The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-09-21
OPENING OF
CITY HOSPITAL
AND GRADUATING EXERCISES
WERE WELL ATTENDED-A
VERY ENJOYABLE EVENT.

The formal opening Of the City Hos
pital and the graduating exercises he'll
in honor of the three nurses who lTat
completed the prescribed course II
/ hospital training was a very pleasant
affair last evening. In spite of the
! inclement weather quite number oi
people were present to offer congratu
lations and compliment the manage,
nent upon the success of their enter.
| prise.
DR.. f. w. Hill. of the Woman's Hos
pital, was master of ceremonies and
after the guests had been welcomed
introduced Rev. w. J.. Eddy, who Of
fered an eloquent prayer. Dr. Boyers.
| Sr.. was then introduced and he read
a very interesting paper descriptive of
the hospital and Of the work accom-
plished by the board in behalf of the
city. Among other things She stated
that the hospital had received its first
patient in an adjacent building on May
%, 1908. and since that time 255 pa
tients had been cared for, making an
average of sixteen patients a month";
have iabored under up to the present
time. this is a most creditable record
and one in which they may Justly take.
pride. Only seven deaths have oc.
CURED in the hospital during that
period, making the low rate of 2 per
cent. The hospital has been built to
accommodate seventy-five patients and
twelve nurses are in training at the
present time under the thoroughly ca
pable and efficient management Of the
head nurse, Miss Margaret e. Saun-
der of Baltimore, to intelligent1y care
for the patients intrusted to their care.
creased to fifteen very shortly and the
number may be raised still higher be-
fore the next few months. j
While the gratifying statement was !
made that the institution was now self
DR.. Boyers spoke in be-
half of the board in regard to the en-
downing of free bed or ward by one
or several of the charitable organiza-
tons of the city. In every town capa-
bic of sustaining city hospital this
Is done, and it shows in manner the
. SiPpi StliLIoH III puLplC
stitution of this sort. The cause is
worthy and popular one. and more
money can be raised for such an object (
han for almost any other enterprise E
Dr. w. II. Sands, president of the 1
BOARD of directors, in kindly little I,
Deech of praise and congratulation I,
PRESENTED the diplomas to the three !,
SDirants who have labored SO long !
nd earnestly for this honor. Each of ,
he three had taken one or more years !
in another institution before
ntering this one, thus their ability =
as thoroughly tested. Misses Amelia :,
ingham. Anna Teasdale and Ella Sid n
ell were the ones so distinguished r
lst evening and they presented very =
harminG appearance in the white a
nen dress and cap which marks the :,
raduate nurse
DR.. P. B. Ogden delivered the charge J,
} them and his remarks We're listened J.
, with close attention by every one. h
Rev. H. G.. FStoetzer, of the First !
resbyterian Church, pronounced the :;
after which social hour
as enjoyed by the guests in looking /.
yer the hospital and partaking OF the
alectable refreshments served in the
ming room. Mrs. W. H Sands. assist :,
by Mrs. George Debolt, had
large here and the dining room pre- rs
nted very beautiful appearance, !,
it'll its draperies and festoons of yell ~
W and white, while bowls of gay J.
golden rod, palms y
d ferns formed scene of unusual Il
auty- To those who have not been Z Z
hcientiy interested to visit our City
'spital we give a brief desert ption
the building, thus Illustrating, in a
sasure, the efficient services this 81
'titution is capable OF rendering IL
On the basement floor is located the j II