THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTXAND, FEBRT7AJRY 11, 1917.
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PEOPLE'S INSTITUTE
Ifj HEW QUARTERS
Location Now at Jefferson
and Fourth Streets Is
Well Equipped.
FREE DISPENSARY OPENED
of the society sir la of the city have
worked as hard as many a poor girl
who does general housework. But this
work has all been a labor of love for
those less fortunate. For five years
all the classes and special meetings
have been held In the Alblna branch
of the Institute.
It is Interesting' to note that in the
first days of the dispensary -It was the
Mothers' Club of the Institute that gave
a bazaar and raised money for the be
ginning of the work. The poor wom
en, with so little luxury, in fact with
but a scant supply of the necessities,
gave the foundation stone that built
the great structure of practical help
fulness to those who are In need.
Activities Are Numerous.
Following are activities of the Peo
ple's Institute:
A free kindergarten Tor little chil
dren; housekeeping classes, which give
training in all lines 'of housework for
Seven Clinic Rooms, Waiting, Regis
tration and Dressing Rooms, Of
fice and Tuberculosis Pa-
, tlents' Room Arranged.
BT KDTTH KNIGHT HOLME 3.
Times changed, conditions changed,
and the People's Institute, that had
been located at Fourth and Burnside
streets for 12 years, found it necessary
to seek new quarters, so the stores at
the northeast corner of Jefferson and
Fourth streets were decided upon as
a suitable location, and a few days ago
the Institute and free dispensary moved
and was opened yesterday.
Light, airy quarters, in which are
Eeven clinic rooms, waiting, registra
tion and dressing rooms, an office and
a. department for the tuberculosis pa
tients have been arranged and the dis
pensary is becoming equipped to fulfill
Its mission among the many families In
that district, where it will be a perfect
God-send.
At one time there were rooming
houses and tenements in the locality
surrounding the old place at Fourth
and Burnside, but gradually the whole
sale houses came In. the men's lodging
houses remained, but the families
moved away and the dispensary .was
patronised largely by men. while the
women and little children could not be
helped so efficiently. The closing of
the saloons brought to the Men's Re
sort at Fourth and Burnside streets
a greater need of space, and so the
institute and dispensary had to move.
The building belongs tJ the First Pres
byterian Church, under the auspices
of which the resort is maintained.
Dispensary Is Modern.
The new dispensary Is much lighter,
more attractive and will be better In
every way to serve the purpose for
which it was intended.
When the news was flashed to Port
land in April. 1906. telling of the dis
aster in San Francisco, the- People's
Institute Immediately made plans to
take care of a large number of the
refugees that were scared away by
earthquake and fire. At that time the
institute held gymnasium, sewing,
cooking and other classes In their
headquarters. These they transferred
to another building and Installed a
Jiurry-up hospital In the gymnasium.
Women and children were cared for.
Mrs. Edward Brooke. Mrs. John Latta
then Emma Failing), Miss Virginia
Wilson and a staff of nurses and doc
tors worked untiringly to help the
sufferers who were destitute and 111.
When the need for this assistance
had passed one of the committee mem
bers suggested that a permanent free
dispensary be founded. The sugges
tion was not forgotten, the appliances
and supplies were stored away for a
short time and in the next year the
dispensary was started.
Medical School Interested.
Dr. Edna Timms, Gertrude French,
Dr. C. J. McCusker and Dr. Noble Wiley
Jones became interested and donated
their services. Miss Valentine Prich
ard, who has been director of the in
stitute for all these years, gave time
and best effort for the good of the
cause. Women and children were the
first charges of the dispensary.
A great victory was achieved In
1903, when the medical department of
the University of Oregon took an In
terest and offered to assist. Now the
dispensary is operated entirely with
the co-operation of the department, and
there is a splendid staff of physicians.
In this (same year Jacob Kamra gave
a substantial gift that made possible
the extension of the work. Since that
day the work and the efficiency have
increased and the Institution is recog
nized as a great factor for good.
The Visiting Nurse Association has
charge of all the tuberculosis patients.
These are treated free at the clinics.
