The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-10-11

With fitting ceremonies the cornert
stone of PensacoIas magnificent new
hospital building, now IN course OF I
erection on North Twelfth avenue, will
be laid this afternoon at 4 o'clock (
Present at the ceremony WHY be Bishop
Allen and number or priests from
Alabama cities, officer ~ the Sisters
of Charity who made the great insti-
tuition possible and many citizens. The
building complete with furnishings will
cost in the neighborhood OF &4OO 900
and will be one of the most magnifi-
cent and best appointed Of anv 'o the
South. 1t will he constructed Of stOue,
five stories i'm height and will face
212 feet on 18TH avenue with depth
or 1877 feet it will contain one huu-
dTed beds, seventy for white patients
and thirty for coiored
START AT4 O'CLOCK.
The ceremonies will begin promptly
at 4 o'clock. The knights of Column
bus will act as an honorary escort to
Bishop Allen, accompanying him 20
the site and upon the arrival there tho
ceremonies will commence with the
blessing Of the salt used for the holy
water, then the blessing of the water
and proceed to the point where the
altar is to be erected. This is marked
at the present time with a largo black
cross. After blessing the ground
where the altar is to be erected the
bishop will return to the corner stone
and after the male choir renders sew
eral selections and the ltany Of tho
saints the clergy and choir viii form
a procession, passing around the en-
tire building, the bishop blessing the
open walls.
Returning to the corner stone Bishop
Allen will bless the s-one and put
mortar onto the same. Then the clergy
and the choir will sing the hymn OF tho
Holy Ghost, during which time tho
corner stone will be put permanently
into place by the architect j.. O. Won
Hurbulis. The bishop then will adj
dress the assembly and close with tho,
papal oenediction.
Sacred music will be rendered be-
fore and after the ceremonies by wy
er's band, while the male choir will
render selections appropriate to tho
The choir Will be composed
Of Prof. Seel, as Organist. Prof. Il II.
Reilly. e. J. Knipper, Chas. Herbert.
Tim Burns and Emanuel Johnson.
STONE A LARGE ONE
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diana lime stone, two feet, by two feet
six inches by two feet and weighs
about a ton and a quarter. In It viii
be placed a copper box containing
coins OF 1914, medals. Tho journal Or
today, the history Of the formation OF
he hospital association. the names Of
the president Of the United States.
state, county and city officials. also
he name Of the present pope, bishop
If the diocese, the officiating ministers,
he names Of the architect and build
,rs, the names Of the officers Of tho
sisters OF Charity and the names Of tho
,ficers Of the Pensacola Hospital AS
ociatiou.
OF APPRECIATION.
AS an expression Of appreciation a.
Inner is to be rendered the Sisters or
,harity at the San Carlos hotel Dy
he EsCambia County Medical Society
This will. IL is intended. be q slight
oKer Of how Pensacola physicians feel
owards the Sisters or Charity who are
having erected in the city one Of the
incst and most modern hospital 2uiid-
ngs in the entire south
The dinner will begin at s O'Clock
md DR.. J. s. Tuberviue, president OF
# the medical society. viii Introduce
Ion. ". A. Blount. who will act az
oastmaster. Bishop Allen will be the
irst to respond and then one Of the
Priests, who will represent the Sisters
# Charity, will speak. Others who are
expected to be called upr1 are Mayor
4reenhut, representing the city; Max
= Bear, president Of the Pensacola
hospital Association; Frank J.. Maycs
or the press: DR.. Akermau of Temple
seth FL and DR. Mallory Kennedy, Dr.
.ouis dem. Blocker and Dr. W. D.
Sobles Of the medical society.