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5 *1 ac EC- mvmgà - aS**0 a** 9MM CAMWAMlA.! 7 'A9'WSMAN. Br MAWVfl2. ONTARIO TKUB5UAZ, dUINi 2mi1,938a0.lmi - ---.-..-,-~ .~ PAGE TORTY-SEVEW New Memorial Hospital Opened in 1951 Letters From First Hos pifai Supt. ToId 0f Lif e in War One Mus Mabel E. Bruce, first rived just in time for this. euertendent of Bowmanville In another letter to the Girls' 'apitl felthte cail to serve as Patriotic Club datcd June il, a nuin sister overseas and 1916, she says tic boxes from lcft here in thc autumn of 1915. the girls came just when they She was a cheerful person with were nceded. "It so happened I an outgoing personality and her was in charge of a ward with 62 depantune from thc hospital was beds and most of tiem occupied gatly regretted by the nurses, by Canadians. Ticy just pounc- ee Bard and all who kncw cd on those magazines. The lien. Howevcr, these vcry quali- cookies Mrs. J. B. Martyn sent tics made her a wonderful nurse I gave out for - tea, and the men ýn France. werc dligitcd. If Mrs. Martyn Excerpts from one o! her let. could only have heard ail the tors written to the Girls' Patri- complimcntary things those 60 otic Club o! Bowmanvillc give soldiers saîd, sic would have us a vivid picture of a hospital her reward. The sacks which behmnd Uic Uines, and also of thc Morris family gave me, I Miss Bruce's pcrsonality. gave to two of our boys who "Bless you, dear girls, you were leaviag that day to rcturn ean -neyer know aUl that your' to the trenches. The men werc thoughtfulncss has meant ta ourI delightcd wti cvcrything you boys. Tic gramophone alone sent, wiich I distributed as im- has given many hundreds of partially as possible." them pleasure. Christmas time She began this letter by say- we decorated aur ward to repre- ing that "aur poor boys have sent a Canadian snowstorm.. I been pretty badly cut up at the was on night duty, sa playcd front. They have done nobly the part of Santa Claus. We .. even at a great pnice. Dear had bunches of cotton strung on brave chaps! - but ticre, I know thread and fcstooned from the your hearts arc aciing at home bearns and rafters. This was in toa, and my rule hene is neyer one of thc huts were the more to look or talk gloomy In thc smnis cases are kcpt. Tie wards." beaa were hiddcn as muci as posbleby holly, mistletoe and A letter to Mr. Norman S. B. Avy Atach man's head huag James dated Fcb. 27, 1916, says: " well-!ifled sock, wlth a drum, Sometimes I feel tint I must " teddy bear, a doîl or some.- have been led icre for my boys thing ta make tiem iaugh, aîl tell me repeatcdly, 'noa otien stleldng out of thc top. Each Sister motiers us thc same as soek containcd eandy, nuts, you do'. I know I arn not thc raisins, some useful article sudh only Sister who does, but many au handkenchicfs. Into this fairy do nat. I said tic other nigit ocene camne aur new arnivals, a ta an officer wio, was wai ting ta cônvoy o! woundcd on strctci- talk ta me, 'You just run along, ors, dity, tlrcd and weary, pon Mn. Officer. These tommies chapples. But ail werc delîgit- necd a little love as much as lini- ed to arrive on suci a Christ- ments, medicines and dressings?' ma". Imagine living in the trenches Miss Bruce went on ta tell for 12 on 13 months!"' liow earlier In Uic evening Uic There is no doubt that Mliss Sisters, off icens and men had Bruce brought comfort ta mnany joined forces and sung carols and many a wounded soldien. fiotri ward te ward, much ta thc While ovenseas sic manried joy ci the patients; and how Uic Charles Evans and on Uiein ne- iatients began waking about turn