Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-17
LARGE, new QUARTERS
FOR CLINIC AUXILIARY
Increased Membership Necessitates
Shifting to Rooms at 720 18th
Street Northwest.

Its membership having more than
doubled in the last year. with a corre-
spending increase of work and in the
number of patients treated, the Wom-
ans Clinic Auxiliary. formerly located
at TIC 18th street northwest. has been
compelled to move to larger quarters
at 720 18th street northwest. and is
now installed in the new rooms. AT
its present location the clinic has four
additional rooms. all of the rooms haV-
ing outside light and ventilation.
Membership in the organization. it is
stated. has grown from 226 last year TO
557 at this time, and a campaign Is
being conducted by the secretary OF the
clinic auxiliary, Mrs Julius Lansburgh,
for a membership of 500. which number,
it is stated. will make the clinic self
supporting on its present basis of work
354 New Patients Enrolled. +,
During the past year the clinic has
enrolled 354 new patients. who made
2,47o visits to the clinic. while twenty
seven cases were treated at Sfbley Hos
pital. the clinicians making more than
400 visits to that institution. The large
increase in number of hospital cases,
1t is stated, was made possible by the
endowment by Mrs. John Hays Ham,
mond, president Of the clinic auxiliary,
Of a free bed at Sibley Hospital. Free
bed service here. 1t is stated, has
totaled $50 days, the clinic bed being
occupied "a days by maternity cases,
Al days by medical cases and IA days
by surgical cases.
Much new apparatus has been m
stalled in the clinics new quarters,
this including a static machine. high
grade high frequency machine. sinu-
soidal machine, two wall plates for gal
vanic and faradic currents. an electric VI
orator and a 500-candlepower leuco-
descent lamp. New departments of work
added during the last year INCLUDE
dental department. at which 1876 pa
tients were treated. and an electro
therapeutic department. the latter be-
ing made possible by gifts from Mr.: and
Mrs. A. j. Parsons. Mrs. S: o. Corn
wall. Mrs. Seaton Perry. Mrs; John
Mrs. Jesse Pope, Miss Georgia Robert
son, Mrs. Ella Moors and John B. Hen
derson, jr.
Patients Pay Part Of Expense.
The woman's Clinic Auxiliary is sup
ported for the greater part by mem
bership dues ranging from 81 to SIS a
year, according to the class of mem
bership. Fees received from such pa
tients as are able to pay for at least a
part Of the treatment they receive
amounted during the last year to about
one-fourth of the total expense. the
fees totaling 1924. Clinics are held four
afternoons and four evenings each
week. Monday and Thursday evenings
there is a general medical clinic. DR..
Alice winans Downey in charge. and a
dental clinic, DR.. Centennella c. Smith
in charge. Tuesday and Friday even
ings there is clinic in electro-thera-
peutics. surgery and gynecology.. DR..
Elnora C. Folkmar, superintendent.
and DIR. Evelyn Mitchell in charge.
Tuesday and Friday there is an cleo
tro-therapeutic and genealogical elm
ic, Dr. Cora Smith King in charge.
Wednesday and Saturday there Is a
general clinic for women and children,
Dr. Isabel H. Lamb in charge.
The total attendance for the midday
services during the past year was $50.
and for the evening services 1,704.
Most of the children and housewives
attend the midday services. The even
ing services are attended almost Who'll
ly by wage earners. The evening hours
are from $50 to o'clock. The mid
day hours are from noon to 1870 pm.