Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-16
s SELF SUPPORTING
oPPoSERS OF THE INSTITUTION
ARE ARRAIGNED.
None of the Specifications Supported by
the Evidence Adduced-Firm
Stand Taken.

trict today. 1t is dated December IL, and
in part, is as follows:
To the Honorable the Commissioners of
the District of Columbia:
At a meeting of the executive committee
of the Central Dispensary and Emergency
Hospital, held December II, fgs3, the presi-
dent was directed to present to the hon.
orable Commissioners of the District of
Columbia the following review of report
recently made by the board of charities,
from an investigation by said board of
said hospital.
In a comprehensive consideration of the
report under review, especially with refer
ence to the predominating object of the in
stigator of the investigation, the giving
here of the names of the citizens, ladies and
gentlemen, who comprise the board of d.
rectors of the hospital Will lend some
weight to the views hereinafter presented
They are: Henry F. Blount. William j.
Boardman, George Lothrop Bradley, Ar
thur T.; Brice, DR.. Swan NJ. Burnett, DR..
William P. Carr, John w. Foster, Mrs Ar
mold Hague, DR.. William II. Hawkes.. Mrs.
Joseph R. Hawley, Charles e. Howe, DIR.
n. l.. E. johnson, DR.. j. Taber Johnson.
DIR. A F. A. King, DR.. George NJ. Kober,
DR.. G. L. Magruder, George w. McLana-
han, Frederick A. Miller, Mrs. X. L. Multi
gan, DR.. 7. Morris Murray. Sidhey C. Neaie,
DR.. Sternng Ruffin, DR.. e., L. Tompkins,
Dr. George T. Vaughan, Miss Mary T.
Waite, H. Randall Webb, Henry L. West.
William c. .Whittemore, Thpmas F. Walsh,
n,ard haaitb ofticer. John a Frank sani
tary officer. -.
Whenever a vacancy occurs fn.the board
it is filled by the remaining members. 1t
- III, - - y 49,, 10. 80, aanatI,- &c +;r,o y
citizen of Washineton that indicious. care
had been exercised in selecting directors.
The Central Dispensary and Emergency
1s7I from which time dowuz to IS1a n was
entirely supported by the citizens of the
District excent o,,lvsa n, tho small con,
tribution made by the city, government of
s27S. Contributions have been mslds by our
t oi.taens 80 IN -, a Zoo Sno oi s " 'he
In the hospital wear ersiit-< March n
1873, there had been treated 3.6T7 patients
for whom 123s2 prescriptions nAd been COM
ia heo, ~. en 81, ,se. toes'
70 ca prescrintions had been compoundefi.
Last year there were, 13,56f patients. 49,
513 prescriptions 2 o5f oneraticns and I a47
ambulance calls
In the wear ending June so 1902 there
were treated in the six other hospitals of
the District 16913 patients, and for the
benefit of those hosni,als there was annro-
priated $4,000 In the Central Dispensary
and Emergency Hospital there we're treated
that year IL. 465 patients. with an appropria--
ton only of $4,000.
other hospitals received from patients over
500 600 The Emergency from such na
tlents, , only received something over $1,000
statement the nnmhar 80 r,,t,a,,,s rs ,a6
in the Emergency Hospital last year was
1861, exceeding the number of 19O2 by
over .eI, q tnousano.
con1.;nt tnts sea' fro NUMBER Oh pat,ents only
single one there is reason r. heI,eve that ~
originated in the same source and was as
absolutely without foundation as were the
other vindictive charges made against the
hospital.
DR.. Stuart's Trouble.
..1, +,o u,, 100, -,
III 'ie sprihs Vi i'~i Or. u l. Stuart'
who had recently been appointed one OF
the resident physicians. unwiftingly. as he
stated. offended one of the members of the
,,ad;oa, s+.f who 10 o,so f..,-,,,,,.. - ..o
i"e'i.ai o'a' "ho !" eIso ilelpper Vi the
board OF directors The relationship be-
tween these two men remained very much
strained until an occasion occurred OF
which the member of the staff took prompt
advantage by dismissing the young resident
physician. No steps were taken to rein
state DIR. Stuart, and so the object of the
dismissed has been fully acconnlished
This member. aItbough he is one of tho
directors and equally Responsible with his
associates. immediately made chareas
against the hospital, and sought to nunish
bic feIiow mernhers hy ha,,;,es, intraS,,nea
into the appropriation bin Of IL the District a
provision depriving them of the power of
seiec''hs 'heir OWN associates
Action Unauthorized.
In this connection it should be stated that
not only had this doctor no power to dis
miss house physician, but on the investi-
CATION before the board of charities the
evidence reIa ting To tho ,ro,,ent ca ,,,,,,,
t,,..,aod .ha 90, Co.. It, .uIy
seeu ny az. ~, Which 'he house phss'-
clan was dismissed that no alusion wnat-
ever has been made 10 it in the report Of
that board. -
railing in his first effort to punish the
worthy gentlemen and ladies who had for
years labored faithfully in bringing the
Emergency Hospital to the great state of
efficiency and usefulness indicated by the
leve, by any other similar institutjon in
the United States, with as limited means.
he attempted to accomplish his object
b.,y;no racnxo-an,lo-a tieN'S -'1S o"a.