quarters, warehouse, garage, laundry, heating and engineering
 plant, sewer disposal plant with shops for engineers, carpenters,
 plumbers and painters, also a large recreational
building consisting of an auditorium with a seating capacity
of 400, a stage fully equipped with scenery, moving picture
screen, booth and machine, school rooms, complete library
and reading room, barber shop, canteen, occupational therapy,
 ete.
It can never be said that the United States Government is
either indifferent or negligent in caring for its disabled ex-service
 men, for besides compensation of service connected disabilities,
 it provides hospitalization for those who need it, free
of charge, and a system of war risk insurance which is at
actual cost.
In devising a system of relief that has never been attempted
 or equaled anywhere before, the Veterans’ Bureau has
spent approximately the staggering sum of $64,000,000 in
hospital construction and the end has not yet been reached.
Here, not only are disabled bodies rehabilitated, but the mentality
 is improved by maintaining a corps of aides who teach
useful and diversional occupations as well as academic
courses, and a library, which during the fiscal year just closed,
had a circulation of 10,000 books of fiction and non-fiction.
The plant is a model small borough with its water, sewer
and lighting systems, fire and police departments, maintenance
 of buildings, roads, streets and grounds. It has a complete
 modern laundry, central heating and engineering plant,
warehouse, retail and wholesale stores, garage and chauffeurs
with transportation service.
The hospital maintains a complete staff of full-time professional
 tuberculosis experts, roentgenologist, dentist, pathological
 and bacteriological laboratories, physiotherapy department,
 eye, ear, nose, and throat clinic, with consultants
in all specialties, dietitians, aides, graduated, registered
nurses, orderlies and attendants.
In addition to a thoroughly complete professional operating
 staff and equipment, there is an administrative staff which
includes the auditing and disbursing departments so that accounts
 may be paid immediately.
The hospital is organized on strictly practical business
principles and operates with its own individual budget.