Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-21
CLUB
FOR PATIENTS USE
At REED HOSPITAL
Commodious Quarters Open
ed Where Entire Personnel
May Get Touch of Home.

All Of the wounded soldiers able TO
hobble about and all of the personnel of
Walter Reed Hospital now have for
their convenience and recreation per
rranent service club &C Comr'"d'0'IS and
inviting as any club in Washington
The place was opened last Monday, al
hough the workmen, finishing odds and
onds of the construction job, VIII hardly
be out and gone before Christmas
II YOU have eve vigit"' the hosDIfai
park you know that Il paved drive WINGS
between the pineclad hlilocks through
the grounds from Georgia avenue 10
9Th street About half the length of this
road there is sit-ated p brick - t'cco
building of generous proooItlons;
Ianked, front and rear. with broad
porticos-
Hospitality Chief Attraction.
You enter You are in "a very large
sitting room II simply reeks-it does
lust that-with that atmosphere OF
homely hospitality for which the civilian
soldier of civilized ant"ccdentS, corrail-
cd in 4 barren environment, is wont AZ
times to yearn his heart out, ana 10
which he surrenderS himself with utter
4, oandon when opportunity offers. II
you've been Il doushboy or COB or an
Army nurse, you gather perfectly the
spirit of this expression.
To the right, III The big room. is a
Sawning firepiace-not the dlnky mod
radiator. but the old-fashIoned Kind,
from which Santa Claus may cmeice
comfortably at stroke of ]: on Christ
mas eve Then you note the long tables
her" and th"-e-tables loaded win ircSh
reading matter. over which lights glow
softly through tinted shades.
You go 10 the rear, ANA. from row
of windows opening upon a vide porch,
look down upon a wandering valley ana
across little hills dotted with evergree MS
rAz..l la.as.r
Returning to the fireplace. you note. by
the way, an alcove cardroom some out
of-the-way spots for undiSturhed study !;
:. piano. Everywhere. low chairs
lounges. inviting relaxation: a few IN
teresting pictures. few vases of flow
ers to lend Il touch of color.
Bedrooms on second Floor.
On the second floor you find bed
rooins-bright, comfortable sleeping
chambers at the rear lookout upon
the same little winding valley Eleven
rransients may be accommodated in the
bedrooms Members of the club staff
occupy four rooms.
In the INSTRUMENTATION. is all above
grounds the cafeteria. II is a
pleasant restaurant, and Well furnished
where los persons may find seats at
once. Every one stationed at, or con-
tined i'm, the hospital can get here sub
stantial meal at small costa happy
NECESSITY of coming all the way to town
Rr it Just now the cafeteria is ac-
conmodating about 500 diners daily
conva descent patients. enlisted person
nel, nurses, officers; and the business
is growing.
Reference to History.
Now what is the history of the place
Early istst summer the National
Catholic War Council found the means
of supp .ying n Ion g-fe need at Walter
Reed-a visitors house, where moth
ers. sisters. wives and sweethearts
might spend, amid pleasant surround
ings, a few minutes, a few hours or
few days, with their menfolks in uni
form. as circumstances warranted Aft
fr negotiations with the government
the council broke ground for the build
ing last August
The LIST of November, however saw
the government taking over from the
welfare agencies, except the Red
cross, all auxiliary activities Y NJ