Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-02-15
TaE CITY HOSPITAL,

TNE C1EA ACS-l AAt+
Reports ofthe Secretary and Treasurer.
The following are the reports of the Sec
retary and treasurer OF the Woman's Hos
piyal Association 20 February:
sECRErARY's BRPoET.
In the latter part OF the year 1850, The
Hosnital Ten Of the St. Matthews Church
and the WoInan's Union Benevolent So
ciatv called a meeting ut the Y. NJ. Z. \.
rooms for the purpose of considering the
question of increasing the hospital iaclIl-
ties in our city, hoping thus to nj long
felt want After much deliberatlon IL was
decided 10 call a meeting Of the ladies' OF
the city, for the purpose OF organization
early In the year 1890. This call
net with liberal response,
over which meeting DR.. SwOpe
presided, the result was the organization
Of the Woman's Hospital Association. A
charter was obtained and Board OF D.
reCtOrs elected, who in 1891 announced that
they h6d been able to secure the grounds
ana building of the female college. work
was Immediately commenced on the build
ing to get 10 in proper order for hospital
purposes. The building was formally
opened 10 the public on February 9Th,
1892. under the name OF the City Hospital,
under the SUPPLEMENTARY OF MISS May
wood. late of Chicago. The lst, End Guo
3ri floors being nicely lifted out, many
rooms being furnished by societies and IN
div.duals. lie reception room by the Hos
uital Ten Of tho S. Matthew's Church.
tho coavalescent parlOr by a committee OK
ladies. Of which Mrs. in. Vance was CHAIR
man, tho dispensary By the ladies OF the =.
II. Church, tho surgery by the ladies' OF tue
First PRESBYTERIAN Church, tho Turner
ward by the Homeopathic ladies, the hall
nv c. Meniel L. CO. Tho rooms on TINS
floor furnished by tho Association were
the mems medical and surgical wards, the
resident physicians room and the Office.
The private rooms on the third floor were
beautifully furnished and fitted up by the
Cyrene Commandery, Mrs. :. :. Bloch,
the Wheeling Conugndery, the Swope
Guild, Mrs Henry IA. List, the Travellers
Protective Association, also the chill.
Greu's WARD 0y the Kings Daughters OF
the First Presbyterian Church, and the
connecting room for nurse Oy band OF
small children. The parlor on this floor
was furnished by Mr.. George House,
of House & Hermann s. On this
Eo0r are situated three womeu's
wards, and the apartment or tue
mairJu and the head nurse. The What-so-
ever Circle OF the Fifth ward public school
secured the kitchen on the first floor and
furnished ii completely. Here we ind the
diniug-rO0Cs, st0re-rCom and pantrleS,alSo
the laundry, dryiug-rcom and apartments
for The iaujtor. Soon after opening il was
found necessary to open the fourth floor,
and rooms here were nicely furnished by
the lubeWOrECrs, Mrs. l.. =. Delaplalu,
the Kings Daughters Of the L. Z. church,
the ladies of the Second Presbyterian
church, and Mrs. Jos. Speidel. The nurses
have comfortable rooms Oh this tloor also.
IN the furnishing of the building the Asso-
citation was greatly encouraged by the fol
lowing liberal donations:
Ewing Bros, ornaments; q. l.. Nlchol,
pictures; j. ii. Kirk, pictures; NJ. ).
O'kauc, Ch.ldren's felt shoes; I. II.
Wheeler < Son, making rubber aprons;
I.ltz Brcs laundrving linen; VI. L. OFT,
Of OFT Bros, receipted bill for S296O;
w. A. Isett Wheeling Pottery Co., Sl3.-
To; John t'reidel, SiASD; employees of
Hobbs Glass Co., three barrels glass,
CoblatS. wine clerets, p dozen medicine
tuu blcrs etc; J.. =. Good, > dozen towels;
H. EmshCimCc, 10 yards ShcetinC; Geo.
IL. TAYLOR bolts sheetinC, / dozen
towels; Stone * Thomas, bolt sheeting;
Jacobs X Isen berg, . bolts sheeting, l
d0zeS towels, 30 yards toweiDg; Bon Ton,
l-3 dcz. towels and I spread; German
NJ p. church through Rev. Egloy and Mr..
aud Mrs. MstZner, dunno waiter; h. l..
Rose, Standard sewing machine; Chas.
Gee. free use OF machines IN making linens;
I. =. Glass Co., 4 dozen globes; Chas.
CrdJdock Of Wheeling Pottery Co, cups,
saUccrs, pitchers, etc; Fifth and Third
ward schools, liberal donations Of apples,
potatoes, fruits, groceries, etc, also the
store room well stocked with groceries,
canned traits, etc, from tAe pound dOna-
tio1 on Donation Day. On the Fourth or
july the Patriotic Sons and Daughters OF
America presented q flag TO the instltu-
tiOn with appropriate exercises.
During the year 1892, Hospital Sunday
was observed by TWO congregations Tor the
benefit Of the association:
Firs PRESBYTERIAN Church s.
La-lsh Luthe-a Church. ............ l3.V2
The HOMEOPATHIC Committee report no
change in its CfiCCrs during the year The
committee have hC.d = number OF meetings
aud nave added somewhat extensively to
the ward linen, Snd havein reserve small
bank fund. from which 20 supply the neces-
sites OF the ward as they may be pre-
scented.
The Entertainment Committee have
given three entertainments during the
year, two for the benefit OF the hospital
and one for the laundry fund, from which
the following sums were realized:
February 81, from KormoiS s....... 81, IS
July I'D, par.o- ........ 43 %
August rs, races. 5!i25
Gad we're also in receipt OF check from
ladies Of Second Presbyterian church Tor
$3.50. While IL may be considered "tbe
GayCf small things with the library the
committee feels that beginning has been
made. ana would gratefully acknowledge
the donation oil a large and substantial book
case from Mrs VIM. L. Learne, several
bound books from friends OF the institution,
and q large number Of magazines, period
Gals anu Illustrated papers. The donors
can feel that these have all done good work
I'm Frightening the weary hours of cCnva-
lesceucs In our work we feel encouraged,
as an the beginning OF the second year OF
actual work we fad that we have obtained
faith from the public ana cur institution is
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