Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-02-02
THE ROSTER CHANGES.
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF TIE WOMAN'S
HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION.
The New Officers Elected for the Ensuing Year.
Reports of the Secretary and Trsasurer-The
Work Of the Past Year-Ths katron,
Miss haywood RetireS

The annual meeting of the Woman's
Hospital Association was held yester-
day at the New City Hospital. There
was a large representation present and
considerable business transacted. In
the absence of the President, Mrs. W..
f. Butler, who is detained at home
with sickness, Miss Mary Vance pre-
sided.
The report of the Secretary, Miss
Martha Hare, was then read. The paper
embodied in concise and comprehensive
form the history of this great charit-
ABLE movement from its inception. and
proved very entertaining to all. All the
sterling facts required by tie AsSocia-
ton were contained in the report, the
same being neatly written and compiled
in pamphlet form. The report, among
other things, noted the fact that there
was 1925. 81 to the credit Of the Enter
tainment Committee.
The report of the treasurer, Mrs. L.
E. Sands, was then read, of which the
following is brief synopsis: Since the
organization Of the Association Jan. %,
1890, I have received in all So, 706. SO.
Paid to Board on account Of property,
50, 500, and for furnishings, general ex-
penses, etc, 50, 1869. Received from
all sources during the past year, ST.
SIS 60. Paid out as per orders, 81, 20S. sc,
leaving balance on hand at the pres
ent time OF S629.67.
Then came the election of officers for
the ensuing year with the following re-
suits:
President-Mrs. W. F. Butler.
Vice Presidents-Mrs. w. A. Wilson,
Miss Mary Vance, Mrs. j. f. Merri-
man. Mrs. w. A. Crawford, Mrs T. II.
Higgins, Mrs. Henry Caldwell, Mrs. w.
j. w. Cowden, Mrs. n. B. Scott and
Mrs. Jane Hull.
Treasurer-Mrs. Joseph Metcalf.
Secretary-Miss Martha j. Hare.
Executive Committee - Mrs. w. F.
Butler, Mrs. Joseph Metcalf Miss
Martha Hare, Mrs. NJ. A. Franzhem,
Mrs. n. b. Scott, Mrs. Henry Baer,
Mrs. Joseph Speidel, Mrs. Robert pal-
zel, Mrs. L. j. Bayha, Mrs. William L.
Stfe and Miss Kate Hunter.
The President, Mrs. Butler, has most
effectively graced the head Of the Asso-
citation, and the members were not slow
in re-electing her. Miss Martha Hare
expressed q desire to withdraw from
the Secretaryship, but the excellence Of
her work was known too well to allow
her resignation to prevail, and she was
reelected unanimously.
The appointment Of the other com
mitteeS is left in the hands of the Ex-
ecutive Committee. Rev. r. X. Swope
who was present made some interesting
remarks, among other matters stating
that the number of patients received at
the Hospital the past year were 272,
and of this number there were 20
deaths Four of these were from rail-
road accidents where the patients were
brought TO the Hospital in dying con-
tion.
Miss haywood, who has been matron
of the Hospital for the past year, re-
tired yesterday, and Miss Charlotte Coli
Inns, who has been engaged in an ip-
frmary near PittSburg, has arrived to
take her place. The occasion of the
change is said to be due TO the fact that
the management desire 10 reduce eX-
penses and combine the positions OF
matron and housekeeper, for which
Miss Collins is amply qualified, while
Miss haywood had had no experience
in housekeeping.
Next Thursday will be donation day,
and on this occasion everyone is expect
ed to contribute pound of something.
There will no doubt be generous re-
sponse 1t is to be regretted that the
affair will not resolve itself into such a
social occasion as was enjoyed at the
Building last year, but owing to the
crowded condition of the Hospital the
social feature will have to be deferred.
The entertainment committee have
under consideration a scheme that
would seem to meet with unbounded
success II carried out. 1t is what is
known as the pageant of the Year"
given recently in Boston on brilliant
scale and personally conducted by one
of the faculty Of VaSsar College, who
originated the affair. 1t consists of
series OF dances representing the con-
spicuous features of each month
throughout the year, and all with ap-
propriate costumes and scenery.
Whether or not to present it will be
definitely decided at the next meeting
of the committee.