Evening star., 1956-03-26

5000 persons packed into the pla
Visitors thronged the halls il
easier to go outdoors and arount
rather than buck the jammed
corridors.
Daughters of Charity Sisters
who operate Providence said
they were delighted and sur
Iprised by the turnout.
The Most Rev. Amleto G. Ci-
Icognani, apostolic delegate to
the United States. officiated at
the dedication and cornerstone
laying. Following the dedication
service in the courtyard. he cele-
Ibrated Solemn Benediction in the
hospital chapel.
Cites Parable
Msgr. Cicognani said Love has
built this edif1ce." Citing the
parable of the Good Shepherd.
he paid high praise to the nuns,
doctors, nurses and all the
Others who helped bring the new
building into being.
The Most Rev. Patrick A.
OBoyle, Archbishop of Wash
Iington, credited the nuns "above
all" for the hospitals achieve
ments. Outlining the orders
dedication to its mission Of mercy,
he declared '"The Daughters Of
Charity for well over 300 years
have been faithful to their char
ter of suffering.
John A. Reilly, president OF
the hospitals advisory board,
presided, at the dedication. He
led the public fund drive for the
So, ,250,000 hospital.
Linked to u. s. History
Mr.. Reilly said the hospitals
"story is indelibly linked with
the history of Washington and
the Nation" In 1861, two months
after the Civil War exploded. "in
the midst of the forlorn tents
that sprinkled Bloody Hill in
this, our Nations Capital. in the
old Carroll Homestead on Capt.
tol Hill, Providence. today the
Oldest hospital in the city. was
born"
Half the hospitals cost was
paid by a Federal grant. House
Democratic leader Mccormack
of Massachusetts, and Senator
Butler, Republican Of Maryland
| led the fight to amend the Hos
pital Center Act which enabled
Providence to obtain more Gov
ernment money.
Mr.. Mccormack told the audi
ence that Providence "can truly
be called Gods Hospital"
Senator Butler praised the
hospital yesterday for "estab-
fishing ethics and standards that
served as models for other pri-
vate hospitals. It has set the
pace and others have followed. I"
Hailed by Mclaughlin
District Commissioner Robert
E. Mclaughlin hailed the new
hospital as ranking among the
top facilities "in what we hope
will some day be the medical
center of the world"
The Philip Murray Memorial
Foundation contributed $150,000
toward the hospitals diagnostic
clinic named for the late labor
leader. Emil Rieve, president Of
the Textile Workers Union of
America, and president of the
Murray Foundation, said that a
strong factor in Providence's
favor was ''its adherence Of all
forms of prejudice"
DR.. George j. Ellis, president
of the Providence medical exec
utive staff, spoke for the medical
persons associated with the hos
Ipital.
The Very Rev. Francis j.
Dodd, C.M., director of the
Daughters of Charity of the
Eastern Province of the country.
delivered an expression Of graft
tude.
The crowd also heard greet
Iings from President Eisenhower
and Pope Plus XII.
Far Cry From Old Style
The Most Rev. John M. Nc
Namara, auxiliary to the Arch
bishop and Vicar General Of the
Archdiocese, pronounced the in
vocation. The closing prayer
was by the Most Rev. Bryan J.
McEntegart. rector of Catholic
University.
The new hospital at Twelfth
and Varnum streets NE. is a
lfar cry from the old style medi-