ta Canada thcy livcd on a 5a.mn. to find thcir socks and fanm ia Manitoba. There wene bhow like s0 many happy child- few doctors, and hen nursing ren they opened thcir presents. knowledge was valuable. Many She also tells o! a whist party had cause te eaul her blesscd fan vlth 75 taking part and bcd it. Sic dicd in June, 1951, in patients arranged se Uiey eould Victoria, B.C. She was born at look on. Mrs. J. B. Matyn's Caesarea in Cartwright Town- box of home made cookies ar- ship, Ontario. Lady wif h the Lamp Exam pie for Grads of B owman vii For 26 yenrs Mn.. FIorence "nth a native o! Marrisburg, Ont='l, was Supeintendent o! Bowmanvile Hospital and cachi year sic instructed a class a! from anc te, four young ladies i thc art o! caring for tic ill and ifirm, i such a thorough course o! training tint they re- oeived thc coveted Registcred Nursc's dcgrce, entitling tiem to, follow hi Uic footstcps o! Florence Nightingale, the lady witi thc Iamp, wio in suci n siining exampi. for the nurslng profession. Elght graduates o! Bowman- ville Hospital became Supervis- ons on the Hospital staff and la 1950 it was tiese leaders <witi tic exception of anc wio was on an extended vacation) who revened so iighly bic personal- lty and outstanding abillty o! their late Supeintendent tint they planned and carricd out tic prograni for tic first neunion. Letters o! invitation wce sent ta Uic 57 graduates. Sa enthusiastie was tic acceptance that 46 graduates attended and It was unanimously dccided te iake thc reunion an annual oc- curence. In spite o! great dist- ances t.here has been an average attendance o! 33 at tic reunions. At ecdio! thc reunions bwo minutes' silence mas been ab- aerved i memory of Mrs. Smyth, Mr. Harny Fry and four 2urucs: Mrs. Bac Willamson Ogilvie, Mrs. Leta Hancock Holdawny, Mrs. Helen Caverly Marshal and Mrs. Ada Jack- man Sudds, wio have passcd an. It wns declded ta place a memnonlal hi Uic new Bowmnan-1 ville Hospital i memony a! their beloved deccc e super- intendent Mrs. aSedh ms Smyth in te be rcmembened for a hundred things, among themn- boing taught ta walk noîseicssly, to c9nduet copeelt wlitic dg- nlt befitting theiz' profession, and to stay with thc job until it wus finished. We remember her fafrness and loyalty and Uic fact that sic neyer asked anc a! her1 n'urses te do what sic would fat1 de herseif.1 Thc entetainment at tiche - '*&lOss as been vanîed. la 1950 *4i aiternoan and evenlng wce1 q t at thc Lions Community1 «Dtre rfflewig old frlcnds,1 rlhtig new friends and ex-1 ehagýn remiscences o! day sj ..1951 saw tic opcning i id the new 5cspltal and their ýe Hos pifai nurses chose tus day for bicir reunion, meeting at tic Cam- Emunity Centre for dinner at L4:30 p.m., tien going to tic rOfficiai Opcning o! Memonial Hospital in a gnoup at 7:00 p.m. Follawing tic openiag we toured tic Hospital and aîl wce especially intenested i seeing tic Supcnintcndent's a f f i c e wiich had been funnisicd by tic graduates in mcmary o! Mrs. Smyth. A committee composcd of: Mns. Auna Rundle Squain, Mns. Hester Moorcra!t Bac, Mns. Mary Sauva Dumas, Mrs. Lillian Holman Emmerson, Mns. Annie Everest Martyn, Miss Frances Cryderman, Mrs. Ruby Clat- worthy Truli and Mrs. Georgina Niddery Widdicombe very cap- ably looked after tic many de- tails involved. lI tus offie iocated at tic rigit o! tic main entrance, arc: a large wvalnut dcsk and swivcl chair, an arm chair and straigit chair, a coat stand and waste basket, on tic dcsk are a desk pad, desk lamp and letter tray. Tic drapes wcre alsa given. On tic wall 15 a pieture o!, Mrs. Smyti and a plaque wiich