Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-08-07


| threatening conditions OF weather
along about $50 O'Clock. the time AT
which they started James M. Nun
roe. one Of the chsgter members of the
! Emergency Hospital Association, or
| ganized nearly a score of years ago,
presided over the ceremonies and de-
| iyered the principal address. His re-
marks were brief, but ne highly extol
led the services of the women of the
| community IN bringing about the es-
| Enlistment of the hospital nearly a
score OF years ago. on small basis,
IFS subsequent enlargement from time
20 time, as well as its general welfare,
due TO their untiring efforts
Music Punctuatcs Program
The dedicatory ceremonies were
punctuated by music by the full COM
| plement Of the Naval Academy band,
led by Lieut. Adolph Torovsky The
| exercises we're opened by the band
| playing America" followed by another
/ selection Then Mr.. Munroe, as pre-
siding officer, presented Captain
| ttitA NAAAAi I9NhtA IT, AiAA&hs
lain of the Naval Academy. who offer
cd The invocation prayer. Another Sc
| lection by the band, and Miss Kate
| Andrews, president of the Board of
Managers, in a few words, extended
| compliments to officials OF the hos
pital and the community in general,
particularly those who have always
stood by the campaigns conducted for
FUNDS for its upkeep and additional
improvements, after which the stone
was pronounced truly in place.
Traditional Custom Observed
IN a chisseled hole, 2x3x4 inches, at
the Top of the stone, there were placed
several articles in line with a tradi-
lional custom. Among these were a
copy Of the Evening Capital of August
& which contained a story giving a
complete history of the hospital, and
the work that it has accomplished;
list ~ the charter members OF the as
ISOLATION: the present Board of Man
ayers, members OF the medical staff,
and other officials of the institution; a
COPY of the last annual report of Miss
| Margaret Wohlgemuth Superintend-
cnt OF the institution, and a copy of
the program of the dedicatory cere-
monies Following the benediction,
| tho exercises We're brought TO i close
by the band playing THE Ster-Spang-
led Banner"
Mr.. MunrOe's Address
In his address, Mr. Munroe said:
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Il read in the paper that the Gov
ernor of Maryland, the Mayor and
City Council of Annapolis, the
County Commissioners, all the Fra
ternal Orders and all the people of
Annapolis, big and little, were invit.
ed to be present on this occasion, but
| this audience reminds me of that
Scriptural passage which says MANY
shall be called but few chosen"
/ had accordingly prepared to make
some remarks in the interest Of the
Emergency Hospital of Annapolis.
which would be calculated TO excite
an interest on behalf of the people
a large in this great institution, but
as we who are here present are al
ready enthusiastically interested in
The institution / suppose the best we
| can do now is TO reassure ourselves
! that we are right in what we are
doing.
We are here today to inaugurate
prominently Christian work, for the
same motive that inspires the good
people who have undertaken and car
ricd on This work so long, inspired
/ Christ when He was on this earth to
so about doing good. healing the sick,
relieving distress wherever He found
st. so that He is known to us as the
Great Physician and ! Know of no
more desirable inscription that one
| could have placed upon His tomb
stone when called from His scene OF
! his labors here below. than in the
words just quoted: lie went about
doing good
In all good works as well as bad
/ ones, it is generally safe TO look for
he woman, "cherchez la femme" and
in this case the devotion to duty un-
der al circumstances and the eff
cheney which has been displayed by
The women managers and trustees of
Ghis institution has certainly set
wonderful example to US men and al
most persuades me 10 believe in that
Z second version OF the creation which
has bean lately announced. We have
authority for the statement that God
made mans body OF the dust of the
ground and breathed into him the
breath of life whereby he became a
living s0Rl, and that having caused
him 10 fall into a deep sleep He took
from HIS body rib and OF it made
woman. bur the modern version is
tina; when Adam was asleep God took
/ his brains and made a woman. and
+ if it were not for the statement Of
scripture 10 the contrary l would be