The news & observer., 1901-03-13
DIRECTORS CHOSE
DR. JAMES M'KE[
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He Was Elected on Fourth
Ballot.
SIXTEEN CANDIDATES
There Was a Full Meeting cf the
Board.
THE ELECTION WAS MADE UNANIMOUS
The New Sup ,rintendent is a Prominent Raj
eigh Physician. The Position
Pays Twen!y..ight Hun-
dred DJIlars

DIR. James Mckee, of this place, has
been elected superintendent Of the
Central Hospital for Insane.
His election took place yesterday
morning and was on the fourth ballot.
His election was made unanimous.
The directors of the hospital met at
the institution yesterday at II o'clock,
for the purpose of electing DR.. Kirby's
successor. Sixteen candidates were
placed in nomination, and it took four
ballots to elect. After the election. the
board passed a resolution in regard to
the death of DR. Kirby. the former SUI
perintendent.
The names placed before the beard as
candidates for the position of superin
tendent were sixteen In number and as
follows: tY
DIR. r. II. SPEIGHT. of Wrendale,
Edgecombe county.
DIR. JAMES MCKEE, of Raleigh.
DIR. JOHN RANDOLPH BROWN, of
Indiana.
DIR. JULIAN NJ. BAKER, of Tarboro.
DIR. JAMES w. McNEILL of Fay
ctteville.
DIR. ALBERT ANDERSON, of Will
son.
DIR. j. L. PICOT. of Littleton.
DIR. T. M. JORDAN, of Raleigh.
DIR. WILLIAM N. OGLE, of Del
ware.
DIR. /. NJ TAYLOR. of Morganton
DIR. GEORGE w. LONG, of Graham.
DIR. ROBERTS. of Jefferson.
DR. C. NJ. McANNALLY, Of Madison.
DIR. SYLVESTER.
DR.. w. G. MURPHY. of Washington.
DIR. IVEY RIDDICK, of Youngsvillc.
DR.. Mckee was elected on the fourth
ballet. the vote being: Mckee 6, Speight
.. Stancilr1 The vote was then made
unanimous.
The vote on the first ballot was as
follows. Speight 2, Mckee 2 Brown 1,
Baker /, Mcneil ]. Anderson !. Picot 1.
On the second ballot the vote was the
same except DIR. Spefght got votes and
Or. Picot's name was withdrawn.
On the third ballot the vote was:
Speight .. Mckee 4. Brown I. Baker /,
and Anderson /.
The position pays $500.
The following resolution was intro
,luced relative to the death of DIR. Kir-
by The autograph copy was sent to the
family:
Resolved That in the untimely death
Of DR.. George Leonidas Kirby, late SUI
perintendent State Hospital at Raleigh,
N. c.. the State has lost one of it's most
accomplished executive officers.
the institution a MOTT capable and ef
ficient superintendent: the unfortunate
inmates devoted, patient, and untir-
ing physician; its employees kind and
considcrate manager. and a wide circle
of friends and associates friend upon
whose like they may not look again.
The resolution was signed by the
board as follows: j. d. Briggs, Jas. Nc
I<ee. #. w Barnes. X. III. Stancil, w. +.
Fort, JAS c. Kenan. Geo. B@Curtis, j.
c. BelIamy.
DR.. Mckee is one OF the leading ply
scians OF this city and son of a
leading physician, the late DR. w. H. |
Mckee. He was born here January 5th |
1874, and his preliminary training was
received at the old Lovejoy school He
maliicuated at the State University |
Later he entered the Confederate army |
and saw service in Company ID. |
First Regiment. As lieutenant he par
iicipated in the battle Of Kinstun. n c., |
and Jones Farm. near Petersburg, and |
was an picket duty during the Three |
Days Fight.
After the surrender he was special |
messenger to the Express Company, |
and began the study of medicine under |
his father. He graduated from Belle |