Evening star. [volume], October 25, 1931, Page A-5, Image 5

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CHILDREN’S PLANS
EMERGENCY WARD
New Room Will Provide Effi
cient Handling of In
digent Cases.
A new observation ward is be in* pre
pared at Children's Hospital for the
more efficient handling of emergency
cases of indigent.*, brought there with
out notice.
The new ward will be placed in serv
ice early this week, under a system
■worked out by the Executive Commit
tee and staff of the hospital.
The system will be a substantial
change from the procedure in the past,
end is expected to provid- a more sat
isfactory means of resep.ion. observa
tion. and diagnosis of such children.
The observation ward has been trans
formed out of what was formerly the ,
sun parlor, presented by the late John
Newbold, and will accommodate from
8 to 10 patients. Children will be
received there, and If considered public
charges, will be examined by a physi
cian from the Board of Public Welfare
who will determine whether the child
Is too sick to be moved from the Chil
dren’s Hospital, and If It can be safely
moved, whether the Board of Public
Welfare has a bed for it at OaMngher
Hospital.
Will Prevent Shunting.
This new program was worked out to
develop more satisfactory and adequate
care of the unfortunate children
brought to Children's Hospital in emer
gency cases, and to prevent the possi
ble shunting of such children from one
hospital to another. The plan was de
veloped at a meeting of a special com
mittee appointed by the chairman of
the board of Children’s Hospital, and
T. W. Mcßeynolds, chairman of the
Medical Committee of the Board of
public Welfare. , . ..
Mr. Mcßeynolds highly praised the
establishment of the new observation
ward, and the system under which it
will operate. "This is a splendid step
forward.” he said, "one which could be
followed by other hospitals in the Dis
trict to the great advantage of the in-
emphasised at the meeting
that the parents of ill children could
receive attention from a qualified physi
cian much more quickly, and to the
greater benefit of the child, by calling
the nearest police precinct. The police
are authorised to send In response to
such calls a doctor representing the
Board of Public Welfare, who will ex
amine the child in bed first. Parents
were warned that it Is sometimes very
dangerous to rush a child to a hospital,
as it may be too ill to be moved and
the trip might endanger its life. The
physician called through the police pre
cinct. it was explained, will diagnose
the trouble and If found necessary will
recommend hospital treatment, desig
nating the hospital.
Gallinger Municipal Hospital Is ex
clusively a free public hospital and is
Intended to carry the load of the in
digent sick, it was explained, but is not
equipped to carry all the load. Por in
stance, It has no ambulance nor emer
gency service, and its children’s wards
are small. So that emergency cases are
eared for by Emergency Hospital and
Casualty Hospital, while many children
are taken care of at Children’s Hospital.
Where these other hospitals take In
digent cases the Board of Public Wel
fare pays these hospitals at the rate of
$2 per day per patient. For this pur
pose Congress has appropriated $25,000
for use at Children’s Hospital. $50,000
for use at Emergency and SIB,OOO for
Casualty. Another appropriation has
been made through the District Health
Department of $17,000 for the conta
gious wards at Garfield Hospital.
While more facilities for children are
badly needed at Oaillnger Hospital. Mr.
Mcßeynolds explained, the next thing
on the program for construction at Gal
linger is a building for contagious dis
eases. It Is hoped that following that
building there may be obtained a chil
dren’s ward.
Cheat Makes Up Difference.
But the $2 per day from the board,
however, does not take care of the cost
for the day, which at Children’s Hos
pital, for Instance, is placed at $5 a
day. The other $3 of expense Is met
by the Community Chest In approved
case 3.
The extent of the work done by Chil
dren’s Hospital In the emergency ward
is Indicated by the figures which show
that there were admitted from July 1,
3931. to October 1, this year. 954 emer
gency ward cases, of which only 318
were Board of Public Welfare cases.
The difference, 636 cases, was either
completely taken care of by the Com
munity Chest, or are '-ee cases admit
ted to the hospital lram outside the
Greater Washington area. This Is what
adds more financial burden on the hos
£ital and brings about the deficit which
Incurred yearly.
Freed mens Hospital is characterised
as well equipped to care for colored
children, and Is supported by funds,
half of which come from the Federal
Government and half from the Dis
trict of Columbia. Plans are being
made to enlarge the children's ward at
Freedmen’s in the near future. At the
present time there are about 26 beds
for children in the free ward, but this
will be nearly doubled when another
ward is taken over soon. The present
maternity ward Is to be moved into a
new building, now almost completed,
and the present maternity ward will be
used for children. Thus Freedmen’s
. aoon will have capacity for about 50
children, providing more facilities in
the near future.
Restrictions Are Cited.
