The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-15
HOT BRITISH BLOOD.
War in the Victoria Hospital
Association.

The annual meeting Of the Victoria Hos
pital Association was held on Tuesday EVEN
ing at the rooms of the Insurance Union,
Sans0me street, near California,
President Robert Balfour made state
ment of what had been done during the past
year, and said that owing to the lack OF IN
terest shown by the members and the Brit
ish residents of San Francisco it was feared
that the association would be left without a
legal quorum, and at a meeting of the Board
of Directors, held in November, PROPOSE
ton had been made to turn over the control
OF the funds, amounting to some S52Oo, 10
the seven British societies in this city: Burn.
ably. Pickwick and London lodges, Sons OF
ST. George; California Club, St. Andrews
Society, Thistle Club and British Benevo-
lent Society, one director to be elected from
each society and two at large. This propo,,
sition had been adopted by the directors ana
the societies had been asked to elect.
1t appeared that the British Benevolent
Society had declined to elect director, for
when Mr.. BalfUur sat down Mr.. Robinson,
the President of that society. inquired
whether the members had received the hYe
days notice required by law of the special
meeting held to ratify the action OF the di-
rectors.
1t was found that full five days notice
had not been given and the matter was
ruled out of order, and it was resolved TO
pTOCeeu 10 eject directors LOT tHo tuouihE
year, Notwithstanding nearly all the British
societies had elected directors as requested.
The election being in order Mr.. Robinson
jumped up and inquired whether proxies
would be allowed.
The Chairman said there was nothing in
the rules TO prevent it.
Charles w. Pope here in.erposed and said
that he hoped proxies would not be allowed;
they never had been heretofore and lie de-
cidedly objected TO their being used at this
meeting. 1t they were allowed, what was
to prevent Nj. Robinson coming there with
his pocket full of proxies and electing the
whole Board OF Directors?
MI. Robinson holly exclaimed that he did
not have single proxy, and then presented
an opinion in writing from +. ID. Brandon,
the legal adviser OF the board, III proxies
could be voted.
Captain Naunton here put his hand in his
pocket and pulled out twenty-one proxies
made out on printed forms and the Chair
man ruled they could be voted.
Mr. Pope took the floor and in emphatic
language denounced the proposed action.
He said that he was astonlshed that the
gentlemen present would lend themselves
TO such dirty piece of iobbery in order to
get control of the funds.
w. L. Scott also spoke very forciby
against the proxies being accepted
Mr.. Pope approached the Presidents
table, and, picking up the bundle of proxies,
found II ticket pinned thereon containing
names of nine men who were the slate can
d!dates for Directors. He then denounced
it as a job put up by some of the members
of the British Benevolent Society in order
to get the money of the association, and
declared he would prevent the job sue
ceeding even if he had to take it into the
courts.
The scheme went through, however, and
by means of the proxies the slate ticket was
elected, and lively times are ahead for the
new board.
board: Messrs. Reid, Brandon, McNab, Bal
four, Naunton, Porter, Gawthorne. Mullins,
Rnhn