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PICTORIAL.NEWSLETTTR Ii[cH.c]NriY HOS]II'A-L ing better heal th facilities to the area is an example of generous artd responsible cltizenship.'l With tnese words in a congratulatory 'telegram, lresi,eent John ii'. Kerured.y and. ribraharn :tibbicoffl U.S. Secretary of Health, iiducatlon and ','ielfar<i.r jointly ercp essed the ketrrnote of the oeremooies UiDI CAT.D ItThe cornbined. effort o1' those i-n your conmr.m:iti,' who worked together in bring- i\n lmericarr flag was presented on behalf of the auxiliary of the I',{ciierrry Viiq,Y Post by LIrs. Loraine Murphy, l{rs. Florerice Svobocla, au:iiIiary presld'ent, I i and iioward. Thomas, post conmoildere Iteniarks of hospital officials durlng the openir ceremorqy includ-ed. tha'nks to members of ttre community whose contributions help make it possible to build' the new hospitai which now o'rns and occupies its onm structure, has its olvn address and telephone switchboard.. An urgert plea was also nade for continued fina^ncial su,lport so that the rrext tirree stag;es of constmction car be eompleted. This will make it p6ssib1e to move tlre remai-ning bed-s a"r:d. oth-r facilities still in the former site but co:',n ected. with an enclosed. fields who expressed a&Iiration for the fine achievement f'or i mproved med.ical care loca}ly. Two prominent ],icHei.ry officials, arr<i Jarnes . .J,en:ron, hoSpital presiuent, participated in a urrique "ri.bbon" cutting i,,1 dedicatirtg iilciienry Hospital t C ner 18-bed, oui.1diry. Illllois Governor Otto rerner lras aniong many other prominent persons in public 1ife, and. the business ar:d med.ical The seconil" stage i:'i11 incluCe surg;ery arid- 14 bed.s, the thlrd stage an eniergency room a.nd 14 beds, arrd- the rourth stage will conte:-n 41 beds, totaling !0 bed.s for the four stages. Guests at the oPen house which was hela following ded.lcation proeeed'ings, toured the hospital aird heard explarations of each d'ePa-rtmerrt. lilorty expectant mothers are hoping to have the first babY born in the new maternity ciepartment. lonated. gifts will oe awarqed tc the winner. t.tcNciati_'j"A.Tlo1ii5, DR. GLLDS',IO1{E, ON rDEA UTAI }Lq.S 3E6NE A REAI,TTY . AN r @rrj, . P. I'reund, a. dilectcr anil vice president of the hospiial , aj'i d- his successor in the mayorrs post, ,ton ,-,oherty, cut a cl-otheslirre of ciiapers in ho nor of the irospitalr s materniiy uepaltment. Other irreubers of the hospit.al t s board of ,lirectors who took part in tire cere.nony r/ere: ri.elpir,-leiu.,ett,'ilreasurerl ceremony. i'ormer iiotiel,::y mayor, +eorge Joseplt,i.,Jon.rty.jdcretar-?; -ieor;;e ilvar' , :i.:.)., a.,il J,ee Gladstone, i,,1.1j. Iray:;rs !ie{e offered. by three nenbers Of ,lci.e;rry c1,::1g/: ,tv. ,-ivOl.:.e ,t. -lirrt:in, jor,rrunitry i,',e-iho,tr:;t -hurcir; /icar iobert L. i,1;rriu3,uI :t. }ault s .piscopal- Chureh ar.tj. i"atlit,r' . il.',rs 1 ,-.r+u. Lr:.rry t s Jliur,cui.