Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-12-08
WOMEN VICTORIOUS.
Overwhelming Majority for the Board of
Lady Managers OOer Men.
EMERGENCY HOSPITAL ADMINLS-
TRATTON ENDORSED BYPUBLIC
SNen Turned Doom and Entire Won,en'S Ticket
Elected Boards Annual Report Approv-
ed--AmendmentS o4dopted.
Lady Managers OOer Men.

airy in order to satisfactorily main
tain the hospital for the future and
to make it thoroughly efficient The
report stated it was the Boards opin-
ion, after a careful estimate had been
made, that at least 50, 800 per year
more was needed than last year to
maintain the hospital properly, and
for this reason the Board of State
Aids and Charities has been asked
to appropriate s., 900 per year instead
of 81, 800, in order to employ a resi-
dent physician to secure, when neces-
sary, ladditional trained nurses and
for the fitting out of a new heating
plant, ventilating system, SC.
The report stated committee had
waited upon the County Commission
ers, asking for the annual appropria-
tion of $500 required by the State law.
The sum of $3.50 had been voted to
be paid out of the tax levy last July,
but to date had not been received
The disbursements showed an expen-
diture during the year for nurses
salaries and wages of 81, ,097. 81; fuel,
$145. %; house furnishings, $21. 81. The
report recorded with sincere regret
the death of one of the Boards char
ter members, Mrs. George A. Gull
yer, who did much to encourage the
work of the hospital and whose efforts
lent inspiration to the Board. The
report noted the designations during
the year of the following members of
the Board Mrs. II. @. Gearing, Miss
Katherine Walton, Mrs. Willard H.
Brownson, Mrs. HI. H. Clark, Mrs.
Joseph McComas, all valuable men,
bers whose services while they were
members of the Board, it recorded
with appreciation. The report ex-
pressed the Boards thanks to the peo-
pie of Annapolis and gratitude for
their contributions to the support of
the institution. The fraternal orders
were also thanked and the Board ex-
pressed acknowledgment and appreci-
alton for the encouragement offered
during the difficulties that it has en-
countered in the work of the past year.
The Medical Staff, who contribute
their time to the medical, surgical
and special work of the hospital with
out compensation, were thanked by
the Board for their services, as was
also Mr.. Shellman B. Brown, Superin-
tendent of the Baltimore e. Annapo-
lis Short Line Railroad, for courtesies
extended in the way of passes to ply
sicians on the consulting staff, who
live out of the city. The Board also
thanked the press of the city and
county. The report touched upon the
inefficient management of the former
superintendent, who, after a repeat
ell request to resign and refusal to do
SO, had been source of trouble for
the last six months, and had brought
s,.k he
last annual meeting the affairs of
up to July Ia, when legal proceed
ings were instituted by the Chief of
Staff and others, an injunction having
been sued out of the Circuit Court for
Anne Arundel County, to restrain the
Board of Managers of the hospital from
interfering with the superintendent
in any way. The Court dismissed
the injunction. The superintendent,
still refusing to vacate, the hospital,
the Board was compelled to have re-
course to suit of mandumus to compel
her to vacate the Office and surrender
the hospital to the managers. The
Court also decided this case in favor
of the Board of Managers, but the for
mer superintendent. continued to oc-
cupy the premises until October 81,
when she and pupil nurse in the
Board's employ were given vaca-
tion by the Chief of the Medical Staff.
and the hospital was closed by him
at noon on Saturday, October 81, at a
time when q young man suffering
with typhoid fever was seeking admit
tance to the hospital for treatment.
The institution remained. closed only
over Sunday, however, as the Board
secured special nurse in case of emer-
gency or in event of any accident in
the city. The report also stated that
during the time the former superinten-
dent continued to occupy the hospital
subsequent to her discharge there had
been a number of patients at the hos
pital, some of them occupying a pri-
vate room at $l5 per week, but that
no money had been turned over to the
Board and it was supposed the sums
collected had been used for the main
tenance of the institution.
The report further dwelt upon the
hospitals increased. usefulness and
urged the support of ]. the public, for
as the citizens of Annapolis and Anne
Arundel county help in its support, so
will the State authorities be encour-
aged in like effort. The report con-
cluded as follows: SIT is only just to
state that the Board Of. Managers stand
ready to aid whatever cause is present
ed for the advancement of the prosper
ity of the Annapolis Emergency Hos
pital."
After the acceptance Of the Board g
report to the Association the treasurer
read her report, which was approved.
The chair asked if there were any other
reports to be presented and DR.. W.
Clemant Claude, Chief of Staff, pres
ented mis- report, over which there
was some discussion as TO its accep-
tance because it had not been pre-
sented to the board after repeated
requests. The question was put and as
a division was called for, DR.. Louis
B. Henkel moved that a yea and
nav xote be taken There was a mo-
ton to lay the report on the table,
which was carried Before the next
order of business was taken mp the
president retired from the chair, cal