The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-12-21
DR. PILLOW GIVES
WORDS OF WISDOM
TO NURSE GRAUS.
REVEALS TO THEM THE PROPER
ATTITUDE AND CONDUCT OF
tNURSES IN SICK ROOM.
THREE DIPLOMAS PRESENTED
Misses Evie Baxter, Donna Poore and
Nettie ParkhilI First Graduates to
be Finished by The Kings Daush-
ters Hospital.

Costumed for the first time in the
! full white uniform of nurses, Misses
Evie Baxter, Donna Poore and Nettie
Parkhill, were beautiful last night as
they received the first diplomas ever
presented to graduates by The Kings
Daughters hospital.
The graduating exercises in the
Sunday School rooms of the First
Methodist church were attended by
large number of friends who occu
pied the entire seating capacity of the
room. Members of the board of di-
rectors. physicians, ministers, former
patients and other friends made up
the audience that heard the splendid
program and witnessed the presenta-
ton of the diplomas.
After the opening song, "All Hal
the Power of Jesus Name" DR.. ]. c
Molloy delivered the invocation pray
or, which was followed by Mrs. II. P.
Figures who gave an outline of the
history of The Kings Daughters hos
pital, told how the liberal hearted
people of the city and county con
tributed to the building fund. how
after the main building was construct
ed and opened it was found necessary
to enlarge its facilities and how the
annex was built and the debt on it
lifted. Her paper was of special in
!, terest to members of The Kings
, Daughters circle, who saw in the first
graduation exercise the fruition OF
their hopes.
! DR.. Robert Pillow delivered the ad-
! wealth of experience as a PHYSICAL
= impaired much wise advice to the
graduating nurses on their life work,
pointing out their proper conduct
! toward the patients under trying con-
! dtions. their personal appearance in
} the sick room, the surroundings of a
patient and the relation of cheerful
; ness to the recovery of illness, self
/ control when nursing petulent and an
moving persons. their attitude toward
death as a natural conclusion of life
without terror but often as blessing
Mayor J. NJ. Dedman made a beau
| tiful talk on the value of the hospital
to the city. He paid tribute to the
women who have made this great
humanitarian institution possibility
in Columbia.
Judge J. r. Mcknight in behalf OF
the county commended the work OF
the institution and eulogized the
nurse, who has done so much to re
lieve human suffering.
i. Mrs. A. +. Sheldon. the graceful
, presiding officer during the exercises
delivered the diplomas with appro
r, pirate words of inspiration to the
! young women.
. America" was sung by the su
q dience and DR.. S. d. Logan pronounc
: ed the benediction.
, The Sunday School rooms were ap
, propriately decorated with cut flow
ers and potted plants, Mrs Porter
Erwin being in charge of this feature
of the occasion.
, Graduation pins as insignia of theil
, profession will be presented to the
. graduates later by the board Of di
, rectors Of the hospital
? Miss Baxter is from Hampshire
Miss Poore from Hohenwald and Miss
Parkhill from Paris, Tenn. Each OF
. them has made splendid record
+ during her three years course at The
, Kings Daughters hospital and all OF
them have the best wishes of the peo
pie of Columbia in their noble profes
sion and life work Having been
: trained under the supervision OF Miss
,, Erastus Crabtree, the capable and eff
q ficient superintendent of the hospital
D they are fitted to cope with any sit
uation that may arise in home and
: hospital nursing.