The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-08-02
NEW MADISON
HOSPITAL OPENS
INTERESTING EXERCISES AT
NORMAL AUDITORIUM SAT-
URDAY AFTERNOON.


Madison hospital were held in the
auditorium of the normal school on
Saturday at p. IN. The program
was as follows:
Invocation by Rev. w. F. Spieler
of Canova.
Address of welcome by Mayor Jas.
Robertson of Madison.
Announcements by Miss Alice
Smith, II. N. superintendent of the
new Madison hospital and training
school.
Address by DR.. E. C. Higbee, presi-
dent of Madison State Normal.
DR.. r. S. Westaby, president of the
board Of directors of the new hos
pital, presided and introduced the va
rious speakers.
Rev. Spieler, after reading an ap-
propriate Bible lesson-'The Good
Samaritan"-pronounced the invoca-
tion.
Mayor Robertson pointed out
briefly. the great need which this new
institution will fill in the commmi-
ty and congratulated the stockhold-
ers on their attainment of such a
magnificent and substantial build
ing. In behalf of the city of Madison
he extended the most hearty welcome
TO all the supporters and friends.
Miss Smith spoke of the advan-
tages and ideals of the training school
for nurses. She pointed out the fact
that the relation between the normal
school and the training school, to-
gether with the exceptional facilities
for practical experience placed this
training school in a very advantage
Gus position. The pupils in the train
ing school will not only have the So
cial atmosphere of college life, but
will also receive much of their in
structiOn from trained teachers who
are specialists in the various sub
jects. She also mentioned that a
large, comfortable, homelike resi-
dence near the hospital had been Sc
cured for nurses home, which will
add much to the comfort of the
nurses.
DR.. Higbee discussed the hospital
from the standpoint of service and
stated that it was a typical example
of the modern idea of service. He
expressed his satisfaction at havin z
this institution associated with the
normal school, which arrangement
will be a mutual advantage to both
institutions.
DR.. Westaby closed the program
with a brief account of the progress
of the hospital from it's beginning to
completion. He stated that he had
been a long time in preparing his ad-
dress but that ii would take only q
short time TO deliver it. 1t was not
necessary to deliver his address in
words, but the stockholders and
| friends were now to be given an op.
| portunity to read it for themselves
| by making a trip to the new institu-
| tion.
Immediately following the pro
| gram the annual meeting of the
the present officers were unanimous
ly reelected for another year
l. The hospital was open TO the pub
| lie for inspection the remainder o
the day and all day Sunday. Durin.
| this time thousands of interested
spectators passed through the institu
ton. All were unanimous in thei
praise of the site, the building and it
equipment. Many were amazed a
the extraordinary institution whici
had SO quickly been established il
their midst for their benefit.
About o'clock it was necessar
to exclude the visitors from the op
Grating department in order to ge
ready for an emergency operation
Mr.. Richard Lawless, of Ramona
was brought to the hospital sufferin
from a serious attack of acute gan
grenous appendicitis, with genera
peritonitis. He was operated on 500
after he entered the hospital, an
this morning was resting comfortat
ly. Mrs. A. j. FaZendin, a sister @
the afflicted man, while~on the wa
, to the hospital was painfully injured
: when the car that she was drivin
turned turtle and pinned her beneat
: it. An X-ray examination at the no:
: pital proved her injuries were nc
) as serious as was at first believed
D She, however, will be confined to tn
| hospital for several days. Today tn
doctors and nurses are busily Ell
| gagged moving supplies and patient
!, from the old hospital to the new
f and from now on the people of tn
e community can feel that they have
their midst as fine facilities for II
Y care of themselves and their love
a ones in time of sickness or injury, ;
g can be found anywhere in the stat
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