CAPE

Description: NAVY BLUE MELTON CLOTH, RED WOOL. 3 PCES. SIZE: MEDIUM. "LILY WHITE FULL FLOWING CAPES LONDON ONTARIO COR DEST GARMENTS" LABEL IN NECK. "ALBERTA MCDOUGALL" HAND MADE LABEL IN NECK. "G.H." IN GOLD ON BOTH SIDES ON NECK CLOSING. KNEE LENGTH. RED WOOL LINING. HOOK AND EYE CLOSING AT NECK, BUTTON CLOSING ACROSS CHEST. SMALL HOLE IN BACK OF NECK. SMALL HOLES IN LINING

History: BELONGED TO A NURSE WHO TRAINED AT THE GALT HOSPITAL (DATE UNKNOWN), ALBERTA MCDOUGALL. SHE WAS AN R.N. (REGISTERED NURSE). *UPDATE* IN 2017 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT RUTHANN LABLANCE CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF CLOTHING, INCLUDING NURSING CAPE DONATED BY A. MCDOUGALL. THE FOLLOWING BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION WAS COMPILED USING ARTICLES FROM THE LETHBRIDGE HERALD. FLORA ALBERTA MCDOUGALL WAS BORN IN CARMANGAY IN 1916 AND GRADUATED FROM THE GALT SCHOOL OF NURSING IN 1939. ACCORDING TO HER OBITUARY, FLORA ALBERTA SPENT MOST OF HER WORKING YEARS AT THE BIGELOW FOWLER CLINIC. FLORA ALBERTA PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 85 ON AUGUST 28, 2001. AN ARTICLE PUBLISHED ON MAY 9, 1939 GIVES DETAILS ABOUT THE 1939 GRADUATION: “GIVEN IN COMPLIMENT TO THE 1939 GRADUATION CLASS OF THE GALT HOSPITAL, A DELIGHTFUL DANCE WAS HELD IN THE MARQUIS HOTEL ON MONDAY EVENING, WITH 200 BEING IN ATTENDANCE … THE OUTSTANDINGLY LOVELY GOWNS OF THE LADIES LENT A GAY NOT TO THE FESTIVE SCENE. JERRY BASTYAN’S ORCHESTRA PROVIDED THE MUSIC FOR THE EVENING AND DANCING WAS ENJOYED FROM 9 TILL 1. A BUFFET SUPPER WAS SERVED DURING THE INTERMISSION BETWEEN 11:30 AND 12.” HER SISTER ALZINA MURIEL MCDOUGALL ALSO TRAINED AT THE GALT SCHOOL OF NURSING. ALZINA WAS BORN IN 1913 IN CARMANGAY AND GRADUATED FROM THE GSN IN 1934, LIVING IN LETHBRIDGE UNTIL HER DEATH ON APRIL 14, 2001 AT THE AGE OF 88. SEE PERMANENT FILE FOR COPIES OF THE ARTICLES FROM THE LETHBRIDGE HERALD.