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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1954-07-28, Page 21Wingham General Hospital Today PROVIDING FINE ENTERTAINMENT FOR WINGHAM FOR 29 YEARS Continually increasing demands upon the facilities of the Wingham General Hospital led to such overcrowded conditions that it became necessary to add a 45-bed wing to the old building. The wipg, shown above, was completed in 1946, The further 50-bed chronic patients’ wing which will be commenced shortly will be-erected on the property north of present hospital buildings. Times Have Changed -So Has The LYCEUM ww \w Grandpa Did It THE WINGHAM HOSPITAL in services will be i Wingham Hospital, 1906 Mrs. Mrs. A yoke of working oxen Apply to MacLean and Son. ■ also kept the treas- publisher to Pasa- for sale, -Ad 1890. Mr. Hall then founded the Dundalk Herald and managed it for eight years prior to editing the Tara Leader for' five years. follows: W. Mc- Mr. Hall purchased The Wingham Advance in 1895 and was until 1913, when he moved dena, California. week. i O-utaAw/i tfcMMpap&L Life in the old days was a pretty rugged business, in many ways, with Grandpa and his horse doing most of the work. If Grand­ pa lived on the farm, it was even rougher. K Today's labor-saving devices have made it easier for the farmer, thanks to modern machinery and know-how. For eleven years Stainton's have helped make things easier for farm and town people alike by selling quality modern conveniences of all kinds. The history of the Wingham Gen­ eral Hospital would be incomplete did it fail to include tribute to the work of Dr. William Connell, who passed away on June 12th of this year. Though he had been in poor health for several years, Dr. Connell worked without ceasing to make a reality of the 50-bed addition which will shortly complete the hospital. A man who was keenly interested in music, sports and hobbies? he had nevertheless de­ voted virtually all his time to the practise of his profession and to his endeavors on behalf of the hospital here. Symbolically, it was while he was busy at the hospital that he col­ lapsed a few hours before his death. Working in partnership with Drs. Corrin and Palmer, Dr. Connell had latterly devoted most of his time to surgery, a branch of medicine in which he had great interest and skill. The new equipment which had been added at the hospital, largely through the assistance of the Atkinson Charit­ able Foundation, was a source of in­ tense satisfaction to him. • Since the doctor’s passing a mem­ orial fund has been established, and in a few weeks many contributions have come in. F___;______ .... fund will be used, as he would have desired, to further equip the Wing­ ham General Hospital. LADIES^ AUXILIARY WAS! 0NTARI0’ wwnespay, w* FORMED AT OPENING OF FIRST HOSPITAL A history of Wingham General Hos­ pital would not be complete without mention of the Ladies’ Auxiliary, which was organized in November, 1906, and has grown with the hospital. ■The charter officers of this organiz­ ation were Mrs, P, Macdonald, hon, president; Mrs, C. M. Walker, pres., Mrs. Sparling, Mrs. Alex Ros§ and Mrs. Ferguson, vice-presidents; Miss Macdonald, corr. sec.; Miss IB rock, rec. sec,; Mrs. R. Vanstone, treasurer. There was a membership of nearly 200 and the efforts of the group were largely responsible ing of the original for the furnish’ building. the Hospital La- been responsible During the years dies’ Auxiliary has for inside furnishings such as bedding, curtains, dishes, nursery supplies, gowns, etc. About fourteen groups are kept busy with the required- sewing and mend­ ing. Each group meets once a month at the hospital, where cutting tables and electric ° machines are provided. In this manner the shelves are kept stocked with new supplies and the mending is completed each Auxiliary members are active in order to finance ury. Most popular of money-making ventures have been the marathon bridge parties and rummage sales, the latter netting $1,298 this past spring. For many years the owner of the Lyceum Theatre has given tickets for Hospital Night, which are sold by the Auxiliary and the proceeds added to their funds. The Wingham Minis­ terial Association has also been gener­ ous, in that they turn over to the Auxi­ liary the collections from the Week of Prayer and Holy Week each year. The present officers are as Honorary’ president, Mrs. J. Ribbon; past pres., Mrs. G. R. Scott; pres., Mrs. R. E. McKinney; vice-pre­ sidents, Mrs. A. W. Irwin and Mrs. Peter Fisher; recording secretary, Mrs. C. H. Hinde; treasurer, J? Adams; corres. secretary, J. Greer. w. w. The Times carrier boy around next week with his New Year’s address and we hope the subscribers will "chip in" and