The Denver Jewish news., 1920-02-04
OF CIliLDREN'S
BUILDING LAID SUNDAY.
Dr. VIM. s. Friedman Presided af
Ceremony. DIR. Robert Levy, Dr. IL.
j. Copper and Mrs. Seraplime Pisko
Addressed the Gathering.

The cornerstone of the Children's
Building of the National Jewish Hos
pital for Consumptives was laid sun
day afternoon, Feb. /. 1920. DIR. Wm.
$. Friedman. vice-prcsident of the Hos
pital and chairman of the Board OF
Managers, presided at the ceremony
The Children.s Building will he the
twelfth building of the National Jew
ish Hospital This institution was>ded-
icated twenty years ago with one build
ing-now called the VIM. 5. Friedman
building.
DIR. Friedman little dreamed when
he made his great plea for an institu-
tion for poor consllmptiyes. to be built
by the Jews of Denver, that his vision
0f a great National institution. where
hundreds of men, women and children
suffering from tuberculosis might re-
ceive loving and scientific care entire
ly free of charge, would attain such
proportions.
The idea of Children's building
originated with Mrs. Seraplline Pisko'
the executive secretary of the hospital.
She brought the story of sick children
who need preventorium care to her
friends, Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Hof-
heimer. of New York City, and they,
with their great vision OF the wonder
full advantage of preventive work for
these little children. rather than curl-
tive work when the fell destroyer. the
Great White Plague, has already at
lacked these little ones, gave of their
means to erect this Children's Build
ing. The generations of children who
will receive the benefits of the Nathan
and Helena Hofheimer building will
surely rise up and call them blessed.
The National Jewish Hospital for
Consumptives was the first free Ma
lional institution In the United states.
Its example has been emulatel by
ether institutions that have sprung up
here and there. The hospital has been
an exemplar of what can he done in
+ free-will offering of tremendous
scope. The Jewish people of the United
States have supported this institution
ard have given generously Tor its main
tenance and growth. Altho the insti-
tuition is non-sectarian in its scope, it
is the Jews of this country who have
supported it. thus carrying out their
policy of caring for their own and a
xxsI,. rt nf thpir creed
Other buildings that have been do
lated to the institution are the Grab
fielder Medical end Administration
building. in which the newly opened
Research Laboratories are located; the
Guggenheim building for men, present
cd by the Guggenheim brothers in
memory of their mother; the Joseph +.
ShOenberg Memorial building. contain
ing recreation rooms, library, school
rooms and garage: the Dudley C..
Shoenberg Farm, presented by Louis
ID. Beaumont in memory of his son;
and the Adolph Lewisohn Chapel.
presented by Adolph Iewisohn. All of
the other buildings were built by gen
aral contributions from the Jewish
public.
This last building, the Nathan and
Helena Hofheimer building for chill
dren, will surely add glory to the work
OF mercy of the hospital.
The speakers were DIR. VIM. 5.
Friedman, DIR. Robert Levy. chairman
of the Medical Advisory Board. Dr.
II. ]. Copper, director of the Research
Laboratories, and Mrs. S. Pisio.