neads: "Mn. Florence Smyti, Hospital Super- inteadent 1915 - 1941. This office is furnisicd In grateful mcmary by tic Bowmanville Hospital Graduaes". At liter dates anotier desk an-d an onyx based pen set have been added te tic equipmcnt. Tic 1952 reunian book thc forni o! a chartened bus trip ta New Toronta whenc wc mad aur1 dinner at Ccnteaary United Churci an-d tien sperit Uic a!ternoon at Uic home of Mn. Editi Pinci Bray, anc a! Uic graduates. Tic 1953 reunion was again held at tic Commun- ity Centre with tic afternoon being spent reminiscing and anotien visît to Memonial Hos- pital. For aur reunion ini 1954 we had aur dinner in Trnity United Church Sunday Sehool. In tic a!tennoon we wenc Uic guests o! Uic Powell Chemical Company wiici is lacated i tic former iospital building, wierc we wenc given a mast cordial wclcome by Mr. H. G. Powell, Mn. R. S. Powell and Miss Catierine Murray, and wcre siown ail througIr the building. Thi was an occasion for many "Do you remember -Po Another hîgiligit of thc day was tic gift of a beautiful car- nation corsage ta each nurse. First Hospital Superintendent Miss Mabel E. Bruce was the first superintendenit of Bowmanville Hospital from 1913 to 1915 when she ieft to serve overseas. Prior te her return. froni the war she married Charles G. M. Evans, lived in Manitoba following the war, then in British Columbia. She died at Victoria, June 2, 1951. The new hospital in Bowmanville wvas opened July 31, 1951. Tweive four Shiftfs Prayers af Seven a.m. Reca lied by Nurse A nurse's training stil i- volves hard work, but it can't iold a candie to-day to what was involved in 1915. Mrs. R pe t G. Hamnlyn of Bowman- vethen Miss Ethel Sander- son, wras a memben e! the second class ta enter training in Uie aid Bowmanvillc Hospita. Her class mates wene Miss Emma liendcrs of Jaactville, and Miss Lena Taylor tien o! SaUina, now of Bowmanville. Shifts o! duty wcre listed for 12 hours in those days, but oftcn lasted langer. If tic hospital was full and a nurse couldn't get through hen work in that time, sic stayed tili sic was finished. She was supposed ta from Mr. H. G. and R. S. Pow- ell which was greatly appreciat- cd by ail present. Later in tic alternoan a number o! bic nurs- es attended tic Womcn's Hos- pital Auxillary Bazanr, agnin iaving a chance ta sec aid friends. Tic Community Centre was thc site of Uic 1955 gatiering wien we had four of tic doctors wio had given lertures during aur trainSng as aur guests. Ia tic afternýoon wc wcre siown moving pictures by Mrs. Mac Lamb Hetz. Tic seventh ne- union wvas icld in 1956 at the Canmrunity Centre. Again wc bad tic doctors as gucsts, also Miss Shaw tic Hospital Super- intendent. Aftcn dinner Dr. H. Rundie showed us moving pic- turcs taken at thc previaus ne- union, also some baken wien on vacation. Tic 1957 reunion was icid in tic Community Centre, tic senior doctors joining witi us, la tic a!ternoan Mrs. Gea. Tirasher siowed us moving pictures o! tie splendid work belng donc at tie Cenebral Palby Centre i Oshawa. This ycan, 1958, we wcnt ta Toronto by chartered bus, gath- cing at, bhc Leaside United Church for dinner. At 2:00 p.m. wc ail wcnt an bic conducted tour tirough Tic Canadian Na- tional Institute fan tic Blind whichi ndeed was an enligiten- ing expenlence and gave us a great deal ta thlnk about ai-d shibuld make us more appreciat- ive o! aur wonderful git of cye- sigit and mare understanding of tiose not so fortunate. Later i tic aternoon we were gueats o! Miss Mary Young, isoaa graduate, in the spaciaus living- room o! tic Nurses' Residence of Sunnybnook Hospital. M iss Young was asslsted by Miss Marion McKelvey and wlth Mns. Editi Pinch Bray peurlng tan. At ail tiese reunlanh, groups of local organizations cntened for vcry deUlclaus meala and floral deconations and p lace cards fol- lawed out thce ld Bomanvilie Hospital Training Sehool colons -purpie and gaid. "'A Gradute". have an hour of! cach day and1 ta hall day enci weck, but this twent by thc board for weeks on end if it was a busy time. Duty "was a serious matter and devo- Stion te it an Important part of 1the training Uic girls reccived. 