Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-12-08

by hn OVERWHELMING udJOrlty VI
two and half votes to one, the Board
of Lady Managers of the Annapolis
Emergency Hospital Association was
elected last night at the second an
nual meeting of the Association held
great victory for the women and
far exceeded the hopes of the most
sanguine Two tickets were in the
field, one for board of men, one for
board of women, some of whom
were charter members Of the hospital
association and to whose efforts the
hospital owes It's inception. The
largest number of votes pooled for
any one lady on the Board was 1877
and was polled for Mrs. Phoebe K.
Martin, wife of J. William Martin
Other candidates were elected by 1866
votes, 100 majority, the largest vote
polled for the men being sc.
Never has any movement created
such an interest ON the part of the
general public as this annual meeting
of the Emergency Hospital Associa-
tion. Men and women of all creeds
and all political compilations in the
city began filling the large Assembly
Room long before the hour of the
meeting, until it is estimated be
tween six and eight hundred had as
sembled. Promptly at 8. 10 O'Clock
the President of the Board of Mana
gers, Mrs. Anna l.. Cresap, called the
meeting to order, and il took some
little time after the gavel sounded
before silence prevailed, although the
crowd of representative men and wo-
men present were more than usually
attentive and interested for an audi
ence of such large size. Mrs. Cresap
said: 1T becomes my duty under
the bylaws of your association to pre-
side at this, your annual meeting.
The report of the Board Of Managers
for the past year, together with the
treasurer's report, will be presented
to you for your acceptance Eight
members of the Board of Managers are
to be elected to fill the places of
those whose terms have expired and
those who have resigned, and any
other new business appropriate to
the annual meeting of the members of
this Association may be brought be-
fore you for your consideration.
The president then called the meet
ing to order and the secretary was
called upon to read the minutes of the
previous annual meeting, which were
approved as recorded. The secretary
then read the annual report of the
Board of Managers of the Annapolis
Emergency Hospital Association to
that body. The report was at too
great length to publish in full, but
was complete and comprehensive
statement of the Boards work, COW
ering q period from December /, 1902,
to December 1, 1908. The secretary
stated "during the year many inn
provements had been made to the hos
pital, which was originally a private
residence and not at all adapted to
hospital purposes. Among these inn
provements was the building Of a
ward for colored people, which had
not only increased the number of beds
In the hospital, but had given more
desirable accommodations and vastly
improved the sanitary condition of
the hospital. Bath and toilet rooms
had been added on each floor and
equipped with. the msost improved,
modern plumbing. A peace Cham
ber' or Dead House. has also been
built during the year and repairs
have been made to the hospital at a
cost of 1868. SO. The cellar has been
made air tight. New windows have
been put in, cement floor has been
laid in q portion of the kitchen and
gas and sewer connections have been
made. The secretary's report showed
that so far as officially known,
there had been "a patients treated in
the hospital during the year; 10 of
which were pay patients and 54 free
patients. Also % outdoor or dispen-
sary patients were treated so far as
officially known by the Board. The
Board, up to last night, had received
no official report either from the
former superintendent, Miss Nellie
NJ. Pusey, or from the chief of the
Medical staff, and there was no re-
port for the months of July, August,
September and October. During the
month Of November, after the hospi-
tai was closed by the Chief of the
Medical Staff, without the knowl-
edge or consent of the majority of the
Medical Staff or Of the Board of Man
ayers, and the nurses were given a va
cation, the Board secured the servi-
ces of graduate nurse of the Train
ing School Of Johns Hopkins Hospi-
tai, Miss Ruth A. Z. Adamson, and
the hospital was opened on the fol-
lowing Monday after having Deen
closed on Saturday at noon.
The secretary's report further show
ed the cost of maintenance of the hos
pital to have been for the past year
80. 7l04.8. OF this amount IS, 900 was
received from the State, $3.50 from
the county, 1869. A from pay patients,
Sill. 90 from a lecture delivered by
Mrs. Mary 4. Hitchcock, "a. 90 from
a lecture delivered by Mrs. Charles
r. Miller, $500 from st. Mary's
Bay Council, and the balance from
other sources, with cash in bank Dec
emee 1. 1902 Of I67. rs. The report
stated the hospital concludes its year
free of debt but the Board looks with
some anxiety to the future unless the
State appropriates q liberal sum.
With its increased usefulness there
has been additional expense, and the
Board thinks resident physician
II. -. wna III.