The Washington herald., 1909-02-06

Arrangements were completed last night
by the subcommittee on hospitals and
arnbuIances. at the Willard. for providing
emergency facilities for attending the sick
on inauguration day. during the inaugu-
raj ball. and at the Union Station. This
subcommittee is made I'D OF eighty-five
prominent physicians and surgeons OF the
city. and they viii give their time and
personal attention 20 the work Of caring
for sick emergency calls AZ the time and
places mentioned The subcommittee or
ganized last night, Percy D. Kicking.
chairman; G. Lloyd AEagruder and
George N. Kober, vice chairmen, and
Presley c Hunt. secretary.
II vas determined that the committee
should provide for the constant attend
ance OF a member OF the COMMITTEES at
the Union Station during the whole OF
inauguration week. An emergency hos
pitaI viii be fitted out st the station In
connection with the Red Cross Society.
equipped with appliances for receiving
sick persons who may come 70 the city
on railroad trains. These cases VIII be
cared for temporarily IN this hospital, and
Wien LSIE5EALI LULCIAN4 H4AA - A~'AAOscG
TO permanent hospitals in the city or dis
patched TO their homes
AmbuIsnces AIcnE Avenue.
Each two squares along Pennsylvania
avenue viii be stationed an ambulance IN
charge OF three members OF the commit
tee. Each ambulance VIII run 20 q Red
Cross tent fl the immediate neighbor-
hood. where persons taken I'll in the
parade OF IN the crowd Of sight-seers
VIII be taken for emergency treatment
Unless they soon recover they VIII be re-
moved from this tent 10 one OF the hos
pitals.
The tent and ambulance VIII have. be
sides the three physicians. q driver for
the ambulance, two Red Cross nurses,
ana all needed appliances for the prompt
treatment OF the sick These stations will
be each two squares from the Peace
Monument 70 Seventeenth street north
west
At the Pension Office q hospital room
VIII be provided and 8 corps OF physicians
IN attendance, with nurses and helpers
TO care for any who may be taken I'll
at the ball
Doctors Receive Assignments.
Assignments were made by Dr. Hick-
Ing last night OF the greater part Of the
physicians az all these hospital points.
The hospital corps at the station VIII be
IN charge OF Dr. d P. Reeves. That at
the ball VIII be in charge OF Dr.. Henry
Relsinger, and the stations along the Ave
nue. VIII have each a quota Of three.
In addition, the committee VIII provide
medical inspection OF the large buildings
where troops are Quartered, 10 see that
these buildings are kept IN a sanitary
condition. and that no contagious dis
eases are allowed 10 get headway IN
them The corps OF physicians who viii
perform this inspection work viii be IN
charge OF Dr. William c. Gwynn.
Dr. Frank Gibson and a corps OF doc
tors VIII be az the fireworks on the even
ing OF March 4, and facilities viii be pro-
vided for any who may be taken III or
receive injury at that time
Dr.. Kicking explained last night that
these arrangements were, in large meas
ure. only a precaUtiOn. He said he hoped
no one would be sick OF injured The
people. he said. would come 10 Washing
ton 10 have 2 good tine. and ne hoped
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persons are brought together in one place
some probably would be II and need
care. and It was the intention OF the
committee 70 have the best Of care pro-
vi6ed-
Do Not Like the COIOrs.
The Spanish War Veterans have voiced
their opposition 10 the white and green
color scheme adopted by the COMMITTEES
on street decorations. At q meeting OF
department officers, camp cammG.,ders.
and EAST department commanders called
by Commander c. z. Rausch, a resolution
was adopted upon the subject. as follows:
Whereas the inaugural committee on
decorations having adopted white and
green the national colors OF Persia. for
decorative purposes during the coming
period OF the Inauguration; be It
Resolved, That we, the officers OF the
District Of Columbia Department, United
Spanish War Veterans. while not an
tagonizing the action OF the committee
on decorations IN exercising it's authority
in providing cOlOrs for the court OF honor,
or any buildings over which Il may have
control. earnestly request the citizens IN
general TO stand by their colors' and pro-
fusely decorate their houses with the good
Old red, white, and blue.
At the same meeting the veterans made
provision for large reception to be
given IN honor OF COmmander-in-chief
Newton. his staff. and a large number Of
visiting comrades who may visit the city
during inauguration week.