The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-02-13

FREE HOSPITAL
BUILDING is NOW READY AND
SOME OF THE BEDS AND AC-
cEssoRIEs HAVE BEEN DoNAT-
En-

Many inquiries have been made in
reference to the Mission hospital and
home and many have desired to have
part in the furnishing of it. Hither-
to this has been impossible to give in
detail, but since the arrival OF the
superintendent who is here to advise
and take charge, a full list has been
made out and it is believed that the
people Of Pensacola will respond to
the demands,
The home is situated on the corner
of Strong and Reus streets. The
front part of the building will be
used expressly for this department OF
the work There will be two rooms
for women holding nine beds. Sew
have already been spoken for by
church societies. 1t is intended to
have each bed with equipment of a
uniform character and quality and the
goods have been selected to cost
$3.50 per bed. This includes the
sheets, pillow cases, etc., which will
be kept separate.
Next to these rooms is a dormi-
tory for children, which will hold ten
cribs. These will cost SIS per crib
with accessories.
The hallway will be used as
work room, and this will be very
busy department, as the work OF both
institutions will require much sewing.
A gift of a sewing machine and some
chairs and rugs will be appreciat-
ed. The above rooms are situated
on the seconS floor, there being also
a large bath room, closets, and a priv
ate patients room. The latter will be
furnished by Mrs. J. F. Taylor in
memoriam of her little daughter.
The ground floor of the front build
ing will be used for the office Of the
entire institution, and in the rear OF
this reception room. There will be
required a desk, chairs and rocking
chairs, centre table, hall rack, rugs,
etc. On the left will be the superln-
tendent's room, with dining room In
the rear. These two rooms will re-
quire the usual furniture for such,
Mrs. VIM. Fisher, Sr., providing the
furniture for the front room.
Off the dining room is the kitchen,
in which everything is required,
ranges, refrigerators, kitchen utensils,
etc. This part of the house can be
completely shut off from the hospital,
which will consist of a dormitory for
women holding five beds and anoth-
er for men holding four beds, with
one private patients room. Those de-
sirous of donating a bed with all the
necessary accessories, including
chairs and bed table will be at a
cost of $500. Everything will be
uniform, and at the head Of each bed
will be a plate showing the name of
| the donor.
The private room equipment will
| cost $3.50, and in addition there viii
| be two children's cribs costing Sic
each.
The Operating Room.
The most important room in the
! building is the operating room, and
| to furnish this will cost 1904. A
grand opportunity is thus offered to
some charitable person TO do a graci
Gus act for the benefit of Pensacola
and the people by donating the neces
sary equipment for the first free hos
pitaI. Already patients are waiting
to be operated on, and it is necessary
that the work should commence al
| once. Will not some one take this
burden off the shoulders of those thai
are pushing this work forward by &C
cepting the proposition and furnishing
this room complete?
The outer house which will be used
| for a laundry will also require the
necessary equipment. In fcommuni
ty like there is in this city it should
| be an easy matter to have this build
| ing properly furnished. If the church
societies, Sunday schools or differen
Barracks orders would take up a col
lection to equip a bed or any part
or even private persons can easily
| donate one bed, or if not a rocking
chair, etc. Some little article takeI
out of a we'll furnished house would
not be missed, but on the other hand
would help the home.
Those wishing to do something fo1
the home or hospital will please ad
wise with Mrs. T. v. Kessler, thi
chairlady of the lady board of manag
ers, or with Rev. r. w. Simpson, the
director of the Mission. The form e.
can be reached by phone 142 and the
latter by phone 146, and both will b
pleased to call and make any explana
ton required.