Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-10-24
The New Hospital.

An important institution has recently
been started in Montgomery county. A
new hospital, located in a beautiful grove
near olney, in the eastern part of the
county. is nearly completed The build
ing will be opened on Thanksgiving Day
and will be ready to receive patients by
December 18th. unless some accident should
cause temporary delay.
The name of the institution is the Mont
gomery County General Hospital. Inc, its
object being to care for the sick and in
jured of Montgomery county, also those of
Howard and elsewhere who may need its
ministrations. The building, equipment
and grounds comprising about twelve acres,
formerly the home of the late DR.. VIM. E.
Magruder, will cost in all nearly $4,000,
and nothing has been spared to make it
one Of the most complete, suitable and up
to-date hospitals to be found in the entire
country. There will be accommodations for
thirty-five patients, the best medical atten-
ton will be provided, a laboratory expert will
be stationed there, a Superintendent will &C.
cupy room in the main building, and the
nurses home, holding seven, is adjoining.
Any physician in good stand ns is invited
to bring patients and treat them in the
institution.
This new enterprise is an outgrowth and
development of small establishment
known as Wrenwood Hospital. between
Ashton and Brighton. which was started
January list, 1915. in private dwelling
house. Since then 267 patients have been
treated, coming not only from all sections
Of Montgomery county, but from Howard,
Anne Arundel, Baltimore and Hartford coun-
ties. also from Washington Pennsylvania
and New York. In the last thirteen months
no less than 143 patients have been ad-
mitted there, Notwithstanding its incon-
venient location and inadequate facilities.
The need for larger and better accommo-
datiuns is great and unquestionable. its
benefits will become more and more ap-
parent as the years 60 on, and there is
nothing local or sectional about it, but its
ministrations will be extended to sufferers
from every part of Montgomery county as
well as to some from outside its borders.
The architect of the new hospital is
Thomas C. Groomes. and the builder is
Frank H. Karn, both of Rockville. The
building committee consists of DR.. J. W.
Bird, Chairman; VIM. j. Thomas, Secre
tary; Charles F. Kirk. Lewis w. Barnsley
and Frank M. Hallowell.
The following are the officers and Board
of Directors: Charles F. Kirk, President
Alban G. Thomas, Vice-President; Mrs.
Margaret c. Bancroft, Secretary; Francis
Miller, Treasurer; DR.. j. W. Bird, Allan
Farquhar, Mrs. F. M. Hallowell. Lewis W.
Barnsley, Mrs. Robt H. Miller, Mortimer 0.
Stabler, R. Bentley Thomas Joseph E.
Janney. Charles F. Brooke, DR.. S. A. Mich
OILS, Charles W. Prettyman. Rev. F. j. b.
hanan, Josiah J. Hutton and Mrs-Lavinia
Brown.
The institution is managed by an Ex-
ecutive Committee of six, as follows Dr.
J. W. Bird, Chairman; Mrs. Margaret c.
Bancroft, Secretary; Charles F. Kirk, Chas.
F. Brooke, Allan Farquhar and Joseph E.
Janney There is also Ladies' Auxiliary
Committee. consisting of Miss Anna Far
quhar, Chairman Miss Mamie Riggs, Mrs.
Uric Hutton, Mrs. VIM. Edgar Erwin, Mrs.
James W. Barnsley and Mrs. Josiah j.
Hutton.