The new room set aside for them is,
like the others, all. white and clean
and equipped with many conveniences.
There are departments for the eye
and ear specialist cases and for other
special cases.
Miss Prichard's office is at the front
of the building and is an attractive
room, but it is in need of some new
furniture. Wonder if someone won't
offer to give a few chairs or a new
couch?
Tea to Be Given.
The Visiting Nurses will give a tea
on next Wednesday at the home of
Mrs. Helen Ladd Corbett. This will
be for their work, but the dispensary,
although it needs help, will not come
before the public at this time. Mrs.
Corbett is president of the People's In
stitute and has always worked loyally
for its interests. She is assisted by a
capable board. On the occasion of
Christmas trees, charity work, enter
talnmen-ts and public meetings many
PEPSIN NUX IRON and
Sarsaparllla Fine Coarse of Sledlvlne.
Physicians and pharmacists have long
known the desirability and difficulty
of combining iron a superlative tonic
in a blood-purifying medicine.
The combination of the iron with
Hood's Sarsaparllla has i.ow been se
cured through the happy thought of
prescribing Peptiron Pills In connec
tion with the Sarsaparilla the latter
before eating Peptiron Pills after.
In this way the two medicines work
harmoniously, giving four-fold results
In blood-cleansing and upbuilding.
Peptiron Pills include pepsin and
iron note the name, Peptiron Pills
mix vomica, manganese, other tonics,
digestives and laxatives.
What better course of medicine can
you imagine for this season? You get
blood-purifying, appetite-diving, liver
stimulating qualities in Hood's Sarsa
parilla and great strength makers in
Peptiron Pills. Buy these medicines
today. They also combine economy
with merit.
PHYSICIATT IS TRANSFERRED
TO NAVAL HOSPITAL AT
WASHINGTON.
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Dr. James Lone Manloa.
Dr. James L. Manion, examin
ing surgeon at the United States
Marina Corps recruiting office In
, Portland, was recently trans
ferred to the United States Naval
Hospital at Washington, D. C
and left a week ago Saturday
for his new post. Dr. Manion Is
a son of Dr. Katherine C. Man
ion and was born and received
his early education in Portland.
He was given his medical educa
tion at Jefferson College, Phila
delphia, and practiced medicine
in Portland for the past five
years. He held the- position of
medical Inspector of schools for a
time.
girls; a cooking school, which furnishes
a two-year course In elementary cook
ing and sewing; a sewing school, which
furnishes a complete course In sewing
and dressmaking; gymnasium work for
both girls and boys; a story hour; a
home nursing class, with lessons In
sanitation and first aid; classes In
handwork for girls and for boys; a
music class; a millinery class for
adults; a union Sunday school; monthly
entertainments provided for the par
ents, branch of the Public Library; em
ployment secured for women; relief
work, which includes assistance of all
kinds; friendly visiting and instruction
in better ways of housekeeping, pre
paring food and clothing; Investiga
tions In connection with Reed College
regarding housing, cost of living, un
employment, etc; A visiting nurse
visits daly among the sick; cases of ill
ness sent to the hospitals; children
placed In the various children's homes;
clothing supplied where needed: free
baths provided for women and chil
dren; extensive co-operation carried on
with all beneficent institutions of the
city; Summer outings provided for
women and children.
The free dispensary gave 6328 free
treatments last year in the general
cimic ana 1638 tuberculosis patients.
The staff of physicians includes: Dr.
K. A. J. MacKenzle. chief of Staff: Dr.
George Whiteside, Dr. George Koehler.
ut. uertruae t rench. Dr. V. Klehle. Dr.
Mary MacLachlan, Dr. William Shea,
ut. u tsootn. Dr. H. O. Parker, Dr.
H. B. Myers, Dr. A. Ndyes, Dr. E. F
Tucker, Dr. S. E. Joseph!, Dr.' A. H.
Rosenfeld. Dr. I Selling, Dr. W. H.
Howard, Dr. R. Dlllehunt, Dr. G. I
ynsen, sjt. a. N. Wade, Dr. W. B.
noiaen. Dr. a. worden. Dr. E. Zlegel
man. Dr. Eugene Rockey. Dr. E. 1L Mn,
Lean. Dr. C. T. Ross, Dr. Leo Ricen, Dr.