1 First Superintendent "Wicn I went in in April, Miss Mabel Bruce was ticl Supenintendent," Mrs. HamlynI necails, "then sic vcnt aven-! sens, and wc had a graduate' 7from Oshawa for a wiilc be- fore Mrs. Smytic came.". t Mrs. Smythc was supenîn-! tendent from 1915 ta 1941, and' sic will be remcmbcncd as long' as anc of her nurses lives, or for tiat matter tie patients wia rcceived her care and sympathy. Wc will sec just what tuis amazing woman uscd toaceomp-! > lsi, day alter day, but first,' consider some of bic things tic nurses had ta do in those- times. No Laundry Equipment i Wien Mrs. Hamlyn, knowa ta her companions as "Sandy", started in 1915, biere was nai laundry equipment. One o!ftice! formidable jobs was bundling, up tic laundry once a wccek, Lready ta be siipped ta Toronto.! Thlngs cauld run ratier short. before it gat back sometimes, too. Ail tic laundry vent eut cx- ccpt tic opcnating room and, abstetrical, and this task fcll ta tic lot o! wioevcr was an duty 1 thene - anc persan.1 In tic typioid epidemie o! 1915-16, ail tic linen had ta be' dlsinfected by soaking in a! solution before It was sent ta Toronta for îaundering. lVlng Added Befone the enst wing wasi added i 1916, there was na obstetnical roam (a pnivate roomj was used for these cases ) or doctors' "scrub up". Tiesýe wcre included in the accommodation if tic new wing, also a stenilîz- ing raom and a ten crib nursery.! Tic furnishings fan the latter werc donated by Dr. John Hosk- I o! Toronto, formerly a! Bow- manville. Tiene was only one nurse on at nigit, tiaugh Mrs. Smythc alept in tic haspital and cauld1 always be called i! needed. What a lonely vigil Uiat must have been, from 7 pan. ta 7 a.m., andi sometimes langer, Niglit Duty The nigit nurse had ta wasi' iands and faces a! public ward patients and give them their breakfast before gaing af! duty. Tic caok made thc porridge tic nigit before and it was kept hot in a double baller. Tic cook slept in Uic basement, and tic it nurse noused hen ta start her day sa siecoculd have break- fast ready for tic nurses at 6:30.1 Tic nigit nurse also had taoi wrestle with tic furnace an-d6 jacket bcaten iin winter - there g f I yas no janitor at nigit. Tic Ijacket icater iad ta be kept go- ing at ail casts in case o! necd faor hot watêr. "o! course, we were pianeer- ing icre," Mrs. Hamlyn says. "Tic hospital Was only opened in 1913, and gradually eui:- ment and services were added. N 'urses in large hospitals at tint tîme wouldn't h ave been te- 1quined ta do some o! tic tiings 1wc did. But you did tiem tien, or else. No anc ever tiaugit o! ne!using." No IVater In Residence Tiere were water and swg facilities inî the hospital, but none in tic Nurses' Residence wvhich was the renovated car- niag e house of tic Beitis Who had fornerly lived in "South Park", the residence and prop- erty purciascd and given ta tie toal by J. Wta. Alexander fan use as a hsia.Tic Resîdence had no furnace cither, bcingq ieated by only anc stove. There wvere four bedrooms upstairs, and thc nigit nurse until the new residence was opened iný 