The Robbins eagle., March 12, 1955, VILLAGE HOME EDITION, Page 4, Image 4

About The Robbins eagle. (Robbins, Ill.) 1951-1963

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Hospital Called
House of Hope
“We are all going to work
towards making the new hospi
tal-sanitarium a house of hope
and happiness.”
This was the pledge of Dr.
Robert W. Keeton, speaking on
behalf of the board of directors
of The Suburban Cook County
Tuberculosis Sanitarium Dis
trict, as the organization dedi
cated its new$3,500,000 hospital
sanitarium Sunday (March 6).
The unit is located at 55th and
'County Line Road, Hinsdale.
In officially presenting the
recently completed 174-bed in
stitution to the citizens of sub
urban Cook County, Dr. Keeton,
District president, stressed that
every provision has been made
for complete care of the tuber
culosis patient.
As to tne physical plant itseir,
he said, “you will be impressed
by the conveniences which have
been planned to make effective
care of the patient possible.
Among these details are the
small individual rooms which
give privacy to the sick person,
an intercummunications system
which assures the patient that a
nurse is always at his elbow,
well-equipped operating rooms,
and air-conditioned recovery
rooms which will protect the
patient from the hot humid days
of summer.”
In addition, Dr. Keeton point
ed out, the District has taken
pains to provide a skilled, well
qualified medical and nursing
staff.
“The Directors of the Dis
trict,” he said, “are obligated
to give the best Individual medi
cal care possible, and at the
same time to provide a staff
capable of making contributions
•■toward the development of new'
knowledge in the field of tuber
culosis. Toward these objectives,
the new hospital-sanitarium pro
vides botha dequate laboratories,
and the opportunity for the
staff to associate with the med
ical leaders oft he city.”
Others who appeared on the
brief, formal dedication program
prior to laying of the corner
stone were County Judge Otto
Kerner', former County Judge
Edmund K. Jarecki, Dr. Jerome
R. Head, first president of the
District; Dr. Frank Fowler,
president of the Chicago Medi
cal Society; Ellis H. Denny,
president of the Oak Park Trust
and Savings Bank and chairman
of the District’s citizens advisory
committee; Dr. E. A. Piszczek,
executive director of the District;
Dr. William Lester, Jr.,chief
of staff, and W. R. Williams,
hospital administrator. Invoca
tion and benediction were de
livered by the Rev. G. A. Roehrs,
member of the hospital chap
lains group, Lutheran Church,
and the Rt. Rev. Msgr. John
W. Barrett, director of hospitals,
Archliocese of Chicago.
A two-day public open house
will be held May 14 and 15 at
the new hospital-sanitarium.
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Peoples Party To
Hold Meeting
The regular' meeting of the
Peoples Party will be held at
the Masonic Hall, 139th street
and Lydia avenue at 8:00 o’clock
All members and friends are
asked to be present.
W m. Leonard, President.
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ROSARY CLUB NEWS
The Blessed Martin Rosary
Club will hold a meeting on
Sunday, March 12th at 4 p.m.
att he home of Louise Browder,
3246 Robbins Ave. Visitors, or
anyone interested in membership
are welcome. Louise Browder
is the president and Dolores
Johnson is the reporter.
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Officer E. H. Hunt, first to
arrive on the scene, kept the
death room clear of curious
spectators and allowed Mrs.
Morgan to call a friend of the
family, Mr. Tom Conners of
4956 S. Calumet avenue. He
arrived at the house a few min
utes later and was admitted to
the kitchen. After receiving in
structions from Officer Hunt to
remain in the rear part of the
house, Conners was later caught
going through the dead man’'
pants. He explained that he
was looking “just to see what
I could see.” Conners stated
that he had known the dead
man practically all his life.
Also participating in the in
quest were the dead man’s sis
ter, Officer Hunt, and Chief
Aaron Stout. The case was con
tinued until Friday, March 18,
at 1:00 o'clock p.m., at the Vil
lage Hiall.
Coroner McCarran also recom
mended that Mrs. Burkett and
Conners be held for a lie de
tector test.
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ELKS
Greater Robbins Elks Lodge
No. 1272 held its first Band
Stand Matinee last Tuesday ev
ening from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.
at the Elks Club. It was a
wonderful success, being largely
attended by the Senior Class of
Blue Island High.
The ladies who attended were
Mrs. Carlena Harvey, Dtr. R.
of Pride of Robbins Temple
and Mrs. Paul C. Cochran, Mrs.
Minnie Willett, Mrs. Lula Mar
tin, all Daughter Elks and M.
Branch.
Refreshments were served and
dancing was enjoyed by those
who cared to indulge. Clifton
Jackson and Barbara Verner won
the Bebop Contest. They receiv
ed a phonograph record each.
Next Tuesday and every Tues
day at the Elks Club, 135th
and Turner avenue.
The Bandstand Matinee will
be held from 4 to 6 p.m. All
high school students will be
admitted. This is a supervised
program and parents are in
vited to attend.
Paul Cochran, Exalted Ruler
James E. McCrary, Chairman
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