Kapansinpansing hindi lumahok si Congrewoman Ma. Evita “Ivy” R. Arago sa seremonya ng pagbabasbas sa pinasinayaang San Pablo City General Hospital noong Lunes ng umaga, at hindi rin napansin ng marami, liban sa mga pinuno ng City Health Office, at mga kasangguning pangkalusugan ng pangasiwaang lunsod, na pagkatapos ng nabanggit na pagdiriwang, sina Alkalde Vicente B. Amante at Kongresista Ivy Arago ay nagkaroon ng pag-uusap upang matalakay ang mga tulong na nasa kapangyarihan ng mambabatas na maipagkaloob sa ikapagtatagumpay ng operasyon ng bagong pagamutan para sa kagalingan ng mga mamamayan ng Lunsod ng San Pablo at mga kanugnog na munisipyo.
What is now known as Doña Leonila (Mini-Forest) Park overlooking the Sampaloc Lake is actually a portion of the site for the City Hall Complex purchased in 1937 by the Municipal Government of San Pablo headed by President Inocencio Barleta, which was partly developed after the termination of World War II under the administration of appointed City Mayor, Dr. Fernando A. Bautista. During the incumbency of elected Mayor Lauro D. Dizon Sr., with the help of the Rotary Club of San Pablo, and under the supervision of Dr. Juan B. Hernandez, then club secretary of the local Rotary Club and Chairman of the City Beautification Committee, constructed some park structures at the park, with the fountain featuring the country lass with agriculture harvest as centerpiece. Probably, Hernandez and then City Engineer Perfecto Reyes were inspired by the figures affixed on the façade of the City Hall Building which symbolizes progress. Sometimes on April of 1961 when then President Carlos Garcia made a
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