help to cheer his heart and fill his pocket. —News item 1886. In 1915 the Western Foundry spon­ sored the Wingham Huron Oak la­ crosse team, which was beaten out by Orangeville for the Intermediate Championship of the O.A-.L.A. The Foundry, employees used to attend the afternoon games en masse. The custom was to throw a shovel in the air and the agreement was that the men would work if it stayed in the air or go to the game if it fell to the ground. One day the shovel was rather carelessly thrown up in the air and it caught in the cross-pieces of the ceiling joists (or beams, or raf- . ters) and failed to fall to the floor, so tbc disappointed Foundry support­ ers were conspicuous by their absence at the game that day. s For Over Half a Century An organization of long standing milk tickets, groceries, clothing, shoe# service to the community i§ the local - ' ” - - - :branch of the Women's Institute, be-j ipg organized in 1901, On April 19th of that year, at a meeting held at the home of Mrs. Wm. Linklater of East Wawanosh, Mrs, Elford of Holmes­ ville was present and gave a paper on new ideas for general housework, Mrs, W. J, Currie gave a talk on sys- ’ tematic housework and other subjects were brought before the meeting and discussed. • - w Seven ladies interested themselves in the promotion of Institute work, I and at this, meeting about twenty ’ __r - i, ru i ladies were present, several becoming 11merabers. The ttat Blate of office™ ‘°W.n ha!1 and * I<* was brought in with the charter of- han _ficials a<5 follows* ■ the “ as wel1 as a stove> kitchenIcia s as follows. equipment and card tables. Proficiep- President, Mrs. Wm. Linklater j-'sec- cy Prizes have been awarded to public retary-treasurer, Mrs. J. J. Elliott; directors, Mrs, John Linklater, Mrs. John Currie and Mrs. W. J. Currie, By 1917 the Institute had 85 mem- and high school students. .The Women’s Institute erected the memorial at the fair grounds to the x>y a.ax( tne institute naa »o mem- mbers and this number grew until there _ urn erry township.. was slightly over one hundred. During .the years of World War I the women bHnd and hobby fairs. devoted much time and effort to the | Members of the local branch have comfort of the soldiers, In March of served in several district offices, one 1917, this organization knit 956 pairs 1 or more as district president, and the of socks alone. puring both wars branch now has a member, Mrs. Nor­ work was * done in conjunction with man Keating, serving a three-yeajr the Patriotic and Red Cross Societies, . term on the Provincial Board of Fed- sending gifts, boxes of food and cloth- j erated Women’s Institutes of Ontario, At present there is a membership | of about 60 with Mrs. N. McLaughlan, 'president; Mrs. R. Mowbray, 1st. vice- president; Mrs, A. Green, 2nd vice- president and Mrs. W. Henry, secre- ing to members of the services. Relief Work In the first 25 or 30 years the or­ ganization assisted with relief and welfare work in Wingham and dis­ trict, providing coal, money for taxes, tary-treasurer. Theo. Hall Was Self Educated Publisher Theo Hall was born in England 1864 and eamc to Canada at the ago of 13 years. He hired’ out as farm help the following year, never having the privilege of attending public or high school. His thirst for education was so great that he grasped every possible opportunity for study. Notwithstanding his arduous farm labor and his assistance to -’chop logs and clear two farms, at the age of 23 he was able to drop the plow handi'es and pass the examinations for a third class teacher’s certificate. He taught for three years and studied sufficiently that in 1872 he went to Walkerton, headed the list and was Child’ raised of an Canada and rubbers for needy families, Quilts were donated to the County Home at Clinton and fruit to the Sick ten's Hospital at London. From 1924-1927 the Institute $1,600 for care and education Armenian boy brought to through the Armenian Movement in Canada. The money was raised by catering, serving meals at the fall i nivals and making and selling quilts. I Much has been done by the Women’s Institute in Wingham itself. It es­ tablished the ladies’ rest room in the .........^sev­ eral years. A piano was purchased for equipment and card tables. Proficiep* It has sponsored tag days tor the Members of the local branch have the only one to qualify for a Grade A provincial certificate. He taught an­ other fourteen years and also spent a few years in Methodist ministry as a member of the Northwest Iowa Con­ ference, when the best pulpits were open to him. Nervous prostration, due to over study and work, forced him to leave this successful career. Addition to Nurses' Residence Stainton's Hardware AND FARMERS' SUPPLY HOUSE W: