Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-04-20
.R|YERV|EW HOS
PITAL |MPR ROVE
hENTS

MEN1S
In December last Riverview Hos
pital was vacated by DR.. and Mrs.
| Blanchar to whom most of the furni-
ture of the house belonged, and a re
quest was made by the Physicians of
the city that the Women of the Fed
Grafton take an interest in the Hos
pital and try to find some means to
| provide the patients who were com
PEELED To make use of its accommo-
datiOns with more comfortable, cheer
fulfill and sanitary surroundings. A
Committee was appointed to visit the
Hospital and it was found that what
furniture remained was a dining set
IN very good condition, practically
all the kitchen appointments neces-
sary, two bedrooms furnished for
nurse and servant, about nine beds
with mattresses in very bad condi-
ton, and bedding much used and old
The walls, woodwork, floors, etc, in
bad shape, and the whole aspect of
the house barren and uninviting, as
it necessarily would be with so lit
tie to make it otherwise
The Hospital was under the man
agement of Miss Hewitt, and she and
her assistant, Miss Smith, were do
ing all that they could to make it
pleasant for the patients under these
adverse conditions. The Committees
laid the matter before the Federation
Board, who decided to appropriate
$4,000 for furniture for the living
room. at that time guiltless of a sin
gle article of furniture The Board,
after considering the subject for
some time, appointed three members
to confer with the Physicians and to
form Joint Committee which should
act as an advisory Board to the Hos
pital Association. The doctors being
agreeable to this proposition, the
Board was formed consisting of the
following members: DR.. Hougen, DR..
F. x. Pomainville, Mrs. Hill, Mrs.
W. J. Conway and Mrs l. P. Witter.
The matter of furnishing the Hos
pital was placed before the different
church and Fraternal organizations
in the city and aid was solicited from
them with the result that all Of the
rooms are taken care of by some so
ciety excepting the Mems ward, and
the Committee has used money donat
ed to put this in as good condition
as The other rooms. All the rooms
have been re-tinted, re-curtained, and
furnished with new beds, new furni-
ture and towels, and in some cases
even new dishes and trays and linen
doilies and napkins. Some of the fur
nishings are not yet in place, but
will be shortly, and the whole house
presents a very cheerful and attract
i've appearance
We submit herewith list of dona-
tions received and work done up-to-
date:
The S. front private room has been
tinted and will be furnished by the
Elks Lodge The n private room
painted and furnished by the Women
of the Methodist Society. The S.
private room tinted and furnished
by st. Katherine's Guild episcopal
Church, Women's Ward, walls paint
ed and furnished by st. Peters and
st. Paul's Church. Mems Ward, wall
painted and furnished by contribution
from different organizations. This
room will contain a bed donated by
the German Moravian Church and a
bed donated by the Norwegian church.
S. room on ground floor, one used
as office, is being renovated and fur
nished for a maternity room by the
Ladies of the Congregational Church
The living room on the N. side of
the Hall has been furnished by the
Federation.
Other donations are as follows:
| Masonic Lodge . $4,000
Eastern Star Lodge. -. 25.0O
German Moravian Church. -. 250(
(to be used for bed in
mems Ward)
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