The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-18
FINAL HOSPITAL
DR| VE. RALLY
TODAY
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Wit 10 of Senator Greene Adds
Her Voice to Appeal for
Worthy Cause.

The victory" or final rally of
the EMERGENCY and Casualty Hos.
pital 100000 campaign will be held
in the New Willard Hotel this
afternoon. Workers win make final
reports.
According to present indications
the half million goal will not be
reached today. The 600 workers
have only collected $4,000 to date.
OF this amount, the women collected
$100,768 and the men $69,2S2.
Mrs. Frank L. Greene, wife IT
Senator Greene who has been under
treatment in Emergency Hospital
since February Is, last night added
her voice to the appeal now being
made for funds needed by EEIcrg-
ency and Casualty Hospitals.
IT wish that all those who are
asked to help in the camapign for
this institution" she said. could
know of the splendid work 1t is
doing and of what 1t means to- one
in the shadow Of death. am sure
II they could know the campaign
would have passed its goal before
this"
Watched Husbands Fight.
Few can know better than Mrs.
Greene Of the efficiency Of Elmer
gency, and Of what 1t means to
one in the shadow Of DEATH" for
she has visited the institution sew
eral times every day since the Sena-
tor was taken there, and has seen
the determined battle for his life
waged by surgeons and nurses Of
the highest skill, aided by the most
modern facilities and equipment.
Senator Greene was accidentally
shot in the coures Of a prohibition
battle. He was rushed to Elmer.
gency at once, where for several
days he was in grave danger OF
death, and was saved only by the
utmost Of surgical skill. Extremely
delicate operations were performed
and his recovery has been neces-
sarily very slow, but officials at
Emergency report that he is on
the road to recovery and expects to
leave the hospital within a week.
1t was pointed out at the hospital
that while Senator Greene's case
was an unusually serious one and
attracted widespread public notice
on account of his official position
and the circumstances surrounding
the accident, his case is otherwise
typical Of hundreds and even thou
sands Of others among the patients
Of Emergency and Casualty.
Hospitals Generally Used.
1T is not only the poor who can
not pay who come to these hos
pitals," said B. B. Sandidge. super
intendent, but also the well.to-do,
people from all walks Of life, many
of whom can afford to go wherever
they have a mind to go.
1.-THE 100000 campaign Is not to
improve our service, because we
have brought 1t up just about as
high as we can already, but to en-.
large it, to make 1t available to
more people, and above all else to
ensure that 1t will continue, and
will be available to the poor as well
az to those who can pay. That 10
the present situation. but it cannot
last forever without funds"
Emergency had only two vacant
rooms last night, Mr.. Sandidge said,
and often there are none at all.
There was a goodly number Of pa
tents in the wards, some Of which
are frequently filled to capacity.
Last Saturday, he added, there
were twenty ambulance calls,
twelve Of which came between 4:3O
and II in the evening. The daily
average throughout the year Is ten
per day. Casualty Hospital, which
serves northeast Washington, has
become unusually busy recently, and
has noted especially an increasing
demand for private rooms, indicating
a growing public confidence in the
historic institution,