Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-11
ADDED TO SlBLEY HOSPITAL
DEDICATION OF THE STRUCTURE
RECENTLY COMPLETED.
Nearly All the Rooms Furnished b!
Churches and In I:TidunIs-PrO-
gram of Exerc1ses.

The recently completed addition to Sibley
Hospital, corner of North Capitol and
Pierce streets, was formally dedicated yes
terday afternoon. The attendance on the
part of friends of the institution was i'm
mense and the building was filed to over
flowing.
Previous to the beginning of the formal
exercises a large number of those present.
by invitation of Mrs. d. B. Street, chair
man of the board of managers. inspected
the structure. 1t found to be in per-
feet order. and. in response to the efforts of
Mrs. Street and the other members of the
board. nearly all Of the rooms had been APP
proprately furnished by friends at their
own expense. Probably the most noticeable
among these rooms were that in which the
furniture and decorations were donated by
Messrs. w. b. Moses & Sons. and that
called the Colorado room. which was SO
named by Mrs. H. NJ. Teller wife of the
senate from that state and furnished as a
reception room by her. Senator and Mrs.
Teller also furnished private sitting room
for the use of the nurses.
Others who assisted in this way, each
taking one room. were Bishop and Mrs. Gill
bert Haven DIR. and Mrs. d. b. Street Rev.
John r. Wright. the Misses January of New
York. granddaughter of the late Gen. Clin-
ton b. Fisk: McKendree NJ. f Church. St.
Pauls NJ f. Church. Frederick City NJ. f.
Church, Mrs. Stinemetz. Foundry Church.
in whose room the bed HIS been consecrated
rs q memorial to the late Miss Mabel
Brown: Mr.. and Mrs W. G. Mcdowell.
Mrs. Robert Magyar. the Kings Daughters
of Metropolitan NJ. +. Church Hamline NJ.
E. Church. the children of the late Joseph
and Sarah Tompkins and DIR. r. H. Ora
ham.
The Program.
The program of the service of dedication
was as follows: Singing. Jesus, Lover of
My SOUL prayer Rev. Dr. w. r. Strick-
len of Hamine Church; singing by the
Nurse quartet; address. Rev. DR.. L. B.
Wilson of Foundry Church; presentation of
the building to the Womans Home Mis-
sionary Society, Mrs. Dr. Street; acceptance
for the society, Miss Van Marter; address.
Rev Dr. Lucien Clark. presiding elder
Washington district. Baltimore conference;
chorus; My Country, 'Tis of Thee
As already stated Sibley Hospital is To-
Gated at the corner of North Capitol and
Pierce streets. The original building was do
mated by the late William ]. Sibley to the
Womans Home Missionary Society of the
Methodist Episcopal Church an adjunct
to the Lucy Webb Hayes National Training
School and in memory of his wife. Its de-
sign was to provide place where the suf-
fering might find careful medical attend
ance under religious influences and where
also women preparing to be nurse deacon
esSeS might receive Skillful training.
The hospital was opened for the recep-
ton of patients in March, 1895. In the two
years which followed more than $50 cases
were treated in the wards and private
rooms and not less than 100 critical opera
tons We're performed. But the expenditures
so largely exceeded receipts that in Febru-
airy, 1897, suspension became necessary.
The nurses. however. continued to do much
work in nursing patients in their own
homes.
In October. 1898. the debt having been ex-
tinguished. it was resolved to resume the
work of the hospital, but upon plan en-
q, L. 1t, ~,
any physician of any school in good and
regular standing may bring patients to the
hospital for nursing and board, and all
free patients are allowed their choice of
physicians and surgeons. whose services are
gratuitously rendered While there is no
regular staff nor resident physician. the
hospital furnishes experienced and trained
nurses. considerate and careful attendance
and a number of medical practitioners vol
uuteer their services when desired without
charge.
The Experiment 81 Success.
The experiment, it is stated. has been en-
inently successful. During the period in
which the plan has been 9riod more than
200 cases have been treated in the hospital.
nearly 100 have been nursed in their own
homes. large number of physicians lave
brought patients and have warmly ex-
pressed approval of the attention received
by them. patients and their friends have
testified to the courtesy and kindness ex-
perenced. the self-sacrificIng nurses havo
been cheeri ally content to render their
services for the meager allowance of
deaconess and the receipts have equaled
the expenditures. 50 that not one penny of
,leh. has been incurred.
The board of managers Of the hospital is
composed of Mrs. ID. b. Street, chairman:
Mrs. +. NJ. Hall. secretary; Miss Ella l..
StinemetZ treasurer: Mrs. C. l.. Roach,
Mrs. w. G. Mcdowell, Mrs. A. f. Evans,
Mrs. j. w. Davis. Mrs NJ. n. Richardson,
Mrs. b. II. StinemetZ. jr., Mrs. Charles w.
keyes. Mrs. l.. w. Call, Mrs. Cheeseman
Mrs. G. W. Stokes, Mrs NJ NJ Mitchell,
Mrs. L. II. Parker Miss Marion Fowler,
Miss Emily Hodge. Mrs. ]. La Rue John
son: ex-offcio. DIR. a. II. Ames. Mrs. H NJ
Teller: genera' -xecutive, Miss Martha Van
Marter, Mrs. John Neff
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