The San Francisco call., 1904-04-06
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OAKLAND, April 5.-Providence Hos
pital. erected by the Sisters of Provi-
dence, and which has just been com
pleted, was formally dedicated this aft
ernoon by Most Rev. Archbishop Rior
dan, assisted by Most Rev. Archbishop
Montgomery and a large number of
Catholic clergymen, public officials and
prominent laymen OF San Francisco
and Oakland. After the invocation and
blessing by Archbishop Riordan and
the dedicatory address by Archbishop
Montgomery short addresses were de-
livered by Mayor Olney, Judge Henry
A. Melvin, City Attorney ]. +. McEl-
roy and DR.. Frank l.. Adams Music
was furnished by the quartet of ST.
Francis de Sales Church, assisted by
a choir of the sisters and pupils of
Sacred Heart Convent
Lcng before the hour at which the
exercises were to begin the building
was crowded with visitors from both
sides of the bay, who inspected the ope-
rating rooms, wards and private rooms,
all of which are equipped and furnished
with the most modern appliances.
BLESSING BY ARCHBISHOP.
The exercises opened at 3 o'clock,
City Attorney j. K. McElroy presiding.
The blessing was given by Archbishop
Riordan, and was followed by the dedi-
catory address by Archbishop Mont
gomery, who said in part:
1t gives me great pleasure to dedicate this
magnificent structure. which VIII hencetorth
pose for which il has been erected, and |
wish TO express my thanks and the thanks OF
the clergy TO the Sisters Of Providence and
also to the physicians of this city who have
taken much interest in this great enter
prise 1t is well-known fact that hospitals
of private or semi-private character are
more generally successful than those operated
by municipal county governments, for too
often in public institutions politics Is given
precedence over the healing Of the sick.
This institution the result Of years of labor
by the Sisters of Providence is worthy of
support from all classes of people, for here
may come all who are i'll, regardless of color
OF OF creed, and great good may be accom-
plished by the endowment by wealthy people
Of rooms beds for the of those who
unable TO pay for frst-class attendance
can will aid in this work for humanity and
viii share their abundance Of the goods of
this world that this institution may be The
means OF helping the poor and needy.
DR.. Adams described in detail the
equipment and furnishings of the ope-
rating room and wards, and was fol-
lowed by Judge Melvin, who in a brief
address complimented the Sisters of
Providence on their great work. Judge
Melvin said:
1t seems to me that all that can possibly
be said has already been said by the speak
ers who have preceded me. and it seems
hopeless task to try to tell anything more.
However, / viii say that in the future Greater
Oakland may well be proud of Providence
Hospital
WELCOME BY MAYOR
Mayor Olney on behalf of the city
Of Oakland extended a welcome to the
new hospital in a brief address, in
which he said in part:
/ wish to express word of thanks to the
sisters for their great enterprise which
trust viii be of lasting benefit to Greater
Oakland. 1 can well appreciate the value OF
such institution for once, when young
man | was nursed through a long Illness by
the sisters Of the Catholic church. l take
great pleasure in extending 10 Providence Hos
pital welcome behalf of the city of
Oakland.
The new hospital is located at the
corner of Broadway and Twenty eighth
street and is a frame structure, four
stories in height, with a high base
ment. 1t has a frontage on Broadway
of about 275 feet and the outline of the
lows nearly every room to be lighted
by two or more windows. The build
ing is lighted by electricity and is
heated by steam, which is generated
in building separated from the main
structure. which makes the hospital
proper absolutely safe from any dan
ger of fire from within.