The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-01-05

Teu 10 tue occasion I'VE years ago
when Mother Joseph came down from
Aberdeen and laid her proposition
before the Commercial Club to build
and maintain a hospital in Mitchell;
lhow she presented the idea with such
clearness and such direct decision of
her plans; how the committee was
impressed by the earnest and
straightforward way in which Moth
er Joseph conducted all her proceed
ings preliminary to the acceptance Of
the proposition on the part of the
Committee. She showed her ability
in every possible way, said the speak
err, to carry successfully into execu-
ton everything that she had promis-
ed. In speaking Of the charter of
the organization of the hospital, Mr..
Preston said that it was possible for
a school to be maintained and child
rem educated for the higher schools,
and for the establishment of an old
persons home.
In conversing with Mother Joseph
when the building was completed,
Mr.. Preston said that she believed
the time would be short when the
building would be inadequate for the
needs of Mitchell, and said that he
understood such a point had already
been reached. He believed that the
hospital had been one of the best
things Mitchell has attained and that
1t had proven a great blessing.
Rev. j. H. Kearton, a brother OF
one of the graduates, of Woonsocket,
and pastor Of the Methodist church
of that city, spoke in a general way Of
the hospital OF the young women
who have adopted that vocation for
their life work. He believed that If
a monument is to be erected to any
calling that the men and women who
are engaged in the work of humanity
should be the first to be recognized.
He considered it a grand and ennobl-
ing work to which these women had
pledged themselves to follow, and
that their motto: Loyalty to Our
Lies End" spoke the true senti-
ment of the trained nurse, for loyal
ty and answering faith were nec-
essary in the sick room. In address
ing himself to the class Mr.. Kearton
spoke of some of the attributes which
should be possessed in a marked de-
gree by the women who enters the
field of the trained nurse, and with
their enumeration he felt that these
Young women appreciated those es-
| sentials to a marked degree.
The address of DR.. F.. F. Reamer
referred to the hospital training
schools which have recently been es-
Established in all parts of the country
for the turning out of. competent
nurses, with a curse running from
two to four years. The progress of
the young women had been noted by
the speaker and he spoke highly of
their attainments. The trained
nurse, the doctor said, was the right
hand mar of the surgeon, who can
relieve him of much work and re-
sponsibility. AS the physician en-
tiers into close relations with the
family in his professional capacity,
SO does the nurse, and, seemingly,
even more so, because of her con-
tinued presence in the house and the
more tender sympathy she is called
upon to exhibit. The true nurse, the
physician added, should be noble
minded and of strong character.
Father Mccarthy, the resident
priest at the hospital. gave an ad-
dress which presented the promi-
nent points in the life of Florence
Nightingale, the English nurse who
came into prominence during the Cri-
mean war. Farther Mccarthy detail
ed many interesting incidents con-
corning this noble woman's life, and
how she had encouraged the work Of
turning olt trained nurses. He spoke
of the beautiful characteristics she
possessed, of what she gave up in her
own are to care for suffering hui
manity, and by her OWE acts how she
taught that nursing should have the
highest dignity. He referred to the
coming of Florence Nightingale to
this country and her share in the
work of nursing during the civil
war. He believed she was indirectly
responsible for the establishment of
the Red Cross society. He told of
the great interest that Florence
Nightingale had in making nurses
better able to perform their duties,
and that when she was presented
with a memorial of 100000 she at
once turned the entire amount V
for the erection of schools for
trained nurses. In closing, Father
mccarthy referred to the young wom-
zen WIZ were graduating az luls tluie,
and touched upon their fidelity and
their f%aithfulness as it had come un-
der his notice at the local hospital.
Mayor Hitchcock presented the
diplomas and pins to the graduates,
and to him it seemed n of the most
eventful occasions since he had be-
come mayor of the city. In the course
of his remarks the mayor referred
to the peri, I'd of 1000 years ago when
a man walked on the shores Of Cali
lee, who lived the simple life under
the shadow of the cross, and said
those who love me will follow me-"
This cross, the mayor said, is seen all
over the world and the thought was
given prominence by the a y in
the query of many there are in the