Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-02-10
the Homeopathic woman's ward. Ever

itor, August Broom and family, NOR
tuary, laundry and several other rooms
for general use.
1t was difficult to estimate the exact
number of callers yesterday afternoon,
but they ran well into the hundreds,
and nearly all brought package in
conformance to the pound party con-
! tanning most acceptable articles for the
hospital larder. A large basket was
| placed in the hallway, and as the guests
! entered they deposited their packages,
and it was surprising TO see how quick
ly the basket was filed to overlooking.
AS fast as the basket was filed the Ia
dies carried it TO one OF the small rooms
| in the rear of the building, where they
were turned out upon the floor. This
performance kept the ladies in charge
of the basket pretty busy all the after
noon.
OF course one OF the centres of at
traction al the reception yesterday was
the new matron, Miss Jennie haywood,
who moved about in the main hallway,
ever ready to shower attentions upon
all who desired. She most favorably
| impressed all with whom she came in
! contact. She was neatly attired in a
dark blue seersucker, with null collars
and cuffs, and white null cap. In the
| evening she was for some time the OBJ
served of all observers, and many en-
joyed a pleasure chat with her, and
learned with pleasure how deeply
wrapped was she In her profession, and
| how hopefully she looked forward TO
| the success of the hospital.
The many who called n.the afternoon
had nearly all departed for their homes
by six o'clock, although there were not
a few who called at all hours yesterday,
and from two TO ten o'clock the whole
| interior presented an animated appear
ance. The ladies in charge of the re-
| ception and party were unable 10 return
| TO their homes after once reaching the
! beilding unti the close Of the evening
session, so frequent were the callers, and
so many were the demands and atten-
| tions required. But all did IL willingIy,in
fact, were only too glad to exhibit the
results of their endeavors. None who
visited the hospital, yesterday, but went
away with fulsome praise. Such an
| achievement was 50 far beyond even the
most sanguine expectations that many
viewed the appointments at first with
amazement, followed by admiration.
But in the evening. All, Now comes
| the callers. As early as half-past six
o'clock people began vending their way
to the scene Of the great charitable sue
cess. Streams of humanity through all
the ramifications of the city, and all
CARRYING their little pound bundles,
could be seen travelling in the
direction of the hospital. Short
ly after seven o'clock, an
almost unbroken procession of people
poured into the building, and so dense
was the crowd that 1t became quite dil-
ficult to move about the building. IL
seems as though a large section OF
Wheeling was on the scene. But all
! through the evening as well as in the
afternoon the assemblage was inter-
changeable, as people were coming and
going at most all hours. 1t is estimated
that fully three thousand persons called
at the Hospital yesterday.
In the DINING room in the basement
ice-cream, cake and coffee were served,
and many partook Of the relish.
All through the early hours of the
evening the great throng OF people
surged through the different apart
ments, feasting their eyes on the many
rich and convenient appointments, and
| in all this vast throng, think OF the
number of donations. There was
! basketful upon basketful brought In the
evening, and the rear room,
where the donations were,
soon contained enough articles
to stock small grocery store. There
were probably not less than i've hum
! dred donations, and all Of most accept
able nature. There were bags upon
bags OF sugar, and there was coffee, tea,
spices, corn starch, soap, rice, salt, bar
ley, oatmeal, hOminy, cocoa, beans,
sardines, cornmeal, broomS, onions,
tauioca, fruit OF all kinds, and oceans
of canned and preserved goods, besides
several barrels Of -four, and last, per-
haps the most important, a check for
$500, given by one of the ladies who has
| long taken warm and personal inter-
est in the project. There was an al
most endless variety 10 the donations,
and some fascination will likely attend
the opening Of the hundreds OF sealed
packages to-day.
The formal exercises attending the
opening took place about half-past
eight o'clock in the large room on the
right as one enters the hospital. or
course, with such large throng OF peo-
pie, only small proportion OF those
present could get into this room, and
| there was quite jam as 1t was. An
! improvised platform was arranged in
centre of the room, and upon this the
sneakers stood. Rev. DR.. SwOpe pre-
sided over the exercises, and after the
opening prayer by Rev. DR.. Cunning
ham, introduced Rev. Or. Cook as the
first speaker. He said that six years
ago in the City Of Wheeling
the idea OF this hospital was first pro-
posed. But for long while after
| the project slumbered-6ut not
not forever. 1t was in the
hearts of the women Of this city to
| achieve this enterprise. Tonight we
behold the resurrection Of the achieve
ment. Tonight we meet to congratulate
the ladies upon the success of their en-
deayors-this noble and blessed achieve
ment. On this hill is now established
the hospital OF God-it may now be
called the hill Of God. DR.. Cooke made
many fitting illusions TO the work of
the ladies, and his remarks were en-
Enthusiastically received,
Mayor Seabright was next introduced.
Among other things the Mayor said
that he did not think there was another
city OF the size in America so highly
spoken Of for private and public insti-
tutions. We are proud OF our public
schools, we are proud Of our magnificent
charches, and we are now more than
ever proud OF our hospitals. The new