The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-08-23
Sulphur Hospital Marks
Work of State Legion
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and other purposes is secured from the
city Of Sulphur.
The sanitarium Is entirely under ci-
william supervision. II is operated by the
state and the veterans bureau. Patients
are handled by contract betyeen the
state and the bureau.
Administrative affairs Of the hospit.
al are under the supervision Of the
Soldiers Relief Commission. which is
composed OF II. s. Fell, of Ardmore.
chairman, S. G.. Victor of Alton. and
H. II. lIasan of Tulsa all Of whom were
appointed for a two-year term which
expires on June 30, 1928
Legion Deserv>s Credit
To the American Legion OF Oklaho.
ma and members OF the house and sen.
ate OF the Legislature, who incidentally
are legion members. goes the credit for
the ultimate construction of the hosp!t
al at sulphur and other institutions
which are being erected and improved
under the same program. Most active
participants during the preliminary ne.
gotiations we're II. h. Fell. of Ardmore
who was ''ate commander of the legion
when the plans were started Colonel
7. II. Scott. chairman OF the legislative
committee; Frank Gordon and Robert
Graham. vice.chairmen of the legisla.
tive committee; Hughes Davis, c. c.
Mellnger, j. A. lngrham. Cortland
Feuquay. G. u. Lewis. DIR. Floyd Bo.
land and Hugh Z. iIaugherty. members
Of the department executive committee.
Members Of the senate and legionnaires:
Jed Johnson of Walters Clark Nichols,
OF Eufaula. and Ross I.illard Of Oklaho.
ma City. Members of the house and le.
gionnaires: Murray f.. Gibbons of Pur.
cell, Victor II. Locke Of Antlers. Leslie
h. Salter OF Carmen. Marvin Shilling
Of Wilson. Jesse Pullen OF Davis, c. l..
Tyee OF Okmulgee. otto Smith Of Oak
wood Samuel a. Neely of Spiro and w
- Pratt of Rolf.
Room for Seventy.five
There is room for 75 OF the disabled
heroes at the sulphur institution. A re.
cent survey revealed that there are at
he present time a total of i3S Okla.
homa bows designated as tubercular
patients who are confined in medical
institutions In the states OF Texas, Ariz.
ona, New Mexico and Washington. OF
this number ~ are at the United tSates
Veterans Hospital No. 25 at Houston.
Climatic conditions at Houston are un.
suitable for the treatment OF tubercu.
lar patients according to the oklahoma
officials, and II has been recurring
ii "a.
in charge to persuade the Oklahoma ex.
service men to remain there. Many OF
them have returned to Oklahoma and
their pathetic pleas for accommodations
here We're so great that In justice to
them means for such institutions as
Is now located at sulphur had to be
provided An effort was made to Sc.
only means feasible following negotia.
tions with the federal authorities was
hospital cf state construction.
In eddiiion to the patients confined
In hospitals who are included in the
figure noted aboye, there are large
number Of tubercular ox.servlcs men in
the state who need medical attention and
who have as vet not discovered Il,
The cost Of the sulphur sanitarlum
was approximately $4,000. including
buildings, fixtures, etc.
Dr Barton H. Watkins Is medical
superintendent in charge OF the insti.
tuition. lie came here from Gotebo. Ok.
lahoma, and was formerly connected
with the United States Public Health
Service at sanitarlums in Arizona and
New Mexico.