The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-05-30
Womens Charitable Historical and Social Organizations.

was made by the president upon the Ia
dies 10 undertake the furnishing OF memo
rial rooms. Frequent meetings were neid'
and the interest Of the new UNDERTAKING
was kept at burning heat.
on the sth of March, the building, the
property of the State, as Is the coiese'
was vacated by the Sisters OF Mercy.
Carpenters, kalsominers, ana painters
took ossession. and on the list was De
gun the work of furnishing the noust'
empty Of everything except the lurhi-
ture of two or three memorial rooms
Nothing was admitted into the build-
ing except what had been passed on by
the superintendent of the hospital-the
furnishing being mainly limited TO such
articles as could be treated with antisep-
tics-thc bedsteads washstands, ana
dressers being of white enamelled iron.
Within the space of two days things
assumed ship-shape. and the building so
bare ana uninyting before put On the sarp
OF beauty and attractiveness. The ladies'
who had undertaken the preparation OF
memorial rooms WED with each other IN
their efforts to make each one unique
complete, end attractive. Flowers dos
son.ed from every mantel. niche, and corn
er in wild profusIon. Persian rugs ana
art squares frightened the highly polish
ed floors: dainty colorings beautihed tho
walls; the snowy white covcrlets and
the delicate linen handiwOrk Of the Ia
bles and dressers contributed 10 the beau
ty of the rooms. 1t was pleasant 10 think
that the sick and suffering were 10 have
such pleasant surroundings when they
had TO yield to the inevitable and be-
| come the unwilling occupants for sea-
son. Unstinted praise was given 10 Mrs.
| Samuel Workman, who had. by the kind
ness OF friends, so prettily fitted up the
! Dr. Robert ). Coleman room; to Miss
Lucy Temple for the DR.. Frank Cunning
/ ham room; to. Mrs. l.. Il. Morris and
| others for the DR.. j. 5. Dorsey Cullen
room; to Mrs. James w Shields for the
room in memory of her husband by the
| father Of the same: to Mrs. sol Bloom
| berg for room in memory of Rabbi Har-
ris: 10 DIR. Boscher's family Tor room in
memory OF his brother; TO Mrs White and
! Mrs Warrey Re ndOlph. for room, not
| yet conn lcted, for widows and children
| Of Confederate soldiers; to- 3. Y. +. l..
| for room for Baptist young people; 10
| Or. Johnston for children's ward, and TO
| Manchester ladies for Manchester ward
Everything being in readiness the OPEN
| ing exercises We're held in the large nan
] Of the college. which were participated in
| by Bishop Newton, Drs. Kerr. Dickinson
| Young, Rabbi Calisch Or. W. 5. Ian
| drum presiding in the stead Of Or. W. +.
| Hatcher, who was out of the city. The
| addresses were OF high order, the aim
| being to secure one from each denomina-
| ton. The Catholic Bishop and others in
! yited. could not be present The House
Committee had prepared a dainty lunch
| con for visitors and the large audience
at the opening were invited over to par
take Of it, and to inspect tae hospital.
I All day and into the night the friends
| poured into the building and were Law
| ism in their encomiuns OF its fitness
! and beauty. The house had been cnlarg-
ed and remodeled by the faculty of the
| college at cost of 5000 about year
ago. The special pride of the staff Is IN
| the operating room and its surroundings,
being unequalled as ii Is by any in the
South. Ii Is equipped with glass and
| metal furniture, apparatus for steriliz-
ing instruments and dressings. and all the
appliances necessary for the performance
Of operations under the most improved
! methods of the present day.
During opening day contributions were
sent In Of provisions. linens. blankets and
! money 10 such an extent as showed the
hold the institution had on the hearts
OF the Richmond people. The next day
| patients begun 10 arrive, and at the end
| of the month thirty-fve had been re-
ceived into the hospital. four OF them
being entirely charity patients. The as
sets showed that the treasury was I'm a
most gratifying condition, and the ladies
/ feeling that as they had no debt TO work
for, their energies In future, would be
! directed 10 making the institution as far
as possible a free one. That is the III.
innate aim OF the board. and with all the
! various efficient committees working 10
that end. they feel very hopeful of sue
I cess. one of the most interesting depart
ments of the hospital work is the Train
ing School for Nurses under the supern-
tendent. Miss :. Heath Cabaniss. a grad
uate Of Johns Hopkins Hospital. She
! gives course Of free lectures TO the
Board and Auxiliary Society, which is OF
! high value. The management Is greatly
| cheered by it's phenomenal success
Mrs. W. II. HATCHER.