The Washington times., 1915-11-10
CLINIC TO
+ GIVE HELPING HAND
Plans to Offer Attention to Self.
Supporting Women at Mod
crate Fee. ......

At q meeting OF the board Of direc-
tors Of the Woman's Clinic Auxiliary.
held yesterday at It's new quarters. TO
thirteenth street northwest, the nanns
Of the organization was changed TO the
Woman's Evening Clinic.
Present at the meeting were Mrs
Aobert 8. Chew. second Woe president.
xho presided; Mrs. Charles e. Hughes.
hrst vice president: Ms. Julius Lans-
Aurgh, secretary: Miss Esther M. Behr-
dnd, assistant treasurer: Dr.. Elnora
tolkmar, superintendent and Mrs.. John
bun, Mrs. Henry Fitch. Mrs.. Ssaton
Ferry. DR.. Isabel H. Lamb. Miss Sophia
stanton, Mrs. q. q. Bissers. and Mrs.
kichard Wainwright.
In q statement given out following the
meeting, the reasons Of the change were
Sxplained a. follows:
Leading Feature Of Work
TT has been felt for some time that
he nams Of the organisation should in
dorporats it, LEADING feature Of work
Il vss organissd primarily ~ an even
ihs clinic for white wage-earning wom-
On and Girls. II 10 attended by women
physicians. The evening service II TO
enable working women and girls to At
tend the clinic without lo'' Of time from
"Durins the last year three. .foHsths ,,tl =
Of TN vi:its BY patienss nss,vies 70 sn' ' This
10 not . charity clinic, but helping
hand clinic. II II clinic where SET
svpporting women and girls may re-
osivs medical. dental. and. surgical AZ.
Of inooms over necessary exPendi.
surs. 4 ininimum fec Of ab csnts per
VISIT 10 charged. This fec may be re-
! mittsd by the superintendent Tor pa
tients unable to pay anything fr for
TO nay more than u per visit are: not
TSe sS. sH.rSSe Age fee rsc.,vsd from visit
tors durinG the last year was ab cents
per visit"
Want 600 Members.
| In q statement by Dr. Folkmar. the
superintendent. II 10 shown that q
leading feature OF the work OF the
clinic has been its preventive work
A large part Of the treatments given
are Of 4 hygienic character. pet
exercise, massage electrical. viora-
tion. special baths. and other treat
with those who come for advice.
Mrs. Julius LAnsburgh. the secre.
tary, reported that, In October. forty
Ave new members were enrolled IN
the association. This 10 the largest
number enrolled in any one month
and brings the membership TO la3
An effort 10 being made to get soc
announcement was made today that
tho dental clinic 10 to be enlarged
this year.
Dentists Appointed.
Two additional dentists were appoint.
% to the active stan-Dr. NJ. Brodsky
who will have charge Of . dental serv-
ics on Monday and Thursday evenings
from $50 to o'clock. and Or. c. c. Gal
ioway. who will have charge Of den.
tai service on Tuesday and Friday even.
inss from s to Z. DR.. John Hunter Sci.
by was added to the consulting STAN
Or. Seiby v . specialist in x-ray work
He and DR.. II. II. HaSen are treatins
At their offices patients from the Won
ans Evening Clinic DR.. vsdder. Of the
Army Medical School. was appointed
consulting pathologist.
Women Surgeons Operate.
DR.. Folkmar. the superintendent. re-
ported that thirty-four patients haL
been cared for at hospitals during the
year to date Six were maternity cases
four ware medical cases. six were ba
bies, and eighteen were surgical cases
All tho operations except ono were per
formed by women surgeons. The asso
citation IL making an appeal for the en-
dowment Of two additional beds for thu
use of the Woman's Evening Clinic
During October, 2S3 visits were made b,
II patients to the clinic.