Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-11-30

Among all the improvements which
the city of Nampa has made during Its
present busting. "go-ahead" period
perhaps the one Of which most Nampa-
ties are proud 10 the new hospital
called the Nampa Mercy hospital
Which was dedicated November !. and
70 which patients from the Nampa
General hospital were transferred
about the middle Of the month.
The building and equipment Of this
hospital, q project which could well
have enlisted the best efforts Of a city
two or three times as large as Nampa
shows what can and will be accom-
plished by "get-together" movements
In which the citizens of community
Forgetting their differences unite in
doing things which can be done be-
cause of the many things which all citi-
zens hold in common. Certainly peo-
pie generally agreed that the proper
care Of suffering humanity Is not some
thing about which there can be two
minds.
ACTIVE COMMITTEE
with this end in view many months
ago a small but active and energetic
committee of prominent Nampa citi-
zens consisting of Robert A. Davis Jr..
chairman, Eustaoe Smallwood, s. d.
McLain, Walter e. Miller and A. w.
Hoy conferred with Sisters of Mercy at
the time in charge of the Nampa Gem
eral hospital, together with Rt. Rev.
Daniel NJ. German, Catholic bishop of
Idaho. and Rev. John P. Ries, S. M.
ana Rev. Ferdinand Ries. s. NJ, for
the purpose Of making possible an ade-
quate institution for the care Of the
sick for Nampa and the surrounding
country for which Nampa is logical
center. This country covers an area
of hundreds Of miles to the west and
south. Many difficulties were encoun-
tered before the probability of having
this institution became an assurance
and the outstanding facts concerning
what was accomplished by the earnest
committee and those who were able to
and did help them are told as follows:
The congregation of st. Pauls Cath
Ollie church owned a block of ground
in Nampa. This was exchanged for
another block of ground situated about
eight blocks south of the Oregon Short
Line railroad and three blocks east of
the Dewey Palace hotel, n splendid To-
cation, away from the hustle and bus
tie of the railroad and the business dis
trict, which is constantly growing.
VALUABLE SERVICES
This block of ground st. Paul's
congregation donated for the build
the same church, a congregation of
numbers about 10 families, volun-
teered their services and the use OF
their teams for the purpose of doing
the excavation work. One hundred
men gave from one to two days
apiece of their time to this work, and
on some days there were from eight
to twelve teams on the excavation
work
Cifi1epe ~ Nap,po ,,d r,on,, a., a.
surrounding country. by the generous
subscription of, money or by furnishing
rooms in the hospital. gave for the
building furnishings and equipment of
the hospital about 100000.
Five Sisters of Mercy will at the
present time devote their time exclu-
sively to work in the hospital and
when necessary and possible more will
enter upon the work. AS compensa-
ton they will receive lodging. clothing
and food AS the garb they wear has
been standard for almost century the
item Of clothing will never be a heavy
one. II the work TO be done by these
Sisters Of Mercy was done by women
who receive wages for their services
the interest on an endowment fund of
more than 100000 would be neces-
sary to take care of this item Of ex-
pense.
Ine hospital contains II private
rooms for patients, and two large sun
rooms. which can be used to accomo-
date 20 patients, II necessary, making
the patient-capacity Of the hospital
about so persons. Besides these
rooms there are two operating rooms.
an X-ray room and laboratory, and
rooms for the Sisters and professional
nurses.
SISTERS ASSIGNED.
Mother NJ. Raphael and Sisters
Paul, Stanislaw, Aloysius and Xavier
are now assigned for duty at the hos
pital, together with Miss Irene Han
nifin. day nurse. Miss Atterbury, night
nurse, and Miss Lyl, surgical nurse.
Miss Hannifin Is graduate of st. AL
phonsus hospital training school for
nurses, Boise and Miss Atterbury was
graduated at st. Francis hospital, Pen
Lleton.
A woman's auxiliary for the hospital
will be organized. II will do sewing
and other work Every woman in
Nampa and vicinity will be invited to
affiliate with the auxiliary and par
ticipate- in it's work. thus extending
the beneficient work of the institution
as generally as possible.
IMPRESSIVE DEDICATION.
Rt. Rev. Daniel M. German, bishop
OF Idaho, Sister M. Sylvena, superior or
st. Alphonsus hospital, Boise, and Sis
ter M. Remigius. superior Of st. Ter
esa's academy, Boise, were among the
prominent visitors at the dedicatory
exercises at the hospital Nov. T. and,
IN accordance with the custom Of the
Catholic church, Bishop German
blessed the hospital on the day 1t was
dedicated to the service of suffering
humankind. Az prelude to the bless
Ing Of the hospital. high mass was cell
ebrAted by Rev. Ferdinand Ries. 8.
NJ. and the dedicatory address made
" Hev. John p. Ries. 8. NJ, pastor
Z 81 1t. PAuYs Catholic church. after
which Rev. J. p. Capeius, s. NJ, Off