Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-03-25

| at which citizens OF OttumWa ana
speakers of note could tell of the work
of the association and the need of a
new hospital building
| On November 5, rummage sale con.
Quoted by the association women net
ted SPELLS for the new building. The
banquet was held Friday evening De-
cember IL. and it was announced that
$10,450 had been raised for the new
building. The work of gathering SUBJ
descriptions went on at rapid rate. On
Feb. 16, 1904. a site committee was
named for the purpose of selecting a
site for the building which was then
practically assured.
| Site Committee.
The site committee was composed as
| follows: Mrs. H. l.. Waterman, Mrs. j..
B. Sax, Mrs. Frank Won Schrader, T..
D. Foster. Samuel Mahon, ]. w. Kitto,
DR.. M. Bannister, H. L. Waterman, w.
| A. McIntire and j. B. Sax.
| The gra. | prize ball and banquet
was the next step in the movement
| This took place on Thursday evening,
February "a, 1904. and was splendid
success. On March 16 the old Nc
Shane property on the corner of East
Second and College street was Sc
| lected as the site for the new build
ing, the price paid being $4,250. On
May 10 plans for the new building
drawn by Architect G. M. Kerns were
accepted. A few weeks later the con-
tracts for the structure were let to l..
| T. Crisman. On August 1, ground was
broken and on the afternoon of Sep
TENDER IL, the corner stone was laid
| with onnrnnriafa coroponpjoc
Since that time the building has been
bror~ht to completion and the dedi-
cation today consecrates it for the fu-
ssociatiOn. Tomorrow the patients
will be removed to the new building.
from the old and out of date structure
on the corner OF Main and Cherry
streets, occupied by the association
since July 1894.
A Substantial Building.
The Ottumwa Hospital building is a
two story structure. 1t stands on a
commanding and central location It
is of red pressed brick and presents a
substantial appearance.
The main entrance to the building is
on East Second street. where there is
frontage of 81 feet The central por-
ton of this frontage is three stories in
height The building is T shaped, the
wing extending back fifty-four feet.
The building contains eighteen private
rooms in addition to the usual hos
pital wards, the operating and access
sorry rooms, the nurses quarters ,laun-
dry rooms and housekeeper's depart
ment The arrangement is declared
to be almost perfection and the equip
ment and furnishings of the entire
i building is of the best and most ap-
proved in every detail.
Fifteen of the eighteen private
rooms have been furnished by private
individuals, clubs or churches of the
city. The equipment of the operating
room has been supplied by the hos
pital corps of physicians.
Total Cost $27,25o.
The total cost Of the building has
been approximately $4,000 which
with the $4,250 paid for the lot, brings
the total to $27,250. The cost of fur.
nishing and equipping the building for
It's work has been largely borne by the
|. .dividuals clubs and churches of the
city.
Fifteen Of the eighteen private
rooms in the hospital in addi-
ton to the Children's ward have been
furnished by individuals, clubs and
churches Of the city. Two of these
i rooms are memorial rooms. The first
is memorial to DR.. and Mrs. S. B.
Thrall. Mrs. Thrall as told in the adj
dress today by Mrs. D. H. Emery pres.
ident of the association, was practic-
ally the originator Of the idea which
lead to the formation of the Hospital
association. The rooms and the par.
ties furnishing them are as follows:
First Floor.
i No. 1-Mr. and Mrs. T. D, Foster
Z. No. 2-Mrs. A. W. Johnson.
/ No. 3-United Commercial Travel
ers' association.
No. memorial to DR.. and Mrs. s.
B. Thrall.
No. S-Graduate Nurses society.
/ No. 9-Mrs. w. H. H. Asbury
(. No. list. Mary's Catholic church
Second Floor.
No. 12-Trinity Episcopal church.
No. 13-Mrs. Sarah E. Mason.
No. 14-Fortnightly club.
No. 15-Ottumwa Woman's club.
No. 16-Ida B. Wells club.
No. 17-Memorial to Mrs. Anna B
Mast, Mrs. T. A. Fulton.
No. 18-Shakespeare club.
No. 19-P. E. o. society.
Children's ward-Mr. and Mrs. J. B
Sax.
Operating room ottumwa physi
clans.
Presidents Address.
Bits Of History was the subject
upon which Mrs. D. H. Emery, presi
dent of the association, spoke at the
dedication. She told of the incident
which led up to the organization and
briefly sketched the early Hospital
movement.
J The address was as follows:
'In the early COS through the in
fluence and by the advice of godly
and philanthropic woman whose days
were swiftly speeding away and who
j realized that her earthly work was
finished, there was organized in a
certain neighborhood on North Court
street class for systematic bible
study. This class was composed Of