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A board member for 25 years
nd president for several of them,
N. Dunn placed in the corner -
on cket of documents, snd
opera to be sealed into the build-
tg as historical mementoes of the iI
cession. -
Tribute To. Auxiliary
officially laying the stone, Mr.
3reen Said the honor was not for
me pperson or group. He said there
tad been many publicly spirited
nen on .the hospital board during
:he last 40 years. Paying tribute to
:he, women's auxiliary of the hos-
Atal, Mr. Gree said it had taken
in the task of furnishing the new
mspital.
There was a touch of sadness to
Elie ceremony. The first president
ofthehospital. board, George
Sutherland, was buried Monday,
two was
the cornerstone
laying. He was to have been Ares-
ent.
Mrs. P. M. Dewan, president of
the auxiliary, saiU7�at seldom had
a group of women been asked to
shoulder such a burden, and sel-
dom. had a group responded with
such spirit and willingness.
A bouquet of roses was present-
ed to Mrs. Gr een� on behalf of the
auxiliary by WE Freq Adams, an
auxiliary representative to the
hospital board.
Being constructed in a design
that will be part two and part _
three -storey, the hospital will con-
tain a heating .system and kitchen
adequate for a further 30 beds, If
an addition Is-ne0ded in future.
Of the cost,. $150,000 was voted
by taxpayers. Further -amounts of
$65,000 each have been promises
by Provincial and Dominion Gov-
ernments. The hospital board Is
supplying another $20,000. Oxford
County has voted $55,000, Indus-
tries have given another $55,00%
the local Lions Club has raised
1 $12,000 and the remainder is being I.
raised through public subscrip-
tions. About $50,000still is needed.,
Included -in papers enclosed m
the cornerstone werethe first an-
nual report of the hospital, 1910;
the latest report, 1949; special edi-
tions of newspapers containing at
titles on the hospital; a. list of pat-
rons; a copy of today's program;
photographs of the board of trus-
tees, the medical staff and Superin-
tendent Mrs. R• Lee Smith; latest
j issue of Canadian postage stamps
and Canadian and Newfoundland
coins; old Canadian coins; and sig-
natures of Prime Minister and Nys.-
S1 i rent.as honorary patrons.
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