Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-10-12
Davis Hospital Opening.

Davis Hospital Opening.
 Many ladies visited the Davis Hos pital yesterday afternoon and evening between the hours of and } and | and 9, for the purpose of inspecting
 the new building Yesterday was the formal opening day Weather conditions were ideal and fortunately
 business was quiet at the hospital
 The handsome new hospital pleased
 many visitors. The officers were also much pleased with the attendance at the opening, and believe that it is significant that the annual Tag Day on October 20 will be a success. The enthusiasm in the work they have
 accomplished is gratifying to the Ladies Hospital and Benevolent As sociation, who have labored so hard to erect the memorial The follow
 ing officers were on the reception committee Prsident, Mrs. J. w. Craw- ford, Mrs. J. G. Taylor, secretary, Mrs A. WI Troupe. treasurer; Mrs H c gginbotham, assistant secretary;
 Mrs I. J. Moore, representing the Temple, vice president; Mrs. E. C.
 Howell, representing the Episcopal church, vice president; Mrs. H. C.. Fox, representing the Baptist church, vice president; Mrs. R. H. M Mills,
 representing the Methodist church. vice president, and Mrs. B. E. Benton representing the Catholic church,
 vice president. They greeted the guests in the reception hall, which is just on the left at the entrance of the building. Nearly every caller during the hours was introduced to
 Miss Francis Crabtree superintend- ent of the hospital, whose office is to the right of the main entrance. The visitors were shown over the
 building. The S.rst floor is fur nished and is being used. The sec ond floor is also furnished and is in use. The third floor has not been furnished. The fourth floor is fur nished and is used as quarters for the nurses. The beautiful sunshine parlor is also on the fourth floor. This room was fitted out mostly for the use of patients. In the building there are fifteen rooms ready for use and also six wards. These rooms are neatly furnished and exceedingly we'll kept The force of the Hospital includes eight trained nurses besides Miss Crabtree. On the fourth floor the building has a spacious operat- ing room, with all accessories, in- cluding we'll fitted sterilizing reom The popularity of the new hospital has been shown during it's three months of work. In that time eigh- ty-two patients have been admitted. "A feature of the hospital is a depart
 ment for training nurses, of which
 Miss Crabtree takes special interest. | This department is open at all times to eligible applicants. They will be especially trained for nursing, and
 will also be given much instruction in medical 'scienece. The great ad- vantages open to young women of refinement and skilled in nursing makes this an exceptionally good of- fer for Pine Bluff girls. From now until May Miss Crabtree has arranged for an address twice a week by a prominent physician of the city. These talks will be given on various subjects by the physician. Nineteen lectures will be given in all. Tag
 Day the annual affair with which the
 Association has raised the greater
 part of the amount to erect the Hos-
 pital, promises to be greater than ev-
 CT this year. It will be given Co.,
 tober 20. Some novel plan will be
 enacted for raising money. Among
 the much needed money to be useC
 in connection with supplying the hos
 pital is $100 for the installation O
 telephone system; $500 for purchas- /, ing relay signal light system, by
 which a patient may call the nurse , by pressing a button, hence doing
 away with the noise of electric bells $500 for vanishing the concrete ifloors; $100 for furnishing the build.
 ing with 1+u bber mating; $500 fol
 flu 'nishing the entire third floor, $10t
 for enclosing the elevator shaft il