Evening Star Newspaper, November 29, 1937, Page 4

D.C. HEADS SEEK HOSPITAL FUNDS Commissioners Will Meet With Budget Director This Afternoon. Commissioner George E. Allen said today a final plea for additional es- timates to relieve the acute situation st the “overcrowded, understaffed” Gallinger Municipal Hospital would -be made at a special session with Budget Bureau officials this afternoon. Called in by Director Daniel W. Bell, the Commissioners were to go over the entire budget for the 1939 fiscal year with & view to ironing out kinks in the estimates that range up to nearly $50,000,000. Meanwhile, Chairman Collins of the House Subcommittee on District Ap- propriations, announced he proposed to force immediate action toward de- velopment of the first of a series of health centers here. He blamed failure of Health Department and school officials to proceed with the develop- ment on “shilly-shallying tactics.” Chairman King of the Senate Dis- trict Committee promised sympathetic consideration for any requests for ad- ditional funds necessary to provide adequate service at Gallinger Hospital, but said he is not committing himself to support any definite amount until specific items are presented. Maximum Benefit. Mr. Allen, under whom comes the administration of welfare matters, said the Commissioners were in accor< on & desire to see that Gallinger Hospital receives the “maximum benefit pos- sible” under the new budget. It will be their last opportunity to take up the hospital case with the budget officials before the 1939 estimates are forwarded to Congress. One of the most urgent needs, Dr. George C. Ruhland, health officer, ex- plained today, is the restoration of a $150,000 item to begin immediate con- struction of a new 200-bed medical building at Gallinger, the ultimate cost of which would be $450,000. Dr. Ruhland also stressed his desire that the Budget Bureau permit the | Health Department to use the recently vacated Upshur Street Tuberculosis Hospital as a home for convalescents. “The use of this building would relieve the load at Gallinger by 10 to 15 per cent,” he said. The Upshur | street hospital was vacated early in the fall, when its adult patients were transferred to the new Glenn Dale | Sanatorium 40 Per Cent Less. g Dr. Ruhland said it could be op- | erated for convalescent patients at about 40 per cent less than the cost | of operating a regular hospital. | Although Mr. Allen did not go into details regarding what he proposed to take up with the Budget Bureau in the case of Gallinger Hospital, he said he “always has been and always will be in favor of securing as much | financial assistance as possible to re- | lieve the conditions at Gallinger, which have been known for many months.” He indicated he would seek an increase in the number of nurses as well as funds to make necessary re- pairs and improve conditions gen- erally at the hospital Although Dr. Ruhland was not in- vited to attend the final budget con- ference. he made a trip to the Capitol earlier today, it was understood, to consult with various members of the House Appropriations Committee with | regard to the hospital’s needs. Efficient Service. Dr. Ruhland did not come out squarely in support of a plan ad-| vanced by Dr. Henry B. Gwynn, a member of the visiting staff at Gal- linger, suggesting that the hospntnls doors be closed when capacity has| been reached. He indicated some sympathy with the idea, however, by | remarking: “I want to see Gallinger restricted to its intended capacity, o as to render decent and efficient serv- ice to those who need it.” Meantime, the general health sit- uation in Washington was developing | on three other froats. | Dr. Ruhland said today the last of the adult patients who had been‘i hospitalized in the children’s building | at the Glenn Dale Tuberculosis San- | |f atorium had been moved back to the | adult building, where 77 beds are | available. He had announced on Sat- urday that he had temporarily revoked a decision to house the adults and | children in the same unit, the reason having been to halt the controversy | aroused over this policy. He explained he was satisfied, how- ever, to leave the final decision to the Tuberculosis Advisory Board of the Health Department. That board, he said, will meet Wednesday at 11 am. to take over the matter under consideraion. In Board’s Hands. ‘Whether the Advisory Board deter- Mmines to operate the Glenn Dale institution as a single unit or maintain the children’s and adults’ sanatoriums geparately, Dr. Ruhland indicated, was & matter he was satisfied to leave entirely in the board's hands. He did point out, however, that the MAIL ORDERS If you wish your VOL- UMNES mail- ed to you remit 54c for ‘the REGULAR EDITION, (39¢ plus 15¢ for handling, packing and postage). Ad- dress mail or- ders to the Mark Twain Commemora- tion Commit- tee, P, O. Box No. 1919, Washington, D. C. [ 4 e Entrance to the first tube Lincoln Tunnel from Weehawken, N. J., hattan which will be opened on of the new $75,000,000 two-way into midtown Man- December 22. —A. P. Photos. The interior of the almost completed part of the two-way tunnel. It will enable