Evening star., 1915-06-01
WOULD PROVIDE SECOND
BED AT S|BLEY HOSPITAL
Woman's Clinic Auxiliary Discusses
Plans for Widening Scope
at Special Meeting.
Raising of Funds for Care Of Babies.
Conducting of Summer Work
Also Considered.

Mrs. John Hays Hammond, president
of the Woman's Clinic Auxiliary, pre-
sided at special meeting of the Off
GERS and board of directors of the
clinic at 716 18th street northwest, to-
day, at which plans were discussed for
providing a second bed at Sibley Hos
pital, and for the raising of fund
to provide for the care of babies at
Sibley Hospital.
The meeting was an "inspirationar'
gathering, at which. in addition to the
two projects mentioned. plans also
were discussed for the summer work
Of the womans clinic. In brief re-
ports submitted by DIR. Elnora Folkmar
II was shown that attendance at the
clinic has increased from an average
Of as patients per month for the first
months of its organization to 235 per
month during the months OF April ano
May, 1915. =.
not a charity organization, but that the
patients treated belong to the self-re-
specting working class. whose incomes
are not sufficient to enable them 10 pay
Reons, but who nevertheless do pay what
thew can afford Reports showed that
the average fee paid by patients was 29
cents per visit. this including medicines,
operations when necessary. etc.
Discussing the need for an additional
bed at Sibley Hospital. Mrs. Hammond
said that the clinics endowed bed at the
hospital entities the organization to hfty-
two weeks service.
I'VE now have six patients at SID
.The six are using up the f1fty-two
weeks service to which we are entl-
tied. which will exhaust the service,
practically, in a sixth Of year. or two
months For that reason we want to
have at least one additional bed there
preferably two-one surgical. one
medical and one maternity. Endow
ment Of one bed is $3.50 a year We
want to raise this amount. either by
means Of a single contribution OF 1880
ing this amount. II ten women Will
contribute s25 each we can place an
additional bed there for a year"
To care for babies at Sibley. 1t was
announced. requires so for each IN IN
yan.i Weeks. 'ess care. A fund FOR this purpose.
II was said, is urgently needed, and
II is hoped such fund may be raised
within short time, or at least that
substantiai !. supins phogfess ths ,mmmer g " '
Mrs. Hammond made the trip to
Washington for the single purpose OF
presiding at todays meeting, leaving
a son i'll at home with an attack OF
measles
Officers and Directors.
omcers of the Woman's Clinic
Auxiliary, in addition to Mrs. Ham
mond, are: Mrs. Charles E. Hughes,
flrst vice president: Mrs. Robert s.
Chew, second vice president: Mrs
Richard Wainwright, third vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Archibald Hopkins. fourth
vice president; Mrs. julius Lansburgh
secretary: Mrs. Arthur jeffrey Par
sons. treasurer: Miss Esther Behrend
assistant treasurer: DR.. Elnora C. Folk
mar, superintendent. -
The board of directors is composed
Of Miss Esther NJ. Behrend. Mrs. J.
Mandeville Carlisle. Mrs Robert 8
Chew, Mrs. John J. Duff, Mrs. Henry
". Fitch, DR. Elnora c. Folkmar, Mrs
Amos H. Fowler. Mrs. John Hays Ham
mond, Mrs. William Hitz, Mrs. Charles
3. Hughes. Mrs. Archibald Hopkins
DR.. Isabelle H. Lamb. Mrs. Julius Lans-
burgh, Mrs. Arthur jeffrey Parsons
Mrs. Henry Cleveland Perkins. Mrs
seaton Perry. Miss Annie L. Randolph
Mrs e. G. siggers. Mrs. Samuel Spencer
Miss Sophia Stanton. Mrs. Richard
wainwright and Mrs. Charles Bough-
ton Wood.