Evening star., 1939-02-27
House Unit
Orders Inquiry.
AtGa||inger
Dual Attack
Is Launched on
Situation at Hospital

A dual attack on the Gallinger
Hospital situation was made today
by the House District Committee
First, the committee directed its
Subcommittee on Public Health, Hos
pitfalls and Charities to investigate
conditions at the instieution.
Second, Chairman Randolph urged
all members of the full committee
to attend, whenever possible. hear
ings on the 1910 District Supply bill,
especially when items for Gallinger
are taken up for consideration
These hearings started today before
a House Subcommittee on Appro-
priations headed by Representative
Collins, Democrat. of Mississippi.
All reports and communications
in the committees files relating to
the Gallinger situation we're turned
over to Representative Bates. Demo-
crat. of Kentucky, chairman of the
subcommittee on public health, hos
pitfalls and charities, who already, it
was disclosed. had undertaken an
independent study and had sought
the advice of skilled medical lead
ers"
Health Service Survey.
Outstanding among the exhibits
in the committees Gallinger file
are reports on the result of a survey
made at the hospital the latter part
of 1887 by the United States Public
Health Service and an exchange of
correspondence between Chairman
Randolph, DR.. George C. Rutland,
District health officer. and DR.. Ed
gar A. Bocock, superintendent of the
hospital.
Several social service leaders who
attended the committee meeting an
nounced that they had some infor-
nation on the Gallinger situation
to submit to Representative Bates.
One Of these. Mrs. Lester Buchanan.
who said that she had been lin and
out Of Gallinger for five years in
connection with her work. told the
committee that conditions at the in
stltution are very bad but ex-
planned that some Improvements
had been made in recent years.
Meanwhile, Richard Mackenzie,
survey expert appointed by the Dis
trlct Commissioners to help solve
the controversy at Gallinger between
Dr. Rutland and the presidents of
Georgetown and George Washington
Universities, went to the hospital
early today to continue the investi-
cation he started yesterday.
There were indications he would
confer with Gallinger Hospital heads
today and that tonight he may con-
fer with an executive committee of
the visiting staff physicians.
Lengthy Conference.
Mr.. Mackense was in lengthy
conference yesterday at different
times with DR.. Cloyd Heck Marvin.
president of George Washington
University. and the Very Rev. Ar
thur A. OLeary, president of George
town University.
Afterwards the investigator indi-
Gated he had made progress towards
a full understanding of the situa-
ton and hoped satisfactory set
tlement" could be worked out,
Father OLeary, in referring to
yesterdays conference, expressed
the belief that Mr.. Mackenzie will
help to solve our problems.
He explained the investigator had
simply asked for a statement of the
universities side of the story,
which is the working out of rela-
tions between the full time and
part-time staff of the hospital
The Georgetown official said the
universities welcomed the services
OF Mr.. Mackenzie and the oppor-
tunity to talk over these problmes
with one we feel is a thoroughly
competent and impartial investiga-
tor
Heads of departments at Gallinger
formerly were from the two medical
schools, but DR.. Rutland had re-
placed them with others.