The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-10
HOOD WING OPENED.
BRILLIANT CERE MONIES
ATTENDING.
Governor Warf1eld the Guest
of Honor, and Many Other
Distinguished Visitors Make
it a Gala Occasion-Descrip
ton of Hospital and New
Addition.

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guest of honor, numerous mem
bers of the medical profession
from the city and county and
other places and crowd of inter
, ested spectators that taxed to
the utmost the capacity of the
spacious building, the ceremonies
attending the opening and dedi-
cation of the Hood Wing of the
Frederick City Hospital came off
on Tuesday afternoon last with
every possible degree of success.
1t was indeed a time of iusti-
fable exultation on the part Of
those who had arranged the
, splendid celebration as well as
for those who had the pleasure
of being participants
Mrs. Margaret Scholl Hood,
who donated the handsome addi
ton. was present and was the
recipient Of much praise on the
GROWING achievement of her
charitable career.
To the ladies of the Board of
Managers, the Executive Com
mittee and the memb ers of the
various committees hardly enough
words of commentator can be
summoned to use. Their hard
work could be seen on every hand,
from the spotless condition of
the corridors, the neatnesS of the
rooms, the floral decorations AID
the general air of comfort, to the
perfect carrying out of every de
tail of the order Of exercises.
The long awaited day came at
last, and with it settled rain
that threatened to put damper
upon those interested in the pro
ceedingS. But so great was the
enthusiasm and so wide spread
the interest in this noble project,
that more than rain was needed
to keep the people away. BY
the time the Governor arrived the
building was packed to the doors.
The greate~t amount of curl
oSity was displayed by most of
the visitors, many of whom had
not even been inside of the build
ing. The look on their faces
easily told the impression made
by the neat and homelike APP
pearance of things.
Nv by, said one woman it is
like big family hotel. wouldn't
mind it a bit being sick here"
Such was the general trend of
the many favorable comments
made.
The Reception Committee APP
w lCOClNO 0ONCA
at the hospital were on hand at
his arrival and was composed of
Mrs. Arthur Willard, Mrs. Chas.
Ii. Baughman. Miss Lille Keller
and Miss Martha McCleery.
These, with several members of
the Board of Trustees, and the
Medical Staff, escorted the Cover
nor to the Sun Parlor. where the
exercises took place.
Much disappointment was felt
at the failure of Mrs. Wartield
to accompany her husband, but
a slight indispOsition and the
Indictment weather made ''pru
dence the better part OF valor."
The formal ceremonies attend
ing the opening of he Hood wing,
were of "A most simple and pleas
ing nature. The Governor with
Mrs. Hood on his arm. and those
taking part in the exercises were
escorted by the committee to the
Sun ParlOr, where the presenta'
ton of the wing was made To the
Hospital Association by Professor
Joseph Ii. Apple, IN behalf OF the
| donor. His remarks were well
chosen and to the point. he put all
into few words when he said
there's the hospital addition; take
it and use it'. He also paid a
pretty compliment to Governor
Warfeld and pleasantly referred
to the presence of distinguished
members oftbe medical profession.
The acceptance on the part oil
the Hospital Association was en-
trusted to DIR. Maynard who made
much of the opportunity. lie
spoke of the good work done by
the hospital ard gave a brief re
view of the value of those noble
institutions to mankind. He re-
garded the opening of the new
addition as a new era in the prog
ress of the hospital and expressed
to Mrs. Hood the grateful appre
citation not only of the Hospita
Association but of the community
in general, for whose benefit it was
given.
u A pleasant surprise was giver
, when a fine picture of Mrs. Hoot