The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-05-12
HANCOCK
HOSPITAL Red DEDICATED
BY THE LADY MACCABFES
Sisters in Charge Of St. Joseph's
Receive Warm Commenda-
tion of Speakers
EXERCISES ATGERMANIA HALL

Through all the addresses made at
the dedication of the Lady Maccabeos
endowed bed at st. Joseph's hospital.
by well known local speakers and by
grand officers of the Lady Maccabees
at the exercises in Germania hall yes
terday afternoon, congratulations on
having selected an institution of such
excellent equipment as the Hancock
hospital and warm praise and COM
incubation of the self-sacrificing and
patient devotion of the Sisters OF St.
Joseph I'm charge, were notable fea
lures, Grand Commander Mrs. rr.ns
being especially fervent I'm her ex-
pressicns of qualification that the pa
tients who will occupy the bed will be
under the care of such skilled and ex-
cellent nurses, working not for pay
but FOR the welfare and interests of
humanity.
Germania hall was filed yesterday
afternoon by large audience consist
ing mostly of ladies. with small seat
toring of men. The hall and ste &c
were decorated with streamers of the
Lady M1ccabees colors. red, white ana
black, and on the platform were pot
ted palms behind which were seated
the grand officers. clergymen singers,
local and grand officers OF the order
and the Calumet and Hecla orchestra
The exercises opened with an orches-
trail selection, after which Mayor w
Frank James, both i'm his capacity Of
mayor of the city and as a knight Of
to Maccabcees, extended cordial
greeting to the members of the order
present. il being a matter Of great
pride that the ST. Joseph hospital in
Hancock was selected in preference to
institutions i'm Calumet, Marquette and
Escanaba. and other. places visited by
the grand lodge officers i'm making
their Investigations. vocal selection
nv Mrs Elizabeth Smith Of BAnse fol-
lowed.
D.. Abrams Remarks.
DIR. f. T. Abrams. who has offered
his services i'm connection with the
maintenance Of the endowed bed, took
as the text of his remarks, the quota
ton "a Noble Aim Faithfully Kept. is
a Nobel Deed" America, he said seems
To be the homo of fraternal organiza-
tions of men and women banded to-
gether for the purpose of helping one
another along the stormy pathway OF
life ard smoothing the cares that be
set the hearts of their fellow men,
fai
their mission than the Maccabees. a
noble aim beautifully adhered to has
been their project of establishing an
endowed hospital bed in the upper pc
ninsula, in addition to those previous
ly existing in Detroit and Grand Rap
ids 1t is an innovation i'm this part of
the state and the Lady Maccabees
have set an example which other So
cieties and organizations and the diff
ferent municipalities might well fol-
low. There are many men, women
and children in Hancock and Hough-
to who lack the means TO go to the
hospital for operation and treatment
to whom an endowed bed would prove
a blessing. 1t is something to be proud
Of that the Lady Maccabees of Michi-
gan have taken the lead in this work,
and that they have endowed this bed
at st. Joseph's hospital for the bene-
III of their members.
Judge BentIey's Tribute.
Hon. c. C. Bentley. judge of pro-
bate, was introduced by the chair
man, Mayor James, as Houghton coun-
tvs silver tongued orator. The judge
disclaimed any such distinction and
referred TO himself and the other men
present who were not Maccabees ais
"drones," "interlopers in the hive" and
regretted that he was unable to adj
dress the ladies present as sister
Maccabees." as the previous speakers
had done. He first desired to congra-
tulate the order on their undertaking
and its successful carrying out. He
was glad that the endowed bed has
been placed in Hancock and especially
so that St Joseph's of all the hospitals
In the upper peninsula, had been the
one chosen, as being the best equipped
and able to carry out the ideas of the
and of the devotion OF the sisters In
charge. who had been ever ready tc
aid the sick and the poor. and would
go out OF their way to bring In q
preacher or a doctor, and were quail
lied themselves to offer prayer and
consolation and hope for the dying
The same is true OF the sisters OF st
Joseph in the new hospital and hi
was glad that this is the place selected
by the Lady Maccabees for their slcl
TO be cared for. 81 say, God bless you
ladies' in your endeavor and God bless
the sisters who are going to carry !
OUT Although not of the same reli
gious faith as they, no one appreciate
more than I their ability and the eff
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