1 8 & 5 Souvenir of Golden Jubilee ST. VINCENT CHARITY HOSPITAL, CLEVELAND, OHIO DEDICATION OF New Surgical Pavilion APRIL 15, 1917 1915-(1917) Compliments of The Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine of St. Vincent Charity Hospital Cleveland, Ohio SISTER. M. BRIGID, Superior SOUVENIR OF GOLDEN JUBILEE ST. VINCENT CHARITY HOSPITAL CLEVELAND, OHIO 1865 DEDICATION OF NEW SURGICAL PAVILION 1915(1917) ST. VINCENT CHARITY HOSPITAL DEDICATION TfrSgP YOU OUR FRIENDS> WE DEDICATE this souvenir of our golden jubilee and the FORMAL OPENING OF OUR NEW TREASURE HOUSE FROM WHICH WE HOPE, SHALL BE DISPENSED GIFTS OF LOVE AND CHARITY. WE HAVE LIVED AMONG YOU AND YOUR FOREFATHERS FOR FIFTY LONG YEARS. OUR FIRST MINISTRATIONS WERE GIVEN TO THE WOUNDED SOLDIERS OF THE CIVIL WAR. WE HAVE STRIVEN FOR YOU; WE HAVE TOILED FOR YOU EARLY AND LATE. THE SAME MEASURE OF DEVOTION, WITH GOD'S GRACE, SHALL BE METED TO YOUR CHILDREN'S CHILDREN. WE ONLY TRUST THAT, BY FAITHFUL SERVICE TO THE SICK, OUR MISSION IN LIFE SHALL BE ADEQUATELY FULFILLED AND THAT THE LORD WILL REWARD US ACCORDING TO OUR WORKS. WE THANK GOD FOR THE PROTECTION AND BLESSING HE HAS GIVEN US FOR THE PAST HALF CENTURY AND WE WISH THAT SAME BENEDICTION ON THE SISTERS OF CHARITY OF ST. AUGUSTINE WHO SHALL FOLLOW IN OUR FOOTSTEPS AND WHO SHALL CONTINUE THE WORK OF ST. VINCENT CHARITY HOSPITAL. 3 ST. VINCENT CHARITY HOSPITAL RT. REV. J. P. FARRELLY, D. D. Present Bishop of Diocese of Cleveland His Lordship Officiated at the Golden Jubilee Exercises in the Hospital Chapel on Sunday Morning April 15th Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen, and Dedicated the New Surgical Pavilion 5 ST. VINCENT CHARITY HOSPITAL FOREWORD UR fair and beautiful City of Cleveland, formerly known as the Forest City, and now popularly called The Sixth City in the United States, can sincerely and with pride boast of its many and varied hos- pitals, each one in turn doing its utmost to fulfill the ends and aims for which it was organized. Suf- fering shall always be a powerful and living factor in our daily lives and that same condition must always be recognized as a practical complement of no small part, in our human existence. And consequently the urgent need of institutions to relieve, as successfully as possible, such a necessary evil, must be readily seen, and thus it is that our City, ever anxious to be in the foremost ranks for Municipal, Industrial and Artistic prog- ress, is nobly equipping herself to meet the constant demand of an increase of sickness and disease, with hos- pitals that are becoming more and more efficient in operation, and this same degree of efficiency stemming and relieving to a great measure the physical distresses of our citizens. This is our civic boast today. There is one institution, however, that while it cannot be affirmed that it is more than its name indicates, or that it aims to further a greater good, or that it embodies more scientific treatment, or that it is exceeding in value, or in its very nature the basic purpose for which all similar institutions are erected, yet it must be stated and with truth, that St. Vincent Charity Hospital antedates all local hospitals in our community, thus giving it a prior claim on a more extensive term of benevolent work and benevolent existence than any other like insti- tution in the City of Cleveland. St. Vincent Charity Hospital has grown old in the devoted service of the afflicted and needy and although Charity Hospital, as it is commonly termed, is celebrating its Fiftieth Anniversary-the Golden Jubilee-of a rich harvest of years, yet does it ever renew its youth, and yet does this long span of time only enhance its value and assign to it that place as second to none. Experience is a good master and Fifty Golden Years of patient forbearance, heroic service and, it might be said, allegiance to the sick, undoubtedly gives it a dis- tinctive prominence that time and time alone can claim, where there is always perceived a consistent and con- stant endeavor to improve its field of usefulness. We celebrate this day as the climax of Five Full Golden Decades. We grasp this occasion to celebrate this Jubilee in our new home, the new Surgical Pavilion, which shall always stand as a Monumental Gift From The Citizens of Cleveland and as a work of scientific and tech- nical accuracy in hospital arrangement. 6 ST. VINCENT CHARITY HOSPITAL RIGHT REV. AMADEUS RAPPE, D. D. First Bishop of Cleveland . and Founder of St. Vincent Charity Hospital 7 ST. VINCENT CHARITY HOSPITAL We appreciate your generosity; we most profoundly accept Your Gift and it shall be our pride only in the sense that as we, The Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine, have worked among you unselfishly for One Half Century, so with God's help shall we with greater and more elaborate means continue to perform even a greater service in the future. It has never been our intention to accumulate money, or to operate with a view to profit, as you all know that at the outset of the popular campaign we were Fifty-three Thousand Dollars in debt and we actually are at the present moment in excess of that amount of indebtedness necessitated by the erection of a connecting corridor, enlarged boiler space and culinary facilities. Every dollar that was ever over and above was invested in equipment for the benefit of the sick and the infirm. And as we stand historically unique in our association with the people of our great City, so may it be said that we shall stand unique in our good offices to the sick of Cleveland and its surrounding cities and towns. We have not stood alone in building up our hospital, but you have lightened our burdens by supporting us on occasions and we ask as our only compensation, a continuance of that same good will and loyalty. We thank every one individually and collectively, the social and fraternal organizations who have even in the slightest manner assisted us. We thank those whose larger benefactions have made possible greater accom- plishments. We thank those whose advice and guidance have encouraged us and properly directed our course. The Right Reverend John P. Farrelly, Bishop of the Diocese of Cleveland and his noble predecessors have been our constant friends and benefactors; many among the clergy have given their heartiest co-operation. The doctors connected with the hospital most particularly and many others not so affiliated, have been our most close associates and helpmates. We have much to be grateful for and these words of appreciation and thanks coming from us plainly indicate the sentiments of our hearts and give expression to the thoughts that are uppermost in our minds. Many of our most helpful and respected citizens who stood like an army in battle array when unity of action was needed in the earlier days of struggle, disappointment and sorrow, have departed this life. We remember them on This Day and we pray that God in His Mercy has seen the kind- nesses of their hands and richly rewarded them. Most Gratefully and Sincerely Yours, THE SISTERS OF CHARITY OF ST. AUGUSTINE, ST. VINCENT CHARITY HOSPITAL 8 ST. VINCENT CHARITY HOSPITAL ST. VINCENT CHARITY HOSPITAL FRONT VIEW, BUILT IN 1865, EAST 22nd STREET 9 ST. VINCENT CHARITY HOSPITAL HISTORICAL SKETCH IFTY YEARS ago when the close of the Civil War left the whole country with a legacy of wounded soldiers to nurse back to health, Cleveland's first public hospital was opened. Before that time the little City had somehow managed to care for its sick and shattered in their homes. St. Vincent Charity Hospital came into existence under many great and almost insurmountable difficulties. The year 1 863 saw Cleveland with its population of over fifty thousand inhabitants without a hospital, with no place other than the City