The Washington times., 1924-03-13
GIRL, I, HELPS
HOSPITALS
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Helen R. Sends Moving
Picture Money to Keep
Institutions Open.
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capital and to meet deficits from
charity work.
"And so the ,hackneyed,. and al.
most condescending phrase, a good
cause does not fit this appeal, this
must be taken out of the class of
things that we would like to do and
put in the class Of things that we
have got to do for the protection
OF ourselves and our families.
Emergency Hospital has two
ambulances and Casualty has two
more, the two institutions are de.
pended upon by the District au.
thorities to take care of all emer.
gency work in the District. These
ambulances are out from fourteen
to thirty times a day.
I'm the last fiscal year Of these
hospitals operation, ending June
30, 1923, these ambulances made
nearly 5000 calls.
"But this is only part Of the
story; many injured and sick people
are brought to the hospitals for
emergency treatment in private au.
tomobiles, police patrol wagons or
other conveyances. The total of
emergency cases, including those
brought in the ambulances, in the
last fiscal year at Emergency was
6,516 and at Casualty, 1892, a total
Of 1O,O08."
111,14 Subscribed.
. Workers gathered at a luncheon
In the New Willard Hotel yesterday
and reported collections Of $58. 324,
bringing the total subscribed to
date to $111,174. Another rally
luncheon will be held at 1890
o'clock tomorrow.
Men Are Leading.
The mems division turned the
tables on the women's division by
reporting $31,08S, as compared with
the women's report of $27,236. The
women were ahead Monday. Cham.
pionship teams were those of Harry
M. Crandall, with a report of $12,-
$40, and Mrs. Simon Kann, whose
report of $5,S45 put her first in the
women's division for the second
time. Other high teams were
Charles I. Corby, $9,645; Mrs. Edgar
W. Harvey, $3,411; Thomas Bones
and H. L. Rust, jr., $2,205: DR..
Clyde M. Gearhart, $1,000, and Mrs.
II. A. Fowlers $3.50.
The list Of contributors for the
day was headed by one of $4,000
from woodward & Lothrop. Others
OF $1,000 and over were: Joseph H
Hines. $4,000; Harry B. Denham
Company, $1,000; the Countess
-Laszlo Szechenyi, $1,000, and Mrs
Alfred B. Taylor, $1,000.
Colonel Clifford told the workers
1T yesterdays luncheon that they
must emphasize the essential nature
OF the work Of Emergency and Cas-
ualty Hospitals in seeking subscrip
tons.
Tell everyone you speak to he
said, that these hospitals are
saving lives every day; we couldn't
get along without them, but they
can't keep on serving us as they dc
unless they, have funds. We are
face to face with the fact that
Casualty will be closed and Elmer.
gency will either close or neces.
sarily restrict it's service to pay
cases unless funds are Forthcoming,
The existence Of these hospitals is
ct stake"
- Campaign Story Via Radio.
The story of the campaign was
told briefly over the radio last night
by Mrs. Reginald S. Huidekoper,
chairman Of the women's division.
She said:
II am supposed to talk to you
about Emergency and Casualty
Hospitals; to tell you how many
thousands Of patients they treat,
how many thousands Of dollars thew
spend, and how many thousands
more they need to keep on with
their splendid service. But if YOU
have read about our campaign in
the papers you already know as
much aa do on that subject, and
30 this evening 1 want to speak to
you about the nurses who do SO
much in saving lives.
Part of the 100000 we are 60
ing to raise is to pay for the
nurses Home, which is being built
next to the Emergency Hospital
on New York avenue. A splendid
up-to-date house with bedrooms.
class-rooms and recreation rooms
Maybe you wonder why three of
the Washington Hospitals are
building homes for nurses. 1 win
tell you.
"Up to about fifteen years ago.
hospitals and nurses training
schools were conducted very much
as the individual institution pleased.
Each hospital set its own stand
ards. During the past twelve or
11fteen years strict registration
laws have been passed in all the
states, boards Of nurse examiners
appointed under these laws, all at
the 1nstigation of the National
League of Nursing. Education, g.
body formed entirely of graduate
nurses. This body, through the
various State boards, now has con
troll OF the nursing situation in ali
Its details, with absolute power to
enforce its demands.
THE National League Of Nursing
Education issues a Standard Cur.
rtculum.' which includes not only
q detailed list of classes and lee.
lures required to be given, but
takes up such matters as training
school organization, housing condi.
tons and recreational facilities and
decent living conditions.
THE District of Columbia counts
as State. Their board of nurse
examiners investigates not only the
training OF nurses, but their living
conditions. The board must bring
the hospitals in the District up to
the standards maintained else
where, or find it's hospitals and
nurses discredited or put in a
lower class than those of other
States. This would spell disaster.
S-HOur Day Enforced.
''The adoption Of an eight.hour
day for nurses is being forced in
all States, which means that hos
pitfalls must add to the number Of
nurses. That requires additional
housing.