The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-04-14
AMERICA LEADS in
MODERN HOSPITAL
SUCH is DECLARATION OF
PRESIDENT HARDING
Nations Executive Writes Let
ter In Which He Endorses
Holding open House" On
May IL, Birthday Florence
Nightingale. Extraordinary
Demands Caused By War are
Cited.

Chicago, ILL.,, April 10.-In provid-
ing for the care and treatment Of
former service men. the United
States is establishing hospital facili-
ties. which later can be used for the
benefit of the people of the country.
according to letter from President
Harding, received today by Matthew
0. Foley, executive secretary OF the
National Hospital Day Committee.
President Harding Endorsed the
observance of National Hospital Day.
May II, and commended the move
ment sponsored by hospitals of the
country to acquaint the people with
the purpose and scope Of hospital
service. More than 1000 hospitals
are enlisted in this movement, and
have planned programs for National
Hospital Day, including !" open
house. for the community. gradua-
ton of nurses, and exhibitions Of
X-ray, dietary, loccupational therapy
and otLer departments.
II was pleased to learn that you
are going to celebrate National
Hospital Day again this year. on
May II, the anniversary OF the
birthday of Florence Nightingale"
the President wrote.
81 feel that it is particularly worth
while to continue this observance
at present, because of some things
which have lately come to my at
tention with regard to hospital and
hospital service, both In this c0um-
try and abroad. America has led
the world by long way in the de-
velopment and maintenance of med
ern hospitals, and in this regard our
facilities are far superior to those Of
any other community. Yet, by rea-
son of the extraordinary demands
for care of the disabled men Of the
World War, we are long way from
adequate equipment.
Endowment Funds Necessary
81 have been told that in some Of
the European countries. where
very large hospital establishment
was created to meet the require
ments of the war, it has now proven
almost impossible to obtain the nee
essary endowment funds and COM
munity interest in these institutions,
to keep them doing the great hui
name work which should be carried
on by them, whether in war or in
peace time.
"For myself, | have felt that in
establishing the great hospital IA
cilities which are needed for the SOL
We Will NC OURSELVES
with facility whose usefulness will
continue after the soldiers have been
properly cared for and discharged.
When that time comes / trust ways
will be found to have these estab-
lishments utilized for the general
interest of the community, through
local association similar to those
that maintain so large proportion
of hospitals all over the country
Zone of the finest and most hu-
name products of our civilization is
the modern hospital, and every ac
tivity which aims to assure its ad.
yantages to an increasing numbers
of people, deserves all possible en-
couragement."
Last year, following the indorse-
ment of President Harding hospit
ais in every state and the District OF
Columbia, held a National Hos
pital Day program. in which they
were joined by hundreds of Canad
ian hospitals. This year hospitals OF
England and Australia have indfcat
ed their interest and number in
each of these countries will observe
the dav