Infirmary for the care of the sick. The above mentioned date was designed by Providence to give form to the impulse, and to bless Cleveland with a hospital. The war was then raging, which made immediate action more urgent as hundreds of soldiers were returning home in need of care and treatment. Who among Cleveland's patriotic and public spirited citizens would come forward and take the initiative in this noble enterprise? The Saintly Amadeus Rappe, first Bishop of Cleveland, answered the call. He was met on all sides with a hearty response from Cleveland s generous people, particularly from Mr. W. J. Gordon, and the present site was purchased June 23rd, 1 863, at a cost of $10,000. This property was known as the Philo Scovil allotment consisting of twelve lots and lying on Perry Street between Marion and Garden Streets [now Central Avenue.] The foundations were laid at once and two years later, 1865, our City hailed with joy its first hospital in the present imposing structure on Perry Street [now East 22nd Street], and this build- ing stands today as the nucleus of the present magnificent hospital group. It was thrown open to the public and dedicated with due ceremony on the 10th of October, 1865. Addresses were delivered by the Rt. Rev. Bishop Rappe, Governor Tod of Ohio, the Honorable Herman M. Chapin, Mayor of Cleveland, the Honor- able H. B. Payne, Judge Tilden and Gustave C. E. Weber, M. D. [first surgeon of Charity Hospital], and other distinguished gentlemen. The hospital was placed under the management of the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine and the first patient admitted was a soldier who had just returned from the battle fields. Mother Augustine, the first Su- perior of the hospital, with her little band of helpers, entered upon their duties on the 5th of October, 1865. Of those who shared her heroic labors and sacrifices only seven survive, i. e., Sister Mary Monica, Sister 10 ST. VINCENT CHARITY HOSPITAL SISTER M. FRANCIS First nurse of St. Vincent Charity Hospital. In continuous service in the Hospital for forty-five years MOTHER AUGUSTINE First Superior St. Vincent Charity Hospital 11 ST. VINCENT CHARITY HOSPITAL Mary Felicitas, Sister Sacred Heart, Sister Mary Ann, Sister Mary Aloysius, Sister Mary John and Sister Mary Ambrose. The original cost of the main building was $72,000, and of this amount the citizens of Cleveland contrib- uted about one-half. As first constructed St. Vincent Charity Hospital had a capacity of eighty patients, of which number twenty-four were private and fifty-six ward patients. There were two large cheery well ven- G. C. E. WEBER, M. D. (Deceased) First Surgeon of Charity Hospital H. J. HERRICK, M. D. (Deceased) Associated with the Hospital for Many Years tilated wards on the first floor of each wing, one for male, the other for female patients. The second floor of the entire building was set aside for the use of private patients. The house staff occupied quarters on the third floor. The chapel, parlors, offices and pharmacy were located on the first floor, and the ample basement was 12 ST. VINCENT CHARITY HOSPITAL taken up with the kitchen, dining and store rooms. In every respect the hospital was equal to the best ap- pointed institutions of its kind in the country. Since its foundation many and varied additions have been made. In the year 1872 the amphitheatre was H. J. LEE, M.D., (Deaceased) Formerly Dean of the Hospital Staff W. J. SCOTT, M.D., (Deceased) Associated with the Hospital for Many Years erected. This addition was made to eliminate operations in the hospital proper and to provide suitable ac- commodations for surgical and medical clinics. In the year 1 873 a three-story brick building was erected on Marion Avenue almost adjoining the hospital, to be used as an infant asylum and maternity hospital. It 13 ST. VINCENT CHARITY HOSPITAL served this purpose until January, 1 902, when this particular obstetrical branch of the service was moved to Woodland Avenue. This building was then converted into a Nurses Home. In the year I 898 additions to the two wings of the main building were made providing for eighteen more patients. In the year 1901 the "Surgical Division for Women," a three-story brick building, was erected on Central Avenue. This building has a capacity of fifty patients and it was mainly through this division that the hospital was able to receive relief from a very congested condition. The greater part of the capital used in the construction of this wing was subscribed by the very generous friends of the hospital whose names ap- pear on a tablet erected in their memory. Prior to 1907 the power house and laundry were located in the basement of the amphitheatre. Owing to cramped conditions it was deemed advisable to make a change and in 1907 a three-story brick building was erected just east of the Nurses Home and facing on Marion Avenue, to house the power plant and laundry. The Free Dispensary in connection with the hospital was opened in 1 894. Thousands of worthy poor have each year enjoyed the best medical service free. Their prescriptions are filled without charge, or a very nominal sum is expected. In 1 900 an eye-clinic was added, which has contributed very materially to the ef- ficiency of the dispensary. At the present time the dispensary is equipped with all necessary paraphernalia for the treatment of all manner of diseases even along special lines. The average daily attendance in the dis- pensary is about seventy patients. Until September, 1 898, the nursing of patients was done exclusively by the Sisters. Practically the same amount of labor was required at that time as at the present, except that the theory and practice of anti- sepsis was not so fully developed and the demands less. The patients had to be bathed, the floors scrubbed, the windows washed, the woodwork painted and everything that could pertain to the cleanliness of patient and hospital; and this variety of labor was all done by the Sisters. The scarcity of Sisters was, of course, at that time marked, and consequently the work of many had to be accomplished by few. The Sisters were in com- plete active service and when it was a question of serious illness one Sister would remain at the bedside until the early hours of the morning and then awaken another Sister to relieve her after the latter had been busily engaged the day before. Such conditions were not rare but of frequent occurrence. And then withal, the funds that were received from patients were not sufficient to conduct the hospital properly and in consequence 14 ST. VINCENT CHARITY HOSPITAL the Sisters were called upon to trudge the streets of the City and the neighboring towns soliciting help for its maintenance. Not that they cared that their bodies were fatigued and wearied but because God's poor were their inspiration and the reason of their sacrificing their lives that others might receive relief from their sufferings. HOSPITAL CHAPEL But in this year the Training School for Nurses was opened and a two-year course of instruction adopted. Lectures by the hospital staff of physicians and surgeons were inaugurated and class recitations were held al- most daily. However, those in charge of the school found it impossible to give a thorough theoretical and practical training in the prescribed time, so in July, I 899, the course was extended to three years. The Train- ing School opened with a class of six nurses, others being added as the weeks went on, and since that time it has grown steadily until today it numbers fifty-four pupil nurses. 