Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-27
WILL SOON START WORK
ON CONTAGIOUS HOSPITAL
Ground Is Being Cleared for Big An
mex to Memorial Given by
Major DOdcy.
COMMENCEMENT pnoGRAM
Local Alumni Form Association, and
Elect DR.. j. Garnet Nelson as
President Will Help Build Up
Richmond as Medical Center.


Buildings at Fourteenth and Marshall
Streets viii be RACED III once in order
that the construction OF the new hos
pital for contagious diseases can lie
started. The work will start to-mor-
row morning and IL is expected that
tho hospital. which is the gift of
Major James II. Doolcy will BE ready
for occupancy before next winter.
The hospital building will be four
stories in height and will cost s6Q.O00.
exclusive OF equipment and furnish
inGs. The building is part of the
scheme for tho expansion or the Me
mortal Hospital for which fund OF
s250.0oo WAC raised. \ hospital for
rolorcd patients. which will cost $780,
600. Is now nearing completion.
Tho enlarged Memorial Hospital will
he under the supervision of the Mcdi-
cal College Of Virginia. of which l..
III. Norris is chairman Of the executive
committee. The institution is now
better Off financially than 1t has ever
been In the past, and liz rapidly cX-
pandinE under The direct ion o! Mr.. Nor
ris and his associates.
Plans for the annual commencement
az tho Medical College Of Virginia have
hccn completed. Tho final cxamina-
tons arc under way and the faculty
committee will meet on Friday TO con-
slider applications for degrees. The
CONNIE nccmcnt week will open on Sat
urday night, which has been designated
az college night" tho feature being
IN entertainment by students in the
auditorium Of the John Marshall High
School. Rev. Fred Il. Chcnault Will
preach tho barcaIaurcatc sermon on
Sunday night at S:l5 o'clock at Broad
street Methodist Church.
PROGRAM ANNOUNCED Fon
COMMENCEMENT WEEK
Tho program for the finals next week
follow:
Monday. June 4. > o'clock meeting OF
hoard Of visitors; $40 o'clock. meet
ing OF Alumni Association, and address
by DR.. 4. l.. Tyncs, president; 10 o'clock,
smoker and buffet luncheon
Tuesday. June .. morning. 10 o'clock.
meeting OF Alumni Association. with
symposium on The War as it Affects
tho Physicians. Dentists and phnrnla-
cists;" $40 o'clock. commencement cx-
crcisea. City Auditorium.
Tho program for the commencement
exercises is as follows:
Invocation. Rev. e. Frccland petcr:
report OF years work. Stuart Mcclure.
NJ -. dean. address to graduating
classes. Rev l.. y. Calish: conferrinS
degrees graduates Medical College D,
Virginia. Or. Stuart McC;uire; confer
ifuE degrees graduates North Carolina
Medical College. J. II Munroc. 81. D..
OF charlo&ttc. y. C.: announcement of
LOCAL ALUMNI
FORMS ASSOCIATION.
On Thursday afternoon. large mum.
her Of the resident graduates in the
departments Of medicine. dentistry ana
pharmacy, met 10 organize = local
alumni association under the title OF
the H!chmond Chapter Of the Ai.nn.
Association OF the. Medical College 81
Virginia. Dr.. j. Garnett Nelson was
unanimously chosen president. other
oiiiccrs selected were: first viCc-,,rcs,-
dent. Or. J. ". Hughes: second vice
president. NJ H. huffman: secretary
treasurer, Dr. Il. ". Miller
Committees were appointed ny tn
president to draft constitution and by
IEws. which viii be submitted a, "a
called meeting TO be held at the coll
leEc building Friday al o'clock. The
object o! the organization i TO bring
the local graduates OF the college into
more active and vital touch with tn.
work OF TIE institution and create in
Richmond a sentiment for and a know
ledge Of the fact that Richmond ha.
become the leading medical c-n,.i. y.
all the Southern States.
IIr y. l.. ryncs, OF stanton. prcsi-