1927, always slcpt at Mrs. Ciarlie Riciard's on King St. Assistant Appolnted 'Until 1918 Mrs. Smytic had no assistant. At tint time Mrs. Hamlyn was appointcd and hcld this position for two years. Sic was foilowed by Miss Elizabeth hcinry (Mns. Ross Stutt) and Miss Aura Rundle (Mrs. Kyle Squair). This as in tic day- time only. Tiere was nao nigit supervisor until 1924. Miss Rundie became day supervisor that yean. At 7 a.m.Mi-s. Smythc had prayers and took tic report o! tic nigit nurse, assigned duties for tic day, had her breakfast and intervicwcd tic cook ne- garcling menus. Sic ordered al ~supplies. In addition, sic vîsît- cd every patient at lcast twice a day, and if a seriaus case, mare oftcn. Sic aceompanied tic doctors on ticir rounds at 10 a.m. or delegatcd tic senior Inurse ta do so. Graduate of Kingston Sic acted as assistant in the opcrating roomn for tic local doctors. Besides aîl this, sic gave lectures ta tic nurses on anatomy, matenia medica and nursing. Tiaugi strict, sic mad tic respect and affection o! hen nurses. Sic cxpectcd tiem ta work hard, but neyer askcd anyonc ta do wiat sic would not have donc hensel!. Sic was a graduate a! Kingston Gencral jHaspital and took a postgrad- uatc course at tic famous Sloan's hospital in New York. Sic came ta Bowmanville fnom Wellesley Hospital in Taronto. "I remnemben tic 'flu epidcm. le,,' Mrs. Hamlyn recalis. "Miss Flora Gabraith came and swept tic wards. Sic was a brick. Tic ladies of tic Auxiliary came and workcd in tic kitec fwicn tic cook took ill. Ticre 0was.anc time wicn Mrs. Smytic, Miss Farder <Mns. Duan), Miss e Couci (Mrs. Hilas) and myscîf g wcre tic only nurses left on aur feet"l. ,Mrs. Hamlyn and lier class- m ates wcrc paid $4 per manti tic first ycnr o! training, 95 tic second year, and $6 tic third. This was tic second class ta graduate from tic haspital, and thein graduation exercises were held in the Opera House. Tic Igraduation for tic first class composed -of Doris Hi.lier (Mrs. Museum Main Stop on Grade, 8 Pupils Tour' Wednesday was a red letter day for Grade 8 pupils of Bow- mnanville who enJoyed an inter- eating trip ta points of interest in Toronto. Three chartered buses took the 110 girls and boys on the trip. '-L1tey were accompanied by Tom Turner, principal of Central school, Merle Slute, principal of On- tario Street School, Miss Mar- jorie Couch, and Roy Turner. The outing wvas sponsored by the Bowmanville Home and School Association. The buses left Bowmanville at 8 am. They arrived at the Royal Ontario Museumn at approximately 9.30. The pupils spent an lnteresting and instructive two hours view- ing different exhibits. They lunched in Riverdale Park, and thoroughly enjoycd ueeing the anin-iss in the Zoo there. At 1.30 they visited the Parliarnent Buildings, and heard a talk in the Assembly Room on the functions of government. Lionettes Are Newest Club To Organize By Edlth Cle Bovrmanvîlle Centennial Vear 1958 has been a tremendous yean for the Town of Bowmanville with its m-any clubs and ongan- izations, the nexvest of these being the organization in May, 1958, of thc Bowmanville Lion- ettes Club. For inany years this auxiliary has been talked of and finally gat undcrway. A 6:30 p.m. dia- ner meeting is being held at the Flyingy Dutchman every third Tuesday in the moth. The main purpose of organîzing is for the Lions' wives to become better acquainted, help the Lions when needed and assist the town in any way possible. The officens are. President- Mollie Keat; lst Vice-Pres.- Betty Landen; 2nd Vice-Pres.