The Washington herald., 1913-11-09
WOMAN'S CLINIC
In NEKFIELD
0ut-Patient Maternity Serv-
ice Has Just Been
Inaugurated.
WILL BE BOON TO POOR
Organization Doing Good Work in
Other Departments Seventy Nine
Visits During October.
WILL BE BOON TO POOR

A new department, and one that the
workers of the woman's Clinic Auxiliary,
| OF 71s Thirteenth Street Northwest, feel
win prove one Of the most useful
branches of the clinic. has just been In
nifty service. something Washington never
has had before. a
| This service will be for the benefit of
prospective mothers in that class OF So
ciety which shrinks from accepting char
ular fee Of practicing physician in such
cases. And that is the beauty Of the
whole idea. the women at the head OF the
clinic argue. They are prepared to at
tend to these cases as well as any, and
yet the women deriving the benefit are
at liberty to pay what they can afford.
The service will be given free Of charge
or for any amount up to $40.
Ten of the women physicians OF the
city have volunteered to give their time
70 this work. Six win take active charge
OF the work for two months out of the
year. The other four will assist, and the
Instructing Visiting Nurses Association
has promised TO supply nurses for these
cases on certain days of the week.
The clinic will work with the churches
and social service organizations, through
which 1t will learn of the cases needing
and deserving its attention.
All the physicians in this department
and all others in the clinic are woman.
Those who will be at the head of the
Iout-patient maternity service are Drs. A.
Frances Foye, Alice w. Downey. Isabel
II. Lamb. Cora Smith King. Louise Ross,
and Lillian R. lie Kites. The assisting
physicians will be Drs. Elnora c. Folk
mar, Evelyn Mitchell, z. Alberta Reed.
and Sarah NJ. Siewers.
Mrs. Hammond Pleased.
Mrs. John Hays Hammond. president
Of the clinic. visited IL recently. She ex-
pressed much qualification at the ac-
counts OF the work. During the month
of October seventy-nine visits were made
to the clinic by patients ranging in age
from five to seventy years Every serv-
ice equipped for the work had something
to do. There are now five services in
operation besides the out-patient-mater-
nifty service. They are: Internal medi-
cine, Mondays and Thursday from 5 to z,
DIR. Isabel II. Lamb in charge; hygiene
of the ear. nose, and throat, on the same
days, at the same hour. DR.. A Frances
Foye in charge; surgery and the hygiene
of women and girls, Tuesdays and FRI
days from TO Z, DR.. Elnora c. Folkmar
in charge; hygiene Of children, Wednes-
days and Saturdays. 2 to 4. DIR. May d.
Baker in charge; and general hygiene,
Wednesdays and Saturdays, to Z, DR..
Sara NJ. Siewers in charge.
Dental cases are being cared for by DR..
Centennella Smith at her office in the
Pope Building until the room for dental
service Is fully equipped. Another hun
dred dollars is needed to complete the
equipment OF this room. A dental chair
has been contributed by DR.. Galloway.
Miss Georgia Robertson, and Mrs. Clar-
ence Aspinwall. Other contributions to
this service have been made by DR.. Rosa
lind Balm. Mrs. E. L. Robertson, Mrs.
Dental Supply Company. Pledges of help
have been made by Sipple Dental Supply
Comany, William A. Baker dealer in
dental supplies, and DR.. George E. Gi-
rard. Judging from the number OF appli-
cants for this service. it will be well
patronized.
The Reception Room.
Mrs. Hammond was particularly pleased
with the reception room and the Ham
mond-Folkmar room. The success of the
realization OF the twentieth-century ideals
in the reception room is largely due to
Mrs. William Hitz, chairman of the house
committee. This room Is fitted out in
browns and greens. Everything is ar
ranged to give a restful, cheerful effect
1t is an example Of the possibilities of
treatment through the control of environ