The Washington times., 1921-05-08
~ ELTOT,S WEEKLY CHRONICLE OF CAPITAL SOClEl

1000 civilian patients there, some Of
whom would be greatly bcnefited bv
such q treat. very little 10 done Tor
them outside the hospital and prac-
ticaily nothing IL done for the women.
lOf course. there are recreation rooms
Il the hospital and the Red Cross
provides frequent entertainments. But
somehow It's the getting away from
the hospital which means 80 much
to the patients who hre able to take
tho trip When for any reason II ~
Impossible to have the supper par
ties At Ephiphany Chapel House. inc
associa ton serves supper out At the
hospital and some Of the "shut-lns"
are included among the guests.
Plans are being made for . COM
mencement ball to be held on Friday
evening. May Is, At . o'clock at the
willard. It II given under the AUS
pices Of the League OF Nursing Edit
cation Of the District of Columbia for
the graduating CLASSES OF all the reg
istered sch ools of nursing In the Dis
trIct OF Columbia for the graduating
classes of those institutions. rrhe
Army School Of Nuneing at walter
Reed General Hospital which has 10
graduates this year. will be most
largely represented. The other
schools participating are the Chill
dren's Hospital. Columbia Emergency.
Garfield. George Washington Univcr-
sity. Georgetown University, Homeo-
pathic, Province and Washington
the President and Mrs. Harding.
the Vice President ana Mrs. Coolidge.
the Secretary of War and Mrd. Weexs,
the Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
DENLY, General Pershing. General
March and General Lejeune have re-
ceived Invitations. Other invited
guests include the commanding ONT
GERS and officers from Camp Meade,
Camp Humphreys. Fort Meyer. Wash
ington Barracks. Boiling Field. the
Army Medical school, the NAVAL Medi-
Mrs. Harding and Mrs. Coolidge
head the long list Of patronesses.
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With the optimism that must char
acterixe all who plan outdoor enter
tainments there have been many al
fresca programs arranged for the last
half OF the month, which 1t 10 hoped
fresco programs arranged for the last
seven days have been. A fste Will be
given from 3 to 6 o'clock wednesday
afternoon. May Is, in Cathedral Close,
which 10 an annual event. The bene-
ficiary. the House Of Mercy. makes
special appeal that invariably
loosens purse strings.
Under the auspices Of the Diocese
OF Washington tho work OF this or
g anization was started in 1884 and
incorporated four years later under
the title, Association for Works of
Mercy. Since then great results have
been accomplished. Out At the juno
ton Of Klingie road and Rosemont
/ avenue, on q hill overlooking Rock
Creek Park. is the present House of
Mercy, a beautiful home for unfor-
tunate girls from the ago of fourteen
to twenty -four. The hne house and
grounds were donated by Mrs. Julian
James and here are accommodations
for twenty-four young women and
their babies. With the idea OF help
ing the mothers toward the right re-
adjustment to life and the normal
development Of the children. this
implies and has proved to be safe
haven for many desperate girl.
For more than twenty years the
| work has been under the direction Of
Deaconess Yeo and has been sup
ported by charity. In the last nine
years there have been no serious cpl
denies and only three deaths have
been recorded. The practical results
Of the work are perhaps best under
stood by means of statistics. which,
j think, may sometimes be more IL
Eliminating than words can ba- or
the 500 young women cared for In
the home, In the last twenty years,
32s have kept in touch with II long
after going out to take up their
various tasks, for they remembered
IL with love and gratitude. Fifteen
OF this number have died. ninety are
married and have their own homes.
Forty are either living with relatives
or are in domestic service and
twenty-three are now At the house
of Mercy where they are learning
cooking. sewing. laundry work,
housework and the care of children.
Perhaps II il the fate OF the I'M
welcome children that most convin.
fdngly proves how important is the
mission of the home. Three grown
to maturity. have been married
Many have happy homes with their
mothers who have married. Others
have been adopted into families that
could give them love and could edu-
cate them wisely. Among these
foster parents are professors, Gov
eminent employees. business men and
farmers. Ten have been placed in
institutions and in all only twenty
have been lost track Of by the House
of Mercy.
Seventy per cent Of the young
women who once faced the most des-