The Washington times., 1915-04-23
BIG STORES Join IN
SOCIAL SERVICE WORK
Cooperation With Woman's
Clinic Auxiliary Marks Nota-
BILE Movement.

Department stores of Washington are
Auxiliary in notable piece of social
service work for their employees. At
Woodward & Lothrop's and at Kann's a
series Of lectures for women and girl
employees only, is to be conducted under
the auspices Of the clinic.
Mrs John Hays Hammond is president
Of the Woman's Clinic Auxiliary. and
Mrs. Charles NJ. Hughes Is its vice presi-
dent. The lectures will be given by the
clinics superintendent, DR.. Elnora Folk
mar.
At the store or julius Garfinkle & Co.
no lectures have yet been planned. but
pay envelopes there, as we'll as at
Kann's and at Woodward Il Lothrop's.
last week contained cards explaining the
service offered at the clinic, which is
primarily for working women and girls.
and stating the schedule of the various
forms of service performed.
Illustrated Lectures.
At Woodward & Lothrop's the women
employees of the store were divided into
three groups. Each of these groups will
hear three lectures. The first. on THE
Story of the Birth of a New Life" was
given Tuesday. The second will be given
today. Its subject is Special Hygiene
For Women and Girls" 'rhe third, upon
Dress. Conduct. and Social Relations Of
Women" will he given on Saturday.
Each week these talks will be repeated
until each group has heard each lecture.
They are being presented, with slides H.
Illustrating them. in the auditorium Of
the store. and arrangements for them
were made through George Everett.
At kann's. the lectures will be given
In the lunch room of the store, to small
,rt of
DR. Folkmar will deliver all of the
present series and If the plan Is sue
cessful other members of the staff of
the Woman's Clinic Auxiliary will give
other lectures in the fall.
Delighted to Help.
I'VE were delighted to be able to CO.
operate with the, clinic in this work. y
said George \. Everett, secretary OF
Woodward & Lothrop's. This is q
phase of the welfare work for our EN-
ployes which already includes reading
rooms, rest rooms, a lunch room, q
fully equipped medical office. with 6
house physician and nurse always ir
attendance"
The room is supplied with all equip
ment and instruments for emergenc!
treatment. and there also Is an x-raS
equipment for examinations. and the
hospital beds for cases of serious ill
ness.
At S. Kann. Sons & Co.. George S
DS Neale. superintendent, said he thor
oughly indorsed the work of the
Woman's Clinic Auxiliary. and that the
store planned to corporate with DR.
Folkmar In her lectures in every wa!
possible.
More than 5000 of the circulars tell
ing OF the work Of the clinic have beer
distributed in pay envelopes in tht
Il III 1T
ments employing women display large
placards bearing the same information
- Women Surgeons Operate.
At the meeting of the executive com.
mittee of the board of managers OF
the clinic on Monday report was made
of two achievements of the clinic il
the last six months. The clinic now hal
a bed at Sibley. thus allowing the bet
ter accommodation of it's patients wht
need hospital treatment. 1t also was re
ported that DR.. Fronces M. Ward. 8
noted woman surgeon, had conducted 1
clinic at Garfield Hospital, and wal
assisted by Dr. Cora Smith King. Thi
Is the first time that women have op
Grated at a clinic at Garfield.
The report of Superintendent Folk
mar showed that. In March, there wer'
244 visits to the clinic. In the first si'
mOnInS Ol tHe IlTSl year OF tne Cllnlc
work (Which has been running eighteei
months now there were 51l visits
while in the first six months of th'
second year, Just closed there wer'
I.224 visits. She last months visit
almost equal those Of the entire frs
year. which numbered |, 433.
Increased Attendance.
The increase of the small fee
;harged has not kept track with tn
ratio of increased attendance. This i
accounted for by the stress Of the pas
year. which has brought an increasing
number of poor persons to the clini
unable to pay anything. Last year tn
average fee per patient was q cents
and this year 1t was but "a cents.
In the first six months of Ms worl
the clinic was able to send onlv MIN
patients to Sibley Hospital. Alread!
since February, when bed was plaoe'