It was further explained that the pub
lic should understand restrictions re
garding the admittance of contagious
diseases to city hospitals, and should
know Just, where provision has been
made for their care Garfield Hospital,
for Instance, is prepared to accept cases
of scarlet fever and whooping cough,
and Oaillnger is prepared to accept
diphtheria, smallpox, chickenpox and
measles. Children with such contagi
ous diseases as there, it was explained,
cannot be received at other hospitals
where there are no contagious wards to
care for them. To admit such diseases
not only would endanger the lives of
patients In these other hospitals, but
would result in the whole hospital being
quarantined.
The need of Increased appropriations
from Congress for the care of the indi
gent sick of the District of Columbia
was emphasized and the hope was ex
pressed that. Congress in the near fu
ture may see fit to provide for the Dis
trict of Columbia increased accommo
dations for helpless and indigent little
children.
The new observation ward is a bright
and sunn> place It has a southern ex
posure end is artistically decorated to
catch the fancy of a child. The
not white They are painted in
colors of peach, trimmed with green.
About 1h« walls are beautiful paintings
in many r'lors of fantastic figures and
characters well known in nursery lore.
For Instance, there is a fine picture of
old Jack Spratt. another of Stnbad. The
threw blind mice are depicted in a large
panel, and there are also other colorful
panels of ornamental design about the
walls.
i To give further protection to the little
’ patients the observation’ ward Is
equipped with what is known in hos
pital parlance as ’’cubicles." These are
movable partitions which are kept be
tween the beds so as to prevent the
spread of disease. The first lot of
these cubicles made of wood and clctli
and mounted on rollers was completed
late last week, and it is expected that
there will be enough of them ready to
Sut the observation ward in full opera
on without the next day or so.
The Installation of the new ward haa
bean carried on under the supervision
» sf Miss Mattie Olbeon, superintendent
> vi the hospital.
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New Observation Ward for Children
This photo shows how the sun room at Children’s Hospital has been changed into an observation ward, where emer
gency cases will be placed when first received by the hospital for observation and diagnosis. —Star Staff Photo.
CITIZENS’ALLIANCE
HAS NjWPOLICIES
Speakers’ Bureau Planned
and Meetings at Dinner
Are Announced.
At Its regular monthly meeting held
last Thursday evening in the offices of
the Washington Board of Trade, the
Citizens’ Alliance voted favorably on
several motions involving new construc
tive policies to be pursued during the
coming year.
The policies are:
1. Full and complete co-operation
with the Citizens’ Joint Committee on
National Representation. The alliance
plans to have members assisting the
joint committee’s national representa
tion booth in the Industrial Exposition
in the Washington Auditorium every
night during the entire course of the
exposition.
Speakers' Bureau Planned.
8. The development of a speakers'
bureau, with speakers on national rep
resentation available at all times and
for every sort of gathering. Such a
bureau was organized last year and
met with great success. More than 20 ;
talks were given last year by bureau
speakers on the subject of national
representation. These talks were made
principally to Citizens’ Associations and
similar groups.
It is planned this year to have a
speaker present for three or flve min
utes at every gathering in the city to
which such speakers may gain admis
sion. All associations desirous of hav
ing a speaker on national representa
tion present at their meetings are re
quested to telephone District 2686 or
to call at the Washington Board of
Trade. Room 804 Star Building, which
is the alliance’s temporary headquar
ters.
3. Continued sale of Franchise Beals.
The purpose of the Citizens' Alliance
Franchise Seals is to spread the word
of national representation throughout
the Nation. Franchise Seals portray
ing the figure of "D. C.” chained to
the post of "disfranchisement,” and
bearing the inscription. "Citizens of
Washington. D. C., demand the right
to vote.” may be purchased for 1 cent
each at the alliance’s headquarters.
Room 204 Star Building. The seals
are designed to be placed on the re- }
verse of envelopes and other mailing
matter.
Dinner Meetings Adopted.
4. The alliance has resolved upon a
new type of monthly meeting. The
new meeting, which will be put into
effect next month, will take place about
the dinner table and will last from 6:30
to 8 p.m. It is felt that such a dinner
meeting will be popular, since it will
not require one whole evening of each
member’s time. At the dinner meeting
affairs of the alliance will be discussed
and ideas on national representation j
will be exchanged. It is planned to ;
have prominent people present as guests :
of honor. The first of these meetings
will be held on Thursday. November
19. probably at the University Club of
Washington.
George J Adams, president of the
Citizens’ Alliance, stated that this year
more than ever, enthusiasm for national
representation should be engendered in ;
Washington, since next Fall we will
And the United States in the throes of
another presidential election, and mat
ters pertaining to the voting rights of,
American citizens again will be brought
to the fore.
DR. JAMES W. SKINNER,
INSTITUTE HEAD, DIES
Former Pastor and Moderator of
Presbyterian Church Expires
in Texas.f
By the Associated Press.
