Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-12-06
Total expenditures $4,sl1.4
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Total expenditures $4,Sl1. "A
Nerv respectfully,
PHEBE X. MARTIN, Treasurer.
The report was approved and accept
ed. The third annual report of the
Board of Managers of the Emergency
Hospital Association was submitted,
and at the request of the secretary,
was read by the president, as follows
"The Managers of the Emergency
Hospital Association, in submitting
their annual report, desire TO express
the sense of qualification they feel
over what has been accomplished dur
ing the past twelve months under their
direction and supervision.
lin the beginning of the year, in
accordance with the amendment to the
bylaws requiring an Advisory Board
of five men whose duty it should be
to assist and advise the Managers and
audit the treasurer's accounts, the
following were unanimously elected
to fill this office: DR.. George Wells,
Mr.. James M. Munroe, Mr.. John de
Peyster Douw, Mr.. James p. Bannon.
Mr.. Robert J. Bergman.
Miss Adamson, a graduate nurse
commended by the executive commit
tee of the staff, was elected superin-
tendent of the Hospital, position
which she has since filed TO the salts
faction of the staff as well as the
Board.
"Until the close of the last Legisla-
ture your Managers were greatly han
dicapped by lack of adequate funds
but, with the increased appropriation
from the State of 81, 500 per annum
instead of 81 500 they have been en-
abled to make many needed improve
ments both within and without the
building, which add greatly to the
comfort of the patients as well as
facilitate the work of the physicians.
''Since the last annual meeting of
the Association a first-class heating
plant has been installed at an original
expense of $40. 1t was subsequently
found necessary to cover the boiler
and pipes with asbestos at an addi-
tional expenditure of $50 The build
ing is now perfectly and uniformly
heated throughout.
''As the result of their earnest and
untiring work your Board of Mana
gers feel the Institution is now fully
equipped and furnished with every
appliance necessary to make it first
class hospital.
with an able staff of physicians
from the city and county, supported
by q strong consulting staff of sur.
oeons from the Johns Hopkins, and
MARYLAND Universities, a superinten-
dent who has proved herself q capable
nurse and q most competent and ju-
dicious manager, the Emergency Hos
pitl. although limited in capacity,
stands second TO none in the state for
efficiency in ministering to the suffer
ing humanity in the city and its pre-
cincts.
"During the year tile staff khas lost
bv resignation four of its members :
DR.. Clement Claude, DR.. Thomas @.
Walton, DIR. Frank H. Thompson. DR..
s. s. Hepburn. BY death: DR.. Elijah
Williams, a warm friend of the hos
pital. whose death we record with
deer regret. and DR.. William Bishop.
HThere have been elected to the
staff ]. S. Hayes, NJ. ID. Louis b. Hen
kel. Jr., M. D., Charles B. Henkel,
M. D.. and J. Oliver Purvis, III. ID.
DR.. st. Clair Spruill, Of the Maryland
University, and DIR. Harvey Gushing,
of.the Johns Hopkins. both eminent
surgeons, have been elected. by their
request, to the consulting staff.
. ssOur valued secretary. Mrs. Mer-
riam, to whose efficient services we
desire to pay tribute. was compelled
by reason of illness. TO tender her res
Equation. Vacancies in the Board
occasioned by her resignation and
that of Mrs. Nevett Steele, were filed
bv the election of Mrs. Edwin War
field and Miss Katherine Walton.
1.-THE monthly meetings during the
vearyhave been well attended and the