Evening star., 1924-12-14
|NCURAB[ES' HOME.
TO HAVE OPENING
Public Invited to Inspect New
Quarters of Institution
Next Wednesday.

Formal opening of the new Home
for lncurables. recently completed at
Wisconsin avenue and Upton street
at cost of approximately $550,000,
will be celebrated with a public. tea
and reception next Wednesday after
noon from to o'clock, rendered by
Mrs. Archibald Hopkins, president, and
the board of managers of the home.
Members of Congress, District off,
cials. all donors to the institution,
and, in fact, everybody who has help
ed In maintaining the home, have
been sent invitations for the cere-
mony. Mrs. Hopkins also announces
that, the general public, especially
those who have made anonymous con-
tributions, are welcome. -
Following the serving of tea and
refreshments the guests will be
shown through the new building,
which is considered one of the finest
of the kind in the country. Junior
League girls will, assist in serving
tea. Guests using street cars should
take the car marked Somerset,
which passes, the home.
FireproOf Structure.
The new building, designed by the
architect, Lynch LuQuer, to meet the
special demands of such a home, has
been occupied since the latter part
of November. 1t Is an absolutely fire.
proof structure, with a capacity of
100 patients. 1t has a staff of IA
nurses, with a resident staff composed
of a physician, superintendent, head
nurse and housekeeper. DIR. Clarence
NJ. Dallman Is the. resident physician
The equipment is unsurpassed. Mrs.
Hopkins points out There is an ex-
cellent kitchen with latest cooking
devices, an electric refrigerating
plant, innumerable electrical appli-
ances, oil-burning furnaces, two ele-
vators, intercommunicating room
telephones, ample servants quarters,
a small garage, etc.
The home cares for men, women
and children suffering from diseases
rendering them helpless. Victims OF
drink, drugs or venereal diseases are
not admitted, however.
The institution is supported by
congressional appropriation of $4,000
and by voluntary contributions. The
home accepts patients sent to them
by the Board Of Charities, and such
patients are permitted to pay for the
service rendered when they are able
to do SO. This policy is adhered to in
Difference to the wishes OF such pa
tients, Mrs. Hopkins explains. The
home does not hold benefit entertain
ments of any nature whatever, and
there will be no soliciting at the
opening reception next Wednesday.
Mrs. Hopkins feels that the work be-
ing done Is self-evidently so worthy
that charity entertainments are un-
necessary to attract the generosity of
the public.
Founded i'm 1850.
The home was founded by Kathe-
rine Everett, E. Snowden Bell and Z.
Francis Riggs in 1889, and its frst
location was in Mount Pleasant
house donated by H. S. Everett. In
1894 the demand for larger facilities
led to the purchase Of another home
in GEORGETOWN, on Road street, near
Thirty-second street. The home had
been in Georgetown continuously
since that time, or until few weeks
ago. when the Wisconsin avenue
structure was occupied.
The Georgetown property was sold
to Robert Woods Bliss, United States
Minister to Sweden, and much OF the
old equipment was given away 10
charitable institutions or sold.
The site Of the new structure was
purchased at a cost $48.2So. The cost
Of the improvements was $4l5,0O0,
making the cost of land and buildings
S50s,24o In addition tho homo ex-
pended more than $4,000 for equip
ment. furniture, furnishings, drive
ways, etc, bringing the total cost to
nearly $550,000. Mrs. Hopkins states.
The home was able to raise 100000
of this sum, leaving about $150,oo0
yet to be paid.
Lexacies Used in Building.
For years the policy has been to
put all 1egacies aside as an invested
fund to maintain the home, but with
the decision to build a, new home the
board Of management agreed to ap-
ply to- the building fund all iegacies
which might come in as free gifts.
Much financial aid was rendered in
this way.
There are many ways in which
people can help" Mrs. Hookins said
yesterday. "while quite realizing how
many. appeals there are, and how
many people have private demands
of which the public knows nothing.
there must be at least 10000 persons
who could give dollar this Christ
mas time to SO worthy a CAUSE