15 ST. VINCENT CHARITY HOSPITAL The first class was graduated in September, I 900, and consisted of seventeen nurses, eleven of whom were Sisters. The number of graduates from the Training School is now about two hundred. The Alumnae As- sociation was organized some years ago and throughout the year meetings are held regularly. Prominent speakers are invited to lecture on matters allied to the profession of nursing and on other educational topics. A Pathological Department has for many years been connected with the hospital and at the present writing efforts are being directed toward a most complete laboratory. The work of this department is increasing daily and its worth more and more appreciated. An X-ray Department has likewise been a very important adjunct to the hospital for many years and with the increased space and added facilities which it will have in the new Surgical Pavilion, bids fair to make it as complete an outfit as it is possible to have. I As at present constituted, St. Vincent Charity Hospital stands in the first rank among similar institutions in the country. Its surgical and medical staffs, under the direction of Western Reserve University, are com- posed of physicians and surgeons whose abilities are recognized far and wide; men whose devotion to the hos- pital and its worthy poor is singular, and whose interests are a unit with it. The institution is modern in every detail and is quick to follow in all the discoveries made by professional research work, realizing the importance of the later systems and methods over the old. The number of patients received and treated averages over three thousand annually. Of these some pay in whole, some in part; the others are treated free of charge and the latter outnumber the former. Emergency cases are received at all times when space is available, without formality of any kind. For the purchase of land, erection and maintenance of its large buildings, and for the support of all its splendid works of benevolence and charity, it has ever been as it is now, dependent on the generosity of the public, the donations of special friends and the revenue derived from pay patients. As has been said, from the time of its organization, St. Vincent Charity Hospital has been without an endowment fund and it has only been through the generosity of the citizens of Cleveland and the unremunerated services of the Sisters in charge that it can be supported and at the same time enabled to advance with the rapid strides which modern progress in medicine and surgery render necessary. 16 ST. VINCENT CHARITY HOSPITAL "CONSOLATION" (From the Cleveland Herald of November 13, 1865) NE °f the most pleasant presentation affairs we remember to have attended took place yesterday at I Charity Hospital at 1 1 o'clock A. M. After Professor Weber, Dr. W. J. Scott and the students had been seated Mother Augustine, the Sister Superior, was invited into the room and presented with a beautiful engraving, one of the proof sheets copied from the painting of Constance Mayer, entitled "Consolation,'' by Captain Samuel Whiting. In presenting the engraving, he said: "Sister Superior, some years ago while in command of one of the New Orleans steamships, I was prostrated at that port with a severe attack of yellow fever, and though I had money enough, and had friends there, had it not been for the tender care and skilful nursing of the Sisters of Charity I have no idea that I should have survived the attack. During our late, fearful and bloody war the devotion of your noble Order to the cause of humanity has won the admiration of the world. The citizens of Cleveland may well be congratulated on the possession of this noble institution. The rare skill of its eminent and accomplished surgeon, Dr. G. C. E. Weber, the sound teachings of its learned patholo- gists, combined with the tender nursing of your good and benevolent Sisterhood, will relieve many of the ills that flesh is heir to, and restore to many a grateful sufferer the God-given, priceless boon of health. As a small token of grateful recollections to my nurses of New Orleans, I beg to present to the Sisters of Charity Hospital this engraving, one of the proof sheets copied from the beautiful painting of Constance Mayer, entitled 'Consolation' and with it the following poem, which I take pleasure in writing for them, de- scriptive of the scenes so admirably portrayed by the accomplished artist. A Union soldier in his tent: Weak, wounded and despairing lay: The hectic flushes came and went, As rose the din of battle fray. The army of the Cumberland, Saw him with eager flashing eye In its front rank undaunted stand, Resolved to conquer or to die. Firm and unflinching thus he stood. While cannon belched through blood red flames; His chiefest thought his country's good, And next, perchance a deathless name. 17 ST. VINCENT CHARITY HOSPITAL Sudden as lightning's vivid glare, Shrilly shell burst above his head: A fragment laid his bosom bare And stretched him wounded with the dead. Back to the rear the soldiers bore The wounded comrade faint and weak; His "Army Blue" was stained with gore, And Death's pale seal was on his cheek. A surgeon dressed the ghastly wound And counselled quiet and repose, Then sought again the battle ground, Now thickly strewn with friends and foes. Left to himself the wounded man Bethought him of his early life, Each wayward act, and vicious plan, Each word and unholy strife. And as he weaker grew, he thought Of his dear home far, far away; What would he give could it be bought For power to be there but a day. To close his dying eyes where first His infant lips had learned to pray, To kiss the mother who had nursed, The sister who had shared his play. He murmured: "Oh! for one sweet tone Of voices loved in days gone by, Dear mother, sister, Oh! for one To gently close my dying eyes." He ceased; a face of radiant light Was in his tent and by his side; Each feature beautified and bright, Free from all trace of human pride. She points him to a heavenly home, A house of joy not made with hands- To the Redeemer calling, "Come," Who at the portal beckoning stands. Then she unclasped the book of prayer, Its oft turned leaves were soiled and worn, For she had made her constant care Our wounded soldier night and morn. From those dim pages she essayed, To whisper to the wounded, "Peace! Her gentle tones his fears allayed, And bid his soul despairing cease. "Sister of Charity!" he cried, Sister and mother both thou art; For here by my poor pallet side, Thou'rt one with them in hand and heart." "Oh! hear me, and though poor and weak If 1 survive I'll hold her dear, Who gently bathed my fevered cheek And brought me consolation here. It only now remains for me to tender you this humble testimonial of my regard, and my hearty wishes for the fullest prosperity of Charity Hospital and College, for the temporal and eternal welfare of the Sisterhood of the first, and the continued health and usefulness of the eminent faculty of the last.'' 18 ST. VINCENT CHARITY HOSPITAL COPY OF PAINTING ENTITLED "CONSOLATION" 19 ST. VINCENT CHARITY HOSPITAL "BENEFACTORS" By Mr. Taylor: Whereas, the late Robert R. Rhodes, a citizen of Cleveland, by his will has substantially helped many of the privately supported public charities of this city; and Whereas, there has been a general expression of commendation by the citizens of Cleveland of this public benefaction; and Whereas, it is fitting that council, as representative of the people of Cleveland, express for the people their appreciation; now, therefore be it Resolved by the council of the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio: that for and in behalf of the people of Cleveland we express their appreciation of the help given by Robert R. Rhodes through his will to many of the charities of the City of Cleveland; And be it further resolved, that this resolution be spread upon the journal of council. To Mr. Richard Collins, March 6th, 1916. City Clerk. To the Honorable City Council of the City