Evening star., 1941-05-11
Tours 10 Mark
Hospital Day
Tomorrow
Many Institutions
Open for Inspection;
Some TO Serve Tea

Many hospitals in Washington
and nearby Maryland. have arranged
special programs in celebration of
National Hospital Day tomorrow to
acquaint the public with the services
they render.
Visiting hours have been arranged
for tours of inspection to be con-
Quoted by nurses and other mem
bers of hospital staffs, and at some
institutions tea will be served and
moving pictures shown to visitors.
Dedicatory exercises will be part
of the program at two hospitals.
Two new sun porches of Chill
dren's Hospital will be dedicated at
3 pm. and tea will be served from
to pm. Charles D. Drayton,
president of the board of the hos
pital. will be the speaker at the
exercises, and Mrs. Rudolph Max
Kaufman, president of the Board
of Lady Visitors, will participate
Formal dedication of a 100000
addition to the Washington Sam
itarium and Hospital in Takoma
Park, Nd, will feature that insti-
tution's observance of hospital day.
The addition will be known as the
Lisner Memorial, named in memory
of the late Mrs. Laura Hartmann
Lisner. wife of Washington de-
partment store owner who left
100000 to the institution.
DR.. r. A. Hare TO Speak.
The dedication, at 4 pm. will be
marked by an address by DR.. R. A.
Hare, medical director of the insti-
tuition. DR.. H. C. Byrd. president
of the University of Maryland, also
will speak. Selections by a band
under the direction of Raymond
Casey, a male quartet and trio
OF nurses will be other features.
The Lisner Memorial contains %
rooms for patients. One floor is
given entirely to hydrotherapy
treatment of male patients.
Visitors at Providence Hospital
will be given an opportunity to in
spect an iron lung. oxygen therapy
equipment, an operating room set
up for an operation, the new out
patient department and the nurses
home. Tours will be conducted by
the nurses.
Two motion pictures also will be
shown Providence visitors -
Nurse in the Making" and Nursing
Care in the Home The showings
are scheduled for l AS. 2:30 and 3:15
pm. Tea will be served. in the
lobby throughout the afternoon.
Emergency Hospital will serve tea
on the solarium roof during the Wis
iting hours. Members Of the hos
pital women's board will pour.
Guides to Be Provided.
Guides will be furnished parties
for inspection trips through the
Mount Alto Veterans Hospital at
1850 Wisconsin avenue NV. and
special demonstrations will be given
in the various departments, such as
X-ray, surgical and clinical labora-
tories. Tea viii deserved by the
American Women's Legion in the
Recreation Building between 3 and
pm.
Visitors at Doctors Hospital will
be greeted by officials of the insti-
tuition, including the board OF di-
rectors, headed by DR.. Charles
Stanley White, president. and 0. K.
Fife, director of the hospital. Tours
will include visits to these depart
ments: Pharmacy, laundry, main
kitchen. main engine room. air con-
ditioning equipment, major surgery,
laboratory, supply room. nursery
and solarium, where refreshments
will be served.
The surgery will be set up with
all equipment in order for an op-
Grafton, with nurses at their sta
tions. Special invitations have been
sent to the junior and senior white
high schools of the city.
A schedule of the hours during
which inspection tours may be made
follows:
Casualty-3 to pm.
Children's-2 to s pm.
Doctors'-2:30 to 4:30 and 7 to
. pm.
Emergency-3 to pm.
Garfield-ll to 1890, 3 to 5 and
to 8 pm.
Georgetown-l0 am. to s pm.
Sibley-7-2 to pm.
Providence-l:45 to pm.
Washington. Sanitarium and Hos
pital-1 to S pm,
Columbia-9 am. to 8 pm.
Homeopathic-2:30 to 4. to 8 pm.
Mount Alto to 4 pm.
George Washington-2 to 4 pm.