They served then and in the future the women physicians connected with the Hospital. They never dictated as to the number of physicians or internes; they never proposed to enlarge the work; this has always been done by the professional staff. _We_ thank _them_ for their generous aid, but they cannot thank us for doing much or little. Of course, the Directors are the corporate body, and they represent us legally before the public; but they carry out our ideas, not we theirs. They simply stand ready to support the principle of giving to women physicians full opportunity to manifest their skill and judgment. In this connection it is interesting to refer to a letter regarding another matter, which Mrs. Cheney wrote to Dr. Zakrzewska in 1888. Mrs. Cheney says: I hope you will not think me ungrateful for your inestimable frank criticism, which has been one of the greatest helps in my life even if I cannot adopt all your suggestions, as I must speak my own language--but I am most thankful for the matter you have supplied. I never know what to say about my relation to the Hospital work. It is not to me what it is to you.... I accepted it as blessed work ... and have thanked you all my life for bringing it to me, but it has never been mine as it is yours. Other aspects of her mind appear in connection with special experiences, as when she writes to one of the other doctors regarding a question of hospital discipline: MY DEAR DOCTOR: I enclose the letter you handed to me and one from Dr. ----. Allow me to tell you how I have managed such letters. I have had precisely three similar experiences. Dr. ----’s patients left in the same way as Mrs. ----, and to this day their relatives are not satisfied that the patients were treated rightly. Still, they are good friends with me in spite of my having acted as I did. This was what I did. When I received the first letter, I said to myself: 1. There are always two sides to every story. 2. I cannot act at all if I keep this letter secret, as I am requested to do. 3. If there is an accusation, I must have the excuse unless I want to ignore the whole concern and burn the letter. 4. I will not talk, so as not to run the risk of losing my temper. Therefore, I sat down, wrote a note to the doctor and enclosed the letter of accusation, but requested her not to let either the patient or the student know about it but to tell me what she thought was best to be done. Now this action seemed right to me, because 1. I investigated the other side. 2. I tried to put things to rights. 3. I gave a chance for explanations. 4. I could not become impatient, because both parties are always more careful when things are put on paper.