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in general medical practice. The
addresses given by these distinguished physicians, representing
advanced views in psychiatry held in Europe and America, were
peculiarly appropriate to 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