The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-08-26
new BUILDING
A BEAUTIFUL one
tcRITTENToN HOSPITAL is A
SPLENDID coMMopIoUs BUILD.
ING WITH EVERY MODERN CON.
vENIENcE-THlRp FLOOR SET
ASIDE FOR GIRLS.

The new building which is just
being completed beside the old one
for the use of the Florence Crittenton
Home association is a large. simply
arranged, and comfortable structure.
The need Of this new building has
been long felt and at this time, when
the new structure is being completed.
the question which is being pondered
over is one of furnishings. A number
Of the fixtures have been donated and
Is seems hardly fair to let few do
the work that Is of such a benefit
generally to the state as well as the
city.
One Of the popular dray men of the
city shows the real christian spirit is
sending receipted bills for q large por-
ton of the total drayage that has been
done for the home, amounting to about
800 per year. 1t would seem that If
other business men helped porpor-
tionately or as they could AFFORD 1t,
the work of the association financially
would be a small worry. No doubt
others are giving as freely of their
substance or time, and It is a certain
fact that others should help to tighten
the load which is being carried so
bravely by few.
The new structure is to be thorough
ly modern and many new conven-
fences that have heretofore been lack
ing are to be enjoyed in the new home.
The decorations are modest, the living
rooms being in pretty dark shades
and the hospital apartment in white
commodious basement. The trent en-
trance is from spacious porch and
opens into the public reception rooms
and the superintendent apartments.
The roof of the porch affords a ball
cony opening out from the second
floor.
The side door opens into hall
from which steps lead to the base
ment and the first floor. AT the back
Of the building there is a large porch
opening from the first floor with steps
leading up on the outside to ~ large
balcony on the second floor.
In the basement across the entire
front and with an abundance af light
is the diningroom. This room is
decorated in mission and the furnish
ings will also be in mission. The buff
fet has been built into the wall and
other conveniences will be handily ar
ranged. The diningroom opens into a
hall in the center OF the basement and
off the hall is the kitchen, pantry, a
store room, and private diningroom,
and the cooling room. which Is OF
good size and the ice is put In over
the room from the outside. The kit
boards for various uses and the pam
try is fully equipped. The woodwork
is finished in easily cleaned woodwork
both in kitchen, pantry and storeroom,
and everything Is arranged in most
sanitary manner.
Several steps lead up from the side
door to the first floor and these lead
into large well lighted hall. In
the front part of this floor are the
public reception room and the super
intendents office leading direstly into
her private apartments. This part of
the floor is separated entirely from the
remainder by a large door and is
beautifully but simply decorated.
In the back part OF the first floor IL
the hospital department.. There is a
large operating room. q sterilizing
room, two wards. \ large drug closet.
room in which contagious cases will
be kept and a nurses' room with q
large hospital lavatOry equipped with
furnishings valued at $I27 donated by
Crane s. Ordway Co. The entire
hospital apartment is in white. both
walls and woodwork. affcrding easy
surfaces to maintain sanitary con-
n~M @nvya{ ~t 4, a
necessity and the lack of which in the
old building caused a great deal OF
annoyance ID the room set aside Tor
contagious diseases. This room may
!, be closed completely from the other
part of the building insuring perfect
safety to the inmates.
The second floor Is set aside mainly
for the nurses and the children. There
are couple Of large bright rooms fol
the nurses In the front OF this floor
and 1t is thought that one Of the
rooms on this floor will be set aside
for sick children from the city, whom
/ 1t Ii difficult to take TO the hospitals
I This ii new addition which viii
/ prove most satisfactory. There Ii j
large back room which Will Be sei
aside for the babies under six months
/ This room opens through French
/ doors onto the back balcony and /:
airy and gets the benefit Of the after.
noon sun. Along the walls will be SCI
the small swinging cribs. which are 1
delight to the attending nurses. and
AFFORD great saving of strength
n Opening or this room Ii the babies
bathroom and dressingroom. IN thii
room there are two elevated small