The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-06-29
FORMAL OPENING OF THE NEW
ST. JosEPH'S HOSPITAL, AT
MINoT, NORTH DAKOTA, LAST
WEEK.

On Wednesday evening, June II, the
doors of the new st. Joseph's Hos
pital were thrown open to the public,
for the first time, promptly at eight
o'clock. In response to the very gra-
cious invitation of the Sisters of ST..
Francis, who have the institution in
charge, and who have succeeded in
bringing it to it's present state of
completion, hundreds of the citizens
of Minot, as well as visitors in the
city, availed themselves of the oppor
tunity to inspect the new structure
and become acquainted with the Sis
ters.
The opening reception was marked
with every form of entertainment in
honor of the occasion. The receiving
lines we're headed by Mrs. J. J. Coyle,
representing the ladies of the Elk
Lodge, and Mrs. Francis Murphy,
Worthy Grand Regent of the local
Court of the Daughters of Isabella.
Mrs. Col. Scarlet and Mrs. VIM.
Parker, alternated, besides these there
were representative ladies from other
organizations and personal friends of
the institution who did all that could
be done to set forth the splendid
equipment of the entire building.
Luncheon was served in several rooms
/ on the different floors. Musical num-
bers and readings were rendered at
intervals throughout the, reception
which continued without interruption
until midnight.
On Thursday morning, at ten
o'clock, Right Rev. Vincent Wehrle,
o. S. B., Bishop of the Diocese of Bis
marck, blessed the edifice and sang
Pontifical High Mass in the new
chapel. Rev. John Greiner, of Ana
moose, acted as master of ceremonies,
with Rev. F. H. Mueller of Stanley as
deacon, Rev. Alb. J. Viau as subdeacon
and Rev. Theo. Compeau of Willow
City as assistant priest. The choir
for the occasion was made up of the
| remaining visiting priests, led by Rev.
Otto Weiser, of Bowbells. Rev. S. J.
Arsenault, of Berthold, presided at the
| organ. Very Rev. John Baker, of Val
ley City, Vicar General of the. Diocese
of Fargo, preached the dedicatory
sermon.
The new st. Joseph's Hospital has
| just been completed at cost of $780,
900. 1t is owned and operated by the
Sisters of st. Francis, under the di-
rection of Mother Seraphim, being
one of the three hospitals recently
| established in the Northwest by this
Order of st. Francis whose mother
house is located at Stella Niagara,
New York. Mother Seraphim with
three other Sisters first came to Minot
seven years ago, at the invitation of
Bishop Wehrle, to take temporary
charge of the hospital then owned by
Ward County, but rented and held in
trust by Mrs. Mary Latin, until per-
manent arrangements could be made
for the Sisters. Mother Seraphim
took immediate charge, and ST. Jo-
seph's Hospital became a permanent
institution of Minot. In December,
1916, the Sisters purchased the site
and the buildings and, realizing the
structure was not large enough to
meet the growing demands of Minot
and this vicinity, Immediately planned
on new building, which would prac-
tically cover the entire half block. 1t
was decided to erect one wing first,
and work on it was commenced in
May, 1915, and has just been COM
pleted.
The new building is $50 by 48 and