The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-09
New St. Vincent's
Hospital Dedicated
Last Night
BISHOP BEAVEN OBLIGATED.
Exercises Attended by
Leading Clergymen and
Men Of the City.

The fatherhood of God and the broth
erhood of man would be an appropriate
motto for st. Vincent's hospital. for it
knows no race, no creed, no color.
This hospital, now completed and one
Of the most modernly equipped insti-
buttons of the kind in the country, was
dedicated last night.
! There was a special program of mu-
sic, speeches by Bishop Beaver, Mayor
Dodge, DR.. John 7. Duggan, president
of the staff of the hospital DR.. Charles
A. Peabody, superintendent of the city
hospital, and DR.. Thomas H. Gage,
president of the board of trustees OF
| Memorial hospital. The ceremony OF
dedication ended with the solemn bless
| ing Of the bell presented by Peter Ba-
ker, and benediction by the bishop.
The dedication took place in the new
chapel and was largely attended. Ded-
icated as it is TO the work of mercy and
the alienation of suffering, denomina-
tional barriers were let down. Catholic
and Protestant sat side by side.
That patient is sick and suffering
and in need of the best medical and
surgical attention, is all that is nee
essary at St. Vincent's in the eyes of
the self-sacrifcing sisters of Providence
and the devoted staff of physicians.
A description of the new building has
been printed and it's architectural style
and the general plan of the interior is
familiar to Spy readers. Long before
the hour for the beginning of the ex-
ercises, however, the guests availed
themselves of the opportunity of look
| ing over the hospital. They found unlim-
| tied features to praise, not one thing
to criticize. Anticipated methods have
no place in the hospital equipment,
Everything is complete and admirably
adapted to the work of relieving HUI
man suffering.
The exercises of dedication began at
las o'clock. DR.. John T. Duggan pre-
sided. Seated with him on the platform
were Rt. Rev. Bishop Thomas D. Bea-
ven Of the Springfield ditAese; Rt Rev.
| Mgr. Thomas Griffin, D. D., of st.
| Johns; Mayor r. B. Dodge, Jr., DR..
Charles A. Peabody of the city hospital,
| DR.. Thomas H. Gage of the board ct
trustees Of the Memorial hospital, Rev
D. H. O'Neill Of st. Peters, Rev. ]. P.
Tuite Of st, Anne's, Rev. B. H. Coma
ty Of Sacred Heart, Rev D. r. Nc
Gillicuddy Of st. Stephens, Rev. ]. e.
Perreault of the Church of the Holy
Name Of Jesus, Rev. w e. Hickey OF
Holyoke, Rev. j. B.. DAILY. of. Spring.
field, Rev. Thomas Malone Of Provi-
dence, Rev. Alexander H Vinton. rec
tor of All Saints Episcopal church,
Principal E. Harlow Russell Of the nor
mall school, Principal Daniel W. Aber.
crombie of the Worcester academy, ex-
Mayor Henry A. Marsh, Daniel Down
ey, Matthew B. Lamb, John ]. Rior-
dan, George A. McAleer, Denis C. Leo
nard, James r. Guerin, James EsriT, |
V,av wi
Peter Baker, Hon. Stephen Salisbury,
Charles A Chase, Eugene M. Moriarty, |
William Hart, Thomas Barrett, David |
F. O'Connell, John Timon, M. J. P. Nc |
Cafferty, Patrick Power, John B. ST. |
mard, James a McDermott, James Cof- |
fey, Richard Mooney, Henry Brannon,
president of the board of aldermen; AL |
derman t. j. Barrett, and Col James
M. brennan, chief of police.
There was a special program of mu-
sic, under the direction of Daniel Dow
ney, assisted by the following Soprano,
Mrs. Daniel Downey; contralto, Mrs.
w. O'Hara; tenor w O'Hara, Daniel
Downey; bass, A. ]. O'Reilly, NJ. j. Dro-
han; harp, Mrs Vaughn Reed-Law- |
ton; violin, Joseph Rogers; organist, |
Edward F. Howe
DR.. Daggan proved to be the right |
man in the right place AS president of |
the staff of the hospital, and presiding
officer Of the evening, he welcomed the |
guests His address dealt largely with
an explanation of the special field COW
cred by the hospital, of the work it was |
doing, and of the work that it was
hoped to accomplish in the future.
After some musical selections, he in
PRODUCED Bishop Beaver. The bishop
spoke In a conversational tone and. |
like DR.. Duggan, his remarks were de-
voted principally to telling of the work
l,okf Il
out to do The browning glory of these
efforts was the magnificent building
now about to be dedicated. He com |
mended the work of the sisters in the
highest terms.
Mayor Dodge, as usual, proved to be |
a felicitous speaker. He said that he |
was born in the same town that gave |
birth to DR.. Morton the inventor of |
ether, and to this fact he attributed his
faculty for making his audience drowsy |
Turning to Ri. Rev. T. D. Beaver, he
said that he did not know whether he
would succeed In making a politician out |
of the bishop, or the prelate would |
make bishop out of him. He eloquent
ly eulogized the work that was being
done at St. Vincent's.
Referring to it's location on the top
of Vernon hill, he said that Worcester |
was fortunate in the fact that almost |
every hill was crowned with an insti-
tuition OF some kind for the benefit or |
advancement of mankind
The addresses of DR.. Peabody and |
Dr. Gage were devoted to a review of |
hospital work. DR.. Peabody said that in |
the beginning hospitals were almost al
together of an eleemosynary character. |
There was a time when people dreaded
to be. brought to those institutions. but
now this feeling has almost entirely
passed away and even the rich, with
luxuriant homes know that they can
not hope to secure the treatment in
their homes that they can at the well |
equipped hospital.
He spoke of the special efforts made
to secure the best medical and surgi-
cal attendance for the sick. He was
glad that St. Vincent's hospital was a
success. The hospitals, each in its own
field, were doing grand and noble
work.
DR.. Gage told of the origin of Memoir
ial hospital, which is devoted to the |
treatment of women and children. This |
institution owes it's origin to Ichabod |
Washburn. He made provisions for it !
80 years ago in his will, and 10 years
ago his trustees carried out his idea |
DR.. Gage spoke of the great ADVANTAGES
the modern hospital offers for the allie