Evening star., 1923-05-11
PHYSICIAN SPEAKS
ON HOSPITAL WORK
Tells of Field Covered by In
sane Institution in Speech
Before Club.


Including numbers Of physicians, have
the wrong conception Of the usages OF
a hospital, Dr. William Mayne. clinic
director of the Government Hospital
for the Insane, addressed members of
the Cosmopolitan Club at their weekly
meeting in the New Hamilton Hotel
yesterday.
MANY think a hospital is a group of
buildings with few doctors and
nurses said DR.. Mayne. whereas
in reality a hospital is an institution
used to acquaint people with various
treatments, the curing Of the Ill or in
tured and for research work"
Referring to the Government Hospital
for the Insane, the speaker said that
at present II housed 200 Spanish Ameri-
can war veterans. 20 civil war veterans
and 1,O31 world war veterans, besides
hundreds from the regular Army and
Navy and about 5000 private patients
making total Of more than 5000.
Records of Service.
DR.. Mayne said tina. of the 1924
Army men at the institution from the
beginning of the world war to 1918
81 were officers, 642 drafted men. 435
enlisted men and sc from other
branches of the service. OF that num-
ber 121 were discharged as cured
One third of this number saw service
overseas, while only one-ninth saw
actual service in the tirst-line
trenches.
A short history Of the hospital from
its beginning in 1852 was given by the
patient was received in 1866. Since
1852 3O.SS5 cases have been treated
said DR.. Mayne.
The institution now comprises
ninety-six buildings. with valuation
Of s5.0oO.00O. and covers $50 acres OF
ground. The staff is composed OF
36 physicians 1.161 general employees
IL vocational training aids, Is aid:
from the Federal Board of Vocational
Training and several from the Vet
eranS' Bureau, according TO ngures
given by the speaker.
During a single day" continued
Or. Mayne. 1000 pounds of meat, 36C
dozen eggs. 400 pounds of butter 1oC
pounds of sugar. 2,150 pounds OF po-
tatoes, 5000 loaves of bread and other
foodstuffs are consumed. The hos
pital uses about three tons of coffee a
month 1t operates its own electric
heating. ice and refrigeratinG plants.
DR.. Mayne stressed the need OF
Institution He said the salaries
range from $1,000 tplus maintenance
and a bonus) to S2.500 a year.
James Collifiower presided, and
plans were announced by him for a
night meeting to be held by the club
neYf week. to be followed by another
the week after. when a musical pro-
gram will be presented, In obSerV'
ance of music week.
Boosters prizes were awarded to
Charles Ruof and Edward Minte.
Cen. stephan Addresses Kiwnnfs.
Gen. Anton Stephan, head of the Dis
trict National Guard, and second vice
president of the Kiwanis Club. addressed
his fellow members at their weekly
meeting In the Hotel Washington yes
terday.
Gen. Stephan took as his subject I'm.
fantry Weapons in Modern Warfare
and after explaining present-day at.
tack and defense methods used by that
branch of the service, he detailed the
working of practically all arms used by
war, with the assistance of sergeant
in the United States Army, who handled
the arms.
At the conclusion Of his talk Gen
Stephan made an urgent plea that XII
wants do all in It's power to frustrate
any propaganda that might be used
against the country's preparedness ac-
tivities.
''The safest preventive of war is to
be prepared to meet II. should 1t come,
said the officer. He asked that members
aend their sons to the citizens military
training camps that will open through
out the country in June.
In the absence of Claude w. Owen.
Frank L. Wagner presided kiwanian
James Mays invited the club to visit
Garfield Hospital May IL. which VIII
be observed In the District as Hos
pital day"
Soroptimists Entertnin.
The wives of all delegates attend
ing the convention Of the Boys Club
Federation, which adjourned last
night, were entertained by the Sorop-
timist Club at Its weekly luncheon
Miss Grace Goselin Of New York
and Mrs. H. A. Vennema of Chicago
outlined the work being done by the
federation throughout the country.
Mrs. Ruby Lee Minar presided.
Other guests present were Mrs. L.
W. Hughes. Memphis. Tenn: Mrs: L.
c. Richardson of the Federal Re-
serve Board. Miss Elizabeth Billiard
and Mrs L. NJ. Bartlett
During the luncheon Mrs. Edna Hill
Hard Howard rendered several solos.
The weekly prize donated by Myrtle
Becker. who gave an interesting talk
on heating and ventilation, was won
by Mary Ellenberger.
Junta Club Meets.
Taking as his theme Reasons Why
the Drys Will VIM" DR.. A. H. Zim-
norman addressed members of the
Junta Club at their meeting at 1900
Rhode Island avenue northeast yes
terday.
DR.. Zimmerman criticized those who
held the prohibition laws in contempt
and in giving his reasons why those
opposed to drink would ultimately
win said:
Because the common people Of
America are true to highest ideals,
regardless of what the high-up-idle
rich or get-rich-quick, lawbreaking
bootieggers are doing"
The speaker said that those travel
ing on ships at present were using
from one-fifth to one-third less liquor
than before prohibition went into
effect and that the decrease would con.
tinue.
Henry Carpenter. president of the
club. presided.
Methods for conducting a country
wide campaign to focus the national
spotlight of advertising publicity or
Washington will be discussed tonight
at a meeting of the committee on ad
vertising Washington nationally OF
the Advertising Club. 1t was an.
nounced by G. Logan Payne at a
meeting of the organization yester.
day.
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