The herald., 1897-07-03
CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL
THE FORMAL OPENING AND
y. DEDICATION
Free Wards and Pay Wards-Non-
Sectarian Surgical or Medical
Treatment in Either School


Thursday afternoon at4 o'clock the
Christian Hospital association Of South
ern California formally opened the house
at 1905 Ninth street, and dedicated it for
free hospital. The house is situated
at the terminus of the Ninth street car
and sunlight about 1t, contains nine
| good d-sized rooms, and seems in all ways
fitted for the purpose for which it is
| intended. 1t has been leased for six
months with an option of renewal, and
has been furnished so far entirely by
donation.
On the lower floor, besides square re-
ception hall, the dining room and kitch-
en-, are two rooms that will be used as pay
wards. Above in the southeast corner
is a light airy room that will be used
for an operating room; across the hall
is conrmodious bath, and next to it a
large linen closet. The three other
rooms on the second floor will be the
free wards. each with two or three beds.
The floors of all the rooms but two
pieces of furniture which are neverthe-
less necessary, the house is comfortably
furnished, even to a piano in the recep
tion hall. Thursday afternoon there
were flowers placed in vases about the
rooms and the whole was most home
like and attractive.
At 4 o'clock Rev.. E. r. Bennett, act
ing for the president of the association
| ,,I r.. = ,,,tr Mr-
j. B. Brown, who sang very sweetly
Mr.. Bennett then made a short and in
formal address in which he explained to
the large audience present that this hos
pital is intended to fill place between
the county hospital and the full price
private sanitarums 1t is intended es-
pecially for surgical cases, but medical
cases will be received and all gratu-
itously. If patient is able and willing
to pay half price the pay wards will
be open to him or her. The need of such
place was so often felt that some Of
the members of the Baptist denomina-
ton started the idea; but it was soon
/ enlarged and now embraces all evangel-
cal churches. and either school of med
icine. Any reputable physician can en-
ter patient and care for him. The hos
management hopes before the six
months lease expires to have outgrown
/ the present quarters.
The Christian hospital will be run by
annual subscriptions payable monthly
The surgical and medical service will be
gratuitous and the partial canvass made
gives hope that the public spirited and
philanthropic people will give their CO.
o1t 4
care will be absolutely free to the needy
sick. inclusive of everything. Mrs. S.
E. Pierce, recently from the Boston
Baptist hospital, will act as matron un-
der board Of eleven directors. DIR. F.
T. Bicknel will be surgeon in, chief for
three months, with a consulting staff of
two physicians from each school of med
icine.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Benefits
address, Rev. E. w. Ryder offered an
impressive prayer in which he conse-
Grated the house to it's noble use and
the audience sang the Doxology
The president Of the Christian hos
pital association is ]. Herndon Garnett;
j. H. Lapham, treasurer; Mrs. j. M
Johnston, secretary, and the other MEM
bers of the board are Mrs. j. B. Brown,
Mrs. R. M Widney, S. c. Annable P.
Stone and Revs. A. w. Ryder and E. r.
Bennett.
The reception day will be Thursday of
each week from to o'clock.
Aside from 100 monthly donations of
from 81 up, the following list of articles
are those that are most imperatively
needed by the hospital; and all or any
one will be gratefully receivedI Six easy
chairs, small ia bles for wards upstairs
and down, flatirons, mating for two
more rooms. wooden buckets, groceries,
all kinds; two hospital beds and bed
ding, small sterilizer, two more rugs for
floor, chiffoniers, commodee straight
cane seat chairs.
The hospital is indebted to the follow
people or firms for donations of fur
nishings or cash:
Los Angeles Furniture company,
| Willie de Paris, Barker Brothers, Boston
Store, I. T. Martin, Strauss Dry Goods
company, W. B. Blackstone, Mr.. Richie
(silver.) Conradi Berman, Nordlinger,
Lissner & Co. (silver); Brendt, furni-
ture; Allen, upholstering; Niles Pease,
| Hamburger Sons, w. S. Allen, Coulter,
California Hardware company, Broad
way Department Store, Hales, Cass &
Smurr Parmalee, w. c. Furrey Co.,
Montgomery Bros, H. F. Vollmer Co..
| I. w. Pierce & Co., Colgans, w. Wright,
Southern California Furniture company,
John D. Mercer Hulse. Bradford & Co.,
]. w. Shields, Bast & Co., Crandal!,
| Aylsworth & Haskell, Fixen & Co., John
| Keeney & Co., DR.. Carson, G. D. Howry,
Portland Cracker company. J. M. Riley.
H. M. Russell, Marvel Millinery, Guar
artee Trust company, Gray, Bosnell &
Co., Frazier & Lamb (lumber), Empire
Steam Laundry, Avery, Staub Shoe
4 company, Troy Laundry company.
| Pioneer Roll company. Stimson Hack.
Banning & Co., Bishop & Co., Los An
geles Soap company, Craig, Stewart &
Co., spices, extracts and baking pow
der, 1877 East First; Stewart & Co., Ly-
man Stewart, Judge Bicknell. M. H.
Liebana, DR.. Tom Foo, Bishop Mont
gomery. DR.. Fleming, Cal Byrne. Glass
& Long, T. E. Newlin, Henry Hender-
son, S. I. Merrill, B. Lankershim. Hum
phrey B. Kendrick, j. A. Foshay, Lloyd
Scoville, Iron comany, M. Cohen & Co.,