The Denver Jewish news., 1919-01-29
Children Pavilion, New
Feature, Decided On
THE ANNUAL MEETING or TIE
NATIONAL JEWISH HOSPITAL.
FOR CONSUNH'TIVES.

\ very interesting, possibly epoch
making, meeting of the Board of Trhs-
tees of the National Jewish Hospital
for ConsumptiveS ut Denver. wa. held
at the BiltmOrc Hotel. Sunday. Jan
18th. The meeting WAS we'll attended
by II group of earnest men and women
who came from distant cities to give
The benefit of their wisdom md ci-
fort for the furthcrancc Of the work
that the Hospital is doing .or the I'M.
fortunate victims of Tuberculosis ii
the United States. The reports of
things accomplished were Interesting
and showed that the hospital is grow,
ing and progrt sSing and that the re-
are cared for in the Institution are
almost better tl,an most people could
realize. Whether II high altitude is
absolutely necessary for the cure of
Tuberculosis or not. the wonderful sun
shine and the maximum of days when
patients can remain ont of doors must
have II great Influence in haStrning
the cOnvalcSc"ncc of patients af-
flicted with tuberculosis. The pleas
ant atmosphere of the lnstitutiGl
where. as Il former patient of the hos
pital expressed it. the patients feel that
they are guests and not inmates, is
also Il great help TO them.
The Secretary reported ii splendid
cooperation with the Red Cross in the
care of tuberculosis soldiers. The
many activities of the Shocnhcrg
Memorial Industrial school, where
Amcricanization work has been going
on for many years. was dwclt upon
and the war gardens. which have
been wonderful success were report
cd The great theme of the meeting
hOwver was the recommendation that
a Childrcn's Pavilion should he built
at the hospital where not only chill
drcn affected with Tuberculosis might
be cared for, hut where the preyen
torium work. which is now being ear
ried on at the hospital. may be great!
increased both as to the numbers OF
children that could be cared for AMI
the facilities to care for them in the
best possible way. \ model building
should be erected, and when one takes
into consideration the wonderful sue
cess it is having in the care of chiI
dren afflicted with tuberculosis or II
danger of breaking down, ii can cas-
lily be imagined how much could b'
done in the saving of these little mite
of humanity with really proper facill
tics. Oh you men and women. wh
have been blessed with plenty, doe
not this appeal to you? And is there
not some one whose heart is big rno'ig
to give this building. perhaps in tho
memory of some dear child. or in grat
tude for dear child, who has no
been taken from you: Here Is INT
great work Prevent this awful III
scasc during childhold, when it is gen
orally contracted. DIR. Alfred Meyer
the Dean of tuberculosis specialists IL
New York, said ut the meeting; "Whilr
doctors may disagree as to the ncces
sity of altitude in the care of Tub
erculosis in adults. there can he no
question as to the good effect OF inc
rare atmosphere and the many days
of sunshine in climate like that OF
Colorado on children. and particularly
ON children with Tuberculosis of tho
joints" This question of n childrcn'
hospital in connection with the Nation
al Jewish Hospital for Consumptivrs
was the keynote of the meeting.
The meeting ended with the usual
expressions of appreciation of TN"
work of the officers and trustees OF
the Institution, and Mr.. Charles IL.
Studin. the President of the New York
CHAPTER. reminded the members of the
/ Board that during the coming year
that grand old man. Mr.. Samuel Grab
fielder. President of the Hospital, Will
reach his sevehiy-fifth milestone and
suggested that pilgrimage to Allan
rio Citv, ON September md. should be
made by all of the members Of the
Board who can manage to go there to
honor Mr. Grabr"ldcr ON his birthday.
During the ycar Mr.. Studin further
announced. our honored Treasurer,
Mr.. Ben Althemer. will celebrate his
seventeen birthday. and he suggested
that our next annual meeting be made
Il special celebration in honor of Mr.,
Altheimcr's birthday.
The following officers were elected
Samuel Grnhfclder, president: j
| Walter Freiberc, DR.. VIM. s. Fried
man. David May. and Harmon Aug
ust. vice presidents Mrs. Sernphint
Pisko. secretary Ben Altheimcr treas