Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-10
PROCEEDS OF BALL
AMOUNT TO $2,22S
Star Receives Money for
Washington Ward of Ameri-
can Ambulance Hospital.
$4,000 NEEDED FOR A YEAR

a check for se.22S.75, representing the
net receipts of the ball for the purpose
of raising funds with which to estab-
lish a Washington ward in the Ameri-
can Ambulance Hospital in Neuilly,
France. has been turned over to The
Star. Total receipts Of the ball, which
was given the evening of January %
in old Masonic Temple, were s242745,
and after deducting expenses for
music, hall rent, etc. the net proceeds
amounting to more than 5000, have
been added to the fund. which now
totals s2.41.77. The ball fund was
turned over to The Star by Henry
Saunders. treasurer; George Glass.
chairman. and Albert Holmes, a mem
Der of the finance committee.
At least $4,000 will be required to es-
tablish a Washington ward in the big
hospital that has been maintained at
Neuillyy by the American ambulance
committee since the early days of the
war. This amount. it is stated, will
establish and equip the ward and main
tain il for six months. To maintain
ward named for the National Capital
for one year will require $4,000
Nearly a dozen American cities have
already established wards i'm the big
military hospital where wounded and
sick soldiers of the allied forces re-
ceive treatment
Star Will Receive Contributions.
The Star will receive and acknowl-
edge contrib utions to the fund with
which it is pnrposed to establish and
maintain a ward in the name Of the
nations capital.
a H.
can hospital by the American surgeons
and nurses has won praise Tor them
time and again in official orders. The
wounded population of the hospital In
day runs between $50 and 600, and
this is kept moving as fast as possible
Under the skilled care of the Ameri-
cans men are not compelled to lay for
days in their beds. but new devices are
constantly being developed for getting
them out in the open. Men with mu-
tilated arms. who. in past wars, would
have been compelled to remain in the
hospital, now go around with them on
devices resembling platters.
A particular speciality of the Ameri-
cans is the remaking of mems faces.
and the surgeons and dentists are in
trusted with the most horrible cases OF
noses and cheeks torn off and jaws
shattered, and desperate arm and leg
cases.
Work of the Field Ambulances.
The field ambulances are constantly
cited for gallantry, and it is said that
their work in the field is a constant ad-
vertisement of American surgery. med
icine, nursing. mechanics and generos-
ity. This transportation service is won
derful.
In addition to the hospital, the Amer
leans have placed 100 American-in-
vented sanitary cars on as many French
hospital trains Here, while the trains
are moving from the front with wound
ed. the serious cases are attended to.
operations performed and dressings re-
newed daily where it is required
Several of the cities maintain double
wards at the hospital. To maintain a
single ward costs $4,000 for each six
months, with from ten to twelve beds
in ward This includes all medical
care-in fact, everything in connection
with the expense of running well APP
pointed, up-to-date military hospital
such as is being obtained