KINGSVILLE, Tex., October 24.—Dr
James William Skinner. 76. presidert
of the Texls-Mexican Industrial In
stitute. here, since 1912. died today.
Dr. Skinner also was president of the
Presbyterian School for Girls at Taft,
Tex. In 1926 he was elected moder
ator of the General Assembly of the
Presbyterian* Church in the United
States.
The Mexican government some
months ago investigated the operation
of the Kingsville school, and the Board
of Inquiry’ recommended that the in
stitution be made a model for a school
in each of the States of Mexico.
F'-fore coming here, he served as pas
tor of churches in Terre Haute. Ind
Morrison. 11l : Port Collins, Colo., and
Brownsville. Tex.
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THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. OCTOBER 25, 1931—PART ONE.
POLICE PROBE DEATH
OF MAN IN CORNFIELD
Pair Say Salesman Left Hia Car
and Shot Self, but Officers Aver
Two Had His Wallet.
By the Associated Press.
NEW BERN. N. C.. October 24
New Bern police today were Investi
gating the death of Clyde W. Cheek.
35. Charlotte film salesman, who was
found shot to death in a cornfield near
here this afternoon.
Two men, Ted Huggins and a man
named Grady, who said they were
riding into New Bern with Cheek, told
E slice that the Charlotte man stopped
is car, walked Into a cornfield by
the side of the road, drew a revolver
and fired a bullet Into his heart. He
died instantly.
Police rushed to ’the scene. They
said they found Huggins and Grady In
possession of Cheek’s pocketbook. An
Inquest was to be held later.
PROGRAM'PLANNED
BY GIRL RESERVES
Capital Local Point of Na
tional Golden Jubilee Event
Beginning November 1.
Girl Reserves of the local Young
Women's Christian Association have ar
ranged an elaborate program in con
nection with the Golden Jubilee cele
bration, In which 290,000 Girl Reserves
throughout the country will take part
beginning Sunday, November 1.
Washington will be the focal point of
the observance as the national head
quarters of the organization is here.
The fiftieth anniversary will open at
morning services in the churches when
special prayers will be offered for Girl
Reserves over the entire world. A can
dle-light ceremonial will take place in
Barker Hall during the afternoon, pre
ceded by a reception for the mothers
of the 2,700 Girl Reserves of Washing
ton. This will take place at 4 p.m.
Dally events are planned during the
week of the anniversary.
Glee Club a Feature.
The outstanding features comprise a
musical program by the Girl Reserves
Glee Club and an opening talk by MLss
Mabel Cook, local executive, Monday
afternoon, and a birthday party on
Tuesday. More than 1,000 guests are
being invited.
Faculty members of every school hav
ing a Girl Reserve Club will be enter
tained at the schools on Wednesday from
3 to 4:30 p.m. Oh Thursday the Girl Re
serve Rally will be held at 4 o’clock in
the auditorium of the Central High
Community Center. The program will
be broadcast over a national hookup
: over Station WRC of the National
Broadcasting Company. A feature of
this program will be an international
folk festival, with music by the United
States Army Band.
"Music Day” Celebration.
"Music Day” will be celebrated Fri
day with a program at 8 p.m. in Barker
Hall Saturday, the closing day of the
anniversary, will mark the official open
ing of the "Christmas Toy Shop.” For
two or three years the Girl Reserves
have employed their "Christmas Shop”
in remaking outworn toys, which an
nually are distributed among the chil
dren In the orphanages, hospitals and
homes in this city. Already quantities
of toys have been sent to the Y. W
IC. A in preparation for the opening of
the shop immediately following Jubilee
i week.
The closing event of the Jubilee pro
gram. Saturday night, November 7. will
be an International Friendship banquet
in Barker Hall. In 49 other countries
Girl Reserves will honor this event with
; similar banquets on this day.
Plan Hospital Program.
Victory Unit No. 4. American Legion,
will entertain the patients at Mount
Alto Hospital with a musical program
! November 2. Miss Mary S. Oley, song
! writer dnd chairman of the Rehabilita
tion Committee, is directing plans for
the entertainment.
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Voice in Government Vested
in Newspapers and Civic
Groups, Professor Says.
Washington's newspapers and the va
rious citizens’ associations constitute
the only "voice” which District of Co
lumbia residents have in their own
governmental affairs. Dr. E. E. Naylor,
professor of municipal government at
National University, told the Filipino
Club bf that Institution at Its meeting
this week.
"The District of Columbia Is the only
city in the United States which has no !
form of representation in its govern- !
ment,” Dr. Naylor told the club. "There
is no division of powers between the
general and State government so far as
the District of Columbia is concerned,
but Congress has entire control of the
Capital for every governmental purpose.
Therefore the only voice whatever Dis
trict residents have In their govern
ment Is that made by the press and
various civic organizations.”
