The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-10-23
MAS. RUFFNER,s
Charges are without Founda-

Charges are without Founda-
tiOn.
Huntington Advertiser.
Charges of grave and dana
ging character having been made
against the present management of
the Asylum for Inourables, by it's
former superintendent, Mrs. Mary
jackson Ruffner, in recent pub.
lie address which was given wide
circulation by the press of the
state, and these statements having
been supplemented by an affidavit
of former employee of the institu-
ton, Mr.. John a.. Jones, one of
the Board of Directors of the Asy-
lum, residing at Huntington, in
vited the undersigned to visit the
institution and ascertain if the
charges were we'll founded.
Upon this invitation, we went to
the Asylum for Inourables on the
18th day of October. The super
intendent was not aware of our
coming, and was found at the pow
or house now under construction.
Being informed that we wished to
inspect the institution be assented
and said, while it WAS under his
charge, he wished it understood
that the place was open to insPeo-
ton at all times and that he court
ed the most searching Inquiry.
Every door in the institution
was promptly and cheerfully open
ed to US, and we insp cted the en-
tire premises making careful OBJ
servation of the condition of the
patients, their surroundings, the
character of the food then in pre-.
paration for them, and of the APP
parent relations existing between
them and the superintendent and
his subordinates. Every, room,
hall and closet in the two build
ings was looked into from base
ment to attic. We found the food
abundant and of a healthful and
NITROUS character, and served with
painstaking cleanliness. The en-
tire promises were clean and we'll
kept and the attitude of the I'M
fortunates toward those in author
ity was unmistakably one of re.
spect and affection, this being no.
ticeably the case with regard to
DIR. Guthrie.
This committee is of the opinion
that the present management, as
compared to the former, or other
such institutions, while it may diff
fer in some detaile, is at least as
good if not better.
We took up the charges in detail
and found them untrue.
Since the scope of the asylum
was enlarged by the Legislature, it
became necessary thata man of ex-
perience who would devote his en-
tire time to the place, should be
given charge, and the statute re
quires that the superintendent
shall be graduate of reputable
medical college.
The people of West Virginia are
of right deeply inter.e u in the
welfare of the Asylum, and we take
this occasion to say to them that
it's management is excellent and
that the appointment of DIR. Guth-
rie has 80 far been amply justified
by the manner in whioA he has
conducted it's affairs We believe
Mrs. Ruffner to have been misin-
formed and imposed upon, and take
pleasure in assuring the public
that the Asylum remains q model
place of refuge for the GLASS of un-
fortunates who are entitled to it's
shelter.
Respectfully,
DAN A. MossMAN, President
Chamber of Commerce,
THos. A. WATT,
FLOYD S. CHAPMAN, of Hunting
ton Advertiser.
O. l.. THOMPSON,
II. O. GORDON, Mayor,
G. A. NoRTHCoTT.
b. b. EVANS, Pastor of First M {.
e. Church,
e. f, CHAPMAN, of Huntington
Herald,
j. w. VALENTINE,
7. S. SCANLoN,
JOHN MCCARTHY, Minister of
First Congregational Church.
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