The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-14

been placed in the various wards, while
in other respects the hospital has been
given better and more efficient ap-
pearance.
Pride of Hospital
The pride of the hospital however,
seems to be the operating room on the
second floor and the diet room recently
installed. The former is equipped with
every surgical necessity and with all
necessary accessories for the operation
on children. In no such hospital in the
south, it is claimed, is there to be found
more modern equipment or a cleaner or
more sanitary operating room.
The diet room, where the food for chill
equipped. The food that is given children
can be properly prepared there without
danger to those temporarily indisposed.
The entire house is properly screened,
and is equipped with adequate sleeping
porches
Miss Sparrow was obviously discour-
aged when she came here last fall to take
up the work. However, with unusual
loyalty from some of the most prominent
women in this city the entire institution
has taken on new life and there is now
every reason to think that the hospital
has found it's place and will fulfill a
mission here unexampled in the south.
The conservation of childrens lives is
held by those interested to be a most
laudable and worthy work and notwith-
standing the temporary storms the wom-
en- who have charge seem to think that
Birmingham can ill afford TO dispense
with such a place now. ,
During the last few months such we'll
known men as Mai. Edward NJ. Tutwler
ID. NJ. Drennen, Richard Randolph, Dr.
Claybrook, Crawford Johnson, c. ri. Nabb
and others have become interested in the
! success of the place. 1t goes without
saying, therefore, with such men behind
enthusiastic and well informed women
that the institution established less than
20 months ago is destined to become in
reality one of the first speciality hospitals
in the south.
Desire to Arouse Peoples Interest
The desire of the authorities, according
to the general idea, is to get the people
of Birmingham more completely aroused
to the work being done by the Holy In
nocents hospital so that in the future
there win be less difficulty in securing
| financial aid when it is sorely needed.
| The ruling reason, however. is to let the
people interested see what an important
mission is being fulfilled by the hospital
to the end that the work may lie broad
ened and more lasting good accomplished.
| President Culpepper Exum of the city
commission. who is very deeply inter-
ested in the work of the children's hos
pital, said yesterday that he was very
anxious for the success of that institu-
tion and would do all he could to fur
ther the work. That he would certainly
attend the opening this afternoon and see
what had been done in a physical way
was also statement of Mr.. Exum. He
only conditioned that assertion with the
statement that unless something very i'm
portant at the city hall came up he would
attend. 1t is probable that Judge A. O..
Lane, head of the department of justice,
and Commissioner James Weatherly will
also attend the opening.
The work done at the Holy Innocents
hospital is free. No paid wards had been
contemplated until recently, when it was
thought best to place one room at the
disposal of those who wished to pay for