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Page 2 Duke Hospital, InterCom Mrs. Fred Hanes Dies in California Elizabetli Peck Ilanes died on Au- •rust 23, 1938, in Santa Barbara, Cali fornia ; i)ut her influence on the Duke University Medical Center will be felt for years to come. She was born in Watkins Glen, New York, the daughter of Harland Page Peck and Mary Hollingshead Peck. Her parents died while she was an infant and she was raised by her maternal grandmother who lived in Ohio and Kentucky. Her grand mother had a strong belief that a girl should be able to sew, cook, and keep house; and saw that she was beauti fully trained to do these things. Those of us who knew her can attest to her great ability along these lines. After attending a girls’ school in Ken tucky she entered Nursing School and was graduated from St. Luke’s Hos pital in New York City. While in training she met the late Doctor Hanes and shortly after graduation they were married. After living in various places in the United States and Europe where Doctor Hanes car ried on his studies, research, and teaching, they moved to Doctor Hanes’ home, Winston-Salem. Dur ing World War I, while Doctor Hanes was Commanding Officer of the Base Hospital 65 in the AEF, Mrs. Hanes returned to St. Luke’s as a head nurse. On January 14, 1980, Doctor Hanes beeame Visiting Professor at Duke in charge of Neurology, and in 1933 he accepted the Florence McAlister Professorship of Medicine and Chair manship of the Department of Med icine. Mrs. Hanes greatly influenced his decision to relincjuish his medical practice and his executive position in various businesses in favor of the academic life. On moving to Durham they as sumed an important position in medi cal, cultural, and social fields of the city. As young people growing up Elizabeth Peck Hanes under their influence we were con stantly impressed by their very great sense of responsibility, not only to Duke University, but to their fellow- man. It was in their home that many of us learned the true meaning of gracious hospitality. Mrs. Hanes was a renowned hostess, not only to official University guests, but to each medical student, nurse, and house of ficer. Mrs. Hanes constantly ex pressed her tremendous interest in Duke University; for example, deco rating Baker House which was then the Nurses’ Home, various parts of the Hosi)ital, the West Campus Union, and donating the initial books to start the Nursing School Library and continuing to contribute volumes throughout her lifetime. Upon his death Doctor Hanes willed his entire estate to Duke Medi cal Center and shortly afterwards Mrs. Hanes donated the funds which made possible the erection of Hanes House. These gifts made the Hanes among the greatest material benefac tors to Duke University, in addition to the many intangible gifts they made during their lifetime. Tliose of us who were permitted to know her well are better citizens for the jjrivilege. Our personal lives have Drake Named Ass’t Director Out-Patient Department Ralph L. Drake has been appointed an assistant director of the Out-Pa- tient Department. In this post he is responsible for the business manage ment of the medical division of the Out-Patient Department. He suc ceeds Robert S. Salisbury, who re signed to accept a position as Out- Patient Department director in Mise- recordia Hospital, New York City. Mr. Drake’s post and a similar position in the Out-Patient Depart ment’s surgical division were created in the summer of 1957 as part of a major expansion and reorganization of the department. This expansion coincided with the move to the new wing which made possible a stream lining of service for out-patients. A native of Biscoe, Mr. Drake at tended Mars Hill College for two years and received the B.S. degree from the University of North Caro lina in 1950. Ancient History Duke Hospital was built between 1927 and 1930. The medical school and hospital were formally dedicated April 20, 1931. The average age of the original medical faculty was 36 years. Members of the original executive committee still active on the staff are Dr. W. C. Davison, Dr. Deryl Hart, Dr. Wiley Forbus, Dr. David Smith and Dr. George Eadie. Tliere were 17 patients on the first day. been fuller and contained more beauty for having been associated with her. We are not only grieved at the loss of one of our dearest friends, but we also feel that the Duke University Medical Center has lost its matriarch. E. E. Menefee, Jr. mi
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