Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-05
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Citizens Bodies Will Be Asked
to Lend Aid.
RESOLUTIONS ARE ADOPTED
Columbia Heights Association Urges
That Matter Be Called to
Attention Of Congress.
RESOLUTIONS ARE ADOPTED

The various citizens associations of the
city will be asked to make a concerted
a hospital for inebriates and victims Of
the drug habit, to which persons can
be sent for treatment or be lawfully COM
mitted. so that they can be restrained
from access to either intoxicating liquors
or injurious drugs. The Board Of Trade
and Chamber Of Commerce also will be
urged to take up the matter.
The subject was called to the attention
Of the Columbia Heights Citizens AS
ISOLATION at a meeting in st. Stephens
Parish Hall last evening by DR.. J. K.
p. Gleason. who declared that only q
day or so ago Washington had been
treated to the spectacle Of woman Of
good family being sent to the workhouse.
for drunkenness, by the Police Court, be-
cause there was no other place where
the court could incarcerate her. under
the law. where she would be kept from
strong drink.
Resolutions Are introduced.
Resolutions introduced, indorsing the
project. set forth that as the proposition
to establish such a hospital has been
before Congress in some form for the
last ten years and has been advocated
by past and present District Commits
sioners, public-spirited citizens, prominent
physicians and the Board Of Trade. thus
far without result, therefore. BE 1t re-
solved, that the Columbia Heights Citi-
zens' Association most heartily approves
Of the proposition for the early establish
ment Of such a hospital, and the men,
bers thereof pledge themselves collective
ly and individually. to do all in their
power to bring about such a result as
early as possible
DR.. Benjamin F. Gibbs and Charles G.
Lancaster made addresses approving the
project and the association went on rec
ord IN the Affirmative. Copies of the res
olutions will be sent to each OF the citi-
zens' associations OF the District, the
Chamber OF Commerce and the Board Of
Trade with the request that they take
favorable and promp: action.
A committee to promote the work was
then chosen. 1t includes DIR. Gleeson. F.
W. Clemens, Drs. Benjamin F. Gibbs
and L. B. Thompson and Louis H.
The District Commissioners and the
chairmen Of the committees on the Dis
tr1ct OF Columbia in the House and Sem
ate also will be sent copies and urged
to support the measure.
On motion Of ]. Clinton Hiatt the as
ISOLATION adopted a resolution expressing
sorrow because Of the death of James
Ormond Wilson.
Tells of New Hospital.
Or. gibbs told the association o: the
formation Of the Northern Hospital and
Dispensary organization. which is to es-
tablish hospital on the heights, and
the members went on record as indorsing
the project. Harry A. Colman IS chair
man OF the committee on location, and It
Is expected that q satisfactory site viii
be secured within a short time. Several
locations are being considered.
1t was expected that the merits Of
the Judson bill. which was before the
last Congress. would be debated. but
as soon as President Bundy made the
announcement that the next business
Of the meeting would be the discussion
of the bill and called Vice President
William III. Saunders to the chair Mr..
Colman made a motion that the whole
matter be laid on the table, adding that
there was no Judson bill before Con-
Gress. and it would be waste Of time
to discuss a measure which the legis-
lators did not have before them. The
motion was seconded at once and pass
ed unanimously.
The following new members were
chosen; ]. g. Noel. John j. Narrower,
F. T. Lewis, H. T. Newlin. John H.
Gheen, DIR. Carlton D. Haas. Isaac r..
Hit, Thomas o. May. DR.. e. H. Has
brook. Raymond J.. Cooley. Theodore w.
Fuller. Fulton r. Gordon. Frank Coburn:
G. w. Dove. John Marshall Boteler and
IyiIjus RIock