of Cleveland: From an article published in the daily papers, we notice that the Honorable Mr. Taylor intends to place be- fore your esteemed body a resolution embodying in it, official and city-wide recognition of the munificent gift of the late beloved Robert R. Rhodes to the many and varied institutions of Cleveland. The project is most praiseworthy and is deserving of the highest commendation. The materialization of it would be most gratify- ing not only to those who have been directly and immediately benefited, but also to those who shall perhaps, at some future time, share in the generosity of this noted and blessed son of our commonwealth. The good that shall be done will know no bounds. The measure of bounty shall never diminish but will continue on full to over-flowing. The tottering step made weak by the infirmities of old age, shall be more ably supported and strengthened-the voice of the little ones shall not be heard because the golden shocks of wheat shall rise higher and more abundantly-and the fevered cheek and sick body shall receive gentler minis- trations. And whereas the beneficiaries shall dispense the good things made possible by Robert R. Rhodes in a most efficient manner, and (FROM THE MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL JOURNAL) 20 ST. VINCENT CHARITY HOSPITAL Whereas, the multitudes shall partake of that liberality in whatever form the Lord may have prepared for them. So may the memory of this generous soul be blessed ten thousand times ten thousand times, and may pray- ers be offered up as we now offer them that God has given him a reward most deserving. We join all others in giving thanks because we feel that our possibilities are more numerous for carrying on the work among the sick. Most gratefully submitted, The Sisters of Charity, Of St. Vincent Charity Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio. Sr. M. Irene, Superior. We add the same sentiments of appreciation and gratitude towards Mr. Calvary Morris. CALVARY MORRIS, (Deceased) Benefactor ROBERT R. RHODES, (Deceased) Benefactor 21 ST. VINCENT CHARITY HOSPITAL LIST OF DONORS TO CHARITY HOSPITAL AS PUBLISHED IN CLEVELAND HERALD, jULY 7ch, 1865 W. J. Gordon Gordon, McMillan & Co. City of Cleveland James McHenry Rt. Rev. Amadeus Rappe, D. D. M. C. R. R. Excursion free, by L. A. Pierce St. Patrick's Church Hon. J. H. Wade Hon. Amasa Stone Hon. David Todd Hon. H. B. Payne C. C. & C. R. R. Co. D. P. Rhodes C. & T. R. R. Co. D. B. Sexton H. P. Weddell Wm. Bingham L L. Perkins S. Witt C. C. Rogers Geo. B. Senter R. E. Mix Alcott & Horton Tennis & Dangler Walter Farnan J. H. & A. W. Kirkwood Dr. T. Garlic L. F. & S. Burgess Hon. H. V. Wilson Geo. W. Sizer Geo. Worthington . S. L. Mather H. Harvey T. P. Handy J. F. Clark J. E. White & Co. Hon. H. M. Chapin Morris & Price L. Crawford & Son Cross & Payne W. F. Carey & Co. Benj. Brownell F. X. Byerley Thos. Manning H. B. Hurbut A. B. Stone & Chisholm Geo. C. Dodge Strong & Armstrong C. P. & S. R. R. Co. T. M. Kelley Chas. H. Otis Morgan Root & Co. Drs. E. & H. K. Cushing Geo. Sprague & Co. Ursuline Convent Dr. G. C. E. Webber Thatcher, Gardner, Burt & Co. J. H. Detmer Nelson Sanford John Webber Geo. B. Ely Anson Stager J. M. Coffinberry Capt. E. Kelley W. H. Sholl Woolson Hitchcock & Co. Paush & Knight Samuel H. Kimbal Rev. Father Conlan Joseph Kline H. Deatmer & Co. Lyman Little Robt. Hanna & Co. Kins. Sherman Farmer & Painter J. H. Sargent John Outhwaite Henry H. Dodge J. Brackner O. H. Perry J. Dwight Palmer J. S. Harris J. F. Card Wm. Collins R. K. Winslow Wm. Hart O. A. Brooks S. Raymond SmL G. Baldwin Wm. Hewitt Rev. T. Mahony J. P. Bishop S. Williamson Chas. Whittaker J. P. Ross F. M. Backus N. W. Taylor E. I. Baldwin C. I. Ballard E. B. Hale Jno. F. Warner Dr. Al. Maynard Henry C. Colt T. Walton T. Burnham Purdy & McNeil W. B. Hancock Valentine Swain Wm. Wellhouse H. B. Tuttle J. M. Hughes 22 ST. VINCENT CHARITY HOSPITAL Jno. B. Smith Pelton & Breed Bond & Morris Peter McGuire J. V. N. Yates G. H. Warmington Hon. T. F. Backus A. M. Perry R. C. Parsons N. E. Crittenden Rev. Alex. Caron C. P. Born Bradburn, Fisher & Co. Thos. Elwood Smith & Curtiss T. S. Paddock Hower & Higbee Glosser Bros. A. Pope D. R. Tilden J. H. Morley E. N. Hammond E. Thomas E. G. King W. B. Castle Sheldon & French F. D. Stone M. M. Spangler & Co. F. G. Prentiss John C. Grannis H. Lloyd & Co. McClelland & Co. Harvey Rice L. L. Lyon H. Garretson & Co. James Howland H. W. Leutkemeyer D. A. Sheppard & Co. Isa. Sturtevant & Co. W. P. Fogg J. H. Smith Dr. R. Strong R. Hessenmueller G. E. Herrick Geo. O. Benedict Dr. Halliwell H. S. Stevens F. P. Koehler Seaman & Smith Cleveland, Brown & Co. G. W. Calkins Taylor, Griswold & Co. Chas. W. Noble H. S. Davis Harmon & Crowl B. M. Jenness & Co. W. I. Boardman H. Nottingham E, T. Flint L. D. Rucker B. F. Peixotto A. & A. M. Hazen F. Butts & Co. D. P. Stone Sylvester Hogan C. Hickox E. N. Keyes J. Wick H. Wick Weaver, Fleiss & Co. Levi Rawson Clark & Rockefeller H. Johnson & Co. Harvey & Bonsfield DUDLEY P. ALLEN, M.D., (Deceased) Benefactor For many years associated with the Hospital B. J. MILLIKEN, M.D., (Deceased) Benefactor For many years associated with the Hospital 23 ST. VINCENT CHARITY HOSPITAL SPECIAL BENEFACTORS OF ST. VINCENT CHARITY HOSPITAL [This tablet appears in Front Hall Entrance, erected some years ago.] Rt. Rev. Amadeus Rappe, D. D. Rt. Rev. R. P. Gilmour, D. D. Rt. Rev. I. F. Horstmann, D. D. Rt. Rev. Msgr. G. F. Houck W. J. Gordon Hon. H. B. Payne Hon. David Todd Gordon & McMillen James McKinney John Huntington P. R. Fahey L. M. & L. B. Pitkin Catherine Horstmann Miss Catherine Loftus Josephine C. Burke TABLET ERECTED IN THE WOMEN'S SURGICAL BUILDING ST. VINCENT CHARITY HOSPITAL WOMEN'S SURGICAL BUILDING Erected through the efforts of W. H. HUMISTON, M. D. Aided by the following contributors: Rt. Rev. I. F. Horstmann, D. D. Squire, Sanders & Dempsey M. B. & H. H. Johnson A. C. Saunders & Co. H. M. Hanna S. H. Chisholm T. H. Wheeler Hon. M. A. Hanna C. A. Grasselli William Chisholm Thomas H. White Charles L. Pack George P. Welch James Parmelee Virgil P. Kline Mrs. Kate Shehan P. R. Fahey Herman Frasch F. M. Osborn L. C. Hanna J. S. Sullivan Harvey H. Brown Strauss Bros. Co. W. G. Pollock W. F. Carr W. P. Murray J. C. Gilchrist H. H. Hackman J. S. Dickie Daniel Bailey The W. Bingham Co. John Hartness Brown Hoyt, Dustin & Kelley Geo. N. Chandler Col. O. H. Payne J. H. Wade H. A. Everett Martin Snider E. W. Moore Lee McBride C. C. Bolton Calvary Morris William G. Mather Mitchell & Co. J. H. Barton Strauss Bros. Co. 24 ST. VINCENT CHARITY HOSPITAL FORMER CHAPLAINS: Revs. J. Stremler, D. D., N. Moes, J. F. Gallagher, J. O'Reilly, C. A. Grandmougin, A. Caron, T. J. Conlan, Edward Mears, and Rt. Rev. Msgr. G. F. Houck. The Reverend Franciscan Fathers at- tended most faithfully to the spiritual interests of the Sisters and patients for a period of forty-one years, with only slight intermissions. The Rev. Eugene P. Duffy has been Chaplain since February, 1911. REV. EUGENE P. DUFFY, Chaplain of the Hospital RT. REV. MSGR. G. F. HOUCK, (Deceased) Associated with the Hospital for Many Years 25 ST. VINCENT CHARITY HOSPITAL HOSPITAL STAFF Frank E. Bunts, M. D., President of the Board VISITING SURGEONS: Frank E. Bunts, M. D. Carl A. Hamann, M. D. VISITING PHYSICIANS: Joseph E. Cook, M. D. John P. Sawyer, M. D. VISITING GYNECOLOGIST: William H. Humiston, M. D. VISITING LARYNGOLOGIST & OTOLOGIST: Thomas A. Burke, M. D. VISITING OPHTHALMOLOGIST: Charles C. Stuart, M. D. ASSISTANT VISITING SURGEONS: Frederick C. Herrick, M. D. John Dickenson, M. D. ASSISTANT VISITING PHYSICIAN: Carlyle Pope, M. D. ASSISTANT VISITING GYNECOLOGIST: William E. Merrick, M. D. ASSISTANT VISITING LARYNGOLOGIST & OTOLOGIST: Secord H. Large, M. D. RADIOLOGIST: