Evening star., 1934-08-01
COPELAND FAVORS
GLENN DALE SITE
AS ECONOMY MOVE
New York Senator Sees
Advantages in Location
for Sanatorium.
OFFICIALS CONTINUE
SURVEY IN MOUNTAINS
Colored Citizens Stress Need for
tuberculosis Treatment
Before D. C. Heads.

Emphasizing that he has no preju-
dice as between mountain and other
locations for tuberculosis hospitals,
Senator Copeland of New York ex-
pressed the view today that 1t would
be advantageous and in the interest
of economy for the District to develop
its proposed adult institution on the
site already owned by the city at
Glenn Dale, Md.
The New York Senator, q physician,
who Is a member of both the Senate
District Committee and the Subcom-
mittee on District Appropriations,
said he has seen tuberculosis sanatoria
both in this country and abroad
some built at sea level, others In the
mountains.
The Senator indicated he did not
believe there Is any decided ad-
vantage of one over the other, "as
long as you get away from the dust
and dirt Of the city streets"
Cites Advantages.
Making 1t clear he did not want
TO be understood as debating what the
District should do, Senator Copeland
nevertheless cited the advantages he
sees in utilizing the existing site, in
view Of the fact the Childrens Sana-
torium already has been built at that
point.
He agreed there would be disad-
vantages in having the two institu-
tions at widely distant points from
the standpoint of making available
expert medical treatment and the
supplying of scientific equipment. In
addition to his long medical expert
ence, Senator Copeland Is one Of the
best informed members Of Congress
on the needs and problems Of the
District government.
Meanwhile. the group Of District
officials appointed recently TO con-
slider the question of location for the
new tuberculosis hospital, continued
their survey yesterday Of new sites in
the mountains. They made q trip
yesterday to areas near Braddock
Heights, Md, and Harpers Ferry, w.
Va, and tomorrow they plan TO make
another visit to Bluemont, Va. where
they have previously examined q num-
Der Of sites.
Points to Accessibility.
Senator Copeland also indicated he
thought 1t would be preferable to
have the adult hospital where 1t
Of patients, pointing out that q person
requiring hospital care would be likely
to remain at the hospital for at
least six months.
The site already owned at Glenn
Dale, and where the Children's Sana-
torium has just been completed, was
selected after study by experts and
pronounced satisfactory. The pro-
posed new adult hospital Is one of the
projects the District was authorized
to proceed with II a loan for the pur-
pose can be obtained from the Public
Works Administration. While the
loan application has not been formally
granted, indications are that the
p. w. A. is favorably disposed to the
tuberculosis hospital project.
A delegation of colored citizens,
headed by George w. Beasley, presi-
dent OF the Federation of Civic Asso-
Citations, called on the Commissioners
yesterday and asked that. II some site
other than the one at Glenn Dale
should be purchased for a tuberculosis
sanatorium, that the Glenn Dale site
be used for colored tubercular patients
exclusively.
Colored Citizens Cite Needs.
The delegation pointed out that in
the District last year there we're six
deaths Of colored persons from tuber-
culosis to every white death, and that
more than 500 colored infants died in
the District last year. The Health
Department they said, seemed to be
doing EGtle TO correct this situation.
1t was suggested that eight we'll
baby stations for colored children be
set up, and that three OF these be
equipped as complete clinics. The
stations should, it was demanded, be
stated by competent colored physi-
clans and nurses.
Others in the delegation were DIR.
William ]. Thompl1ins, recorder of
deeds; Solomon Lightfoot Michaux,
DR.. Iona r. Whipper. Mrs. Alma j..
Scott, Mrs. Julia West Hamilton, DR..
Charles w. Wade, Dr. r. o. Williston,
Miss Aura w. Spidey and Woolsey w.
Hall.