Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-13
THE CORNER
STONE LAID
CEREMONY PERFORMED THIS AF.
.TERNooN AT NEW HOSPITAL
BUILDING.
SIMPLE AND IMPRESSIVE
Hon. J. j. Smith Delivers Short Ad.
dress--Mortar Spread by Mrs. HI.
Waterman and Stone Ordered into
Place by Mrs. D. H. Emery.

Place by Mrs. D. H. Emery.
From Mondays Daily.
II pronounce this stone true, plumb |
and level"
In these words Mrs. D. H. Emery,
president of the Ottumwa Hospital as
sociation, concluded the cerem onies
this afternoon attending the laying of
the corner stone of the new Ottumwa
Hospital building at the corner of East
Second and College streets. The exer-
cises were simple and brief and were
witnessed by almost every member of
the hospital association and by large
number of spectators who have been
interested during the year in the move
ment which has finally eliminated in
the assurance of splendid new and
well located building.
The actual laying of the stone took
place shortly after the conclusion of
the address of the afternoon delivered
by Hon. j. ]. Smith. DR.. S. A. Spilman,
in behalf of the physicians of the city
and the members of the hospital asso-
citation, placed in the little copper box
the items selected by the hospital asso-
citation officers and announced them to
the spectators. The box was then
sealed and placed in the corner stone,
where 1t is to repose till possibly some
future generation may tear down the
structure now being erected and make
way for q larger, more commodious
and up-to-date structure.
Wields the TroweI.
Mrs. H. L. Waterman, who has been
from its first organization and to
whose tireless efforts the splendid work
done by the hospital in the past and
the strenuous work which has result
ed in the present building, is largely
due, welded the trowel which spread
the mortar. The stone was swung into
position and the closing words Of the
ceremony spoken by Mrs. Emery.
| "A picture Of Mary Brooks Thrall Is
one Of the most appropriate items to
go into the copper box. To Mrs. Thrall
who was the wife Of one of the pioneer
Ottumwa physicians, is largely due the
movement which finally resulted in the
formation of the Ottum wa Hospital as
ISOLATION and in the erection at the
present time of the new building.
Bible Class.
The Mary Brooks Thrall Bible class
of twenty-five members was for man.
years one of the most prominent fea
lures Of life in Ottumwa. Upon thi
class she constantly impressed the ne
cessity OF a suitable hospital building
and equipment for the city. Being tn
wife of a physician she was we'll qual
flied to know better than most other
how great this need really was. A
her death and upon her earnest solic
tation the work of organizing an asst
citation for the purpose was taken up b
the Bible class After about four year
in November 49,, 1894, the articles O
incorporation were filed for the pres
ent association, the members of tn
Bible class being the 1ncorporators
silk Edition Of Courier.
Another interesting article in tn
corner stone is copy of the Courie
of the issue of February %, 1895. O
thls aate Ine Sou.ei s . es.ao,anu., otrnnt ,,.a
tnen iocaeeu ol 5ousn Souie -. 4,sa ee',M1 Me
lulheu over ., ~ .ne ,'sa woen ~ - n,t eu ~ ~
pi.ai assoclaeioh Wno 81 ~ ~, -
edltlon Oh ehe papei anu .9oA
aid in the hospital work. On
| copy Oh ,ne paper was run ,s on -.
, White SIN anu Inns was soiu So " -
r hlghest pl4uer. M mno was w ma'ot oaIu ~
{ Mahon. lnls copy u tne papel as ns
) no" peen s,sen ~ eie assooia.lpii IN a1 ~.
was piaeeu ~ eio eoi iiei s'oio 'it' o.
GrnOOn.