Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-01
PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL
BASE VIRTUALLY READY
Colonel Morrell's $4,000 Gift
Completes $4,000 Fund
Needed for Establishment

with a donation of $4,000 from General
| Edward deV. Morrel. the funds for the
| University or Pennsylvania army base hos.
| pital, NO 20, are complete. This organiza
ton will follow in the path of the Pennsyi.
| Nana Hospital base hospital. which Is pre-.
| pairing to leave for France within the next
two weeks
| Dr. Alfred Stcngel who IL a director of
! the Southeastern Pennsylvania chapter of
| the American Red Cross. and chairman Of
| It's first aid committee. turned the Morrel
check over to the University of Pennsyl-
| rania base today. This makes up the $685.
| OoO necessary 10 establish the hospital.
| Or. Edward Martin. who Is director Of the
| base, announced today that the organizat tion
is virtually complete. There have been fifty
trained nurses selected to go . France
with IT, twenty-five nurses aids have been
chosen and the administrative STAFF is com.
pcte This numbers 1926, and includes am
buIance drivers, plumbers, electricians and
other attaches. In addition there will be
twenty-five men on the medical stafr
Much OF the equipment for the hospital
according to Doctor Martin, has already
been ordered This included N-ray ap-
pafatus, and other necessary mechanical
appliances. As for sheets and pillow cases
colonel Samuel ID. Lit, who IL director
of the Southeastern Branch, and chairman
OF the committee on miscellaneous supplies
Sald there are enough sheets and pillow
cases on hand to provide for two and
half base hospitals
Work OF organizing the base hospital Of
me Episcopal Hospital is being pushed
This will be known as No 3i The com
mittee In charge has s25,0OO in hand now.
and needs from $4,000 to $4,000 more
with which to complete the equipment It
ls believed this hospital can be made ready
to move to France within six weeks
Dr Charles H. Frazier is the head Of
this unit II will consist Of 500 beds, as
hu l,tg fol
only be $50 beds in the base hospital to he
established by the Methodist Hospital, as
this will be used for naval work Its or
ganization has only commenced
Doctors who have already been mobilized
ana are ready Ia move at short notice with
the pennsylvania base hospital are:
Major Richard II Harte, director of the
unit
Major John II. Gibbon, head Of the sur
gical division.
Ma iOr George W Norris head of tho mod
Captains w. J. Taylor, NJ. u: Francis
u Packard NJ -. William r. Shoemaker. |
NJ. u. Edward u. Hodge. NJ. D. Charles |
+. Mitchell NJ D.; Norris w. Naux, NJ. d |
l.ieutenants J. Stewart Robinson, NJ n
william Drayton, Jr., NJ D.. William y !
Swartley NJ. D.: William Il. CadwaIader |
NJ ID. william r. Wilmer NJ d.; Charles |
II. Cloud. NJ. -. j. Walter I.evering, NJ D. |
Edwin Shoemaker, II. u s.: Charles S. Jack,
u. D. s. and the chapla in with rank Of lieu |
tenant. Thomas Jefferys, of the Episcopal !
city Mission
FIFTY nurses will also go with this party,
but the list is not yet complete. and will not |
be made public for several days. BY Friday |
everything will be arranged for and the or
ganization will he ready to move as soon
as word to do so is received from Wash
ngton. The exact date Of departure shin
and route will be kept secret to guard
against the Subma rne menace