- Ruth Williams; Secetary-Berta Kelly; Treasurer-Thelma Les- lie; Directrs-Edith Cale, Eva Hockin, Fran Allen and Bonnie McDonald. Sheppard>, Edi th Toombs (Mrs. Allin), and Rae Williamson (Mrs. Ogilvle), wvas held on the lawn In front o! the hospital. Mr. Christian Rehder and Mns. L. A. Tole took part. At thc second graduation, In 1918, Rcv. J. H. Turnbull of Toronto, formerly of St. Paul's Church here, Dr. A. S. Tilley and Mrs. Thos. Tod assisted. The young ladies were presented wlth beautiful flowers, and also with a case of instruments, the latter by Mrs. C. Reder, 2nd vi qeident o! tic Hospital Graduations, in later years were heid in Trnity Chiurci and wcrc important occasions in thc town as weli as in thc lives of Uic girls trained in what is now known as the *"old hos- pital". Old Font York wau thc next sto on the prognin. Tic boys ai-i gi'-ls faund tic historie site fascinating. An heur was spent at Casa Lama wierc tic stu- dents had a guided tour. The University of Torntos Dunlop Obsenvatory at Rich- mond Hill wvas the final objec- tive. There tic Bowmaaville students were particularly in- tcncstcd in tic knowledge of outer space. Thc science o! tie sky is part o! thc Grade A Science Course in Grade 8. Altar Society At St. Joseph's Early 1900"s Ia tic carly 1900%s an Altar Society was formcd, tic mcm, bers meeting at tic homes o! the parishioners for a business meeting followed by a social ev- ening. Amnong the members at that ie were Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Lavis, Mr. Robert Bird, Mr. Patrick Mars, Miss Nellie Mara, Mr. and Mrs. John McDonald, Mr. and Mr&. Thos. Bottreli, Mn,. John Moyne, Mn. and Mrs. James Ryan. Later, in 1933. the Bowman- ville Brandi of the Catholie Women's League was organîzed, with Rev. J. F. McGuire as Chaplaixi. The first officers were: President-Mrs. Frank Taylor; Vice-President--Mrs. Lee Goulah; Secretary-Mrs. F. T. Tighe; Asst. Secretany - Miss Mae Bottreli; Treasurer-Miss Theresa Murphy. Committees: Buying - Mrs. Frances Clarke, Mrs. J. Laphien, Mns. J. Finn, Mrs. H. Wcstnutt; Lunch-Mrs. Frank Bottreli, Mrs. Roger Bird. Miss Ann Con- nors; CounseIlors-Mrs. Pencv Cowan. Mrs. J. McDonald, Mrs. Wm. Clarke. Facts ta consider: Mye have Z5 million laws to giforce the Ten Commandments.-Blue Bell. Another big week-end coming up? Yes, a summer week-end can mean a lot-of fun for you and your famiiy. But it means a lot of other things toa-many more cars on tie iigiway, many more drivers in a iurry to start their week-end or tà get home again. It can aiso mean many marc accidents and mare patients for hospital emnergency ward.s. If yau're takzing tic f amily away for tic week-end in aour car, be spnsible about it. Watci yaur speed. Avoid impatience. Drive se that yau and your fanxily -and tic otier drivers you meet on tic rond-arrive alive. Wien you're on tic road, always drive at a speed tint will enable yau te stop in tic distance between you and thc car ahead. At nigit, drive at tie specd tint will enable you ta stop witiin ieadiight range. If yau arc tired or inatbentive, do not drive at atl. Make next week-end a big week-end but make sure you cnjoy it properly .. . fot in a hospital bed. Your Ontario Department o! Transport urges you to observe the apeed limita-slow clown and live. M ~rv Congratulations BOWM %AN VILLEIF We didn't corne Bowrnanville with the early settlers . .. but we have been privileged Io take part in the building prograrn of meent years that makes Bowrnanville.. "One of the Pretiiesi Towns in Ontario" A Warm Welcome Io Ail Who Visil Dowmanville During Centennial Year MURDOCH AND WELSH CMENT CONTRACTORS . Dowmanville -- , , 11, Il ý wr d f