Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1922-11-09
new HOSPITAL
HAS INFORMAL
OPENING THUR.
Re. Rev. Bishop McGavick of La
Crosse and Escorted to RingIinV
Building Where Blessing Takes
Place

Yesterday marked the informal
opening of the new St. Mary's Ring
ling Memorial hospital
A little after four o'clock, a delega-
tion of local and visiting clergy met
the Rt. Rev. Bishop McGavick of La
Crosse at the depot and escorted
him TO the hospital The blessing of
the building then took place, follow
ed by benediction OF the blessed
sacrament. The priests assisting
the bishop included: Rev. Fathers
Sergis Of Plain, Stofer OF Adams,
Kiernan of Reedsburg. Mcbride of
Portage, Weishart of Ironton, the
missionary Father Pipp, Of Chicago
and Dean O'Reilly Of Baraboo.
At six O'Clock the Sisters served
dinner TO the clergy and the commit
tee who so successfully undertook
the raising of funds for the equip
ping and furnishing of the new hos
pital, viz. Miss Lucy Gattiker, Arch.
ibald Kellogg. j. f. Van Orden. Mrs.
Della NJ. Ringing, the generous don
or of the building also sat at the table.
Others of the committee whose names
are not mentioned sent regrets, being
unable to be present. The table and
indeed the whole building was taste.
fully decorated with flowers for the
occasion. The building itself is excel
lently we'll adapted for a modern and
efficient hospital The rooms are
among the finest seen in any hospital
anywhere in the country.
try.
The operating taDia and all appli-
anSes are the very last word in mod
ern improvements Of the kind Many
visitors from the city and neighboring
towns took advantage of the oppOr-
tunity 10 inspect the COmmodiOus
quarters and expressed their salts
faction with the result Among those
denburC of Madison. staff of ten
sisters will be in charge Of the hos
pital and Sister NJ. Gonzales, the SUI
periOr in charge, may we'll feel proud
Of her aChievment and our citizens
grateful therefore.
A public reception and banquet,
marking the formal opening of the
hospital will take place on Thursday.
Nov. 9th. Tickets for this event. which
i, open TO the public at large. will
be on sale at the different drug stores
in the city until tomorrow night, az
ter which they will be withdrew on
account of the limited number that
can be served The hospital will be
open to visitors, however, all Thurs.
day afternoon. The banquet will be
held in St. JOseph's Aud tOrium az
s 80 in the evening and DR. T. l.
Harrington. of Milwaukee will be the
principal speaker This function is
in charge of a committee of citizens
Of which Attorney Norman Quale is
chairman
Many have offered to furnish rooms
in the new hospital among the indt
v.duals to subscribe are J. Van Orden
] T. Pfannstiehl, Mrs Anna Reichert
Mrs. Thomas Degau. and Mrs. c. E
Halusey Mrs. Della Ringing will
furnish three rooms: one in memory
ot Otto Ringing another in memory
of All. T. Ringing and the hospital
office in honor Of Richard Ringing
The Lady FOresters organization
will furnish a room and s'.0 ot
money raised to bui.d monument -
the World war veterans vii, o9 81
10 equip another room in memOr. =
the veterans The local lodge ot ( k
and the knights OF Columbus ha
expressed their intentions OF furnish
ing rooms and favorable decisions vii
probably be reached at the mex
meeting of the organizations.