George F. Thomas, M. D. PATHOLOGIST: A. A. Eisenberg, M. D. ASSOCIATE VISITING PHYSICIAN: Louis W. Ladd, M. D. ASSOCIATE VISITING NEUROLOGIST Tedro S. Keyser, M. D. CONSULTING DERMATOLOGIST: William T. Corlett, M. D. SURGICAL RESIDENTS: H. A. Schlink, M. D. T. E. Walker, M. D. MEDICAL RESIDENT: H. D. Pocock, M. D. HOUSE STAFF: Surgical Internes: T. E. Jones, M. D. A. W. Warren, M. D. M. A. Thomas, M. D. L. D. McMillen, M. D. 26 ST. VINCENT CHARITY HOSPITAL FREE DISPENSARY STAFF 1. DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY. Directors: F. E. Bunts, M. D. C. A. Hamann, M. D. Surgeons in Charge: F. C. Herrick, M. D. John Dickenson, M. D. N. M. Jones, M. D. Assistants: W. Cowgill, M. D. N. L. Zinner, M. D. E. P. Neary, M. D. B. F. Lowry, M. D. 2. DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE. Director: J. P. Sawyer, M. D. Physicians in Charge: N. P. McGay, M. D. F. C. Oldenberg, M. D. Assistants: Herman Pocock, M. D. E. G. Kuhlman, M. D. 3. DEPARTMENT OF GYNECOLOGY. Director: W. H. Humiston, M. D. Gynecologists in Charge: E. P. Monaghan, M. D. A. Straus, M. D. 4. DEPARTMENT OF OPHTHALMOLOGY. Director: C. C. Stuart, M. D. Ophthalmologist in Charge: S. S. Quittner, M. D. Assistant: A. B. Herold, M. D. 5. DEPARTMENT OF LARYNGOLOGY AND OTOLOGY. Director: T. A. Burke, M. D. Laryngologist and Otologist in Charge: S. H. Large, M. D. Assistants: M. A. O'Brien, M. D. G. M.. O'Neill, M. D. H. L. McNeely, M. D. A. A. Southwick, M. D. F. H. Hooper Dr. Smith 27 ST. VINCENT CHARITY HOSPITAL CARL A. HAMANN, M.D. HOSPITAL STAFF FRANK E. BUNTS, M.D. WILLIAM H. HUMISTON, M. D. 28 ST. VINCENT CHARITY HOSPITAL CHARLES C. STUART, M.D. THOMAS A. BURKE, M.D. 85 o £ JOHN P. SAWYER, M.D. JOSEPH E. COOK, M.D. 29 ST. VINCENT CHARITY HOSPITAL VIEW FROM MARION AVENUE OF ST. VINCENT CHARITY HOSPITAL 30 ST. VINCENT CHARITY HOSPITAL VIEW FROM CENTRAL AVENUE OF ST. VINCENT CHARITY HOSPITAL 31 ST. VINCENT CHARITY HOSPITAL LECTURERS CONNECTED WITH THE ST. VINCENT CHARITY HOSPITAL TRAINING SCHOOL FOR NURSES E. P. Neary, M. D. -General and Personal Hygiene A. A. Eisenberg, M. D. Bacteriology O. A. Weber, M. D. - Anatomy and Physiology N. M. Jones, M. D. - Bandaging and Orthopedics B. L. Spitzig, M. D. - - - Medical Nursing-Ethics of Nursing F. E. Sexton, M. D. - - Nursing of Children's Diseases-Obstetrics L. W. Ladd, M. D. - - Urinalysis E. O. Houck, M. D. Gynecology S. Coopersmith - Chemistry of Foods-Elementary Chemistry Miss Eda Harms Practical Dietetics John Dickenson, M. D. - - - - Surgical Nursing C. C. Stuart, M. D. - - - - Diseases of the Eye- F. C. Oldenberg, M. D. - - - - Materia Medica J. S. Tierney, M. D. - Nervous and Mental Diseases Wm. T. Corlett, M. D. Skin Diseases- T. A. Burke, M. D. - - - Ear, Nose and Throat J. P. Sawyer, M. D. Theoretical Dietetics-Hydrotherapy H. A. Schlink, M. D„ T. E. Walker, M. D. - - - Special Instructors of Male Nurses OFFICERS OF THE ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION OF ST. VINCENT CHARITY HOSPITAL TRAINING SCHOOL FOR NURSES Mrs. Minnie J. Bowman President Miss Elizabeth Quinn - - - - Vice President Miss Mary Pepper - - - Recording Secretary Miss Irene V. Kelley - Corresponding Secretary Mrs. M. A. Shields Treasurer Miss Lenore Fischer - - - Treasurer Pro Tern. 32 ST. VINCENT CHARITY HOSPITAL MOTHER HOUSE OF THE SISTERS OF CHARITY OF ST. AUGUSTINE LOCATED IN LAKEWOOD 33 ST. VINCENT CHARITY HOSPITAL (EXACT COPY OF LETTERHEAD AS USED IN CAMPAIGN) "CLEVELAND'S CIVIC SPIRIT IS ON TRIAL" CAMPAIGN FOR $250,000 IN SIX DAYS TO CLEAR THE DEBT AND TO BUILD A MUCH NEEDED ANNEX FOR THE NOW OVERCROWDED CHARITY HOSPITAL GOLDEN JUBILEE-50 YEARS SERVING THE SICK AND INJURED CAMPAIGN HEADQUARTERS HOLLENDEN HOTEL SPECIAL WIRES, BOTH PHONES CLEVELAND, OHIO, DECEMBER 1st, 1913 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Chairman Mr. Chas. E. Adams Vice Chairmen Mr. Samuel Scovil Dr. W. H. Humiston Secretary Dr. F. C. Herrick Ex Officio Rt. Rev. J. P. Farrelly, D. D. Mr. F. H. Goff Treasurer Mr. Otto Miller Mr. Elbert H. Baker Dr. Frank E. Bunts Mr. Walter H. Cottingham Mr. Henry W. Corning Mr. Edwin V. Hale Mr. Daniel E. Leslie Mr. Homer McKeehan Mr. George W. Kinney Mr. E. G. Tillotson Mr. Wm. P. Leech Mr. John H. Price Mr. Howard Prescott Mr. Alexander S. Taylor Rt. Rev. J. P. Farrelly, D. D. Mr. F. H. Goff Mr. C. E. Adams Mr. Samuel Scovil Mr. F. A. Scott Mr. J. H. Sheadie Mr. J. G. Butler, Jr. ADVISORY COMMITTEE LADIES COMMITTEE Mrs. M. A. Fanning, Chairman Vice Chairmen Mrs. F. E. Bunts Mrs. R. O. Carter Secretary Mrs. John Dickenson Mrs. T. A. Burke Mrs. J. P. Sawyer Mrs. W. H. Humiston Miss B. Lee Mrs. C. A. Hamann Mrs. W. E. Bruner Mrs. J. E. Cook PUBLICITY COMMITTEE Rev. J. M. Powers Alexander Taylor Samuel Anson Campaign Dates: December 1st-December 8th. 34 ST. VINCENT CHARITY HOSPITAL The new Surgical Pavilion, six stories in height, having a capacity of one hundred and fifty beds. The Basement contains the new Surgical Dispensary for the proper treat- ment of the worthy poor, the X-ray Department, the Accident room, Contagious Ward for diseases developed in the Hospital, and storage space for the necessary supplies. The First Floor is given over entirely to six-bed wards; the Second, Third and Fourth Floors to two and three-bed wards and private rooms. The Fifth Floor A GIFT FROM THE PEOPLE, THE NEW SURGICAL PAVILION embraces the Operating Department which consists of five very modern operating rooms, sterilizing room, rest and consultation rooms, and the living quarters of the House Physicians. This addition is modern in every respect, strictly fire-proof, rooms large and well ventilated. Telephone service is public and local. The Megaphone system consisting of sixteen stations, the one voice annunciating throughout the entire building. Each floor is equipped as a separate unit. 35 ST. VINCENT CHARITY HOSPITAL BATH TO PRIVATE ROOM ENTRANCE TO SURGICAL PAVILION PRIVATE ROOM 36 ST. VINCENT CHARITY HOSPITAL MR. CHARLES E. ADAMS Chairman of the Executive Committee MR. FRED H. GOFF Member of Executive Committee (Ex-officio) 37 ST. VINCENT CHARITY HOSPITAL 1913 DECEMBER FIRST THE CAMPAIGN DECEMBER EIGHTH 3NDITIONS had come to such a pass that an addition to St. Vincent Charity Hospital was an ab- solute necessity. The Sisters and the Hospital Staff consisting of Doctors Lee, Bunts, Humiston, Blarnann, Burke, Sawyer, Cook, and Bruner, keenly felt that the situation was most acute, and that immediate relief be contemplated and action of some positive nature be taken; not only acute but many times painfully embarrassing on account of being compelled to refuse admission to applicants. The number of refusals began to be enormous. It was urged then that an effort be made to interest some of the most prominent business and professional gentlemen in the city and to learn from them just how this emergency could be best met. It required only one meeting. Their suggestion and decision at the same time was that a campaign among the citizens of Cleveland be generally instituted. The response was most hearty and in- stantaneous. They sincerely believed that with the necessary explanation of facts and the conditions properly placed before the people, that the ultimate success of the project would be assured. It might be well to state here just briefly, that an investigating committee was sent to the hospital to learn for itself, and without any notification of the fact to the hospital authorities, just what the actual relation was of pay and non-pay pa- tients. The result showed sixty-seven charity patients and sixty-six pay patients or partial pay patients. That their plans and suggestions most fittingly materialized and their hopes realized we have simply to call your attention to the reason of our jubilation on this eventful day. Almost from the first moment enthu- siasm ran high. It instilled hope and confidence into those who might have entertained some doubt as to the feasibility of the plan, and in consequence its actual outcome. The amount to be solicited was Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars. This huge sum of money did resemble from every side the Rock of Gibraltar. Never before, except in one instance, was such a problem placed before the people of Cleveland. There were smaller amounts sought after and obtained and just during that particular year, 1913, were these campaigns conducted. The most natural thought was that the people of Cleveland were being actually harassed and that it was unfair to expect them to come forward and to meet another and greater demand. This thought, how- ever, was soon dissipated because it was stated, and with confident assurance, that the people of our City were made of sterner metal. They realized the importance of the movement and the justice of it and their every effort was directed toward the goal of success. 