Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-04
CORNER STONE OF
HOSPITAL IS LAID
Lieutenant Governor-EIeCt Wal
lace ConSeCrateS Columbia
Institution Before Crowd
0STE0PATHS' HEAD SPEAKS
Association President Tells Pur-
poses of First Building of
Its Kind in U. S.

Albert j. Wallace, lieutenant COVER
nor-elect, in the presence of g. crowd,
laid the corner stone of Columbia hos
pital, at Orange and Wilmer streets,
yesterday afternoon. Copies of the
daily papers of Los Angeles a program
of the afternoons exercises, another of
the banquet given at the Angelus hotel
last night in celebration of the event
by stockholders in the hospital associa-
ton, a list of the stockholders, names
of state officers and members of the
legislature, a list of the faculty of the
University of Southern California, and
many cards and names handed to the
chairman, were placed beneath the
stone
This corner stone is laid for the
glory of God and the good of human
ity," were the words with which Mr..
Wallace consecrated the building. He
said
II wish to express my happiness at
being here among you at the establish
ment OF another hospital l am always
glad to see such buildings erected.
When I was travelling abroad / went to
Pompeil. All through the land looked
for public schools, for homes for home
less children, for buildings such as this
erected for the sake of helping suffering
humanity-but I found no such places.
1T has been my observation that
IneS0 IeaLufeS OF nolpIulUoSS IOllOW
only in the footsteps of Christianity.
With every hospital erected In our land
we are just that much farther along in
our path of progression. 1t is a great
pleasure to me to dedicate this one"
With a smile the lieutenant governor
elect ended his address by saying:
Il have so worn out my voice during
the last few months that at this mo-
ment l can talk no longer"
oSTEOPATHS' HEAD SPEAKS
C. P. Drum, president of the General
Osteopathic association. which is back
of the institution, is responsible for this
new style of hospital.
I'm st. Louis" said DIR. Drum, "there
is small Osteopathic hospital, which
admits no other practitioners, but this
is the first one in the United States
where all medicinal and surgical prac-
titioners are included. We chose the
name Columbia because several other
hospitals in different parts of the coun-
try by that name have been eminently
succesSful--we want 1t for mascot"
The afternoon program was closed
by an exhibition of running concrete.
DR.. G. F. Bovard of U. S. c., the Rev.
Charles LaFontaine and the Rev. Matt
S. Hughes of Pasadena were among
the other speakers of the afternoon.
Several songs were sung by a male
quartet
The building is to be absolutely fire.
proof and great attention will be given
to the beauty and cheerfulness of its
surroundings, as well as to the prac-
tical phases. The cost when finished
will be $115,000, the equipment $4,000.
and the grounds, which will be ter
raced and provided with attractive
automobile drives, at least $4,000.
Glassed-in porches, fitted exclu-
sively with an eye to making conva-
lescents feel at home and cozy, will
finish two sides of the building, and
the avowed intention of the manage
ment is to supply dining room SER
vice which will be free from the usual
earrnarks of hospital. A roof garden
commanding view from the noun
tains to the seashore, furnished with
flowers and ferns, will surmount the
entire building.
AS a fitting close to the day the off,
GERS and directors of the institution
held a banquet last night at the An
gelus hotel, about 120 stockholders and
friends of the new institution having
been present. Strictly informal in ma
ture the banquet served to bring
those who have made the new hospital
possible into closer touch with one
another and to allow the leading
spirits of the enterprise to outline to
a certain extent it's future work.
John S. McGroarty acted as toast
master. He was introduced by DR.. G.
p Drum, president of the Hospital
association, and after a few prelimi-
nary remarks introduced DR.. William
j. Hayden, who spoke on Hospitals
as an Investment" He was followed
by Frank G.. Tyrrell. responding to
'The Columbia Hospital" Others who
spoke and their themes follow: DR..
G. B. Dickson, 'The Surgeon and the
HospitaI;" Prof. II. e. owen, "The
Hospital and the Public;" Prof. G, A.
Whiting, "The Hospital as a School
for the Sick" DIR. Mary ]. Green,
'HospitaI Treatment for the Sick VS..
Home Treatment for the Sick and
DIR. F. M. Collier, "The Hospital and
the Specialist"