Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-26
SIXTH MILK STATION
Mr.. Oyster Considering Exten-
sion of Philanthropy.
PLEASED WITH RESULTS
Not One Baby Has Died Out of Near.
~ Two Hundred Fed.
HOW WORK Is CARRIED ON
Particular Needs Of Each Infant As
certained by Physicians.
Nurses Employed.
PLEASED WITH RESULTS

With record of hot one ba oy lost out
OF nearly two hundred fed Il: his five
milk stations this summer George NJ
Oyster. jr.. is preparing To extend the
philanthropy. He has under considera-
ton, he stated today. the opening OF an
additional station.
Mr.. Oyster yesterday afternoon inspect
ed milk stations during the feeding hours
He saw scores or babies brought in and
weighed, and he closely questioned the
physicians in charge ~ TO the t,rogress
they were making. When he had con-
Guided round of the stations he gave
out this statement to representative Of
The Star:
Il am pleased with the results obtained
so far, but l will net he satisfied until
every poor baby ia Washington il re-
ceiving this milk. In tbTee-tourths of the
cases ] am giving it away without cost
and in the others the price is below that
charged by the Strauss plant Any
mother in Washington who is unable to
b>'y milk for her baby can secure it at
any Of my stations without one cent Of
cost
Location Of Stations.
LEG ave oyster milk, stations t.r@ at
Childrcn's Hospital. Casualty Hospital,
Friendship House Neighhorhood House
and the Colore1 Social Settlement In
the last few days several additional APP
plications for mill. for babies have been
received ct each station. At Children's
Hospital ffty-six 70 bies nov arc being
fed daily. at Casualty Hospital seven.
at Neignborhood House twenty-nine, at
Wi nY,h c In / G--x, r.
Coioreu Social Settlement thirtytwo.
The total is 119.
Tie extent of Mr.. Oysters philauthropy
is appreciated only when 1t is known
that. in addition TO furnishing the milk
he is maintaining nurse at each station,
dlspenSoi.eS two OF the stations and
furnishing daily to each family that gets
the milk large bucket OF ice.
In addition to this. the milk is pre-
pared according to the needs of each in
FAINT. These needs are determined by
physicisns and the mix is furnished In
pasteurized form or any other that may
be recommended.
The organization of the Oyster philan-
thropy has had much to do with the sue
cessful results. Next to Mr. Oyster is q
board Of advisory physicians, including
Drs. S. s. Adams George NJ. Whitaker,
w. Sinclair Bowen, William c. Wood
ward and John l.. Anderson This board
directs the philanthropy.
Work Of the Physicians.
AT each Of the five stations are attend
ing physicians. who render their services
gratuit' ugly. They ascertain in what
form milk shall be prepared for the
babies and also determine whether any
price shall be charged.
At Chi,dren's Hospital, Drs DonnelIy
Leech. Wall and Ong are in charge. while
Miss Weller is the nurse At Friendship
House DR.. Kretchting is the physician.
with Miss Davis as the nurse. DR.. Wat
kins Is in char ge of the Colored Social
Settlement and DIR. French Of Neighbor-
hood House. Miss Parrot is the nurse
at each station. At Casualty Hospital
the physician Is DR.. Barnes. Miss Davis
Is the nurse
Parents in order to obtain the milk
must first take their babies to the sta
tons, where they are weighed. After
that the babies must he carried to the
that the physiciane may determine If any
changes in the preparation OF the milk
are necessary. During the week the
nurse calls at each home and satisfies
herself that instructions for feeding the
infants are being complied with.
Delivery of the Milk. ......
Every morning the nurses send in their
schedules to the Oyster milk plant on
Connecticut avenue, and the milk is de-
livsred, according to the formulas, In
bottles that have been sealed and tagged.
When parents call for 1t at the stations
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