When it is completed the hospital will have 121 beds, an intensive care and coronary care unit, an enlarged surgery, expanded laboratory and X-ray facilities, and improved outpatient facilities, including physical therapy and inhalation therapy.

Miss Lillian Stoll, R.N., served as administrator of the hospital from its beginning until her retirement on March 31, 1972. She was succeeded as administrator by Robert Harman, who had served as assistant administrator for two and a half years.

During the capable administration of Miss Stoll and Mr. Harman, the hospital has functioned well, contributing much to the well-being of the community.

The present hospital board of trustees includes: Alton Woehrmyer, president; James E. Kite, vice president; Paul Koenig, secretary-treasurerDavid Quellhorst, James, Shelby, Russell Morris, Howard McGee, Robert Vogel, Frank Niemeyer, Richard Koeper, Norbert Meyer and Adolph Tebbe.

The Board of Governors is composed of Norman Wurster, president; Dr. J. F. Bowling, vice president; Clifford Kempker, secretary; Lester Blanke, treasurer; Edward S. Noble, Louis Dammeyer and Alton Woehrmyer and Mr. Harman, recording secretary.

In the 27 years since the first bond issue was passed, the Board of Trustees and the Board of Governors have been served by many individuals who have contributed much to the hospital. In the 20 years the hospital has been functioning, the institution has gained an outstanding reputation for service throughout the area. The personnel of the hospital includes some fine dedicated individuals, some of whom have been there since the opening of the hospital. The medical staff has been increased during the last year. Efforts are being made to further enlarge the staff to meet local needs.

The Community Public Library

The Community Public Library was organized May 31, 1921 with its formal opening June 14, 1921, in the Community House in Memorial Park. It was started by the ladies of the Shakespeare club and maintained through the club's efforts until 1935 when it became tax supported. Initially the library's collection of books came from Shakespeare members and their friends and through purchases made from funds derived from Bake sales and other projects of the club.

The library was moved from the Community House to the Herzing property in South Main street, the former home of Miss Louise Bieber where it remained for a few years, and then was moved to the basement quarters in the Community-owned Post Office building, now the municipal building.

Build Community Owned Post Office

St. Marys citizens built the only Community Owned Post Office in the United States. Postmaster General New dedicated it in 1925. It was constructed on the island at the entry to Memorial Park through action of the Community Welfare Association, the same organization which promoted the construction of Memorial Park in 1920 as a memorial to the men and women of the community ' ' Who served in World War I. The Community Owned Post Office was erected with the intention of maintaining the park through income from the Post Office lease and lease from the two office rooms, one on the east and the other on the west side of the post office lobby. The directors hoped too to retire some of the debt on the park and post office building through the income. Unfortunately, the depression came, rentals decreased, and pledges for the Park and Post Office Building could not be met.

In 1938 the Community Welfare Association offered to cede all of its holdings to the City of St. Marys provided the citizens would approve a bond issue to pay off the remaining indebtedness. A bond issue of $27,000 was passed by the voters for 15 years to pay the debt and to provide for public rest rooms.

CITY ACQUIRES PARK

Thus the city acquired beautiful Mernorial Park in the heart of the city, the Chestnut street playground, and much of the land that has gone into construction of the off-street parking lots on the west side of the St. Marys River and the east side of Chestnut street. In addition it acquired the Community 0 fined Post Office since converted into the Municipal Building.

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