Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-09-27
JUNIOR BOARD DOES
MUCH FOR AFFLICTED
Has Built One Ward, Maintains
Another, Supplies Doctors
and Nurses.

Announcement that "The Merry
Whirl Of 1922" is to be produced In
The Playhouse during the week OF
October 80 by the Junior Board OF
the Delaware Hospital serves to bring
prominently to the fore the work the
organization Is accomplishing for re-
OF Wilmington.
Largely with the funds received
from "The Merry Whirl of 1872"
amounting to something like $4,000,
the Junior Board built and equipped
an up-to date children's ward OF thirty
beds at the hospital. This ward COM
prises three large and airy rooms, with
ten beds each: an enclosed sun-par-
lor and a room with glass cubicles for
new cases. to avoid any contagious
diseases breaking out In the ward.
Hundreds OF children, Of all ages
sizes and conditions, have been treat
and whole again in this ward since
the curtain rang down on "The Merry
Nvhirl OF 1919"
But this isn't all Of the work that
is being accomplished by the Junior
Board. In addition to the children's
ward. the board supports entirely the
orthopaedic work of the Delaware Hos
'pital. 1t pays for braces when needed
by those who can not afford to pay foi
them after their cases have been In
Quired into by the social service work
ers. and where 1t is desperately needed
'it advances money, which is gradual,
refunded.
There is a clinic attached to tn,
orthcpaedic department. This is II
charge of DIR. DeForrest 7. Willard
professor of orthopaedics, Graduate
School of Medicine. University o
Pennsylvania. DR.. Willard holds tn
clinic on alternate Wednesdays of tn
month from l to $50 in the afternoon
In connection with the orthopaedi
work, the Junior Board defrays tn
expenses of graduate nurse from
the Orthopaedic Hospital and 1nfirm
AIRY for Nervous Diseases, Philadel
phia, who is especially trained to Civ
massage. baking and electrica
treatments. These treatments ar
given on Tuesdays, Wednesday.
Thursdaya. Fridays and Saturdays
from in the morning until in tn
afternoon. A nominal charge of 2
cents is made to those by whom
can be paid.
Still more than these benefcent nc
uVities, the Junior Board financed tn
establishment Of n neprologic clinic an
provided for its maintenance. This
In charge of DIR. John II. +. Rheir
the widely known specialist of Phi
adelphia. and is held every other Wed
nesday from l to $3.50 o'clock.
While supplying the funds an
managing these departments. III
board keeps up active interest and c,
operates in every way with ever
other branch of work at DeIawa,
Hospital. 1t provides volunteer worl
ers for the Social Service Depart
ment who aid the regular worker
making her numerous daily round ,
visits.
The Red Cross turned over 10 th
Junior Board an automobile in Jun
ls21. This car was traded In Tor
more commodious truck and a mot,
corps was organized from among Z,
members Of the board which o.r-ri,
crippled children from their homes
the hospital and return three tim
week for treatment or clinics.
These are among the varied activ
ties provided by the junior Boar
which only comes before the publ
ABOUT once every two years. when
holds Kermis, such as will take pla,
IN october. Proceeds from "Tl
Merry Whirl of 1922" which will 70,
ture the Kermis this year will go +
wards maintaining the chiIdren's wa,
and clinics and add TO an endowne,
fund which the Junior Board is o,
deavoring to establish.