The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-06-02
CLINIC FOR CRIPPLES
WAS HELD SATURDAY
Visit of DIR. George Bennett to
Oakland, Brought Many Attic
ted Ones to Town

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DR.. George Benefits visit to Oak
land last Saturday was attended by
marked degree of success, in that SO
patients awaited his services through
out the m rning and until the middle
of the afternoon when the last patient
was examined and his diagnosis stat
ed.
DR.. Benefits visit here marks the
first orthopedic clinic to be held in
Garrett county, when all persons who
are crippled were invited to accept the
services of this eminent man and his
assistants free of charge.
The clinic was made possible
through the efforts of Miss Anne
Sloan, of Homecoming, who several
years ago devoted the remaining
years of her life to work among the
crippled children of Maryland, and
indirectly to the Frostburg District of
the Benevolent and Protective Order
of Elks, who have financed this most
helpful project
Among the SO who attended the
clinic were children, young men and
women, middle aged and elderly peo-
pie, the majority of whom were en-
couraged by the physician and his
staff. A number of the younger boys
and girls have been advised to at
tend the hospital school, department
at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, where
they will receive treatment and at the
same time will be taught how to use
their crippled limbs. There were two
persons at the clinic who will be taken
to the hospital for observation, as it
was not possible for the physicians to
determine the cause of their trouble
during their stay in Oakland, and
several others were assured of COM
plete recovery by submitting to an
operation.
1t cannot definitely be stated just
how many Of those attending the
| clinic can be assured of a complete
recovery until DR.. Bennett returns his
report. However he was very much
encouraged when he returned to
Baltimore Saturday evening.
Accompanying Dr. Bennett and as
sisting him in his work here were,
Mrs. Bennett, wife of DR.. Bennett,
DR.. Edwin Weinberg, a former resi-
dent of Homecoming, Nd, but now an
orthopedic specialist at Johns Hop
kins; Miss Nicholas, DR.. Benefits
secretary; Miss Margaret Brogden,
J social worker-in-chief of the hospital,
and Miss Mary E. Church, orthopedic
social worker, also of Johns Hopkins.
Miss Anne Sloan and her sister. Miss
Mildred Sloan, were here for the oc-
casion and expressed their delight for
the hugh success the ladies of the
Welfare Committee of the Oakland
Civic Club had in getting so many
people to attend the clinic. The We'll
fare Committee of the Civic Club, of
which Mrs. Milton Sincell is chairman,
arranged the program for the day
and also the details which made pos
sible the large attendance.
Miss Rhesa King, county health
nurse, was very active during this
campaign, and by her efforts and
those of the public school teachers
throughout the county large num-
Der of the patients were located and
brought to the clinic.
+ During the day Messrs. Olin R. Rice
and Ulysses G. Hanna, representa-
tives of the Frostburg B. P. O. Elks,
visited DR.. Bennett and party at their
work, and expressed their apprecia-
ton for the services rendered.
Mrs. F. E. Rathbun and committee
from the Civic Club served a delight
full lunch at the Court House, which
was not only enjoyed and appreciated
by those present, but it saved much
time for the physicians and party as
well as for the patients.
DR.. Bennett and party left the
Court House at $3.50 o'clock Saturday
afternoon, and after making a pro-
fessional call at home in Oakland to
visit patient who could not be taken
to the Court House, left for Balti-
more.
Mr. and Mrs Georpe F Gettv Los