER ON PAUPER LUNATIC ASYLUMS FROM SAMUEL TUKE TO THOMAS EDDY, 1815.
APPENDIX III 200 THOMAS EDDY'S COMMUNICATION TO THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS, APRIL, 1815.
APPENDIX IV 209 EXTRACTS FROM THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS IN RELATION TO ACTION TAKEN RESPECTING THOS. EDDY'S COMMUNICATION DATED APRIL, 1815.
APPENDIX V 212 ADDRESS TO THE PUBLIC BY THE GOVERNORS, 1821.
APPENDIX VI 216 BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE SOCIETY OF THE NEW YORK HOSPITAL, 1821 AND 1921.
APPENDIX VII 218 ORGANIZATION OF BLOOMINGDALE HOSPITAL, 1821 AND 1921.

ILLUSTRATIONS
New York Hospital and Lunatic Asylum, 1808 Frontispiece FACING PAGE Bloomingdale Asylum, 1821 2 Bloomingdale Asylum, 1894 80 Bloomingdale Hospital, 1921 148 The Tableau-Pageant 172 Thomas Eddy 195

THE SOCIETY OF THE NEW YORK HOSPITAL

[Illustration: BLOOMINGDALE ASYLUM
As it appeared when it was opened in 1821. It was located near the seven mile stone on the Bloomingdale Road, now 116th Street and Broadway.]

BLOOMINGDALE HOSPITAL CENTENARY
The One Hundredth Anniversary of the establishment of Bloomingdale Hospital as a separate department for mental diseases of The Society of the New York Hospital was celebrated at the Hospital at White Plains on Thursday, May 26, 1921. The addresses were given in the Assembly Hall.
Mr. Edward W. Sheldon, the President of the Society, acted as Chairman.
MORNING SESSION
The exercises opened with an invocation by the Reverend Frank H. Simmonds, rector of Grace Episcopal Church at White Plains:
Oh, most mighty and all-merciful God, whose power is over all Thy works, who willest that all men shall glorify Thee in the constant