The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-05-04
Garrett County Memorial Hospital To Open On
May 15>>DedcatiOn Planned For Sunday, MAY II
Hospital Will BE Open For In
spectiOn -Four Days Next Week
But Will BE Closed May 18th

But Will BE Closed May 14th
The Garrett County Memoir
al hospital will be open for the
reception of patients on Monday
morning, May Is, at 9 o'clock,
following a dedication ceremony
on Sunday, May IA, it was an
nounced late Tuesday night fol-
lowing a meeting Of the Board
of Governors and Executors of
the will Of the late George w.
Loal.
The building was turned over to
the executors Tuesday afternoon by
Meyer Brothers, contractors, and was
accepted from the executors by the
County Commissioners on Tuesday
night informally. They will formally
present d key to the Commissioners
at the dedication on Sunday after
noon, and the Commissioners in turn
will present the key to j. f. Gal
laghcr hospital superintendent.
Providing the weather is favorable
the dedication will be held on the hos
pital grounds, but if not, then in the
Oakland High school auditorium. The
program, which will get under way
at 2:3O o'clock, will include selections
by the Oakland Band, the Lions club
quartet, an address by DR.. Joseph f.
Harmed, local pharmacist and botan-
list; and remarks by Dr. r. II. Riley,
head Of the State Department of
Health; Benjamin Wright, consultant
for the Garrett county hospital and
superintendent of Memorial hospital
in Cumberland.
The building will be open for public
inspection May TO- II and II from 9
a. m. to 9 p. m. and on May -, from
9 a. m. to ) p. m. 1t was pointed out
that in order for the hospital to be
clean and ready for patients early
Monday morning, that the building
would not be open Saturday evening
or any part Of Sunday During the
public inspection there will be con-
Quoted tours by members of the hos
pital or nursing staff.
Cost Around S535,OO
1t was estimated Tuesday night
that the completed structure would
cost approximately $535,OOO, includ-
ing the furnishings. Of this amount
the Loar estate provided $4,000 in
1916, and $4,000 additional few
weeks ago. Other members of the
Loar family gave $21, 900 in the cam
paign for contributions conducted
later. The total of this campaign pro-
duced over 100000.
One third of the total cost is being
furnished by the federal government
under the Hill-Burton Act. 1t was
stated the Garrett county hospital
was the first in Maryland and one of
the first in the United States to re-
ceive money under the plan of federal
aid to hospitals.
The building here, begun in the fall
Of 1913, has capacity of "a beds
plus four cribs and 8 bassinets. There
are 4 private rooms, . semi-private
rooms and three 4-bed wards. Charges
will be the same as at other first class
hospitals, it was stated.
The hospital is to be under the
supervision of Board of Governors
which includes j. Edward Helbig,
chairman; A. G.. Gortner, vice-chair-
man; Dr.. Thomas B. Lusby, secre-
tary; Dr. f. |. Baumgartner, treasur-
er; Stewart F. Stahl, Jonas W. Sines,
Mrs. f. 4. Tower. This board was set
up under an act of the legislature,
passed at the special session this
year.
The hospital staff will include Dr..
Baumgartner, DR.. James II. Fcaster,
Jr,, DR.. Lusby, DR.. 7. b. Dunno, DR..
A. L. Nance, DR.. E. E. Sollars, DR.. J.
w. Wenzel, Dr.. II. r. Gibson, DR.. w.
w. Grant, Dr.. B. +, Selby, DR.. 7. j.
Cahill, Oakland Dr.. c. f. Smith, of
Terra Alta; DR.. II. b. Mcssmore,
Friendsville; DR.. B. B. Miller and DR..
H. c. Miller, Eglon; DR.. J. f. Sum-
mers, Philippi; DR.. f. b. Whitworth.
Dr.. W. r. Hodges, Dr.. A. J. Mirkin
and DR.. d. B. Grove, Cumberland;
DR.. Jerome Arnett, Rowlesburg.
Miss Nauda McLuclic is director
of nurses and those under her super
vision include Miss Marion Weber,
Miss Mary Jane DiSimone, Miss
Bethyl Sanders, Mrs. Dolly Lee Sines,
Mrs. Isabel Shaffer, Mrs. Mae Hnkle,
Mrs. Dorothy Rudy, Three more are
to be ,named.
Nurses aids will include Mrs. Car
RE Friend, Mrs. Oma Freeland, Miss
Lucille Sines, Mrs. Lucy SIaubaugh,
Mrs. Catherine Spoerlein.
One orderly, Francis Hughes, has
been named. Two others are yet to
be appointed
DR.. 7. B. Dunno, county health Of