Evening star., 1921-05-08

visitors IN the afternoon hourS. tHt
observance to end with a meeting at
night at the Central High School un-
der auspices of the National League
of Nursing Education in cooperation
with the American Red Cross. The
day falls upon the anniversary OF the
birth of Florence Nightingale.
The medical staff. assisted in most
of the hospitals by the board OF ladS
managers and by the nurses. dieti-
clans. aids and patients. will receive
the guests and guide them through a
the hospitals. Light refreshments are
to be served in most of the inStitu-
tions Most OF the hospitals Will be
open from TO ) pm. .
Physicians and surgeons attending
the annual meeting of the American
Medical Association here "Wednesday
will visit many of the local nos
pitfalls as possible National Hospital
day. which has been officially sane
toned by President Harding.
Chance to Bear Gifts.
1t has been suggested that the day
will offer splendid opportunity Tor
friends to take flowers. fruits. etc,
TO patients in the hospitals.
The local public health service hos
pital. at $3.50 Wisconsin avenue.
Mount Alto. will be open to the pub
nc all uaN INuTSC6N.
The Childrens Hospital. on W street
east of 14th street. is to keep open
house between the hours named.
Members Of the ladies' board will
receive visitors. This institution was
established in 1870. Last year the
hospital cared for 1.720 children under
twelve years of age. The hospltai
has free dispensary and various
clinics. among them nutrition class.
Columbia Hospital, 25th and Penn
sylvania avenue, Will be open TO WIS.,
itors from > to ) pm. Every day
the miracle of Hfe'S reproduction re-
peatS itself at this womans hospital.
Each year more than 1.2O0 infants
are born within its walls.
Ambulance Work Demonstrated.
Emergency Hospital. located at III
New York avenue. is perhaps the
local institution in which the greatest
number Of people take -direct per-
sonal interest. Public wards and ad-
ministrative departments of the hos
uital will be open for inspection ana
demonstrations of the speedy amou-
lance work and the reception OF the
injured will be given.
Nurses will help receive visitors al tne
Eastern Dispensary and Casualty Hos
pital. 7th street and Massachusetts ave-
nue. northeast.
The Founding Hospital, 17l5 18th
street. will be glad TO show It's pretty
babies to visitors Thursday.
Freedman's Hospital. 4th and Col
Iege streets. will be open to the public
from $50 to $3.50 pm. 1t is gen.
eral hospital and treats all kinds OF
diseases and injuries.
The Garfield Memorial Hospital. 10
Gated at l1th and Clifton streets. will
welcome it's friends. The institution
contains 800 beds in its public wards
and private rooms.
Operating Rooms on Exhibff.
Georgetown University Hospital.
35th and n streets. will receive
guests from 2 TO o'clock. This in
stitution has both medical college
Operating rooms and other features
will be open to the inspection Of
guests.
George Washington University Hos
pital 1888 II street. like Georgetown,
is part of a university. and has an
associated medical college and a
nurses school of its own.
The National Homeopathic Hospi-
tai at I'd and N streets, is another
institution which will hold open
house" Thursday.
Visitors will be shown through
Providence Hospital. I'd and D streets
southeast. by the sisters of the in
stitution. One feature will be an
exhibit of the work of ex-soldiers
aided and trained ct the hospital.
St. Elizabeth's Hospital. Congress
Heights. is exclusively for nervous
and mental patients-neuro-pS pSychi-
atric patients. Members of the stan
will be pleased to welcome the
friends of the institution on National
Hospital day.
The tuberculosis Hospital. 14th and
Cpshur streets, will welcome visitors
Thursday.
The United States Naval Hospital.
24th and y streets, will not keep an
open house" but will welcome WIS.,
itors and show them through the hos
pital.
Movies mt Walter Reed.
Walter Reed Hospital. on north
Georgia avenue. will be open to Wis
itors from 10 am to pm. with
special features in the afternoon.
Guides Will show visitors through the
buildings Exhibits of occupational
therapy and other interesting fea-
lures will he given. Work done by
soldiers will be shown. 4 special fea-
ture will be motion picture of the ar
rival OF a car of injured men at
Union station, their trip to Walter
Reed and their life there.
Sibley Memorial Hospital. North
Capital and NJ streets. will entertain
visitors between and O'Clock.
Though a general hospital. this insti-
tuition last year saw 1000 babies born
within its walls.
The Washington Asylum Hospital
will be pleased TO welcome all inter-
ested National Hospital day.
The Washington Eye. Ear and
Throat Hospital. 25l7 Pennsylvan mia
avenue. will hold open house from
. 10 pm.
The Woman's Clinic. 1897 T street.
will join in the celebration Thursday
and will welcome visitors.
Object Of the Day.
Discussing National Hospital Day,
AN official OF the public health service
said:
ompcTrative!y few persons realize
:he extent to which the wealthiest
people in the land are availing them
the reason that they have found that
better medical and surgical skill than
they can at home.
MANY persons Of more moderate
means have not as yet learned that
wealth is not necessary to take ad-
vantage of these facilities. for hos
pitai charges, like doctors charges.
are everywhere based rightfully on
the patients circumstances.
Most elementary of the hospitals
offering is control of diet and exer-
else and room temperature-Contro
which nearly all patients will readily
accept in a hospital. and which many
Of them viii defy or elude in home.
j. also offers nursing, which in some
diseases pneumonia. typhoid fever
and other Conditions) is almost the
whole treatment and in many others
is by far its better part. Combined