The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-06-27
MEMPHIS PLANNING FOR CHILL
DREN'S HOSPITAL.
Will Be Devoted to Cure of Grizzlies
and Their observation-disclosures
Daughters in Lead.
(From Commercial Appeal.)

Dou6ACCAS HI Acdu.
(From Commercial Appeal.)
In answer to the "Unheard cry the
Circle of Good Deeds of Kings Daugh-
tiers of Memphis has undertaken to
build and maintain the Tri-State Hos
pital School for Crippled Children in
this city, for children of Arkansas,
Mississippi and Tennessee.
The report of the Russell Sage
Foundation, printed three years ago,
gives the statistics of 81 institutions,
the only ones, either state or private,
devoted to the car of crippled children
in this country. These institutions
are located in 13 states, but 10 of them
are in two cities, New York and Phila-
dephia. The capacity of the entire
81 is about $500. 1t is estimated
there are 800, 1000 c1ippies ire the Uni
ted States.
In II years, ended with 1912, 20 of
these institutions were established. A
few more have been built, or under
way, during the past five years since
this report.
The Good Deeds Circle have been
fortunate in enlisting the interest of
Joe Sullivan, who is a recognized auth
GRITTY on cripple welfare work. The hos
pital at Memphis is being planned un-
der his direction. The writings of Mr..
Sullivan have done much to awaken the
public in all parts of the country to
the needs of the crippled child. Mr..
Sullivan is a cripple himself, is a ma
tive of Arkansas and lived there until
two years ago. Just now he is a
valuable assistant in the Van Leuvan
Browne Hospital School of Detroit.
In Memphis it is the plan to make
the hospital a recuperative home,
where the body may be Strengthened
under the car Of skilled orthopedic
surgeons, and the mind of the child
trained at the same time.
This will be the only hospital school
south of Baltimore. Statistics show
SO per cent. of the crippled children
who have had, a chance have been per-
manently cured and another large per
cent. improved. On account of the ex-
pense of maintenance it has been de-
cided to open the hopsital with not ov-
er 40 beds, yet taking the smallest es-
innate there are over 10000 cripples
in the tri-states. Even those who can
buy hospital care are %unprovided for
educationally.
1t has been proven that crippled
children can take as high an education
as normal children, and in less time.
In the Tri-State Hospital it is the plan
to have associated with the othopedic
surgeon a staff Of physicians coverings
all phases of children's diseases, all
physicians giving their services with
out charge. However, the hopsital will
accept board from patients according
to their means. There will be an ad-
visory board of the foremost business
men of Memphis.
Architects have offered their free
services for preparing the plans.
Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennes-
see are asked to become interested in
the hospital school, and be prepared to
assist financially for the sake of their
crippled children.
For further information inquire of
any of the following members of the
circle:
Names-Daniel Huger, Edw. Ellis,
Frank Milton, John Sneed Williams,
Hugh Humphreys, Dabney Crump,
John Trenholm, Charles Metcalf, Jr.,
Albert Biggs, holland Fontaine, Jr.
John Phillips, Clarence Sivley, Clelend
Smith, F e. Gary, VIM. P. Metcaf
Olive Caldwell, Mary Boyd, Jno
Edgar, Clark Coe, w p. Halliday, Pc.
tel, Grant, Ed. G.. Gibbons. Henri,
Dickinson, Frank Crump.