Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-18
Three Nurses Graduated
From the City Hospital
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The speaker of the evening. David
b. Corson. superintendent of the
schools in Newark, was then intro
duced by the chairman of the even
ing. Sidney Riddlestorffer. Mr.. Cor
son is a very forceful person, driving
his points home with force and skill.
He spoke upon the wonderful work
of the young women who had been
abroad as nurses and hat for this
reason the nurses just going out into
the world would be looked upon in a
more lofty manne and should be
sure to measure up to the standard.
He outlined the development of the
spirit of humanitarianism down
through the ages. He said that dur
ing the rule of Caesar the first real
physicians cared for the wounded of
the great dividing line in history
when humanitarianism triumphed
and ii was at this time that England
sent the immortal Florence Nightin-
gale into the battlefields. He advo-
Gated as models for the nurses who
graduated last night the persons OF
Florence Nightingale and the great
nurse in this past war, Miss Edith
Cavell. The big point Is far as a
nurse is concerned he concluded with
is TO cultivate sources of PERSONAL
ity."
A contralto solo, "B~erceuse." from
~"Jocelyn'' by GODDARD. was then
sung by Mrs. Mollie Chaplin
] Ely, accompanied by Mrs.
Harvey Wilson with Mrs. White play
ing the violin obligato. Mrs. Ely is a
well known feature of the com
mencement G, rcises of the local
hospital for the past few years and
her singing resounds to all parts of
the auditorium. AS a second part of
her number Mrs. Ely sang "Massene's
Clergy" Although ~applauded again
and again she would not return to
/ cor
DIR. John L. Lund. of the medical
staff, then addressed the nurses. DIR.
| Iund has just returned from service
in the u. S. Army. DIR. Bund confined
his remarks to the nurses exclusively.
| in fact he spoke so low that he could
not be heard in the third row. AL
though Judging from the expression
on the faces of the nurses he must
| have made man laudatory as well
as advisory remarks.
The of the local high
school then marched up the aisle
ladened with flowers The flowers
had been sent in such large quanti-
ties that the lassies looked like walk
ing rose gardens with their pretty
faces peeping out.
lower were presented to Mrs,
Ely, Mrs. White and Mrs. Korb, the
s~oioist, and also to Miss Mary X
! Hermann, superintendent of the
local hospital.
A duet, soprano and tenor. Rose
of My Heart" by Lohr, was then suns
by Miss May c. Korb and Stanley G
Potter. This was followed by a bari
tone solo, THE Americans Come" by
Fay Foster, sung by Fred A. BRIGGS
This sons depicts a true episode II
France in 1918. Mr.. BRIGGS sans
with his usual one n expressive
volume. He encored with "Slantin
Over One Ear" an Irish ditto, whicf
took the house. He was accompanied
by Miss Dixon.
Mrs. White then played another
violin solo, Caprice Viennois," b,
Kreisler, and although called bacl
would not encore. The next number
was the presentation of the gifts. DR.
! John G. Wilson presented the clas'
pins to the young graduates from th'
Perth Amboy City Hospital. He con
cluded with "Dr. Lund's talk took II
all 1 would have said"
The gift from the surgical staff ant
medical staff was presented by DR.. w
E. Wilson who delivered the humor
Gus talk of the evening. The gif
from the Ladies' Auxiliary was pre-
sented by Sidney Riddlestorffer. pres
ident of the Board of Governors.
America was then sung n the ben
ediction was delivered by Rev. vii
liam II. Bawden of the First Baptis
church. The exercises were followed
by a reception and lance in the audi
torium with musi furnished by a foul
piece iaZZ orchestra that LIVED up Il
| its reputation for jazz.