Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-30
H.lp. the Washington Ward.

~. Gibson Pahnesfock. chairman OF
TT washington ward. American MILL
faSy Hospital, NO. ]. at Neuiiiy. france,
rid the following report at q recent
Haeffng nj the headquarters of the or
ef6ixa ton, 1914 18th street:
She American Hospital at Neuiiy
frhar Paris), France. was organized at
DIE outbreak of the European war bI
Hfbericans in Paris for the care and
fr.6Atment Of the wounded FRENCH anu
The building fin which the hospital
e located was built for s ,a smerisans
"a be used as q military hospital: at
ASst 200 beds, now II cares for 500.
Gome sone at the organization OF TINS
work had wise idea ana nuiioea PEI.
AID patriotic method of assisting the
Wurk in the hospital and increasing Its
usefulness and size by establishing
wards which were to be donated and
Is January, 1917, the hospital con-
t91ned nineteen wards supported by
cities uss PFassts sssseTR
capital of the United States-was not
rqpFeSepted. 5 sE
&hronEh the efforts of Mrs. Larkin
6tRzehrook. whose sister. Mrs. Laurence
yxHent. was one Of the volunteer and
tn0e1atigable workers in the hospital
In Neuilly, money was contributed to
st4rt the Washington Ward.
The Evening Star undertook the col
lection OF subscriptions, and Mrs. Louis
Pippard organized an "Alhes Hospital
B41rs which Melted a sum SUFFICIENT to
maintain ten beds for six mopths.
when the United States entered the
war IT. became evident that the size of
the Washington ward should be .in-
ereased. and Mrs. Granville Fortescue
erEan lied committee to obtain funds
ana equipment for that purpose.
= rIa nf hA Mt - ant
haye worked for the equipment of their
beda, and have sent a large number Of
czees of surgical dressings, garments.
and knitted articles for the patients,
The committee was divided into the
following departments:
The purchasing department.. which
Aa4t charge of supplying the other de-
D9tnents with the necessary mate
ria]s. etc.
The surgical dressings department,
wttch has sent more than 10000 dress
inGs to the ward.
The garment department, which has
ssgt more than 700 garments Of various
The knitting department has sent $50
knitted articles.
The pillow department has sent more
than eco pillows and 4S6 pipowslips.
The publicity department. which tells
once a week of our subscriptions re-
celyed. through the kindness of The
EEsnIng Star.
Here are the results accomplished in
Ie1g than q year:
The ten beds subscribed for in Jan
uafy last have now grown to flfty-
thFh~ beds. representing a. total sub
seftption of $31 SEQ.
The Interior Department. through
4rss Franklin K Lana, and inspired BY
hef, have contributed the generous
number of seventeen beds.
Bleven Of these were given by Alaska
sheMing that although so far away,
AA9kan hearts are warm with SYM
po4hy for the great cause.
Are there 100 mothers in the city of
Warrington who will subscribe IS each
tos mothers bed to be placed in the
Washington ward to take care OF, her
bc$sor some other mothers boy In case
hefMeeds attention?
q need the Sm6ney for 1t now, 80
D143ae hurry your subscription.
lx hundred dollars endows bed for
. 4ear. and then we need the money
4cf Che equipment OF the bed
IL We will do the work Of making and
1e44tng the necessary furnishings for
6fe& bed and the garments for the pa
H4s but the materials have to be