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

came forward and gave his ballot tC
one of the judges.
After the voting the judges and
clerks retired to the Council Chamber,
where the votes were counted, after
which the following official report was
made to the Association
Ito the Board of Managers of the
Emergency Hospital The undersign-
ed respectively report that ON the
count OF ballots that they find that
for the three year term, Mrs. Eliz-
abeth M. Murray, Miss Kate Ran
dali, Mrs. Helen M. Merriam, each
received 1856 votes; Frank III. Stock
EFT received 66 votes, DIR. Thomas O..
Walton received 65 votes, Lewis j.
Gardiner, received "a votes.
For term of four years-Mrs. Anne
liza Miller received 166 votes, Mrs.
Lulu o. Merrill received 1866 votes,
Mrs. Phoebe Martin received 1877 votes
To fill vacancy in place of Mrs.
Brownson-Charles Himmelhaber re-
ceived 66 votes, DIR. Frank III. Thomp-
son, vice Mrs. Gearing, received 81
votes, Philip b. Cooper, vice Miss
Walton, received SO votes. Charles A.
Dubois, vice Mrs. Clark, received 6G
votes, George Jewell, vice Mrs. McCo-
mas, received 66 votes.
For one year-Mrs. Anna l.. Cresap re-
ceived 165 votes, Mrs. Sarah M. Burns
received 1855 votes.
''We therefore declare that Mrs.
Elizabeth M. Murray, Miss Kate
Randall, Mrs. Helen M. Merriam,
Mrs. Amelia Z. Miller, Mrs. Lulu o.
Merrill, Mrs. Phoebe e. Martin, Mrs.
Anna l.. Cresap and Mrs. Sarah NJ
Burns are duly elected Managers OF
said Emergency Hospital to manage
the same until the next annual elec-
tion.
AS. w OWENS,
RoBT. L. WERNTZ,
DR. GORDON II. CLAUDE,
Attest - Judges.
NEvETT STEELE,
GEO. I. FELDMEYER, Clks.
Annapolis, Dec. 7, 1903.
During the progress of the count.
ing of votes the order of new business
was taken up. This consisted OF
amendments to the Constitution and
Bylaws, Mr.. Daniel r. Randall
offered an amendment to Article Ill,
title Officers, the original of which
was read by the secretary, and the
amendment to strike out lines to IL,
beginning Board and ending quail
ify," was subject to a lively discus
sion ON the part of some of the Medi-
cal Staff. The amendment was rela-
tive to the Boards privilege to ap-
point superintendent which is now
before the Court of Appeals. Mr..
Randall recalled Mrs. Cresap to the
chair and moved that the matter be
laid ON the table, which motion was
carried. / was during the discus
sion of this amendment that DIR.
Claude stated, in substance, that q
Board of women managers knew about
as much how to conduct a hospital as
''cart drivers. !" This caused loud and
prolonged kissing and the chair rap
ped fer order. 1t was the only un-
pleasant feature of the meeting.
DIR. Frank H. Thompson offered an
amendment to Article LII which was
laid on the table. Mr.. Daniel r.
Randall offered an amendment to Ar
ticle ", Membership, which was
adopted. This amendment provides
that he Association membership shall
be composed of all persons over 81
who shall have subscribed and paid to
the hospital fund not less than &. .00
annually prior tc the first day of De-
cember in each year and shall have
their names enrolled by the Secretary
of the Board. 1t also provides that
by virtue of their Office all members
of the Medical Staff and Board Of
Managers shall be members of the As
sociation, and not required to pay an
nual dues. The amendment was
adopted.
DR.. Thompson offered an amend
ment to Article v, Meetings, "
which was adopted. Two other amend
ments to this article were laid on the
table. The amendment to Article V,
adopted. provides that the president
of the Association shall call q special
meeting within ten days of a dated
request Of ten or more members. An
amendment to Bylaw XI was adopt
ed and also proposed new article to
the Constitution, offered by Mr..
Douw, Article VII, title Staff.
The order of new business was sus-
pended at the announcement of the
vote, which was received with an ova.
tion. When the announcement was
made Of the reelection of Mrs. Cres.
ap, the retiring president, who has
served efficiently for two years, and
who has been reelected q member
Of the Board of Managers, she receiv.
ed an ovation. At least two minutes
elapsed before the applause ceased.
All other proposed amendments
were laid on the table and the Associ-
alton adjourned at 10. 45 p. m. 1t was
great victory for the Lady Managers
who nave previously won in Court
on two occasions and last night were
given by vox popui an ovsrwhelm-
ing majority.