The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-19
MAN IS HEAD
OF A0PEWElL HOSPITAL
DIR. j. v. Elder Selected Medical Direc-
tor OF New Dupont Insti-
tuition.
DEDICATE BUILDING AUGUST
Colonel Fields Funeral to BE This
Morning-UnusuaI Operation FOl
Mastoiditis Observation-Disclosures Is
Found Dead.

Petersburg. Va, July 1S.-The
Hopeweil Hospital, one of the most
sorely needed institutions of the
thrifty little Dupont village near City
Point will be dedicated about August
/. and IL is planned to have present at
the dedicatory exercises many noted
persons from throughout the State.
The hospital will contain twenty
one private rooms in addition to wards
for those who are unable to pay for
treatment. The building will be as
near fireproof as possible and an in
surance inspector VINO has examined
the structure expresses the opinion
that insurance can be obtained on IT,
The hospital will be in charge of
six leading physicians of Hopewell and
City Point, DR.. ]. n. Elder having
been selected by the Business Men s
Association as medical director OF the
institution.
DR.. Elder is a native of Richmond
and has a large practice in Hopewell.
The building is being erected by
Wright & Register. of Baltimore.
Every convenience of an up-to-date
hospital is being installed, which in
cluGes steam heat and electric fans
In every room OF the institution.
Miss Alice Collins. a graduate nurse
of ST Vincent's Hospital, Norfolk, has
been chosen By the board of directors
as superintendent OF the hospital.
Funeral of Colonel Field.
The funeral of Colonel Everard NJ.
Field. Sr, whose death occurred a,
his home in Corling Street. about 4
O'Clock yesterday afternoon, will be
conducted from Grace Episcopal
Church at II O'Clock tomorrow morn
ing by rne rector, Rev. c. b. Bryan,
provided Mr.. Bryan, who has been
indisposed for several days, is able to
ofIlciate.
a. r. Hill Camp. Confederate
Veterans, OF which Colonel Field was
an honored member. will attend in a
body,
Colonel Field was born July IS,
1891. He was a son of the late
Theophilus A. Field, of Brunswick
County, and Of Mrs. Jane Wyatt Field,
of Walnut Grove" Greenesville Coun-
~ When nine years of age following
the death of his mother, Colonel
with his family, and they had resided
here almost continuously since that
time.
AT the age OF twenty years he was
elected captain of the City Guards.
then composed OF one hundred men.
He remained at the head of the City
Guards for three years, the company
later entering the Confederate ser
vice as Company "a" Twelfth Virginia
Regiment
On May IT. 1853, Colonel Field mar
ried Miss Maria Louisa Fox, of Wassa-
tngton, she having died some years
ago.
Was At Seven f1nus.
at the outbreak of the war Colonel
Field organized Company IT, Twelfth
! Virginia Regiment, composed largely
of Greenesyille citizens, and ten days
| after Virginia seeded the company
! offered It's services to the government
/ and was ordered hlto service on June
! l. 1861, and was sent to Norfolk. where
| 1t did guard duty for several months
and was then mustered into the
| Twelfth Virginia as Company "F,''
Mahone's brigade. Tne survivors OF
the company surrendered at Apo,
! mattox.
Colonel Fields command first saw
active service at the battle OF Seven
| Pines and later took part in the bat
J ties of Snarpsburg, Md. Spotsylvania
Courthouse. Charlottesville. Gettys-