Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-03-05
LOOKING 1T OVER.
MEMBERS OF HOSPIrAL ASSOCIATION VIEW
THg NEW HOME.
The New Directors Added 70 The List-Whai
PIsns are Proposed hr Rsmodslling-Ths
Rooms Already Assigned.


There was a busy aud animated scene
at the home Of the New City Hospital,
formerly the Wheeling Female College,
yesterday afternoon. In one section Of
the building aa auction sale OF the
furniture was going ON. while rambling
ieiSurely throughout the building were
the directors of the New Hospital, the
members of the Medical Board, aud the
ladies of the Hospital Association.
There was ittlv ire in the building,
which preCluded any lengthy meeting,
SIM members keeping fairly comfort
able by being continually on the move
u was cold and diSagreeable, and the
interior OF the building in its present
condition Is anything but attractive. II
needs vrrv considerable overhaul
ing from point of cleanliness,
but otherwise the building in its
present state i fairly well adapted
for the required purpose. Some parti-
tiOnS will have To bee removed, and
others put up. while many repairs here
aud there will have 20 be made. II Is
tho opinion ~ DR.. Swope that il will
cost something like 5000 10 remodel
the interior SO IL will be adapted TO
hospital service. During the forty
years that this building has existed, il
has undergone many changes under
different Presidents Of the institution,
but those about To be- made will be more
radical and marked thanany heretofore
devised. II isl singular fact that one
partition IN the building under different
regimen has been moved and removed AT
least live times. and il Is now In its
original place. The auction sale OF the
furniture was well attended. and the
various articles were readily disposed of
20 easy bids
The Board OF Directors held meet
ing yesterday afternoon in one Of the
apartments aud those present were Rev
K. K. SwOpe President; Lawrence
Sands. Secretary; II. T. BehrenS, VIM.
L. Stifcl, Morris HOrkheimer and \. h.
Scott. u was voted that inaSmuch as
the homeopathic physicians could not
consistently become members OF the
medical staff, that a ward be set apart
for patients desiring homeopathic treat
menL The BOARD OF Directors was in
creased 10 twelve, aud the new men,
berS elected were Joseph Speidel, !. y.
Vance aud Henry X. List.
The Secretary was authorized 10 mo-
tify all those having monies or SubScrip-
tion books to hand them in, 50 that the
accounts mp TO date can be- Strengthened
out. II was reported that the deed for
the property will be made out 10 the
Hospital Association Immediately. \
committee from the Board OF Directors
will meet Saturday afternoon at the
Hospital TO assign rooms for persons Oh
associations desiring TO furnish the
same, and all who feel 50 disposed are
requested 20 send their names TO DR..
Swope Immediately.
The King Daughters of the First
Presbyterian church. the first to make
application have already selected the
tvu northeast corner rooms on the sec
oud floor. which will be fitted up and
prepared for the chiidren'S ward. The
ladies generally OF the First PreSby-
ating or surgical room with all neceS-
sary furniture aud possibly the instru-
meutS. NJ viii cost from $500 to S350
The Ladies Guild of ~. Matthew,
church. have also made application for q
room, and IL Is believed that church
and charitable societies generally in
the city will have hand IN the appoint
mcn,s OF the hospital.
There was a meeting OF the Ladies
Hospital Association at the y. NJ. {. A.
building 40 @ o'clock, at which the tim,
was largely occupied in listening TO tn,
constitution and bylaws read by Or
Swope. Little other business was If
fccted outside OF few money matters
one Of which was report that the
amount Of money already received from
membership fees was S535.55.
The members OF the medical stan, az
ter thorough survey OF the college
building, held a meeting, the last OF the
afternoon. and outlined such apart
ments as could readily be determined
upon. What was formerly used
las the art room at the
north east corner of the first floor was
selected as the operating room. Here
there are four large windows and an OPP
portuuity Tor two additional ones if
necessary. The hr>t hoor will be Ion
male patients. while the second will bC
for women and children, and also fOl
private patients a committee OF five
OF which DIR. Wilson is Chairman. wa
appointed to confer with Committee OF
the Board of Directors ia reference to
the changes that are 10 be made.
The time OF the SiX visiting physicians
and the SiX visiting surgeons on The
staff will be So arranged As 20 give eact
man two months service, there being
one physician and one surgeon on al
the time. and during the time that any
TWO members of the staff are serving
they will be- held responsible for III,
department al the hospital. All PAID
cases at the hospital are to have thcil
own physicians, an other cases TO b,
treated free. None Of the members OF
the staff receive any pay-the entire
service. liky that OF all charitable hos
,fry1- ia large cities i tD he gratuifpuS