Evening star., 1940-02-17
10th Century
Club Holds
Gallinger Tea
Golden Jubilee
Project Opened
For Inspection

Inc SduSIdctlOn ana happiness
which attend the doing Of Q deed
well were apparent In the faces Of
many who attended the tea and In
spection Of the Twentieth Century
Clubs golden jubilee project at Gal
linger Hospital yesterday.
Members Of the club were pres
ent In record numbers and it was
evident that all were highly pleased
that the project-equipment of q
modern occupational therapy room
for crippled children and q bright,
sunny reading room-has cheered the
hearts Of the small patients, as
well as the doctors and nurses of
Gallinger and the District Health
Department. .,s
The clubwomen received congrat-
ulations from several members of
Congress interested in District af-
fairs and oficials of the District.
Mrs. Roosevelt, who had planned to
attend, but was called out of town,
sent regrets and said she would visit
the new rooms upon her return.
Mrs. E. G. Montgomery, president
of the club, received, assisted
throughout the afternoon by club
officers and by DR.. Edgar A. Bocock,
superintendent Of the hospital; DR..
George c. Rutland, District health
oficer, and DR.. Ella Oppenheimer,
director of maternal and infant
welfare of the District Health De.
partment.
Senator Capper
Pleased With Project.
Senator Arthur Capper, a member
of the Senate District Committee,
was among the first tosarrive, in.
specting with pleasure the new
rooms and wards in which the chill
dren watched with interest the un-
accustomed throng of visitors.
I'm thrilled with this whole
plan," the Senator remarked, "for
which the Twentieth Century Club
is largely responsible. For 20 years
I have been interested in crippled
children"
Representative Thomas D'Alesan.
dro, chairman of the House Subcom-
mittee on Public Health. also was
present and expressed his approval
of the clubs project.
Children are of particular inter-
est to me-" he said, "as I have six
sons of my own"
Among club members who re-
ceived congratulations were Mrs. r.
Thomas West, chairman of the Gal.
hnger Hospital project. and Mrs.
Philip Sidney Smith. chairman Of
the Golden Jubilee Committee.
Attention of visitors was called
with particular pride to furnishings
in the occupational therapy room,
much of which had been made by
boys of the Armstrong High School.
and to the fireplace, with simulated
fire glowing in the CRATE Above the
mantel hung handsome painting,
the gift of o. L. Veerhoff of the
Veerhoff Galleries. in memory of his
wife, former head of the art sec.
ton of the club. A fender was pre-
sented by the local Y w. G. A. and
a handsome pair of andirons was
the gift Of Mrs. r. D. Stimson,
chairman Of the Social Committee.
New Library Room
On First Floor.
The library room, which is on the
first floor of the building, has been
made gay and bright with small
tables and chairs painted light green.
Colorful cretonne draperies are at
the windows. and shelves, filled with
newly bound books, line the walls.
A new book truck, for delivering
books in the wards, also the gift Of
the club, stands in a corner Of the
library.
Among those who attended were
Herbert L. Willett, jr., of the WASH
ington Community Chest and Mrs.
Willett, DR.. Percival S. Rossiter, DR..
Julius Neviaser. DR.. Lee Gusts Hall,
Mr.. Ray Everetts of the Social Hy-
giene Society, Arthur Heaton, con-
sulting architect for the project,
with Mrs. Heaton, q member of the
club, and Maj. Daniel j. Donovan,
District auditor.