Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 30, 1902, Page 28

New Home of the Wise emorial Hospital WISE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.—Photo by a Staff Artist OPERATING ROOM, WISE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.—Photo by a Staff Artist. PRIV HERE once the older aristocracy thal it was in a measure a crowning of Mesdames S. Arnstein, J. Lobman, M. Spies- of Omaha met at smart functions their own long and patient efforts Three berger and F. Frank. or sat at great dinners, those by years ago these women, Mrs. J. L. Bran- The hospital takes its name from the human flls distressed” now spend deis, Mrs. J. Sonnenberg, Mrs. C. Schlank eminent Rabbi Wise whose death occurred the bours of their recuperation and Mrs. J. Rosenstein, began their cam gome two years ago, but it is distinctly a and know no greater feasting than the paign for the nucleus of a hospital fund. charitable institution and non-sectariau. broths and dainties of invalid's fare A broad green lawn, tree-studded and with a fountain in its center, that once served for fetes and lantern parties now has the gentler mission of providing for weary eyes a view restful and cheering. The house that was the J. J. Brown residence is now the Wise Memorial hospital. In exterior appearance building, numbered 2225 Sherman avenue, is unchanged except for an enlargement on the north, but in its interior ar rangements such alterations have been made as were necessary to make wards of bed chambers and parlors and the winding staircase has been sacrificed for one up which the helpless may be borne with greater ease and safety. When the hospital corps, moving from 3208 Sherman avenue, took possession last month a little band of valiant women were those who rejoiced, for they felt the great brick among CINERAL “Phil” Sheridan was one time asked at what little incident did he laugh the most “Well,”" he said, *“I not know, but I always laugh when | think of the Irishman and the army mule 1 was riding down the line one day, when 1 saw an Irishman mounted on a mule which was kicking Its legs rather freely The mule finally got its hoof caught in the stir- rup, when, in the excitement, the Irishman remarked: ‘Well, begorrah, if you're goin to get on, I'll get off."’ 0 “Love, Courtship and Mar at do In his lectura riage,” delivered in the Lebanon Valley college chapel a few years ago, relates the Topeka Herald, Rev. John Dewitt Miller of Philadelphia said that men should kiss their wives as they did when they were a year or two married. When the lecture an old man went home, put his arm around his wife's neck and kissed her. Meeting the lecturer some time said, “It's no go."” “What isn't?"’ sald the lecturer was over after, he They secured half the proceeds of a benefit at the Orpheum theaier; they conducted a booth at the street fair; they annexed a day's proceeds of a soda fountain and they collected $2,600 in donations. Incidentally they interested other women and some prominent business men, and when, early in November, 1901, they incor- The poor are admitted regardless of church affiliation and given the benefit of the best the institution affords There are, of course, private rooms for those who prefer and who are able to contribute to the maintenance of the hospital, but of the 200 patients who have been cared for since the institution first opened in the old quarters, porated they had back of them about 175 November 18 of last year, fifty have been supporters pledged to give a specified charity charges. Two of the twenty-two amount from month to month that the in- now being cared for are of the same class. stitution might be assured of income other than spasmodic donations. But the same women remained at the front and are no less active now than when their undertak- ing was in its swaddling clothes. Mrs. Brandeis i8 president aud Mrs. Sonnenberg is vice president. Mrs. '. Levy is financial The capacity in the new quarters is forty and to attend their wants are eight nurses under Miss Jennie M. Wheeler. On the staff of physicians and surgeons are Drs. Hoff- man, Davis, Summers, Jonas, Allison, Bridges, Rosewater, Wearne, Goetz, Lud- ington and Owen. It was under their direc- secretary, Mr. Isaac Kahn is corresponding tion that the alterations in the interior secretary and Mr. A. Brown is treasurer. arrangement were made The old stair- Associated with these on the board of di- case was found inconvenient because of rectors are Messrs. J. L. Brandeis, J. Son- its spiral course and was promptly re- nenberg, C. Schlank, Isidor Ziegler and placed by a straight one, up which litter Gleanings From the Story “Vel,” sald the man, “ven I kissed my casion the wife was suffering intensely from vife she said, ‘Vat's gone wrong mit you, ye a nervous headache and thinking perhaps oult fool, ye?’ his voice might soothe her to sleep she >— asked him to read aloud to her, which he As an instance of clever reparte this did as the colored maid went back and which we find in the Boston Pilot is hard forth about the room, setting things in to beat A distinguished lawyer and poli- order for the night. tician was traveling on a train when an Presently the maid quietly withdrew to Irishwoman came into the car with a the kitchen below, where the old cook basket, bundle, ete, She paid her fare, but Aunt Phyllis, was making ready to lock up the conductor passed by the lawyer with- and depart, out collecting anything. The good woman “Mr. Alex sho' is a good man,” said the thereupon said to the lawyer ““An’ faith maid, beginning. *“He settin’ up dar readin’ an’ why is it that the conductor takes the de Bible to Miss Alice, an' she sick.” money of a poor woman an' don't ask ye, “Go on, chile,” answered Aunt Phyllis. who seem to be a rich man, for anything?’ “Don’ you know Mr. Alex ain't readin’ no The lawyer, who had a pass, replied “My Bible? He's a lawyer.” dear madam, I'm traveling on my beauty.” e The woman looked at him for a moment William Barbour, who was defeated for and then quickly answered: *“An’' is that congress in the Sixth New Jersey district, $0? Then ye must be very near yer jour- reports the New York Times, ran counter ney's end.” to a strong feeling of state pride in his Y — canvass because of his residence in New There is a well known attorney in New York York whose wife, to whom he is devotedly The other day in Paterson he met a attached, almost an invalid. On one o¢ stanch Jerseyman, who said “Sorry, 1 CORNER OF A WARD.—Photo by a Stalf Artist. ATE ROOM IN WISE MEMORIAL liOSPITAL.—Photo by a Staff Artist, inconvenience lights and new plumbing were installed. Paint was ap- plied. The private rooms and the wards, each with a capacity of seven were equip- ped with the immaculate white hospital beds. And to the north was builded as an annex to the main building a large apart- ascend without Electric bearers may to the patient. ment now fully equipped with all that modern surgery requires in the accom- plishment of its dificult and marvelous mendings, and a sterilizing department and robing room for the surgeons' use. Miss Wheeler has been provided with a very cozy apartment and every effort made to create a homelike appearance so far as possible. The premises have been leased from Mrs. J. J. Brown for but three years, but nothing in the present equipment {is suggestive of temporary makeshift. Indeed the sponsors of the Wise Memorial hospital have no other thought than that it shall prove one of the enduring and thrivihg institutions of Omaha and the work in that behalf is more energetic now, perhaps, than ever. A donation of $500 was received in September from A. Slim- mer of Waverly, la., and many Omaha capitalists have given considerable amounts Tellers’ Pack couldn’t vote for you, Colonel, but I thought we ought elect a “Well, admit I to you Jerseyman.' must am an Amer- ican, at any rate,” said Mr. Barbour, after explaining how he felt that his Jersey in- terests identified him with the state “America may be good enough for you,” sald the Paterson man, “but I prefer Jer sey.” A delightful funny story comes across the water from Paris concerning a well known public man, who was recently presented by a Soudanese potentate with the Labaksi- Tapo Order of Merit. The recipient anxious to display the decoration at the earliest opportunity, applied at once to the ministry for permission to wear it. While readily granting the permission, the minister in quired, with the ghost of a smile “Do you know what the order is like?” “Certainly,”” replied the delighted appli- cant, “it is a beautiful gold ring and hang- ing from it a small red enamel pipe of peace I should like to wear it." “Of course, you may wear it, but ace-rd but the sponsors of the institution continue to labor that the subscription list may grow and 400 names is now a much desired and apparently near attainment Further more, there has been undertaken for the night of Thursday, December 11, a charity ball that is to be a more than ordinary event. The Metropolitan club on West Harney is to be used and will be elaborately decorated. A superior orchestra has been secured and the women interested in the hospital have started to can the smart set and the smaller social sets with the one determination that 500 couples shall be on the list. ‘““These women,” said one of the staff of physicians, ‘‘are working wisely and well in a very good cause. When they leased the new premises I thought the surround- ings ideal and the building inviting and cozy, but I feared the trains down under the bluffs to the east might disturb the patients. I have since discovered that they do not disturb the most fretful my last and only objection is removed. Out of nothing there has been builded without the aid of endowment or annuity a spiendid institution where a splendid work is being done in a splendid way."” even and ing to law you have to wear it as it is worn by the natives in Africa.” ““And how might that be?" ‘ ““Why, with the ring through the nose."” The new knight of the Labaksi-Tapo or der has not been heard of since —— said a lady, reprcachfully, to her ‘you know when I say Denmark 1 Holland!"" Perhaps the city girl in the following told by the Philadelphia Telegraph, allowed herself a similar latitude of expression She was sitting on the porch, lazily rock ing to and fro, and watching the fireflies flitting about her companions and said, in a musing tone: ‘1 wonder get into the them afire?” Everybody ently a plea looked surpr “Way.* she, “it that I saw in the paper an article headed ‘Work of Firebugs!' It said they had set a barn on fire Really.” “Why husband, always mean story, ir it true haymows that fireflies sometimes and do set laughed santry, ed what the at but was appar- lady young said was only yesterday