The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-26
kRlSS kRINCLE At
EMERGENCY HOSPITAL

one--Nurses, Patients and Guests
Directors and wolnen's Auxiliary
Celebrate a Joyful Event.
'Honored be woman! she beams Oh the
sight.
Graceful and fair like u being of light,
scatters around her. wherever she strnSs
Roses OF bliss OH our thorn-coveree
ways
Roses of paradise fresh from above,
10 be gathered and twincd In garland
Of love"
To the ladies who compose the auSii'
iary board of willing workers in the in
terest of Emergency hospital is due. III
great measure, the delightful results
which cheered SD many unfortunates on
Christmas afternoon, ana added to tue
pleasure of many guests who had as
sembled In that institution TO attest by
their presence and their presents thei'
appreciation OF the plan to alleviate
the suffcrings Of others. ana to help dis
seninate ehoerfulness and a spirit OF
good will in the name OF Hin III whose
honor the day is 50 universally OBJ
served.
Shortly after $50 p. IN. the exercises
negan In a large ward on the west side
of the first floor of the hospital. All OF
the patients whose condition admitted
OF transit were moved IN cots or chalri
TO the scene of festivities. and the medi-
cal staff. directors, nurses and guests,
,ook up all the vailable floor space.
t-uder the direction OF the natron.
Miss Florence u. Wright. The room had
been .1stetully sarnished and einhel~
lisled Ivy John Thomas with flags,
hunting and evergreen. When hc mad
finished his work, and the. nurses TOOK
charge OF the tree which he had placed
in the north end of the room. their deft
hands ana artistic skill made 1t one Of
l,e most prolific fruit bearers ever seen
III that vicinity And as u tree is
known by It's fruit, the recipients OF the
fruit from th;lt tree say it is good.
The nurses. bright. alert. cheerful,
quiet. neat. graceful and noiseless, were
refreshing III sec in their spotless ap"
parel: ana they suggested the thought
of ,ninistering angels. guide. by disct-
piine, ana educated to make the world
better by their heroisln ana their skill.
They veiiected the directing energy Of
Miss Wright.
President s. s. Jones acted as master
Of ceremonies. He opened tie exercises
BY making nice little speech in which,
on behalf of the hospital management
he extended the compliments OF ths
season. and explained that last years;
event had been so beneficial 10 the re-
cipients of gifts. and SO joyful to the
donors. that the ladies' auxiliary had
felt keen interest in doing the neces-
sa:y work to bring about such Il salts
factory result as was in evidence. He
inrimatcd that 1t was the purpose Of
the ladies to profit 'yy their two years
practical experience and to continue the
good work SO that the inmates Of the
institution may have q more enjoyable
rimc. He CAV" a subtle suggcs ton that
it is more blessed to give than re-
ceive, ana he intimated that expansion
Of the heart is II great chest distender.
The first musical number OF the pro.
i;ramme was given by quartette COM
posed OF NIessrs. W. u. Evans, H. r.
Clarke, Claude Oliver and l.. l.. Love.
i'nd. They sang, "There Lived an Old
Man at the Fottom Of the Sea, and
Dary Jones Was the Name OF He"
Miss Isabella Mitchell followed With a
solo, and acquitted herself churmingly.
Miss Marie Graham, With her violin,
and Miss Gertrude Graham at the
piano. executed some difficult music
with great skill. As usual, they won
loud applause
Rev. Charlas Lee entered into the
spirit of the festive occasion and made
a felicitous talk which evoked much
laughter. His apt illustrations demon
strated how satisfying ii is to feel sc.
cure in ones faith. us eXen,plifcd by
an aged darky, who clenched his ar
gulnont by showing that his belief was
"Entered according to act Of congress-"
The darky had Il tract that had been
copyrighted. Then the speaker told OF
the splendid equipment Of our hospital
and gave his hearers = chance to fix
The thought in their minds by relating
I'll anecdo.c tcld by Nj. Quad, which
gave an account ot a mechanical device
Which Was intended to do the work OF
n0therS slipper on IN iGcorrlgible child
The ide, so Impressed !; married couple
without children that they We're minded
to buy Il machine ana adopt a. boy from
some orphan asylum just to demons
stratc its practicability. Nh. Lee ended
by telling how lnuch good can be ac-
conpiished IN this world By neople who
Try 10 follow. the teachings Of Christ.
who said. "lnasmuch as you do it unto
s.!e last of these even SO YOU do il unto
me-"
y bass solo ny Mv. narpol was We'll
Sleep, Ny Lady, Sleep"
Miss Carrie Lever followed with a solo
and was q g!oaodfoil for ,lhe bass.
The male mGrtette favored The au-
dinnce with Annie Laurie" and re-
c@iHed suek tremendous applause that.
as an encore they gave, Twilight
s;plendor." ..... ,4. ... .-
.'afr. &, 4. Crereiling ana his violin
proved valuable acquisitions to the en-
lsrtaimnenr. Miss Blyson concluded
-llia-. .Inusical nuishers NTH 4 vocal solo
Ox sniuch hicrit...- She won the approba.
ason of the music lovers by her sweet
,Noi6e.
President jones' then stepped 10 The
front and asked how the audience liked
hospital treatment He made some
happy illusions to the work thus far
so nobly carried on.and pointed OUT
how 1t may DE accentuatad. With
shahks to those present and u stand
ing invitation for next year, he turned
his attention to the material things of
this life, and announced that the
nurses would soon begin with shears 10
denude the tree. But ut that moment
Ibis attention was directed to y standard
- which was II legend. Nurses Pie;
Fpt in Your Thumb and Pull Out
gluF." Much amusement followed as
tie nurses began 10 fish for the
Spiums" which the medical staff had
pfovided for their delectation, olnamen-
sGtion and qualification.
4 Shears were then actively operated
md the. tree began and continued to
t3ep4 .tyait OF various kinds in such