E. J. Labbe. Dr. J. C. E. King. Dr. Ralph
vainer, ur. kj. n. incisure. Dr. J M.
Short, Dr. Ralph Matson, Dr. Ray Mat-
son, Dr. .dith Lawrence, jut. Edith
MacDowell. Dr. C. S. Menzles. Ti- n
Palmer Dr. R. B. Karkeet and Dr. Eari
BILL PROVIDES REFUND
WATER ASSESSMENT TO BK RE
TURNED TO PROPERTY OWNERS.
Per
DRINK HOT TEA
: FOR A BAD COLD :
Get a small package of Hamburg Breast
Tea, or as the German folks call It, Ham
burger Brust Thee," at any pharmacy.
Take a tablespoonful of the tea, put a
cup of boiling water upon It, pour
through a sieve and drink a teacup full at
any time. It is the most effective way to
break a cold and cure grip, r s it opena the
pores, relieving congestion. Also loosens
the bowels, thus breaking a cold at once.
It is Inexpensive and entirely vege
table, therefore harmless. Adv.
Plan Is for Repayment When 6
Cent of Cost of Water Main Is Paid;
Ootlylug Districts Affected.
If the City Council enacts an ordl
nance providing for refund of water
assessments to individual property
owners when the property pays water
revenue amounting to 6 per cent of
the cost of water main construction In
front of the property, tne measure will
result in the refund to many property
owners tnrougnout the city of assess
ments which have been paid in the
las.t seven or eight years. An issue of
$75,000 In 25-year, 4 per cent water
bonds is to be sold to raise money for
the refunds. the bonds will be de
livered April 1 and refunds will be
made -soon after that.
The principal district affected will
be LaurelhuTst. Although it had been
the plan to refund the assessments on
all property in the southeast section
of that district it has been found that
an error was made in tabulations and
the district as a whole does not pay 6
per cent of the cost of laying the
mains. The new plan, therefore, will
enable refunds on improved property
in. tnis District out not unimproved
property.
The same is true also of several
other districts which are sparsely set
tied. Remote pieces of improved prop
erty win be enabled to get the refund
without having to wait until the prop
erty near tnem is built up.
The water mains involved are those
which were laid prior to 1910, under an
old law which provided for construe
tion by property owners on the assess
ment plan the same as streets are im
proved and sewers constructed as at
present. Since then the city has been
taking over these mains as soon as the
revenue from use of water has
amounted to per cent a year on the
cost of construction.
The ordinance which has been In
troduced by Commissioner Daly will
take effect in 40 days if passed.
Cowlitz Teachers to Meet.
KELSO, Wash., Feb. 10. (Special.)
The annual institute for the Cowlita
County teachers will be held in Kelso
i at the high school building the ' las
tnree aays or mis montn, jreoruary 26,
27 and 2S. The principal Instructors will
be Dr. Ernest H. Lindley of the Unl
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verslty of Indiana, who has been con
ducting some classes at Reed College
In Portland; Professor Joseph K. Hart.
professor of psychology t lieed Col-T
leffe; Miss Quta Cooley, a Portland
primary supervisor, who will have su
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partments, and State Superintendent
Mrs. Josephine Preston.
Hatchery Gets Biff Shipment.
KE1JSO, Wash., Feb. 10. ( Special.)
Ten miliipn salmon egga taJtea at th
state hatchery on Chambers Creek on
Puget Sound nave been transferred to
the Kalama River hatchery for hatching-
and rearing of the fry. At this
season of the year no spawn can be
procured on the Columbia and - the
transfer ot the egga is in lino with
the policy of the State Fisheries De
partment to keep all the plants work
ing: to full capacity.
Crmie Uojh to Kntvr Army.
CRAX.E. Or., I'bb. 10. (Special.)
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ing his father in the Crane branch f
the Brown garage, has successfully
passed an examination to nter the
regular Army, and loft for Portland Im
mediately, w htrts lie will be assigned to
soaio post In tne Northwest.