Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-10-19
|NCURABLES' HOME
NEARLY FINISHED
Every Facility Provided for
100 Patients in $50O,O0O
Institution.

The new Home for 1ncura bleS at
Wisconsin avenue and Tilden street
is nearing completion and within a
short while the patients of the in
Stitution will move from their old
quarters in Georgetown to their more
elaborate new home.
1t is almost exactly year ago
that Bishop James l.. Freeman laid
the corner stone of the new institu-
ton in a presence of a disting uished
gathering among whom was Mrs.
Coolidge, who, upon that occasion,
made her first public appearance as
wife of the President of the United
States.
Despite many difficulties such as
strikes. delay in the shipment of ma
terialS, etc, the new structure. stands
today almost completed.
Has SpaciouS Grounds.
1t is situated in 9ls acres of ground.
surrounded by many beautiful trees
The present entrance 20 the grounds
is from Wisconsin avenue, but the
front of the building faces Upton
street which. it is hoped, will before
very long be made into a traffic
bearing thoroughfare.
The new home is four stories high
with a large basement. 1t is COM
posed of a large central building with
Two wings that extend in the rear of
the building forming in the center
large courtyard that will contain a
fountain, flower beds grass plots and
paths which will serve as a place
for the patients to wheel their chairs
in the open.
The institution will house about 100
patients. The entire atmosphere will
be made as homelike as possible. The
cancer ward will be run, however,
-t,L
Yenience to make the patients as con-
tented and comfortable as possible.
Women's Work of Years.
The project is the. elimination of
the efforts of Mrs. Archibald Hopkins
and the ladies associated with her on
the board of the institution. They
have for many years Striven to better
the institution.
Lynch Luquer, a local architect who
has planned a number of institutions
of various types. was given the task
of laying out the plans for the new
building. On the first floor is a large
entrance hall, with an inter-communi-
eating telephone system. There are
two elevators. besides main stair
way. An ambulance entrance. isola-
lion room. autopsy room. linen rooms
and electric laundry machines are on
for the maids and other help.
Provide Diet Kitchens.
Two heating boilers, incenerators.
cold storage rooms, refrigeratins
plant. loading platforms and food
storage rooms are provided Special
shoots for laundry and a sterilization
equipment have been installed.
Besides the large main kitchen
equipped with labor-saving apparatus
there is a diet kitchen on each floor.
Zach of the patients rooms has been
arranged so that there will be
minimum loss of time and labor on
the part of nurses, the beds and fur
niture having been SO placed that no
extra steps need be taken. On the
fourth floor are the nurses quarters
One feature is a large opening that
extends through the entire building
surrounded by a balcony. This will
enable patients on all floors to wheel
their chairs to the balcony to see any
entertainment that may be given in
the main hall. Lights have been
placed outside the patients doors SO
they can call nurses at any time.
Sun Parior a Feature.
Besides a large library and parlor
that open on the cout, apartments
have been provided fo the matron
and the resident do or. Porches
have been erected and b parlors pro-
vided A special ventilat lg system has
been provided for each om.
The Home for Inc, bles is the
only institution of ATS ind between
Philadelphia, Akla1f a nd Chicago.
with the except pn ( shouses and
expensive hosp1 ais I'll will accept
cancer patients Fl
1t has housed mX py ktients since
its beginning al pr ltes dwelling
on Meridia4 sd eeta NJ mt pheasant,
donated in tISa b sydney Ev-
erett head IF fheV Cd Pul4s service
of the Staff ID bard ne E
The bull tha w4 Rve cost
about $500, 70, butt I'll mel essity of
additional 1u pm mt in Border to
make the in lit tiot I'll rou khly mod
ern was sd oH ious d at (he outlay
Las now In ea ed 20 Farlk $4,000
Mrs Hop ms has bel n president of
the inxtitut In Tor nauv vears