National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-20
Mr.. George w. Driver was charged in
THE PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL.
The Medical staff ResiGns-The Story Told
im Ecar Whereases..,

At meeting CT the Medical Board of Providence
Hospital, held yesterday, the following prcambles
and resolution were offered by DIR. 4. +. \. King
and adopted:
Whereas, upon reference TO the charter or act OF
Congress Incorporating the Directors of Provi-
dence Hospital it appears that the body cor
poTate" consisting of five ladies' of which Sister
Beatrice Is legally PRESIDENT has full power and
authority to make such bylaws, rules and regula-
tions as may be necessary for the general accom-
pliShmcnt of the objects Of said hospital and
also full power and all the rights of opening and
keeping a hospital in the city of Washington for
the care of such sick and invalid persons may
place themselves under the treatment and care of
Z said corpGratiOn;' and
Whereas the said act of Congress cOnfers 10
power or authority whatever upon the physicians
and surgeons composing the medical board, either
i'll the general management of the hospital or in
the care andtreatment of the patients therein; and
Whereas the present members of the medical
board have found it impossible to enforce or TO
obtain enforcement by the body corporate" of
the best interests of the hospital and the proper
care and treatment of its sick persons; and
Whereas those individual members of thiS board
who have more strenuously endeavored to enforce
such necessary regulations have been peremp-
toriy requested by the Sister Superior to resign
and while this board at its last meeting one week
ago delegated its chairman CDr Grafton Tyler 10
confer with the said Sister Superior with view to
continue the present arrangement for one week,
but without any result other than reaSSeTtion on
the part of the Sister Superior that her supreme
authority would continue to be exercised: There
fore,
Rcsolred, That we, the undersigned, members of
the medical board, at once sever our connection
with the said hospital
The resolutions are signed by Drs A F. A. King
c. NJ Ford, F. Howard. J. s. Beale, \. S. Lincoln.
J. F. Thompson, Charles E. Hagner, and d. W.
Prentiss.
The only members of the medical staff whose
names were not appended to the resolutions are
DrS. Grafton Tyler, Johnson Eliot, and d. K. Hag-
neT. The meeting was very spirited, and much
feeling was manifested. Five of the physicians, as
stated in the preamble to the resolution were re-
quested by The Sister Superior to resign from the
board and it is understood their places have al
ready been filled.
The Garfield and Arthur Wfae-Awake5.
\ meeting of the Garfield and Arthur Wide
Awake Campaign Club was held last evening at
their club rooms, Odd Fellows Hall, Thirteenth
street northwest, the president, Hon. John T..
Johnson in the chair and Mr.. J. H. Richardson
secretary. MI Henry Piper. from the committee
on entertainment reported progress, and il de-
cided that the Ira Aldridge Dramatic Company
should give their dramatic performance for the
benefit of the Widc-Awakes for the pur-
chase Of uniforms for the 4th of March,
on the 18th of February, at Odd Fellows
Hail. Seventh street. After which William
Sidney Mcfarland was admitted TO active men,
beTship. with the following gentlemen to honor
airy membership: Milton Holland, DR.. William
Tindall r. J. Beall, Griffin Reed General John s.
Croker, William \. Cook, Hon. B. K. Bruce, Z. G.
IngeTsOll, DR.. Palmer, DR.. lie Count Cook, George
Miller, CardozO, Henry LaTInan, w. II. Smith, A.
Colonel F. p Holladay, Professor ]. NJ. Gregory,
W. w. Curtis, ex-Lieutenant-Goyernor Gleeves,
John W. Geary, David Warner, L. S. Emery, Solo
mon G.. Brown, Dr.. Brock, DR.. c. B. Purvis, s. 6.
E. Cook Richard Wallace John H Brooks Peter
Campbell, Henry Johnson, and Charles King.