The Republican journal., 1922-12-28
The Bradbury Memorial Hospital
Opened
With an Appropriate Program and Large
Crowd Attending.

opened
With an Appropriate Program and a Large
Crowd Attending.
This handsome new building with it's
most modera and up to date appliances
and furnishings was opened Christmas
day with hundreds and hundreds of peo-
pie in attendance from 10 m. to 10 ..
M, all expressing delight and a pleased
appreciation.
The journal can give its readers no
news in this connection as it has con.
scientiously placed before the public al
most weekly para graphs since it first an
nounced that DR.. Eugene d. Tapley had
accepted in trust the gift from Mrs. Emma
Cottrell Bradbury of the honest lad of
the late Jacob Y. Cottrell and family on
High street at the head of Commercial
street, as the nucleus of the hospital
that had long been his fondest ambition.
This hospital, one of the best in New
England, is in reality concrete express
sion of the confidence and friendship of
DR.. Tapley's patients in Belfast and else
where.
Mr.. j. w. Blaisdel was in New York
recently to consult the world famous
specialist, Dr. Henry H. Morton. After
examination he was told that it was not
advisable for him to return to Maine, but
on learning that the patient was to re-
turn to Belfast, he said, "Go in the morn
ing. You have DR.. Eugene D. Tapley
there; there is none better We learn as
much from him in his annual visit here
as he does of us"
The home like appearance of the build
ing with its dai nty curtained windows,
each with Christmas wreath, beautiful
plants, large bouquets of flowers, the
gift of friends, and handsome basket of
chrysanthemums and ferns bearing the
greetings of the Hospital League, with
the message: "May success attend you
in the future as it has in the past" and
many other minor and necessary details
that add very materially to the conven-
ience of all are due to this body of active
and devoted friends.
During the hours of inspe ction deleaa-
tions from the League and the nurses
displa yed the entire building. Among
the privately furnishel rooms are one to
the memory of MIR. Charles Bradbury's
father, the late Judge James Bradbury OF
Augusta and another adjoining it to
Mrs. Bradbury's mother. The two cot
children's room, in memory Of the little
daughter and son of Mr.. and Mrs. Thos
E. Shea, is ideal and dream of child
bood Mrs. Norman H. White has fur
nisbed the reception room, Mrs Arthur
w. Morse and H. E. Mcdonald two
rooms on the second floor. Others vii
soon be added to the list.
The evenings program included very
informal reception with DR.. and Mrs
Tapley present. Several Christmas Sc
lections were sung by Mrs. Basil K. AL
len. Mrs. Melvin o. Dickey, Messrs.
John Parker and A. P. Goodhue. Prayer
was offered by Rev. Chas. W. Martin OF
the Methodist Church. Brief addresses
voicing cooperation, appreciation ane
friendship we're given by Rev. William
Vaughan, Mayor c. w. Wescott ant
Rev. VIM F. Skerrye. Hon Charles 5
Hichborn of Augusta, personal frient
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bradbury
resnonded for them, voiced his owl
appreciation of the building, etc., an(
followed with lines of oratory that th'
happy occasion and beautiful surround
ings inspired.
In note to Dr. Foster {. Small Kew
George c. Sauer explained his absence
and said in part;
| Will YOU please convey to Mr.. and Mrs
| BRADBURY and DR.. and Mrs. Tapley th'
warm CONGRATULATIONS of our people. thai
at last their cherished hopes have eel
realized, and the thing tor Wnlcn tneS
have sacrificed and planned and laDoIeo
stands completed before our eyes. Ane
| it is fitting that the doors OF this oeauti
full memorial should be thrown open or
Christmas Day, when the spirit OF eooe
Will. mer. v. anu lOflus SCA WV - .~SS--
upon us ali like benediction. With gooo
wishes and earnest prayers for the widest
service in the ministry of doing. good tc
body, mind and spirit of many, as the
years shall pass. we are,
Sincerely yours,
GEORGE c. SAUER.
For the people of the First Baptist Church
The Hospital opened for business Tues
day with three new patients and num-
Der of others to be admitted as soon as
arrangements can be made.
The nursing force is not complete al
present and the boa-d of physicians aho
surgeons to assist DR.. Tapley is not en-
tirely arranged, but both will soon DC
completed.
CLARENCE L. HEATH.
Clarence l.. Heath died suddenly of