38 ST. VINCENT CHARITY HOSPITAL OPERATING ROOMS 39 ST. VINCENT CHARITY HOSPITAL The next step was to organize and systematize their method of procedure. With the full and active co- operation and most cheerful good will of the Right Reverend Bishop Farrelly, Ordinary of the Diocese of Cleveland, a few influential gentlemen, professional and lay, [whose names will appear in another place] met and decided that as the detail work of such an undertaking was gigantic, they deemed it advisable that some one or two gentlemen who were experienced in the conduct of such problems be engaged and their experience used as occasion might suggest. Accordingly plans were formulated to conduct this titanic movement. The news- papers of all languages, throughout the city gave the campaign widespread publicity. Every day previous to the actual launching, column after column appeared urging the people to support the movement and to give it their hearty endorsement because it would be simply one more addition to Greater Cleveland in its endeavor to check sickness and disease and make it a healthier abode. The support of the press of Cleveland, both daily and weekly, we reiterate, was most laudably generous and, no doubt, a great measure of the success was due to that same source. We cannot insist too much on the co-operation of our Cleveland newspapers both mor- ally and financially. Following out in part the general plan of the organizers, work was begun on procuring an honorable ex- ecutive and advisory committee whose learned guidance would and actually did steer the "Ship tossed in troublous seas, Whom raging windes, threatning to make the pray Of the rough rockes, doe diversely disease.'' and on securing a sufficient number of team captains, both ladies and gentlemen, they in turn, filling in their re- spective ranks with workers who were to be the vessel's bulwark. Although engrossed in his own work and intimating that the days were scarcely long enough to con- duct his own private business satisfactorily, Mr. Charles E. Adams consented to accept the chairmanship of the Executive Committee. Just previous to this time Mr. Adams had served in the same capacity for a huge movement, and by his convincing personality, his dogged pertinacity, and his keen business-like foresight, brought the task to a glorious success. With Mr. Adams in the chair, the work seemed two-thirds done. After much arduous labor the skeleton structure began to assume form and it was only awaiting the Cap- tain's call to infuse into it worthiness and activity. The last stroke of the detail was given. The word was passed from the Executive Committee in meeting at the Hollenden Hotel December 1st, 1913, where general 40 ST. VINCENT CHARITY HOSPITAL headquarters were maintained, that everything was in readiness and that all had a commission to comb the City of Cleveland and to garner unto themselves every dollar that was available, and that the people of the City were only too anxious to give. And the City was canvassed from humble hut to palatial residence, from the small corner-store to the imposing business block, from the shop of the anvil stroke to the immense manufac- turing plant, and from the poor little newsboy to the wealthy citizen. THE FIRST DAY She came to my office this morning, Before Id completely awoke, [As a matter of fact I was yawning, Hadn't opened my desk when she spoke]. She was earnest, convincing and pleasing, But she sure made her argument clear She gave me a card and I signed it, She left me quite pleasantly stunned- I look now at the card and I find it A pledge to the Charity Fund. Every noon, beginning with the second day of December, luncheon was served to over four hundred workers, and immediately after, the reports from the various team captains of the previous day's work, were read and noted. Enthusiasm grew more and more intense each day as the desired amount was approaching a reality. Rivalry was keen at all times between the ladies' and gentlemen's teams as the reports were read; the former, presented with the flag of victory today, and taken from them on the following day, by the latter. The ladies' teams did excellent work at all times and they were in truth an inspiration to the men and if it had not been for the impetus that the good ladies gave and the persistence they showed, it is doubtful if the men would have collected the amounts they did. Men may have the faculty of extracting money from others in the ordinary lines of commercial activity but the women must receive the palm of victory when there is a question of real philanthropy, hampered as they are, too, by their domestic duties. From all accounts, how- ever, one must confess, that the home duties were very much curtailed that week and many cold meals served. On Saturday, December 6th, excitement was at its height, when it was learned that Mr. F. H. Goff, and Mr. Virgil P. Kline Fnow of happy memory], had returned from their visit to New York to solicit financial aid from Mr. John D. Rockefeller and others. Mr. Goff, in narrating the incidents of their trip to the East, made 41 ST. VINCENT CHARITY HOSPITAL history resemble the proverbial novel; at one time very happy in his remarks, intimating that their mission was far beyond all their expectations, and again sad and sorrowful, conveying the opposite impression, his listeners all the time held in suspense for joy or for woe, until finally all unrest of contorted faces was dispelled on the an- nouncement that the journey netted them approximately $45,000, on condition that the $250,000 sought for, be subscribed. On receiving this happy news pandemonium reigned. On the following day, December 7th, an air of uncertainty seemed to prevail and the joyousness of yes- terday appeared to be dispelled. There was no such word as FAILURE however, with the giant workers of the advisory, executive and ladies' committees. They redoubled their efforts seeking assistance on every side themselves, and together with the noble field-workers made victory resound again and again, when at the closing banquet Monday evening, December 8th, announcement was made that not only had the Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars been raised, but also Forty Seven Thousand Eight Hundred and Two Dollars and Twenty-seven cents additional, for good measure. Then it was that four hundred men and women sprang to their feet, flags were waved, handkerchiefs flut- tered, the air filled with confetti and cheering pealed through the long hallways of the hotel. The demonstra- tion lasted fully ten minutes. News of the victory was immediately dispatched by the committee to Sister Irene, the Superior, and to the other Sisters at the Hospital, who had been anxiously awaiting the result, yet