motorists long used to the round-about crossings of the Hudson River to enter New York in 4 minutes. The tube, at its deepest point, lies 75 feet below the surface of the Hudson. is expected to be ready in 1940. decision to move the adults into the same unit with the children had been made with the “agreed understanding” that it involved no risk. ‘The Health Department hoped some way would be found to prevent ejection of its permit office from the building at 901 Eighth street NNW. The con- troller general has ruled, it was dis- closed Saturday, that Congress had made no specific appropriation to cover rent for the quarters. Officials at the Health Department said conferences would be held during the week with members of the House | Subcommittee on District Appropria- tions with a view to straightening this out. It was understood that this may have been one of the reasons for Dr. Ruhland's visit to the Capitol today. Cost Within Means. The Medical-Dental Service Bu- reau, which has been housed in the same building with the Health De- partment Permit Bureau and the | Central Admitting Bureau for Hos- pitals, was established by the medical and dental societies to provide pro- fessional service to employed persons of low income at & cost within their | means. It is not a charity agency, as was stated incorrectly in The Star yesterday. Patients accepted after investiga- tion by the bureau staff may pay for professionzl service on the install- ment plan, and often charges are reduced to meet the patient’s income status. Mr. Collins pointed out that his subcommittee provided funds in the current appropriation act for the ini- tial District health center. Declaring that delay in its establishment is in- excusable, he said “if necessary, I'll pick a site myself and see that con- struction is started.” Original plans contemplated remod- eling the Jones School at First and L streets N.-W., and establishment there of the first health center. School au- thorities, however, have refused to vacate the building, claiming there are no accommodations available for the 300 pupils now attending the | school. Hasn't Been Vacated. Mr. Collins said school officials a year ago agreed to vacate the Jones School. “The school hasn't been vacated yet and the health center is still merely a plan,” he declared. “These officials must live up to their agreements. I G am ready now to pick out a piece of ground and compel the Health Depart- ment to build the center on it.” Mr. Collins also announced he had received from the Budget Bureau a portion of the District budget estimates for the coming fiscal year and would start hearings on the appropriation bill the latter part of this week. Prior to the hearings, he plans to inspect a number of municipal institutions. In preparation for the hearings, Mr. Collins has written to a half a dozen | District department heads to learn | how far they had proceeded in carry- | ing out provisions in the current ap- propriation act. In some cases, he | indicated. sufficient progress has not been made. The officials involved are to be ques- tioned when they appear before the subcommittee, 'B.F. EDWARDS, 73, DIES IN HOSPITAL iWas Connected With Real Estate Development in Northeast ‘Washington. Benjamin F. Edwards, 73, of 1530 Rhode Island avenue N.E, for many years connected with the real estate development of Northeast Washington, | died today at Sibley Hospital after a {Tong illness. A native of Kansas and the son pf a State Senator, Mr. Edwards taught school in Missouri before com- ing here to work in the War Depart- ment in 189C and later for the Internal Revenue Bureau of the Treasury. He narrowly escaped death in the col- lapse of Ford's Theater about 1894. A pioneer settler of Langdon, D. C., Mr. Edwards worked on development of Villa Park, now known as Wood- ridge. Fellows | Mr. Edwards is survived by his | widow, Mrs. Amanda J. Edwards; a daughter, Mrs. W. V. Renner, and a son, Maj. C. U. Edwards, U. 8. A, re- tired. Funeral details will be an- nounced later. Diet Sessions Limited. Japan's Diet may not be in session for more than three months without special permission of the government. 4 Ways to Stanch. Shinks! 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NEW FRIENDSHIP HOUSE DEDICATED Famed Briggs Mansion Is Opened as Social Welfare Settlement. ‘The Briggs Mansion at 619 D street B.E, once described by George Wash- ington as “a fine house in the woods between Capitol Hill and the Navy Yard,” was dedicated yesterday as the new home of Friendship House. Near- ly 600 persons attended the services at the social welfare settiement. The Rev. O. F. Blackwelder of the United Lutheran Reformation Church, the Rev. Francis Sullivan of 8t. Peter's Catholic Church, Louis Ottenberg lnd Miss Lydia Burklin spoke on the dedi. catory program. The Priendship Glee Club of 30 children sang. Henry P. Blair, chairman of the board, presided. | The house, generally considered the | oldest in the city, was originaily a pioneer’s cabin. It was rebuilt into a houn, Stephen A. Douglas and Abra. ham Lincoln are all reputed to have visited the house. 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