The herald., 1896-02-11
GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL
Was Dedicated Yesterday With
Appropriate Services
REV. DR.. GRAY OFFICIATED
A Reception Attended by Prominent
Ladies and Gentlemen Held
A New Institution In Los Angeles Which Is
REV. DR.. GRAY OFFICIATED
A New Institution In Los Angeles Which Is
Open for the Sick and Distressed
of al Nations

Numerous social entertainments have
been given throughout the season in the
interest of various charities, and in their
train came, yesterday, a large reception
and dedication, marking the opening of
the Hospital of the Good Samaritan, situ-
ated on Seventh street, near Pearl.
| From 3 o'clock until yesterday after.
noon the building was thronged with the
most notable members of Los Angeles So
ciety as we'll as of numerous strangers,who
had been extended welcome, and who
were most Hospitality received by the
Mines. ]. M. Elliot, M. II. Clacius, e. r..
Baker, George f. Bugbee, Mcmillan and
M. S. Severance.
| Shortly after o'clock DIR. John Gray,
rector of st. Johns Episcopal church, read
the dedication service and, under the ad-
| vice and authority of the Right Rev. DIR.
| Nichols provisional bishop of the diocese,
declared the hospital open for all works Of
charity and love to all men, for the healing
of the body, the ministration of spiritual
needs and for the relief of the ills of
| humanity everywhere, of every name, Or
| der and kind.
| Although the Good Samaritan is under
| the auspices of the Protestant Episcopal
| church and is an extension of the work of
| the old incorporation, well-known as ST.
Paul's Hospital and Home for Invalds, it
is now under its changed name, no n-sec-
| tartan institution with increased and WIDEN
ing facilities for administering to all classes
without distinction of race, creed or condi-
ton.
While the hospital owes it's existence to
many benevolent friends and generous
donors, yet one of the greatest factors for
bringing the institution to its present state
of development and increased usefulness,
has been the constant watchfulness, deep
interest and generous assistance OF Mrs.
Mark Sibley Severance.
Warren's mandolin orchestra very kind
ly and gratuitously rendered some OF
their choicest selections throughout the
afternoon, during which the numerous
specting the building, which is most adj
mirably adapted with all modern appli-
ances for the comfort and care OF pa
tients.
Although the hospital as it stands now
| represents only small part of the in
| tended building which when complete will
have two large wings extending from the
| main building or administration block, it
has now twenty-five commodious rooms,
| cheerful with light piastering and VAIN
scoting of pale blue, and beautifully fin
| ished in oak and hardwood floors. The
| operating room is modern in style and
| furnishing Polished tiles cover the floor
and the walls half way to the ceiling are
covered with glass, through which is seen
fleckings of blue that give the object of an
artistic dado.
The invalids' rooms and two large wards
| are costly furnished with rugs and tasty
furniture of the modern light woods.
Every available room is already filled
with patients, although the building has
scarcely been open more than one week.
| Three nurses are in attendance and the
entire charge is assumed by Mrs. McMas-
ter formerly of Toronto. whose lifework
has been the hospital.
In its present state of incompletion the
| hospital lacks the wide halls, stairways
and corridors of most modern hospitals,
yet in the very absence of these customary
| essentials, it indicates what has been the
| intention of its founders, q thorough home
| for the sick. Its hall room, from which
| runs an average sized stairway, its recep-
| ton, living. and sick rooms, all carpoted to
soften every football. have the appearance
| of any we'll regulated household.
The building itself is finished in dull
grey, and when completed will have the
characteristics of the old Spanish mission
style. 1t is we'll located and is built on
slope OF sufficient rise to give it a very inn
posing appearance.
| Among the visitors were the Rev. DIR.
and Mrs. Clark, Mr.. and Mrs. Volt, DIR.
and Mrs. Salisbury, Judge and Mrs. Hub
bell, DR.. and Mrs. Burke, DR.. and Mrs.
John Gray; Mines. w. H. Perry, w. c.
Patterson, Mercer, Chandler, I. B. Clark.
Hancock Johnston, Pearce, Thos. Hask-
| ins, Cowles, Charles A. Smith, Geo. King,
M. w. Stone, j. R. Scott, M. Whorry,
Wadleigh, Senator Del Vale, M. E. Nor
timer, Drake, Frank RAIDER, T. A. Eisen,
A. B. McMillen, j. M. Elliott. NJ e. Ken
dali, M. T. Dennis, Arthur Hendey. NJ. A.
Summers. L. A. Adams, Anna G. Roeder,
4. Thornhili, li +. I Kirchner, AnSi Miner, %
Longstreet, M. f. Davis, Theodosia Pre-
vost, G.. S. Gregson, Adam Darling. H. 9,
Brainerd, NJ. II. Kendall, M. B. Mcmillan,
H. M. Reane of Pittsburg, It. j. Parry of
Indianapolis, Alfred Alderman and daugh-
ter of st. James Park, DR.. Follansbee. the
Misses McCulloch, Miner, Vail, Mcmillan,
Viola Hendey, Winnie Hendey, Esther Nell
son, Bertha Oliver, freeman, Myrtle
Young Mabel Morgan, L. 8. Oliver, the
Misses Severance, the Rev. A. G. L. True,
DR.. Sherwood Dunn, Rev. B. w. Taylor,
Drs. Dorsey, Davisson, Lennon, Boyle
and E. H. Russell.
! The absence of Fl. w. Latham, the eff
cient secretary and one of the foremost
promoters of the institution, was deeply
regretted.
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