The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-09

memoration Of its 5Oth annivi
Highlighting the three-dsy cele-
rration will be a pageant portray
ing the history Of nursing. After
noon presentations are scheduled
for Thursday and Saturday at 2.30
o'clock. The one evening per
Torrance will be Friday at s15
O'Clock. All viii be presented in
the auditorium OF ST Leo's school
Written and dramstized BY the
Sisters Of st. Francis. founders OF
the hospital. the pageant Will be
presented under direction OF Mrs.
Rene Christin and enacted by stu
dent nurses OF the hospital. Cos
tuning and settings viii be au-
thentic with the period depicted.
Junior and Senior Glee clubs of
st. Leo's school will furnish the
musical interludes. assisted by DR..
George w. sgalitzer, pianist. The
pageant will be the first OF its kind
ever III ne lAfEtHAtA al AAN NNNNl
hospital attendants said.
Banquet on Thursday
Hospital octors. numbering
nearly $50. will hold their annual
banquet Thursday at $50 p. N.
Mayor Harry Z. Cain and other
prominent men Of the city will be
numbered among the guests Of
honor.
The jubilee celebration will be
opened officially with solemn high
mass in the hospital chapel at 10
a. m. Presiding will be the Most
Rev. Gerald Shaughnessy, S. NJ.
s. T. d, Seattle bishop. Officers
of the mass will include the Very
Rev. Henry Schultheis, S. J. rector
of Bellarmine. eelebrant; the Rev
Rev. A. II. Allard, pastor of Sacred
Heart church, deacon; the Rev.
Lester Leahey of st. Patricks
church, sub-deacon. and the Rev.
Desmond Dillon. also OF st. Pat
rick's church. who will act as mas
ter of ceremonies. The Rev.
Francis Cookery. S. j., will preach
the sermon. Girls choir of st.
Leo's high school will sing. directed
by the Sisters of st. Francis of
the school.
Also taking part in the festivi-
ties will be the alumni of the st.
Joseph's School of Nursing, includ-
ing graduates from the class of
1903 until the present. From 300
to 400 persons are expected to at
tend the alumni tea. which will be
held in the nurses residence FRI
day at 4 p. m.
Lobby Beautified
Those persons of Tacoma and
vicinity accepting the invitation of
Sisters OF St. Francis to visit the
hospital will enter lobby which
recently has been beautified in
keeping with the progress made
by the institution over a period of
years. The telephone switchboard
has been moved from the lobby to
another room in the hospital,
where it is efficiently handled under
supervision of Mrs. Pauline Nish,
chief operator. Restful, modern
istic chairs also have been installed
in the Hobbies for the convenience
OF the public.
Rated by the American College
of Surgeons as class "A hospi-
tai, a distinction it has enjoyed
since 1919, St. Joseph's has prog
ressed from 10-bed TO a 300-bed
institution. II also is associated
with the Catholic Hospital associa-
ton of United States and Canada,
the American Medical association,
the Washington State Hospital as
sociation. and the American Hos
pital association. Present director
of its destinies is Sister Superior
Mary Turibia.
Archbishop Gross dedicated the
first hospital Oct. IL. 1891. 1t oc-
cupied the northeast corner OF 18th
and J SITS. and was in charge of II
Sisters of the order. An additional
wing was completed in 1899 and
was dedicated by kt. Rev. Bishop
O'Dea.
Ground Broken In 1918
Ground for the present building
was broken ON July 4. 1913, and
the corner stone laid ON April ls,
1914. Eighteen months and four
DAYS were required for its construo-
ton. Rt Rev. Edward J. O'Dea,
bishop Of Seattle. formally dedi-