Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-12
FIVE GET DIPLOMAS.

Class of Nurses at Alexandria Hos
pital Complete Course of Training
and Graduate Last Evening.
The graduation exercises for fivt
nurses who have completed the course
of training at the Alexandria Hos
pital were held in the Young Peoples
Building last night. The exercises
We're presided over by the Rev. DR.
e. v. REGISTER and were attended in a
body by the members Of the board OF
managers of the hospital. There were
present also number of the friends
of the graduates and others interest
ed in the institution. DR.. George 7.
Klipstein administered the modified
Florence Nightengale oath to the
class which was composed of Miss
Ruby Elizabeth Houser, Miss Clarice
Tinsman, Miss Sarah lena Yates, Mrs.
Maud Borda and Mrs. Josephine Hull
Mathews.
The Hon. R. Walter Moore, of Fair
fax, delivered a most impressive ad-
dress, speaking particularly of the
wonderful opportunities the young
ladies will have in doing good in the
world, and the light of Florence Night
engale shining down through the
yea. y and leading them into life
of usefulness, unsurpassed in any
other calling.
Three of the graduates, having prev
iously completed their course, have
been in other work, and one, Miss Tins
man, is taking special course in
Boston, and could not be present. Mrs.
Borda is in the Public Health Service,
in Philadelphia, but was present, as
was also Miss Houser, who came from
North Carolina for the event.
Two of the physicians of the hos
pital staff have answered the call to
the colors, and one of them, Dr.. Lie
wellyn Powell, major in the medical
reserve corps, was in attendance last
night. The stage was attractively
decorated with flags, and flowers am
9 musical program was rendered by
Miss Katherine Carroll Waller, Miss
Schwab and Mr.. Alvin Friedlander.
DR.. Martin D. Delaney, VINO present
ed the diplomas, said:
"In handing to you this evening
your diplomas as trained nurses just
graduating from the Alexandria hos.
pital, 1918, I do so with deeper sense
than ever before Of the Importance
of this step to you and to many others.
In this burning period of our history 81
wider significance attaches itself tc
the name of nurse than in times past
owing to the greater field of usefrl
ness and prominence which she fills.
Time fails to tell of all that she has
accomplished and yet may do, but ]
have thought it we'll this evening to
call attention to one special branch
of YOUR noble vocation, that is, to the
studied and consistent ministry to the
sick mind which languis1as with the
sick body. Seek to show your healing
power to "the poor in spirit" whose
sufrerings gentle word can often
soothe to rest or better still inspire
to hope.
"Let the wonderful relation of the
mind to the body be ever present IL
your work, let your effort be to cheer,
to, encourage and sustain with all the
strength that youth and health can
give. This is an inspiring phase Of a
nurses work and it can be more
reaching than the ministry to sick
and wounded bodies. May these
thoughts find Judgement in your hearts
and minds and cause rigid introspec-
tion to fit you for this spiritual side
of your calling.
at scarcely seems that a whole
wear has winged its flight since that
f1owery eve last June when we here
met under the auspices of the New
Alexandria hospital to pledge our
fidelity to that institution and to re,
new the offering of our best services
TO, suffering humanity. Our most fiat
tering hopes for the New Hospital
have been more than realized and il
is firmly established in the good will
of the community. The good that has
there been accomplished will long live
in many grateful hearts, but its repu
tation is reaching far beyond the con
fines of this city, and it hehooves U:
all to see that each succeeding June
l,11 racord w;der. usefulness ant