Arizona republican., 1918-06-16
WHERE MEN ARE
 RECONSTRUCTED.

BOSTON, Mass, June 15.-The cor nerstone of Reconstruction Base Hos- pital No. l, the first of its kind in the United States and the gift to the gov ernment by the benevolent and Pro- tective Order of Elks, was laid today In the presence of a distinguished as sembly of citizens. Representatives of the nation, state and city, with eminent men of the medical profes-a sion and thousands of Elks and prom nent citizens from all parts of the east. participated in the ceremony on Parker hill and signalized by their presence and words the notable inn portance of the event.
 This first reconstruction hospital which will serve as the model. the standard maker for similar ones to be established throughout the United States, will give the maimed and dis abled American soldiers. and sailors the best of expert attention and oc- cupational instruction. It will rebuild human wreckage into able bodied men and will educate them in occupations which will best qualify them not to become a burden to society. The aim of the hospital in brief may be said to be to minimize the sufferings and disabilities caused by the war and to protect the community from an un- due number of crippled citizens. The government through the sur geon- generals department in No vember last accepted the reconstruc- | ton hospital plans as a gift from the | Elks. The Elks War Relief commits sion is building the reconstruction hospital at a cost of $250,000. the money being taken from the Elks s1,OOO,000 war relief fund voted by the Elks 1917 convention. The hospi- tai will be ready to receive the wounded American soldiers and sail ors in the early part of September. i The laying of the cornerstone was under the direction of grand lodge officers of the Elks. The departments of the secretary of war and the sur geon- general were formerly repre- sented. His Excellency. Samuel w. Mccall. governor of Massachusetts extended the greetings of the com monwealth, and the Hon. Andrew J. Peters. mayor of Boston, represented the city.
 Fred Harper, grand exalted ruler of the Elks, delivered the principal ad- dress of the occasion. telling of the benevolent and patriotic purposes that pi Oiipttu tit lO illeht Iile Slll to their country and dwelling on the blessings that seem certain to await the war-afflicted soldiery that court the benefits of the institution. The subordinate lodges of Elks in New England were represented by E. Mark Sullivan, exalted ruler of the Boston lodge of Elks.
 The Elks War Relief commission. that has charge of financing the achievement of this great war work, attended the exercises and included the John K Tener. P. G. E. R.. of Charleroi, Penn, chairman; Joseph T. Tanning, P. G. F. R., of New York, secretry; Jerome B. Fisher, P G. E. T R.. of Jamestown. N. Y.; James R. Nicholson. P. G. E. R., of Boston, and Edward Fighter P. G. E. R., of New Orleans, La.
 Every device and resource known to the medical science will be at hand ' at the reconstruction hospital to r.- build every part of the human frame. Men with half their faces shot away by shrapnel will get new jaw bones from their ribs and new noses and new cheeks from the cartridges and tissues on other parts of their bodies. Thousands of men who would be human wrecks without proper treat
 ment will be rebuilt at the new re- construction hospital and taught