The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-10-05
Ground is Broken
For New Hospital
Notable Exercises stapk the Ground
breaking for the pdhn IA. Andrews
Memrial Hospital at Tuskegee In
Stitute.

Tuskegee Institute, Ala, Sept. 2S.-
A joyous event in the history Of th
Tuskegee Institute was the forma
ground breaking here for the new
John A. Andrew Memorial Hospital,
which is to be erected on the site be
yond the present Horse Barn. Th.
location is commanding one and will
add greatly to the bird's-eye perspec
tive Of the school grounds.
Interesting exercises marked the oc.
casion. The program was as follows:
1. Singing. How Firm a Founda-
tion;" 2. Prayer by Chaplain John w
Whitaker; 3. Remarks by Principal
Booker T. Washington; a. Singing
The Tuskegee Song" 5. Remarks by
DR.. John A. Kenney, Resident Physi-
clan; 6. Breaking Ground by DR.. J.
A. Kenney; 7. Singing, Battle Hym.l
OF the Republic'; 8. Benediction.
The new hospital is to cost $4,000
and the money is donated by FRIENDS
IN New England who lave rf;quex1ed
that their names be not DISCLOSED at
present. The structure will be of two
stories, 135 feet i'm length and 80 feet
IN breadth, composed of brick, fire.
proof throughout, with hardwood and
tile flooring, also tile wainscoating in
railways, with male and female and
medical wards, surgical and isolated
wards and convalescing rooms, obstet-
r1cal ward, diet kitchen on each floor,
operating rooms, constructed and
equipped i'm the most modern and asep-
tic manner, anesthetizing, sterilizing
and recovery rooms, elevator and
dumb-Waiter, children's ward, five
private rooms, head nurses and in
ternes'' rooms, kitchen, dining room
and emergency and class rooms. DR..
kenney- says the new hospital will be
the best erected for colored people
South of the Mason's and Dixon's line,
except the Freedmen's at WASHINGTON
the Douglass at Philadelphia, and the
Provident at Chicago, is best for Ne
groes in the world.
DIR. Washington's Bits Of History.
DR.. Washington in the course of his
remarks, said: THE name which this
hospital is to bear IS that Of THE
John A. Andrew Memorial Hospital
1 hope all Of you know that it is in
memory of the late John A. Andrew,
for number of years Governor OF
Massachusetts, especially known as
the great War Governor of Massachu-
setts, who not only distinguished
himself as Governor, and an anti
slavery man, but who was especially
active in seeing to it that colored
troops were put into the Federal army
at an early date He not only empha-
sized his interest in the colored people
during the time the war was going on,
but afterwards when peace was declar-
ed, he continued to be a firm friend
Of the colored man, and the descend
ants, or some Of them, Of Governor
Andrew, are erecting this memorial
hospital at a cost Of $4,000. I am
sorry that the donors will not, and do
not permit the calling Of their names,
but it IS only necessary to say that
those who give the money for the
erection of"this hospital are firm and
generous friends of the school and
have been for number Of years"
Thanks were rendered Mrs. Thomas
G. Bennett, Of New Haven, Conn, who
first made hospital work Of any kind
possible at Tuskegee and to Architect
R. r. Taylor and his assistants for the
excellent plans, which were enthusias-
tically- endorsed the donors of the
building fund. The hospital is de-
signed to not only care for the sick Of
the Institute, but will be thrown open
to the colored people generally Of the
South who cannot find proper provis-
ions elsewhere. The structure will be
pushed to early completion.
Nine. Anita Patti Brown, Chicagos
famous colOratura soprano, is to make