St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-03-18


opens directly into the matrons bed
room.
Following down the corridor to the
north end of the building one enters the
operating room and its adjoining rooms,
separated by partitions from the main
building. First comes the surgeons
locker room, then the etherizing room and
then the operating room. This has a
direct northern light and is equipped for
night work by cluster OF electric lights
of a total of 240 candle power, the
fixture being the gift OF DR.. W J Aldrich.
The surgeons dressing room and the
sterilizing room are directly connected
with the operating room and DR.. !. NJ.
Allen will fit up the sterilizing room. All
these rooms have granolithic floors and
hard plaster walls and are models of
their kind.
In the main building, which is 100 by
40 feet, are the public and private wards
Each floor has a public ward of four beds
and there are - private wards furnished
! by churches, individuals and societies.
For the present the rooms in the south
west corner of the building will be used
by the nurses. The building also con
tains two diet kitchens, numerous bath.
rooms, linen closets aud all the &C
cessories of a modern hospital.
The following private wards have been
| furnished: One by Samuel Brown of
Boston, president of Z. & T. Fairbanks &
Company; the children's ward by Mrs,
Frank H. Brooks in memory OF her
father Col Franklin Fairbanks; one
by the st. Johnsbury Woman's Club;
one by Frank II. Brooks in memory of
his father, Dir. S T. Brooks; one by Mrs.
!, d. Folsom and Mrs. W. Aldrich in
memory of DR.. !. D Folsom; one by
Mrs Walter W. Husband, DR.. Harry G.
Billiard and Mrs B. |. Staples in mem
DRY OF their father, DR. Gates B. Bullard
one by Mrs. Susan j. Richardson, in
memory of her husband, i. A. Richard
son; one by the Woman's Association of
the North church; one by the Order OF
the Eastern Star; one by the South
Church Ladies Society; one bv Mrs. Z.
l. Spencer and the ladies of the Church
Of the Messiah; one by the Missionary
Round Table Of the North church The
Searchlight Club of the South church
will endow tree bed for four weeks.
The solarium at the south end of the
building has a complete sun exposure
throughout the day and its stores are
connected by stairway. The furniture
IN hese rooms was given by the grad
uate nurses of the hospital There is a
spacious attic above the second story
where a 1000 gallon tank holds the
buildings supply of water and where
additional rooms can be finished off il
necessary. The rooms are all finished in
white, there are numerous pictures in the
wards, and the floors are of hardwood
The corridors are covered with cork
carpets and the stairways are provided
with rubber treads.
The basement contains large Quincy
steam heater, a vegetable cellar, a
mortuary, the laundry locker room,
kitchen, off from which is room which
can be used for cold storage pantry and
several rooms for the domestic help.
Underneath the operating room and its
rooms are the dining room,
pantry, etc. The basement is well
lighted ana every part of it is made
available.
AS stated in the historical address the
was Lawrence W Goudie of
Lisbon and the building was erected .
under the immediate supervision of his .
son. p. b Goudie 1t was opened for it's .
regular work Monday and will have the .
support of host of loyal I.
friends in this and surrounding towns.
SOME FACTS OF ENERAL INTEREST.
The matron of the new hospital is Mrs
Flora E. Lovejoy and the head nurse
Miss Myrtle H Miller, who is now in
Nova Scotia. The acting head nurse is
Miss Adeline Eddy. The nurses in the
school are Sadie A. Hooker, ST.
] ohnsbury, Annie NJ Gibbons, St Johns
bury, Ethel McLaren, Barnet, Bernice
Johnson, Coaticook, p O., Isabel For
sythe, ST. Dohnsbury, Minnie Gilberts,
St. Adams, Florence Mcdonald, ST.
Johnsburv. E. Mabel Reynold, Compton,
P. @, Elsie NJ. Wood, St. Johnsbury,
Effie T. Woodside, st. Johnsbury, Frances
NJ. Sullivan, St. Johnsbury. Bertha +.
George and Marion A. Ramsey of Woods
vile have had their applications accepted
and will commence work about April /.
Throughout the day of the dedication
the building was open to visitors and it
was III OtlSCu Will an lHlcIGStGu crown.
Among those from out of town was
Eber Cobleigh of Lyndonville who made
a special trip to inspect our latest public
and was greatly interested in
the visit. Among those from abroad at
the dedication were DR.. Morrison of
Whitefeld, DR.. c. NJ. Libby of Danvile,
DR.. A. c. Mcdowell of Lyndonvlle.
Mrs. Frederick Billings of Woodstock
has sent check for 500 to be used at
the discretion of the trustees and Frank
Perrigo has the honor of starting the
fund for the elevator by subscribing $40
towards this much needed addition.
The telephone number for the new
building is SOIL.