New-York tribune., 1902-08-30
ODELL LAYS CORNERSTONE
INTERESTING CEREMONY CONDUCTED
BY GOVERNOR AT DOBBS FERRY,
HE ADDRESSES ONE OF THE LARGEST
CROWDS EVER GATHERED IN THE VII
LAGE-PROCEsSION TO THE
HOSPITAL, SITE.
HOSPITAL SITE

Governor Odell yesterday afternoon laid the
cornerstone of the hospital which is near
ing completion at Dohbs Ferry The building
is of wood and is already inclosed but the
cornerstone was set into the foundation yes
terday as II the work had not proceeded 80 far
Governor OdeiI met at the railroad Std-
tion nv a reception committee consisting of
thirty prominent citizens of Dobbs Ferry. and
was conducted to the site Of the hospital III
a.bfo,d ave by Colonel +. .. Brown, president
oe the village: o. G. Willard. the president OF
tho bospitaI corporation and b. L.. Walace'
chairman of the reception committee Inc o'iie'
members OF the committee acted as d 'isiii''ii
escort of honor and members OF 'he Ni niio
Armv of the Republic and Sons or veterans ieo
a long procession of civic societies anu Eoiuii
80 e-e,,,en IT was after o'clock when the
Governor reached the reviewing stand on d
+erraca between the hospital and the street ne
,.s led TO the grandstand in front OF the puliu-
ing almost covered with bunting as soon as
- ,,ooaseion had passed, and was forrnallS
,on,.d Inv Village President Brown, VINO also
introduced Mr. Willard as chairman ol 'iie oaS-
The Rev. t. NJ. Niven, pastor emeritus VI 'n'
Creenburg Presbyterian Church. ohefeu 'I "
vocation Oswald Garrison wizard p'esiueN'
- Tho Dobbs Ferry Hospital Association oehF-
cred an address in which he gave d priel hi'
torv of the enterprise. and reterred 10 ihe ~
;,iae on which IL was 1ouIlueu ihe 49, ~ -
t,e,ke1ev of the Zion Episcopal Church reao
onnronriate selections from the Scriptures ahu'
while the band played a medley OF national
ire Governor Odell descended from the grand
s+and and with a silver trowel made for the
occasion spread the mortar upon Wnlch the
cornerstone was to rest
THE GOVERNORS SPEECH.
Worknen who had already sealed the stone
drew II into nlace. and. after IL had been
pIumbed and set, the Governor returned to the
grand stand and spoke as follows:
1 am grateful for the privilege you have afforded
for the opportunt that has been presented which
ena bles me to participate In the ceremonies or lay
ing the cornerstone CT your hospitai = mere Is no
stronger sentiment in the human breast, none that
akes people respected or draws tneffl
closer together than the desire to minister to the
wants of the needy. to alleviate the sunerings or
the hand of adversty fallen. This sentiment
marks the progress OF civilization Ihere Is per
hans no avenue through which the early training
of youth and the maturer thought of old age md
distribution of such aid. We have often heard the
expresson that the world has grown older. bit
ferness discomfort and the misery OF the people
have increased: that the arrogance OF wealth mas
lions and that the cries of the suffering fall
dlIIlrd and excite deriSon rather than sym
pathy. I am not one OF those who believe this
While II is true that there is brought to our at
sIfferings which seem in the aggregate to have
increa sed greatly the earlier days, yet we
should understand that 1t is rather the increased