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SEWICKLEY,  PA., SATURDAY, JULY 20, 1907
No. 47
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The Sewickley Hospital, Dedicated To-day.
A  great and  deeply interested
throng will-gather about Sewickley's
noble hospital this afternoon.    The
ambulance door, at the northern
end of the building, will be the center
of interest during the opening exercises.    Here the space is shaded
in the forenoon, and the top of the
stone wall affords room for many.
The week has been one of extreme
activity- among the devoted women
who  got   the. hospital   ready for
opening day.    The amount of work
to be done was almost beyond description.    But it  was all finished
before noon"on the eventful day.
Men's work'did much, also.   The
Bishop construction company completed the roadway from Blackburn
avenue, and put finishing touches
to the handsome wall which holds
back the hillside.   The interior of
the hospital is a place of ideal comfort and   cleanliness.   The walls,
and   window   curtains,   are   pure
white, and the hue of each ward's
woodwork- and fittings render the
rooms cheery   and   homelike.   In
the lower portion of the structure,
the laundry is in complete working
order, and   electric fans  keep it
reasonably cool.   Every operating
room is a model of its kind, and
instruments are plenty. The kitchen
'is another place, to.arouse admiration and was closely inspected by
the women present.
The services will'begin promptly
at 3 o'clock with a brief statement
by Mr. George E. McGague, president of the board of trustees. This
will be followed by the dedication
by Rev. A. G. Wallace, D. D. The
Scripture lesson will be "'The Miracle at the Pool of Bethesda,"
and Psalm 127: 1, 9. All will
unite in these words of dedication: "0, Thou who on earth
didst heal the sick, .open the eyes
of the blind and the ears of the
deaf; who didst restore the maimed
and give strength to the palsied,
we praise Thee for the work of
mercy which Thou didst establish
and give as an abiding blessing to
the world; and for the trust in
behalf of humanity which Thou hast
given unto us." After the benediction by Mr. Wallace, will come
the formal delivery of the keys to
the managers, and the opening of
the main door. The attendant
throng will be made up of the best
people of the entire valley, and
many visitors from the two cities
are expected to be present.0 A
feeling of deep pleasure will be
manifested in faces and in expressions as the beauty, comforts and
completeness of the hospital are
noted. Miss Agnew, the superintendent, has been among the busy
ones this week. Mrs. Gormly, Mrs.
Starr, and other leading spirits have
temporarily deserted home for hospital duties. As a result.the superb
institution is completely ready for
patients, It will be hard for to-day's
guests to leave the big hospital, for
at every turn therein, each will have
a new and pleasing surprise. The
reception room, will be especially
noted. The ebony furniture, given
by Mrs. L. Halsey Williams, is the
embodiment of grace and utility.
The sun parlor at the rear of the
building will be another greatly admired place. It is safe from the
hill, by reason of the stone wall,
and the sunlight is mitigated by
foliage on the hillside. Through
the efforts of Percy, the active
worker, grass is growing along the
front, close to the building. On the
top of the big stone wall in front,
vases of foliage will stand, and at
the lower or southern end of the
front, the throng will admire the
picturesque appearance of the hillside trees. Blackburn avenue was
never cleaner, and wheh the approaching road is grown with grass,
the entire front will be perfect,
One of the visitors to the build
ing before the formal opening, a
fine-looking, elderly woman, said,
impressively: "I've lived in the Sewickley valley for fifty years and I
thank God I have lived to see the
day when this grand hospital is done
and opened for use." Then she
shook hands with several of the fair
officials and added: "When women
like Mrs. Starr, and Mrs. Gormly,"
and Mrs. Rose, and Mrs. Nettleton,
work for this hospital, it is bound
to be run just right. Our dear
ones, when ill or sick, needn't go to
a Pittsburg hospital, thank the
Lord!" The concluding words of
the dedication will linger long in the
memory of many. They are:
'"Arise, 0 Lord! Put Thy name in
this place, and give Thy spirit to all
within it. When the suffering pray
to Thee, hear thou in Heaven, Thy
dwelling place; and give to them
healing, and life with all comfort.
Amen."
Will Play at Home.
The Sewickley Independents had
a game scheduled for to-day at
Rochester,>but it has been called
off, and the Independent boys will
cross bats with the East Pittsburg
Athletic Glub on White field this
afternoon afc 3.50. This will be a
good game. Turn out and root for
'the home boys.
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