In discussing the relationship of Con
gress to the District, Dr. Naylor pointed
out residents of the District may spend
their tax money for improvements only
with the approval of the National Leg
islature, no matter how willing they are
to put their money to such uses. He
said that while the President of the
United States Is not Interested In the
municipal affairs of even the largest
communities in the Nation, the prob
lems of the District, by virtue of the
peculiar relation it bears to the Na
tional Government, frequently cause
the Chief Executive grave concern.
Dr. Naylor’s address to the Filipinos
was in line with the Pacific islanders’
program of securing speakers able to
acquaint them with practical facts in
American life. The meeting was held
at the Y. M. C. A.
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BOYS’ CLUB PLANS
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nasium.
A Halloween party Saturday evening.
October 31. will mark the opening of
the late Fall program of activities of
the Boys’ Club of Washington.
The party is to be held in the gym
nasium of the club. Third and C streets.
Although plans for the affair have not
been completed, an elaborate program
! of games and entertainment is to be
! provided, it was announced by Charles
M. Fyfe. superintendent of the club.
The Boys’ Club of Washington, one
of a chain of Boys’ Clubs throughout
the country belonging to the Boys’ Club
Federation of America, takes its place
among the leading Boys’ Clubs of the ,
Nation. j
With Its elaborate equipment, the
1,200 boy members are enabled to enjoy 1
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s wide and varied program of club
activities.
In the gymnasium tht bops enjoy
such sports as basket ball, boadng, volley
ball and the various stoftti performed
with athletic equipment at hand. They
also are taught swimming and have a
club base ball team.
Vocational training In woodworking
; and printing Is given the boys. The
1 various other activities include socials.
, In the form of dances and parties; I
educational work, Including debating. ;
lectures, practice In public speaking
and journalism. In the marionette
room In the building, the boys learn
dramatics and how to present marionette
shows, with dolls made by their own
hands.
Co-operate* With Court.
The club co-operates with the Juvenile
Court in preventing juvenile delin
quencies and helping steer delinquents
along the right lines.
During the Summer season, the club
operates Camp Reeder, at Mount Vic
toria. Md. p about 48 miles from Wash
j ington.
The club has Its own dental clinic
and arrangements are now under way
to have a specialist to conduct an ear,
nose and throat clinic at the club.
Through this medical attention, tooth
trouble or any respiratory disease is
readily checked.
Other facilities at the club include a
| reading room and a room for playing
all sorts of games. There also is a
1 spacious pool room in the establishment.
The Boy*’ Club of Washington of
the present la the outgrowth of the club
organised some 12 years ago. when a
group of prominent local business men
decided on the need of such a club In
this city and organized one with a
membership of 50 boys.
Frank R. Jelleff, prominent business
man, is president of the board of direc
tors of the club. Mr. Fyfe, the club
superintendent, has a corps of three 1
I assistants to aid him in the club pro
| grams and activities.
CITY HEWS IN BRIEF
FUTURE.
Luncheon. Alpha Delta Phi Fra
ternity. University Club, tomorrow.
12:30 p.m.
Card party. Col. James 8. Pettit
Auxiliary, No. 6. U. S. W. V.. Naval
Lodge Hall. Fourth street and Pennsyl
vania avenue southeast, tomorrow,
8:30 p.m.
Industrial Exposition, Washington
Chamber of Commerce. Washington
Auditorium, all week through Saturday.
Park Founder Honored.
CULLOWHEE, N. C.. October 24 (4*l.
—The late Horace Kephart. noted au
thor and conservationist, who during his
life did much to further the establish- 1
ment of the Great Smoky National
Park, was honored in a memorial sen - |
ice in connection with the annual Live- j
at-Home Conference here today.
DOG TAKEN FROM CHASM
AFTER FIVE HUNGRY DAYS
“Tuner,” Frisky Little Foxhound,
Located In Grerieo 80 Foot
Below Surface.
Br the Associated Pres*.
LOGAN. W. Va.. October 24— Every
doy has his day, and today is "Tuner’s
Amid the lusty cheers of onlookers.
John Brown’s frisky little foxhound was
rescued last night from the deep moun
tain crevice where he had been trapped
for five days.
“Tuner” disappeared last Sunday and
Brown, blowing a hunting horn,
trnmpled for hours through the hills
Finally, one loud blast drew a feeble
answer. Brown peered down the crev
ice. There on a tiny ledge, 30 feet from
| the surface, huddled “Tuner."
Food was lowered to the dog In a
sack, but efforts to get water to him
failed because the Jagged rocks upset
the pails. y
Yesterday Jim Vance nailed a doaen
fence pickets together and fashioned a
metal hook on one end. After hours of'
effort, he got the hook under the dog’s
! bodv.
A few minutes later, while the moun
tain folk cheered. "Tuner” doing aome
| plain and fancy tall wagging, was
1 “fished'’ from the hole.
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