The Washington herald., 1922-11-13
GARFIELD HOSPITAL
TO OPEN DRIVE FOR
2. MORE BUILDINGS
Half Million to Be Sought
For New Ward and
Nurses Home.

Announcement was made last
night by Garfield Memorial Hos
pitai directors of a campaign to
raise S5O0,000 early in December
for the construction of a building
to accommodate 100 patients, and
a nurses home. Plans are under
way by general committee of
prominent citizens. John q. Larner.
president of the Washington Loan
and Trust Company. has been ap-
pointed treasurer of the fund
Headquarters have been established
in the DeSales Building, Ills Con-
necticut avenue.
More than S275.00O of the fund
will be devoted to the erection and
euIapn.ent OF the new central struc
tire. replacing the present admin
istration building. 1t will be
modern fireproof building contain
ing seventy five rooms for patients.
The Nurses Home will cost ap-
proximately s225.00O. Its construc-
tion will relieve congested condi-
tions in their present quarters. and
incidentally release ward space now
occupied by nurses. The hospital
will be enabled to care for 200
nlOIe at NhS
the. proposed additions are COM
pleted.
The hospitals income being devot-
ed TO its operation and the ca e
Of patients. no surplus is on hand.
the. directors point out. to provide
for new construction. and the funds
for extensions can be provided only
by public subscription.
nd II
Peelle. president of the board. there
is need for the Nudses' Home. He
said. .'Th need of a Nurss Home
has long been recognized. and with
ths constant increase in the num-
Fer Of nurses in the service and
in training. this need has become
s0 urgent that we ieel that the pro-
vision Cf a building for them can
not longer be delayed This home
wenId have been built long ago. II
we lad had the funds. or could
have obtained them 1t has been
urged by the medical and nursing
STATS in their annual reports for
many years.
There are now ninety-six nurses
at the hospital. These include
eighty-fOur in training. thirty of
them prObationers, and twelve
graduate nurses on the hospital
STAFF. For more than twenty-five
years. space in the old administra-
tion building has been utilized for
nurses, but as the number increased
MANY had to be housed elsewhere
in anv space that could be secured.
There was no more room for them
In the hospital. and several years
ago two old residences in the same
block were purchased. and 4 small
six-room house on Eleventh street
rented. and these were fitted up for
them"
Specifications Of the new build
ings will he in the nands of archi-
tects in a few days.
Policeman A. shockey. of the
Seventh precinct. is out of the city
oa ten days leave.
Mrs. ]. F. Thompson. of Ingo-
mar street. Chevy Chase. left yes
terday for Providence, r. l.. 20
visit her daughter. Mrs. Irving l..
Moore.
Miss VI. Bimot. instructor of
French at the Wtstern High Shcool,
has been absent from her classes
for the past week. suffering from
the effects of an automobile acci-
dent.
Miss Elma Lang. of Georgetown
Lutheran Church. is in charge of
the Christmas entertainment which
is to be held on Christmas Night.
She already has begun rehearsals
with the primary department fer
its part in the enterta ;Ement.
Parishioners of the Transfigura
tion Episcopal church, Fourteenth
and Gallatin streets northwest,
were urged to stimulate patriot
ism during peace as well as in
times of war. by the Rev. J. j.
QGeally pastor. at the services con-
Quoted Yesterday morning.
The Rev Mr.. Queally deClarede
that the sacrifices made by Amer
lea during war times We're too
glorious to he forgotten when the
country is AT peace. DO not let
the propa ganda Of radicals stunt
your patriotic duty to the coun-
try." he urged.
Discussion concerning the con-
templated erection of two school
buildings at Thirteenth street and