confident all the while that so long as such honored and esteemed ladies and gentlemen were at the helm, vic- tory was certain. His Lordship, Bishop Farrelly, congratulated the able Chairman, Mr. Charles E. Adams, the various com- mittees, both ladies and gentlemen, and the heroic band of workers for the glorious work they had done. "They gave their talent and time which could not be had with money, yet they contributed it freely in the cause of charity.'' Continuing, the Bishop said: "the nuns are neither philanthropists nor humanitarians; they are simply Sisters of Charity imbued with a love of their fellow-man and possessing this love they find it easy to give their service, as they do, for God's sake.'' When interrogated if he were satisfied with the cam- paign, he answered most feelingly and positively that he was "edified at the wonderful achievement.'' The Right Reverend Bishop read a cablegram from His Holiness Benedict XV, granting a special blessing on all the workers. Mr. F. H. Goff, an incessant worker, in his closing remarks said: "Speaking of the enthusiasm and unsel- fish spirit shown by the men and women engaged in the work, the crowd of workers must have imbibed the spirit of the Sisters, whose only desire is to have a larger building to do more work, for which they will get 42 ST. VINCENT CHARITY HOSPITAL nothing." He said that this was a strange contrast in the lives of most men, for their first thought usually, in an undertaking is; "What is there in it for us?" A little digression is apropos. From the very inception of the first campaign, begun in the Fall of the year 1910, and discontinued some months later, but which in reality proved a good seed for future production, Mr. F. H. Goff was always on the firing line and he was always firing, too. Acting in the capacity of Chair- man at that time, and never after severing his connection with the movement, he still continued his extreme interest in the campaign of 1913, not only by way of counsel or advice, but by real hard laborious work; not only when the Executive body was in session, but more so when it was not deliberating. Mr. Goff had a faculty of working unseen and later on of giving others the benefit of hidden efforts and deeply laid plans. Dr. F. E. Bunts could scarcely control his feelings, when he said in part, that he "could hardly realize that the campaign had come to such a happy conclusion, and that the construction of the new surgical depart- ment for which he most enthusiastically worked day and night, in season and out of season, together with the other doctors, for so many years, was practically a reality. Doctor Bunts could never see the undertaking perish. He practically inaugurated this movement as far back as 1910, when a campaign was begun through the agency of a private subscription. The response was not sufficiently gratifying and it was decided by the very worthy corps of gentlemen who were promoting the project, that another method would have to be de- vised and pursued. The Doctor never relented. He had too much faith in the cause to be disheartened. He was constantly living on a hope that some day everything would evolve just as he wanted. Mr. F. H. Goff finally told Doctor Bunts that if he were to succeed in his ambition he would have to induce Mr. Charles E. Adams to accept the Chairmanship of the Executive Committee and then-well, we all see the result. That is the reason then why Doctor Bunts could only with difficulty express his thoughts of joy and gratitude to the vast audience which up to this moment was but a dream. Rev. E. P. Duffy, Chaplain of the Hospital, personally at the head of a hard working team, conveyed the gratitude of the Sisters to all the workers. Dr. Humiston, a most enthusiastic and successful campaigner, said the occasion was one of the happiest events of his life. He referred to the work of the Sisters at the Hospital under many hardships, and it was the reference to them that caused his vision to become blurred. Dr. Humiston was always recognized as a fighter. At many of the preliminary meetings his determination was actually contagious; his convictions of victory so deep-seated that to talk otherwise to him was the act of a deranged mind. He was a veteran of 1901, when the Women's Surgical Wing was erected, and that same progressive spirit manifested itself in a very marked degree. Dr. Humiston never began a task without completing it successfully. - I-' i-. J- f- 43 ST. VINCENT CHARITY HOSPITAL Rev. Jos. F. Smith, whose suggestions and advice during the campaign were most helpful, and whose presence at all times was most inspiring, said he tried to find out the motive that prompted this unselfish work on the part of so many men and women and especially of so many non-Catholic men and women, and had come to the conclusion that it was the love of home. He said that the organization conducting the campaign was founded in a spirit of the love of home. Dr. H. J. Lee [of happy memory] said that "after thirty-five years' work in the Hospital he was very happy over the outcome of the campaign and was sure those good women who devote their lives to the sick will also be very happy over their added facilities for doing more work.'' The Rev. J. M. Powers, Messrs. Samuel Scovil, Alexander Taylor, E. G. Tillotson, Elbert H. Baker, W. Howard Prescott, H. McKeehan and Mrs. M. A. Fanning, untiring and ceaseless workers for Charity Hos- pital in the campaign and out of it also, made addresses, saying that although the past six days were a time of hard work and great anxiety, yet they felt that their efforts were repaid with greater results than they had actually anticipated. Mr. Taylor remarked that a public park near the hospital would be a project well worth considering and that with the growth of the city extending in an easterly direction, Charity Hospital would in time be in the center of commercial business, and in consequence a little more breathing space would be gladly welcomed. Success to Mr. Taylor's suggestion. Mr. Charles E. Adams, last speaker of the evening, was the ideal Chairman of all the daily meetings. With an abundance of wit and the ability to say the right thing at the right time, and with an unlimited amount of enthusiasm and more to his credit, possessed with the faculty of enthusing this same spirit into others, made him a most essential and potent force in the campaign. Mr. Adams complimented all most graciously, com- mended the efforts of his fellow executive members, and the citizens of the City of Cleveland for their quick and generous response. He concluded the campaign with a favorite quotation from Kipling: 'And only the Master will praise us, And only the Master will blame And no one shall work for money, And no one shall work for fame, But each for the joy of working, And each in his separate star, Shall draw the thing as he sees it, For the God of things as they are. ' "I shall not say Good-Bye, just Good-Night." 