The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-29

Metropolitan Club beds in the Ameri-
can ward, and 81 zoo through the Cos
mos Club for establishing Cosmos
Club beds. The Commercial Club 10
now endeavoring to raise 5000 to
support six beds.
The headquarters OF the Washing
ton ward committee At 1901 Conneeti-
cut avenue are open every morning
EXCEPT Saturday. and at 1928
Eighteenth street are work rooms,
where paJamAs, hospital shirts, all
sorts of knitted goods, undsrgar-
ments, outing flannel day shirts,
surgical Dressings and all such things
for hospital use are being made
under the direction OF Mrs. Eveleth
E. whiting. another sister Of Mrs
Benet Mrs. Benet mentions In her
letter that IT 10 quite Impossible to
send too many hospital supplies.
Through the efforts Of the commit
tee, the Washington ward, holding ZEN
beds, will shortly be increased TO
twenty-eight beds. and Il 10 hoped that
money will soon be raised for Z fur
Their increase to forty bedA II can be
done. I'm sure, Is the people Of wash
ington will cooperate and I'm equally
sure they ENTHUSIASTICALLY II they
stop to realize that some one near
and dear TO. them may be re-
ceiving treatment at the Ambulance
before long. The hospital has made
q splendid record In thrAe yeara Of
work: thousands Of; lives have been
saved and many thousands of men
saved from horrible disngurement
Has Had only = Days vaestsoA
In Past Two Years-
Mrs. Bsnet and her husband hope
to have . vacation In August, and are
planning to visit friends In Normandy.
"In two years have been on just
twenty-three days" she writes.
Mrs. Forteseua rs also. planning q
vacatIon-but not in Normandy. She
and her husband. Major Fortescue,
who Is an Instructor at the OffceTg'
Reserve Corps camp At Fort Myer.
hope to slip away as soon a. the
camp closes to some cool place where
they can rest for . little from the
lGbors in connection with the war.
I hear. BY the way. that ali the stu
dent officers are TO. have . two-week
furlough after the camp closes and
before they are detailed 60 duty.
olive Smith Pays Flying
visit to the Capital
Although she had been away over q
year. Olive Smith didn't femain long
In washinEtongafter, her return from
England last week. With her father.
the Rev. DIT. c. Ernest. Smith. rector
Of St. Thomas' Church, she left yes
terday for . trip through the West In
dies. They will stop At Barbados to
witness the eonsecrstion Of two 6ish-
ops In the Cathedral Of Bfidgetown.
later going on to St Thomas, st. croiI,
Martinique. ST. Lucia and other quaint
and interesting places.
The Smiths are English people, you
know. DR.. Smiths son, Marcus Smith.
makes his home In London and a
daughter, Marcella Smith. has spent
the last two or three years In Eng. !
land, where she has achieved no mean
success as an artist It wa1 partly to
see them that Olive went over. She
visited her brother in. London and
spent some time at st. Ives, in Corn
wall; Where there 10 q 1inguiGrl3 In
terestinE and picturesque artist. col |
ony. Then, too. she took her turn Al
spending several months In
the military hospital AZ Kingston -
- s--. e.
Cam Get Enough Nurses
In snaIIer Hospitals. - -.
Hospital workers are in great de-
mand, she told me. Indeed. 80 crying
In the need for assistance that lack of |