The Denver Jewish news., 1924-04-24
Annual Meeting of National JeD-
ish Hospital Held in Chicago
Problem of Hopeless COnsumptve Solved by National
Jewish Hospital--Annual Meeting of Trustees of
Great Denver Institution Told of Miraculous Work
Accomplished.

Especial Correspondence. Chicago M
''rhcrc are no more hopeless con-
smmptives." Dr. william s. Friedman.
vice president of The National Jewish
Hospital for Consumpiives,. of Denver
Colo, told The officers and trustees of
the Institution at their twenty-Gfth an
nual meeting in Chicago, April IL.
Patients in The mdst advanced stages
of thiS dreadful disease are now being
restored To health through the com
pleic lmmobilizaiion Treatment now
heing administered AT thc National Jew
ish Hospital for ConSumpiives.
News of the rapid strides hcinG made
in the treatment of tuhercular patients
mt the National Jewish Hospital. which
was the first free National institution
fer the care OF tuberculosis in the
country, was received most enthuSias
tically by the delegates n the meeting.
as We're alsc the reports mad" hy
Harry II. Lapidus of Omaha. and T. i.
Schanfarber Of Columbus. ChiO. outlin-
ing the progress now being made in the
campaign for II S:.IG.t;UOO lniirmary
building for the Hospital.
This fund is being raised by mcm-
hers of the Independent order OF
Bnai Firth. in Districts Sns. . and
e. Mr.. Schanfarbcr is IL" chairman
in Distric. No. .. and NJ. I.apidus is
directing The ccn,"aign :, District No.
g.
.tctual evidences of the bcnciicent re-
liis of the complete immobilization
treatment were given $50 delegates and
Chicagoans at the dinner following the
meeting. Here a young man of Chicago
who returned last Saturday from q II
months stay at the National Jewish
Hospital told how he had gone to Den
vcr suffering from tuberculosis and
With all hope Of his recovery nbnn-
d1ned. He told how he had taken The
complete immobilization cure for six
months. lie stood before his audience
Tuesday night the picture of health.
fun of energy and ambition. back ut
NNEh H-li4i, sen "'h
mlhoundcd ambition for the future. His
story. told simply and from the heart.
Ircnth;ug in every word undying thanks
for the marvellous care given him at
Tie National Jewish Hospital WIS the
>.cmal for repeated pledges on the part
of all the Chicago people at the dinner
lc assure the SGo.GO0.00 needed from
Iil,nciS 10 provide The Inflrmary build
ing
The National Jewish Hospital now
has facilities for treating only three
patients nt time with tli.s new cure.
whose marvellous results you have seen
in ihe young man." said DIR. Friedman.
-'Thcrc are III patients, men, women
and children. from all parts of the
country, now on our waiting list. who
are bcgging and imploring us from the
, depths of their despair TO rush the
: erection of this new building SO that
/ we can give them the benefits of this
wonderful work. know, and all of us
know. that the 1G states in districts
Nos. . and 6 of the ]. q. Il. Il. are
I going over the top in this great life
,avng campaish.' -fi
The necessity of this new infirmary
| building was brought forcefully to the
meeting time after time during the
session in the reports of w. i. Wool
urr, Of Peoria. H., president of the
Eospftal. and of Il. Flcsller. chairman
of the Finance committee. Prominent
authorities in the treatment of tuber-
culosis endorsed the project enthusias-
tic;lIly as providing facilities for the
hoSpi al 10 extend the complete I'm
mobilization curei to tuberculosis pa
tieuts through the infirnary building.
Judge Adolf Kraus, president of the
Independent order of B'nai Birth