Morning journal and courier., 1891-11-12
FORMAL OPENING

Grace Hospital A uspIciousIy opened
Great poss1bilities-A Beautiful Lo.
cation-Home ComfoFts-Ffnanc1a
Observation-Disclosures Labors of
Drs. Adams and walker.
Grace hospital was formally opened yes
terday. Despite the rain many people
visited the hospital and were shown over
the large lawn and spacious building.
Hardly pleasanter spot could be chosen
or building better adapted for the needs
of such an institution could have been Sc
cured. The rooms are all well lighted and
cheerful, and the views from many of the
windows would surely give the patient
strong desire to rise above his pains.
A coat of paint will be given the house.
Aside from that it will need but little
change. The thirteen large rooms with
thier walnut doors of massive carving and
cornices in black and gold, will be used for
reception room, Offices, surgical ward,
operating room, ward, large enough
for seven beds, and kitchen
and dining room. The large
closets that have been constructed all
through the building will be peculiarly
serviceable for keeping medicines and
surgical instruments.
There are three entrances which are ap-
preached by sweeping drives. The back
entrance is on level with the ground and
| will be used for bringing in those that
| have met with an accident. They will be
| carried into the examining room on the
| left, and thence into the surgical ward in
| the new part of the building.
| On the second floor are eleven rooms,
most Of them furnished with fre-places-
| ideal rooms for the sick or MANNED. 1t is
| the object of the society to accommodate
| people of means who may want to have a
private room and nurse as well as for the
| sick who are there at the expense of the
| ed for such ends.
| On the third floor there are nine rooms
| similar in size to those on the lower floor.
| One of the rooms in the new part can be
| perfectly isolated, while the magnificent
view from it up Beers street will not make
the shut-in feel he is separated from his
| fellows. Two cupolas, easy of access, will
afford ample sun baths for the convalesc-
ing, and the large yard 200 feet wide by
400 feet deep, studded with shade trees
and towers will offer encouragement fol
leaving the sick bed for walk in the sun
light.
Every effort will be made to beautify the
buildings and grounds. Whatever add
tions may be necessary will be built on a
the rear, and always with a view to the
| symmetrical appearance of the whole.
The history of the hospital is briefly
this: Four years ago city society OF
homeopathic physicians was formed. TIL,
members of this organization, after 1
severe struggle, got charter from tn
legislature and an appropriation of s., OO'
on the condition that an equal sum b.
raised. This has been done and So, 00'
besides. To-day the society is out of deb
and has 81 500 in its treasury. This, how
ever, is by no means adequate to thei
needs, and if generous citizens who are in
terested in this sort of work could full,
appreciate the vast possibilities of this in
stitution, and the great increase of benefi
that could be gained from comparat1vel,
little more funds, the required none
would not be long Forthcoming. Tn
hospital is beginning its career most aus
piciously and has before it future mos
promising.
1t will be ready for occupancy abou
January /, and will accommodate fror
forty to fifty people.
At the meeting of the society last nigh
Joel A. Sperry, S. B. Shoninger, DR.. E. J
Toof and DIR. G. B. Adams were elected d
rectors for a four years. term. The societ
also discussed informally ways and mean
for raising more funds for the opening
The directors re elected the officers of lat
year, viz: Joel A. Sperry, president; Ger
eral E. S. Greeley, vice president; DIE .
Walker, secretary; John A Richardson
, treasurer.