Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-06
HOPE FARM NEEDS
MORE MONEY NOW
Tuberculosis a War Disease 20
Fight Which Dilatory Tactics
May Not Be Used.

In New York recently, group ri hos-
pitfalls declared themselves Ia danger Ut
bankruptcy unless speedy help was gwen,
end asked the municipality N ooTnc IN
their rescue They presented a balance
sheet showing that salaries, food, bedding,
blankets, drugs and other neccssitcs II
hospital service bad bern awaiting ~ such
an extent that their ordinary budret vas
absolutely inadequate
These conditions apply ~ hospitals
all over the country, and with peculiar
force TO tuberculosis sanitaria, az the
field Is now rapidly enlarging OwinZ 10
war ezigencics
Tuberculosis is war disease IN thc
warning countries, It's ravaRes are ter
rife. There arc today said 70 be COO, 900
soldiers bring the diseasc with them. ~
do also the refugees, and the conditions
are felt more or iess everywhere
For example, Hope Farm has taken
care Of three soldiers from the Mexican
border who came home With tuberculosis
II has children from soldiers families n
look after. Some phases ~ munition work
are light and easy N learn, and bring IN
from al over the country those Incapable
Of taking heavy jobs and even tbose al
ready affected with tuberculosis
In Wilmington, owing u very bad
housing conditions and the high prices
of nourishing food, tuberctilosis is gain
ing. The Delaware Anti-TubeTculosis
Society and the Delaware State TubcT-
culosis Commissions are on the alert %
meet these new conditions, mt theyt can
not do 20 unless every part ~ 'herr gys-
tom is in proper shapn % oOpe With The
problem.
HOPE JARVIS vryps.
HOPE Farrnsis the only sanitarirrr, for
white tuberculosis patients IN tho state
IF Delaware taking All classes Of cases
from inciDient 70 advanced. and II must
be kept up 10 the mark ~ the increase in
tuberculosis s n bc properly dealt with.
Hope Farm i il debt 10 account u the
increasing COST ~ hospital 7ipplies and
food II needs better water gystern
or there will 10 y water famine there. 4
new pump and tank being urgently needed
n has offered lts services ~ the gov
eminent ~ take A. least 70 RACES at any
time r. must he in 2 position N fulfill
this promise II must 10 ready ~ take
the children aa well as the parents ia some
cases
For all these reasons, Hope Farm is
beginning a campaign this week for S25.-
fFD 10 zoe IT. over war AlfIlt lrfH4H 4uFAl
1920 This campaign Will not interfere
with it, usual subscriptions and financing,
but will pay of its debts. install another
water system, and make II ready for en-
largernent of its facilities.
DR. Albert Pobic the medical director
Of Hope Farm. is now az Saranac and
birmingham studying the work Of tuber-
culOsIs sanItara, and a community pro-
gram for meeting the menace Of tjIoer-
culosis. He will return n september.
and plans will then tie formulated. lt
Is hoped by that time Hope Farm viii
have enough Of needed funds in hand 70
be ready for its part in whatever plan
is decided upon 70 meet me already
mounting menace of the white plague
in Wilmington spectre from the front
stretching its hands back over the home
OF Delaware.
The plan Of inc campaign Is not r
/ have a drive. but 20 secure the money d
possible during one year. Il Is hoped r
secure FIVE subscriptions Of $500 each
and OF this two have already been gwen
On condition that the others he secured
This would leave half the sum 70 BE- So
cured in smaller amounts. Pledge cards
viii lie used. with a series Of payments
covering the period OF Q year. and those
who are n charge Of the campaign al
once begin securing subscriptions where
ever possible.