Evening star., 1922-05-07
PLAN OPEN HOUSE IN HONOR
OF FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE
Public Welcome to Inspect Various Hos
pitals on Birth Anniversary Of
Famous Nurse. .s

Hospitals OF the city will throw
open their doors to the. general pub
iice from , to s o'clock Friday, when
hospital day will. be celebrated In
honor of the birth Of Florence
Nightingale. sst. 5,,
President Harding; commenting on
hospital day" declared: IT feel that
It IN particularly worth while 10. c1n-
tinus this Observance at present. be-
cause of some things which have
regard to hospitals and hospital serv-
ice. both in this country and abroad.
America has led the world by
long way in the development and
maintenance of modern hospitals and
in this regard our facilities are far
superior to. those of any other COM
munity. Yet. by reason Of the ex-
traordinarxs demands for care Of the
di0abled men Of the world war. we
are along way from adequate equip
ment. ! have been told that ip some
Of the European countries, where
very large hospital establishment was
created to meet the requirements Of
the war. 1t has now proven almost
impossible to secure the necessary
endowment funds and community
interest In these institutions. to
keep them doing the great humane
work which should be carried on by
them whether in war or in peace
time. ~ 81
For myself. have felt that in
establishing the. great hospital ,facili-
diers, we. will be. providing ourselves
with facility whose usefulness will
continue after the soldiers have been
properly cared for and discharged.
When that time I trust ways
win be found to have these establish
mi n Ros9 fnp "a Go
est of the community, through local
associations similar to those that
maintain so large q proportion OF
hospitals all over the country"
! Will Serve Tea.1
The Children's Hospital will hold
open house from pm. to pm.
Tea wilt be served by the board Of
At Providence Hospital. guests win be
received. Columbia Hospital. 35th
and Pennsylvania avenue. will be
open to visitors from 2 to pm.
Each year more than 1900 infants are
born within its walls. On May - DEM
nation Furnished. which will be edu-
cational and helpful to any one in
terested In the mothers and infantA
Extremely interesting will be the
babies at the Founding Hospital.
1715 18th street who unknowingly
stances that are. to say the least, dis
tressing. Most Of them, in fact, are
not actual foundiings, but ARE babies
whose parents are known. but are
unable for the time being to care for
them.
Emergency Hospital will follow q
program similar to that Of last hos
pital day. General inspection Of the
wards and administrative departments
Will be made, and light refreshments
will be served on the roof II tho
weather permits.
Freedmen'0 Hospital will welcome
visitors from 1880 to $3.50 pm. Guides
will show visitors the operating rooms
nurses home and other intimate fea~
lures Of tho hospital. Freedmen's is
located on Bryant street. between 4th
Sibley Hospital, though really q
general hospital, which last year
cared for nearly 5000 patients suf-
fering from many ailmen IL in spe-
cial favor as a maternity hospital.
With H. = chiidrsn.s aspar.msnt , All are
drop In to see the hospital and the
nurses home.
Tho Washington Asylum Hospital
10 general. both In Its patients and:
its treatment; 1t takes any one and
disease or social status. ON the broad
ground Of humanity. Visitors will sec
the fne new buildings that are rising
to replace the old ones
The Tuhercutpsis Hospital 10 located
al 14th and IJpshpf streets northwest;
and accepts an INDECENT residents OF
(.the District 81 CoIumbia sufferinE
with pulmonary thberculosis There
are accommodations for about $50
patients The hospital needs, pfin-
cipalfy, more money for additionGf
equipment. repairs to buildings, and
q separate building for q riurse4r
home. By providing the latter the
present quarters used Tor the stan
could be turned over for the use Of
additional patients.
to visitors from / to pm. Among
the Interesting features TO be shown
will be exhibits IN occupattonal
therapy, by which tho patients are
led to do lnterestinE work, which
both occupiss them and helps to re-
store injured muscles and nerves to
normal.