44 ST. VINCENT CHARITY HOSPITAL CAMPAIGN OF 1913 Captains and their teams in the Campaign: Nurses' Team: Mrs. Minnie J. Bowman, R. N.» Captain; Mrs. Gertrude Ellsworth, R. N.; Misses Jessie Burns, R. N.; Elizabeth Sullivan, R. N.; Margaret McGuire, R. N.; Elizabeth Quinn, R. N.; Alice Myer, R. N.; Katherine McMahon, R. N.; Emma Mandery, R. N.; H elen Nestor, R. N.; Mary Mundy, R. N. Mrs. Harriet T. Bunts, Captain; Mesdames Rollin H. White, Frank B. Meade, A. K. Spencer, J. E. Kreps, M. B. Deane, Freeman, and Misses H. K. Johnson and Janice C. Hotchkiss. Mrs. Jno. Dickenson, Captain; Mesdames C. A. Hamann, Walter Merriam, J. E. Cook, F. C. Herrick, N. M. Jones, O. A. Weber, Secord Large, A. B. DeVille. . Mrs. W. A. Fay, Captain; Mesdames W. C. Benham, Edmund Cauvereau, John Carney, Rollin Backer, J. E. Gear, J. T. Maher, Swarzfisher, A. L. Douze and Miss Gertrude Monaghan. Mrs. H. N. Herriman, Captain; Mesdames W. B. White, Andy Lea, L. Robins, J. L. Bancroft, Geo. Case and Miss Ruth Jackman. Mrs. J. L. Porter, Captain; Mesdames A. S. Taylor, Herbert Adams, Walter Evans, Nicola Cerri, J. S. Tierney, A. M. Britton, Homer McKeehan, and Miss Madeline Matzen. Mrs. J. N. Stockwell, Jr. Miss M. Louise Obermiller, Captain; Marie and Jessie Wagar and Mrs. Gilbride. Miss Pauline Perrin, Captain; Misses Edith Hornickle, Gertrude Schaefer, Hazel Kirk, Ethel Bagnall, Katherine Fanning, Florence Whiting, Rosabel Sampliner, Florence Douglas, Mrs. W. J. Bushea and Mrs. E. C. Daoust. Miss Eleanor Perrin, Captain; Misses Ruth Bradford, Dorothy Kreps, Mildred Sherman, Laura and Mar- garet Gregg, and Mrs. A. H. Lazarre. ( Mrs. Richard Otis Carter, Captain; Mrs. L. A. Johnson, Mrs. Walton McGean, Mrs. Ralph Bowler, Mrs. Lyman Lawrence, Mrs. Morris B. Grover, Mrs. Julius James, Mrs. Stanley Cutter. Mrs. Thomas A. Burke, Captain; Mrs. Chas. A. Dolan, Mrs. Thos. Coughlin, Mrs. Gertrude Handrick, 45 ST. VINCENT CHARITY HOSPITAL Mrs. W. P. Byrne, Mrs. Joseph Johnston, Mrs. Laura Pratt, and the Misses Beatrice Boylan, Florence Beck- erle, Gertrude O'Reilley and Marie Carroll. Mrs. P. W. Hart, Captain; Regina Nugent, Mrs. J. T. Moore, Misses Lillian Burke, Edna Hug and Mabel Gaughran. Mrs. J. P. Walsh, Captain; Mrs. R. G. Skinner, Mrs. M. T. Stone, Mrs. Henry Chisholm. Mrs. J. B. Cockran, Captain; Mrs. Fred A. Bigelow, Mrs. E. A. Colton, Mrs. David Croxton, Mrs. Nor- man C. McLoud, Mrs. Wilbur E. White, Miss Charlotte DeKlyn, Mrs. F. S. Borton. Mrs. W. J. Rice, Captain; Mrs. Mary Pfieffer, Mrs. P. Moran, Mrs. George McGuire, Mrs. R. C. Wright, Mrs. M. J. Kelley, Mrs. W. P. Kelley, Mrs. C. Hogan, Catherine Jamieson, Anna Brennan, Celia Cullen. Mrs. W. H. Kirby, Captain; Mrs. S. Strong, Mrs. C. H. Inghram, Della Long, Alice Rodgers. MEN'S TEAMS H. M. Adams, Captain; Messrs. W. L. Evans, J. L. Cross, M. J. Rudolph, Herbert Wolcott, Q. A. Kulish, J. W. Barber, Harry Crawford. Dr. W. H. Humiston, Captain Surgeons' Team: Drs. O. A. Weber, J. McHenry, F. E. Bunts, N. M. Jones, John Dickenson, F. C. Herrick, O. T. Thomas, Geo. F. Thomas, C. C. Stuart, E. R. Monaghan, Chas. Tanner, C. A. Hamann, S. H. Large. R. C. Enwright, Captain; Messrs. Chas. W. Hotchkiss, M. Stanley Brown, B. C. Tucker, Chas. W. Somers, G. S. Gardner, A. C. Klump, C. K. Chisholm. J. J. Boyle, Representative of the A. O. H.; Frank Cullitan, Representative of the Knights of Columbus; Joseph Heinzman, Representative of the Fraternal Order of Eagles. R. P. Kinney, Captain; Messrs. Myron H. Wilson, Jr., Sterling W. Hubbard, Alva Bradley, George I. Vail, Jr., Ernest P. Lenihan, Alfred Meriam, Carl and Leonard Hanna. Wm. Lyon, Captain; Messrs. G. R. Ingersoll, F. M. Clapp, A. J. Sweeney, A. G. Webb, H. N. Harriman, J. H. Mellen, A. E. Reister. 46 ST. VINCENT CHARITY HOSPITAL Attorney John H. Price, Captain; Messrs. Harvey D. Goulder, R. B. Newcomb, H. B. McGraw, Cary R. Alburn, John A. Hadden, Clifton C. Wise, Ralph Mitchell, Wilbur Dunham. Wm. Damm, Captain; Messrs. M. J. Madden, A. J. Damm, W. J. McDonnell, M. E. Gallagher, Wm. J. Champion. Paul D. Jones, Captain; Messrs. Geo. Holbrook, L. A. Rainie, H. L. Martien, W. A. Maier, Rudolph Malm, E. E. Newman, N. A. Loeser, John Fish. Fred S. Borton, Captain; Messrs. Rollin S. White, Chas. L. Bradley, E. L. Fisher, M. A. Hanna, Jr., John H. Dexter, Geo. W. Ganson. Rev. E. P. Duffy, Captain; Messrs. Mat. F. Hinkel, J. V. McGorray, Chas. Dolan, Geo. Spooner, Charles O'Reilley, Drs. Wm. E. Merrick, T. A. Hanlen, Judge Dan B. Cull. Frederick E. Bruce, Captain; Messrs. Chas. F. Bryan, Robert Mackenzie, Chas. L. Gibson, Philips Crumb, Dr. Wendel Johnson. E. G. Tillotson, Captain; Messrs. Chas. A. Paine, L. J. Cameron, E. C. Baxter, A. S. Taylor, H. C. Robin- son, Parmley W. Herrick, Abner H. Bedell. N. C. McLoud, Captain; Messrs. D. Perkins, D. T. Croxton, F. C. Newcomer, J. J. Parker, J. A. House, C. W. Davis, S. T. Nash. P. C. O'Brien, Captain; Messrs. F. T. Andrews, Daniel Devitt, J. W. McGorray, Wm. F. Tausch, W. S. Lougee, Wm. A. Powers, Jno. F. Hatton, T. M. Welch, G. I. Snyder. Rev. Jno. M. Powers, Captain; Messrs. W. P. Leech, W. A. Fay, Wm. Smith, Geo. Snyder, Phil Broderick, John Kilbane, Eugene Quigley, Victor Sincere and Dr. Geo. S. O'Neil. Dr. H. J. Lee, Captain Physicians' Team; Drs. J. P. Sawyer, J. E. Cook, Wm. E. Bruner. T. A. Burke, A. A. Jenkins, W. A. Schlesinger, N. P. McGay, L. B. Spitzig, E. H. Season, W. H. Merriam, Carlyle Pope, H. A. Berkes. Edward C. Daoust, Captain; Messrs. Hugo E. Varga, R. H. Jamison, J. B. Waterworth, Wm. Forbes, Albert K. Spencer, Levi A. Johnson, Geo. N. Markle, Jr. J. Milton Dyer [not affiliated with any team.] 47 ST. VINCENT CHARITY HOSPITAL PUPIL NURSES IN TRAINING SCHOOL 48 ST. VINCENT CHARITY HOSPITAL Cleveland, Ohio, January 20, 1914. A meeting of the General Committee of Charity Hospital was held this day in the Directors' Room of The Cleveland Trust Company at three o'clock. Present: Messrs. Chairman F. H. Goff, Dr. Sawyer, Dr. Bunts, Rev. Joseph F. Smith, Dr. Cook, Dr. Lee, Rev. Dr. Scullen, E. H. Baker, Dr. Humiston and Douglas Perkins who acted as secretary of the meeting. The Chairman, after calling the meeting to order, announced the amount of the pledges secured totaled $297,802.27, of which sum about $90,000.00 had been collected. The Chairman then read a few letters he had received since the campaign ended which he thought would be of interest to the committee. Some time was then taken up in canvassing the matter of a Building Committee, which resulted in the selection of the following persons to act, and Dr. Bunts volunteered to notify them of their appointment: Bishop Farrelly and Mr. F. H. Goff, Honorary Members. . Charles E. Adams Rev. Joseph F. Smith Samuel Scovil W. Howard Prescott Dr. F. E. Bunts Dr. W. H. Humiston Active Members: Dr. C. A. Hamann Dr. T. A. Burke Dr. J. P. Sawyer Dr. J. H. Lee Dr. J. E. Cook Dr. Wm. E. Bruner On the recommendation of the Chairman it was resolved that in the interims of the meetings of the Gen- eral Committee all powers or duties of that committee shall be vested in the Building Committee. It was then moved and carried unanimously that Mr. Otto Miller, the Treasurer, be authorized to draw upon The Cleveland Trust Company for the amount necessary to pay in full the indebtedness of the Hospital, $53,306.78, held at the Society for Savings and that the mortgage securing the same be cancelled. The meeting thereupon adjourned. Douglas Perkins, Secretary Pro Tern. Meyer J Stern, Consulting Architect Walker & Weeks, Architects C. A. Carson Co., General Contractors 49 ST. VINCENT CHARITY HOSPITAL STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS CHARITY HOSPITAL BUILDING FUND RECEIPTS. I 91 3 pledges paid in full $196,850.22 Partial payments 1 91 3 pledges to June, 1916 7,601.52 Payments 1 91 3 pledges June, 1916 to March, 1917 207.32 Paidon 191 1 pledges in 1911 and 1912 5,340.55 Paid on 1 91 1 pledges from 1 91 3 to date 1,279.50 New pledges paid [unposted items] 595.93 Cash donations received in 1913 campaign 57,383.48 Interest on Bank Account 8,377.05 Total $277,575.57 Borrowed from Cleveland Trust Co. to date $33,000.00 $310,575.57 DISBURSEMENTS Building Expenses to July 1,1916 $222,443.95 Building Expenses July 1, 1916 to March 1,1917 - - - - - - 33,562.66 Payment of old loan and interest - 53,306.78 309,313.39 Balance on hand March 1,1917 $ 1,262.18 Estimate to complete ---- - $30,103.55 Balance on hand 1,262.18 Yet to be borrowed $28,841.37 Already borrowed 33,000.00 Total Debt - $ 61,841.37 Otto Miller, Treasurer, Wm. A. Scullen, D. D., Chancellor, E. P. Duffy, Chaplain, J. P. Farrelly, D. D., Bishop of the Diocese of Cleveland 50