The times., 1898-12-08
A new .HCME FOR NURSES
The Formal Opening of a
Splendid Institution.
VISITORS WERE DELIGHTED
Charming Nurses Acted ns Guides
The Ambulance House and Stable
"A Practical ExhibitiOn-The His
tory of Mrs. Phoebe A. Hcnr~t's
Generous Gift-Some of the Guests

The new home for nurses of the Central
Dispensary and Emergency Hospitli was
formally opened yesterday afternoon.
Many Invitations were issued and tho e
who attended were well repaid. The
house was thrown open at o'clock AMI
until long after 6 a steady stream of
persons came and went.
Many prominent society people. to-
gether with people prominent in offic al
life, We're to be seen in the assemblage.
Mingling with them. were the b 81 known
physicians in the city and several sup-r-
intendents and nurses from other hes
pltals.
The reception committee. consisting OF
DIR. Swami NJ. Burnett president of the
board of attending surgeons at the Emer
gency Hospital; Miss Simonton. supern-
tendent of the hospital. and the corps
OF nurses of the institution. received the
guests.
Visitors were ushered into the front
room, which serves paElor, and then
conducted by the different nurses tn ough
the entire institution. being given ample
opportunity TO observe all the details of
the equipment of the home. The base
ment, with its storage rooms and the
model kitchen, the dining room on the
next floor. and al the sleeping apartments
were visited. The nurses. in their W. ita
dresses and caps, acted as the charming
guides
After viewing everything of interes,
the guests were returned to the PAL lor
and dining room. where punch and caoc-
presided over the punch were the Misses
Carrie Ball and Jennie MacGrotty willie
Mrs. Morton Smith and the Misses Helen
and Julia MaeGrotty, and Miss sallie Ball
dispensed the chocolate All who were
fortunate enough to be present expressed
great satisfaction at the excellent order
of affairs and equipment Of the home. Ii
was considered complete in every detail.
Adjoining the home and constructed of
brick is the new ambulance house and
stable. This attracted as much IL not
more, interest than the home itself. The
elegant detail of its appointment delight
ed everybody. The guests were shown
the method of Harvesting the horse and
getting out the wagon on emergency
calls and were given a practical Illus
tration of how quickly this could ~ DONE
as two calls We're received at the ncs2i-
tai which necessitated the use of the
ambulance during the afternoon.
The Nurses Home is the gift of Mrs.
Phoebe A Hearst. In connection with
the ambulance and stable, 1t is properly
styled the Emergency Hospital annex.
Ever since the inauguration OF the Emer-
gency Hospital, the need for such an an
mex has frequently presented itself Here
tofore, the nurses have made their horne
in the hospital building. thus taking up
space which might have been devoted to
additional and much-needed wards. This
was not the only drawback. frequently
insane or delirious patients are received
at the hospital, and the constant bedlan
which they create is the cause of the
loss of sleep by many nurses. Frequent
efforts have been made to obviate this,
but as there was no appropriation for
the erection of a desirable annex the plan
failed of consummation until Mrs. Hearst
so generously offered to defray the eX-
penses of new building.
The hospital board looked about for
desirable site for the erection of a new
building, but as the property owners held
their land at such an exorbitant price Ii
was impossible to close negotiations with
them. 1t was then that the historic old
mansion on the corner Fifteenth and d
Streets, opposite the hospital, suggested
itself as convenient site. Negotiations
81. 900. 1t needed considerable renovating
and some remodeling TO answer the pur-
pose 1t was intended to serve. With this
and the constructions of the ambulance
house in view, Architect Rush Marshall
was engaged to draw plans. The plans
were drawn and the contracts for the
erection and remodeling were awarded to
Builder Charles A. Langly- The fruits of
the labor of these gentlemen speak for
-fVrUF .aff
model annex at a minimum cost, and de-
serve special mention for their Jealous
and unselfsh labors.
The nurses who were In attendance at
the Home yesterday and looked after the
guests were all members of the Emer-
gency Hospital Corps and included Miss
Simonton. superintendent of the hospital,
and the Misses Wiess, Lienig. Meyers. Ma
son, Bristol, Westendorf Kane and How
erton.
Among those who visited the home dur
ing the afternoon were DIR. William P.
Carr, chief surgeon of the hospital. and
Mrs Carr; Drs. NJ. w. Glover. f. III.
Morehart, c. H. Thompson. of the resi-
dent staff; DR.. H. L. <. Johnson. District
Commissioner John B. Wight. DIR. Charles
o. Connor, Col. and Mrs H. F. Blount.
Miss BIount. Mrs. DR.. ]. Tabor Johnson.
Dr. Anita Newcombe Magee, DIR. II. d.
Fry, Dr. and Mrs. E. L. Tompkins. DR..
]. Fl. Mundell, DR.. T. n. Murray, Dr..
W. H. Hawke Dr.. B NJ. Carmichael, the
Rev. H. C. Wood and wife, Mr.. and Mrs.
H. L. West, Mrs. Rittenhouse. Mrs. Ar
mold Hague, Miss Margaret Gale, Mrs. Fl.
Randall Web Mr.. w. j. Boardman, Miss
Goddard, Miss De Graffenried. Mrs.
Childs. Miss Childs. Miss Underhill. Miss
Nevins. Miss Besley, Miss Paxton. Miss
Wagner, the Misses Whitman Mrs. Nc
Reynolds, Mrs. Schermerhorn, the Misses
Schermerhorn, Mrs. Ebersole. Health Of
ficer Woodward and wife. Capt. A. E.
Portman, Charles A. Langley. Miss E. J.
Easily. Dr. Nesmith, Dr. A. r. Stands.
Miss Mary Ross. the Misses Foster, and
ysothers.si