South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-08-29
Institution Beautifully Situated
on st. Joseph River win
Have Full Quota of Patients
When Dedicated by League.
BY DON III. WALK.

BY DON II. WALK.
Situated on the crest Of a long slop-
Ing hill. surrounded by fields green
with growing crops and facing a nat
ural park of forest which stretches
along the bank OF the st. Joseph river
at one Of it's most beautiful points.
the new tuberculosis hospital, erected
at "A cost 81 100000. IS awaiting but
the finishing OF its interior before the
first group Of patients shall be admit
ted into the 10 delightful rooms which
compose the main building.
lit has been more than "A year since
the project of building such a hospital
was first considered by the local Anti
tuberculosis league. The building,
which has been erected on the Niles
road just a mile north of St Marys
academy, fulfls every expectation held
by members of the league and the per-
sons who have been largely responsible
for its construction.
Drive Leads to Hospital.
A beautiful driveway, constructed
by expert engineers, of the finest
crushed stone. winds from the main
road up 10 the doors of the hospital.
In front and in the rear there are
fields, 80 acres of them. which are
under cultivation and which will bear
various crops. The culture of the
land owned by the hospital estate has
been under the supervision of County
Farm Agent Bordner, and the pro-
ceeds from the crops will help bear
the expenses of the hospital.
There are five large, sunny rooms
ranged on each side of a central ser
vice and common room for the per-
sons in charge of the place. long
corridor extends the length of the
building in the rear and the 10 rooms,
each CT which Will accommodate two
patien.s have been arranged along its
entire length.
Each room has several large win
dows and glass doors. Every BIZ OF
sunlight il was possible to secure in
side of four walls will brighten each
apartment The glass doors open
onto screen pOrches where the beds
and living cOnyeniences of the pa
tients Will be placed. Fresh air is the
object sought at the new hospital and
every means that will permit of that
healthful commodity has been used in
the construction of the place.
Postpone Opening.
1t was originally planned to have
the formal opening of the hospital on
Sept 1. but the fact that the interior
finishing devices have not yet been in
stalled has led TO a further postpone
ment There has been some discus
sion of having the opening in connec-
ton with the events planned IN con-
nection with Disease Prevention day
on oct p. However, il is thought
that the patients Will be installed IN
the building before that time.
Miss VeVa Harrison, secretary and
treasurer Of L. Anti-Tuberculosis
league. proposed at recent meeting
of the committees in charge of the OBJ
servance of Disease Prevention day,
that even if the new building had been
occupied before Oct. ?, that dedicatory
exercises be held on that date. rms
Will be decided at future meetings OF
the league
Possesses Own Water Plant.
One OF the features Of the new nos
p'tal is the fact that 1t Is possessed
of its own water plant. There is a
dee9 artesian we'll near the building
and a large buried tank reservoir has
been Installed, insurlng the hosplC Cal
patients cool and fresh water al all
seasons.
Another feature that attracts the at
tentiOn of the visitor is the large and
well-ftted kitchen. Every COMMODITY
beloved of the housewife is to be found
and each has it's own separate niche IN
the general scheme of things. me
woodwork and finishing, as IN other
parts OF the building. Is snow white.
The room has been planned so that
the utmost convenience is Afforded.
one side OF the building VIII be re-
served for the women patients and the
other for the men. Twenty Is the
maximum number that can be treated
at one time. but as the success or the
original building is assured after
season or two. the league will either
enlarge the building itself or Will coz
struct smaller camps about II.
Will Have Waiting List
on either side there Will De long
rows of lockers. each of which will De
/ privately owned by a patient while he
/ or she will be in the care OF the lnst-
tuition. All of them are OF snowy white,
I suggesting to the visitor the pro
verbal snowy white boudoiI from
the old fairy book
/ With the certainty that all rooms
F win be taken Immediately the hospital
is opened. the management IS but
waiting the interior finishing. More
than twenty. the hospitals capacity,
have oetitioned for entrance and
there VIII always be a waiting list.
T The league feels that il has done SUI
ferers of the white plague IN this city
AN invaluable service in Offering them
the new hospital. and the response
I from those SO unfortunate has more
than expressed the general apprecla-