The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-05-04
HOSPITAL DAY AT
THE LIBERAL HOSPITAL

On the 18th day of 1920 movement
was started turnout the United States
to better acquaint the public with the
hospitals and methods of treating
medical and surgical cases as well as
to stimulate the desire in the mind of
earnest young women with the idea
Of promoting the better care and well
fare of the sick and afflicted, thus a
National Hospital Day was established
and an interest was evinced by the
public far beyond the fondest hopes
of the promoters of this worthy move
ment.
This year on May the twelfth, sew
eral thousand hospitals turnout the
United States and Canada as well as
in foreign lands, Hospital Day will
again be observed in various ways,
generally speaking it will be "Open
House" at all hospitals participating,
and with every department open for
inspection and demonstration.
All hospitals participating in this
movement will have varied programs,
such as commandments for gradual
ing nurses, corner stone laying for
new additions, baby shows for babies
born in the hospital, public speaking
ETC.
In being the 102nd anniversary of
the birth of Florence Nightingale,
who was a pioneer in modern hospital
methods, as well as being chiefly in
strumental in raising the occupation
of nursing to the plane of a profession,
the nursing personelle of many hospi-
tails participating will take this means
to celebrate her memory.
The Liberal Hospital and Training
School for Nurses the day will be fit
tingly observed with talks by prom
inent officials of the city and speakers
from the different pulpits, who have
agreed to add to the attractiveness of
tho program.
There will also be baby show on
the Hospital Lawn open to the ba-
bies who have been attended by the
Hospital Staff or born in the Hospi-
tai. Fitting prizes will be given to
the three babies, who in the opinion
of competent judges are the nearest
perfect.
High school graduates and young
women who have had 2 or more years
of High School training will be par
ticularly welcomed, and demonstra-
tion of the different phases of nursing
will be staged turnout the afternoon
with the idea of inducing capable
young women to take up this noble
and lucrative profession.
The Liberal Hospital offers an ex-
lceptional course in nursing which not
only embraces the regular course US
ually given, but also includes Labora-
tory technique, X-Ray treatments and
Photography, and Operative Surgery.
The public should be very much in
terested in the hospitals of the COM
I munity, for, as a safeguard or menace
to public health, the hospital holds
first place, and it is the duty of every
citizen to know the merits or demer-
its of any and every place in their
community that pretends to treat the
sick and afflicted.
On Friday, the twelfth of May, The
Liberal Hospital will be open to the
public for inspection and the people
of the surrounding country and towns
will be cordially invited, and even urg-
ed to attend and see for themselves
how modern hospital is conducted.
The program will begin at one P. M.
and close at five P. M. Speeches by
Mayor Vern Griffith, Rev. Walker, and
Rev. Henry, and others with demon
strations in the X-Ray and other de-
partments will be given, also the baby
show on the Hospital lawn, will in
sure all a good time as well as being
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