Evening star., 1924-03-23
THERAPY SOCIETY
WILL GIVE EXHIBIT
HandWork of tuberculosis
Hospital Patients Will Be
Shown Tuesday Night.

A free exhibition Of the arts and
crafts objects made by patients Of
the tuberculosis Hospital and brief
addresses by several local leaders in
this field of health work constitute
the program announced by the Occu-
pational Therapy Association for
Tuesday evening at O'Clock in the
parlors of the Social Service House.
1oe2 11th street northwest.
The speakers, who will present the
subject in it's various bearings, fol-
low: DIR. j. W. Peabody, superintend-
ent OF the tuberculosis Hospital, The
Dispensary": DR.. w d. Tewksbury
culosis Hospital. The Therapeutic
Effect of Occupational Therapy in
Sanatorium Treatment: DR.. B. W.
Carr, clinical director of occupational
and Dhysio therapy departments of
the United States Veterans Bureau
A Constructive Program of Occu
pational Therapv for the Tubercu-
lous"; Miss Gertrude II. Bowling. di-
rector, Instructive Visiting Nurse So
ciety, THE Visiting Nurse and Wal
ter S. Ufford, secretary, Association
for the Prevention of tuberculosis,
.'ruberculosis AS q %eighborhood
Problem
Sale Aids Workers.
The art objects comprising the eX-
hIbit are to be placed on public sale
Wednesday at the same place, and the
public will be invited to inspect and
purchase them at moderate prices.
The money thus received. after going
to pay for the materials used. is
shared with the workers themselves.
some of whom. in this way. are en-
abled to aid in meeting their own
hospital expenses.
Creative handwork, the mind oc-
"upied and interested. but undue ex-
ertion or excitement avoided. are the
curative principles now employed for
The benefit of natients at the Tuber-
"ulosis Hospital through what is
known as the occupational therapy
department, founded and financed by
the Washington tuberculosis Asso-
ciation. Whether child or adult, the
tuberculosis patient thus is enabled
to draw upon the bodily powers for
resisting the disease germ. A change
takes place consciously or uncon-
sciously in the mental background.
Aids Mental Condition.
Instead of the idle lnonotony and
gloom hitherto surrounding much of
the hospital life of those compelle
TO take treatment. such institutions
become quickly transformed into
places where the necessary treatment
may be obtained under cheerful condi-
tions. in which each patient, by his
own choice, is provided with some
form of creative work having the
value of play, and which takes his
mind away from his own ills.
DR.. J. w. Peabody, superintendent
Of the tuberculosis Hospital. declares
that "occupational therapy takes into
consideration all classes of our pa
tients. First. it gives to those who
are in the fncipient stage of the
disease greater chance to come
back and to take their places again
in the family and civic life; second.
for those who are in the advanced
stage o. the disease, this system tends
to make them more contented and
happy and useful while they are here;
third, it brings up the morale of the
hospital. which is a matter of utmost
importance for all who are concerned.
both patients and workers.
Mrs. Agnes Fl. Stewart, who is di-
rector of the occupational therapy de-
partment has had extensive expert
ence in connection with similar lines
of work for wounded soldiers.