Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-15

A, Iisner
Formal ceremonies of dedication of the
new Lisner memorial wing of George
town University Hospital, Both and n
streets We're held a 4 o'clock yesterday
afternoon. A large audience assembled in
the clinic room on the fourth floor of the
addition.
Operating tables had been removed and
the speakers occupied the pit of the room,
while the guests were in the overlooking
seats. Rev. Joseph Himmel, 81, presi-
dent of the university, was in charge of
the exercises and made the address of
welcome and of acceptance OF the donation
10 the university.
Thanks the Donors.
Father Hmmel said that owing to the |
prncely generosity of the donors, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Lisner, the hospital can hold its
head as high any similar institution in
the city, in the country, even in the
world. lie told of the small beginning ten
years ago. when there were only four
nurses on the staff. In one year they at
tended to 232 patients. He compared that
record with the last year, when, with six
teen Sisters of st. Francis and twenty
four trained nurses, 97S patients were
treated.
Following the theories and aims of the
founder of their order, Father Himmel
said that it has always been the theory
that a hospital is the acme of scientific
charity. He paid high tribute to the
efforts of the executive board of the hos
pital, TO which some of the most distin-
gushed of the local physicians have given
their aid. Special tribute was paid to DR..
George NJ. kober, dean of the medical
school, who supplied three operating
rooms in the addition with their equip
ment The board of lady managers also
share of praise from the
speaker. In closing, Father Himmel
turning TO Mr.. Lisner, said:
Mr.. Lisner in the name of George
town University. in the name of the
faculty, In the name of the Sisters of
St. Francis of this hospital and in the
name of the sick and suffering in this
city, / thank YOU.
Mr.. Lisner Responds.
Mr.. Lisner made a brief address In
formally presenting his gift to the uni
versity. He said that he knew of no
better end to which charity might be
extended than that of hospital. The
returns from aiding the poor sick and
injured, he said, are greater dividend
than any other source of revenue, and
cannot be measured by actual cash.
Here in Washington, the capital of the
nation he concluded, I'VE should have
the best of everything, and we can only
accomplish this by every one trying to
bear his share of the burden. Only by
SO doing can we show the good example
that is expected of us. We in Wash
ington were among the first of the cities
TO have Child labor law: we were the
first to pull down insanitary dwellings
Let us, then, be also first in charity"
Speak for Medical Faculty.
DR.. Samuel S. Adams, a member of
the faculty OF the medical school, made
an address of acceptance on the part
OF that branch of the university. He
described at length the great advantages
not only TO charity of the gift of Mr.
Lisner. but also the practical advantage
TO the medical students. He told of the
old methods of study of disease and it's
relief. when the knowledge was almost
entirely from books. Now, with the hos
ptal facilities, he said the student is
able to study disease at the bedside, OBJ
serve in life its actual symptoms and
learn the application of treatment AS
proof of his statements Dr. Adams
told OF the success of some of the re-
Gently graduated classes of the depart
ment.
Or. George FULLY Vaughan, also a men,
Der OF the medical faculty of the uni
rersity, said that although he would have
felt more at home in the pit of the clinic
room If he were going to remove an ap-
pendlX or take off an arm, yet words
came readily 10 thank Mr. Lisner for his
magnihcent philanthropy. He added a
further word of praise to Dr. Kober for
his EFFORTS and donations to the work.
Reception Follows Exercises.
After the formal exercises on the fourth
floor the guests were invited to the
second floor, where, in one of the vet un-
furnished wards of the new wing. ar
engagements had been made for recep-
ton. Great palms and banks OF flowers.
behind which orchestra
artistically arranged at one end of the
room, while at the other were tables from
which the ladies served refreshments The
reception continued until about O'clock
In the receiving line were Father Him.
mel, Sister Superior Pauline. the head of
president of the board of lady managers:
DIR. Kober. dean of the medical school:
Or. Adams. DR. Vaughan and Mr.. and
Mrs. Lisner. Serving refreshments were
Margaret Gowan. Mrs j. r. Hardisty,
Mrs. G 7. Vaughan. Mrs. A E Murphy,
Miss Rosa Stohman, Mrs. A. Allies.
Mrs. W. r. Byrne, Mrs. j. Eakin Gadsby.
Mrs. Charles G.. Thomas and Mrs. w. c.
Gwyne.
Among those present were Commits
sioners Macfarland and West.
Description of Building.
The \. Lisner memorial wing is sub
stantial red pressed brick structure, con-
nected with the original hospital building
on the west. with its largest frontage on
n street. 1t IS of four stories and base
ment. In the latter are kitchens and
serving and storage rooms, as well as
dining rooms for the sisters and nurses
On the first floor are located large ward
for colored women, a laboratory and an
emergency ward. The second floor is
wards for white women. Operating and
private rooms are on the third floor