quarters, warehouse, garage, laundry, heating and engineer-
ing plant, sewer disposal plant with shops for engineers, car-
penters, 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 ther-
apy, ete.
It can never be said that the United States Government is
either indifferent or negligent in caring for its disabled ex-ser-
vice men, for besides compensation of service connected disa-
bilities, 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 attempt-
ed 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 men-
tality 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, mainten-
ance of buildings, roads, streets and grounds. It has a com-
plete 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 pro-
fessional tuberculosis experts, roentgenologist, dentist, patho-
logical and bacteriological laboratories, physiotherapy de-
partment, 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 operat-
ing staff and equipment, there is an administrative staff which
includes the auditing and disbursing departments so that ac-
counts may be paid immediately.
The hospital is organized on strictly practical business
principles and operates with its own individual budget.
