The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-04-07
VOTE OF THANKS
FOR DR. COOPER
BOARD OF HEALTH EXPRESSES
ITS REGRETS AT HIS RESIGNING
THE PRESIDENCY.

At the meeting of the Board of Health
yesterday afternoon a vote of thanks
was given to Dr. c. B. Cooper, the re-
firing president. 1t was presented by
DR.. Mays in the following form:
Il move that a vote of thanks be ten
dered to DR.. c. B. Cooper, for his long
services in this Board, first as an or
binary member and afterwards as it's
president. During his incumbency of
the chair he has by his skill and en-
ergy maintained a high standard of
efficiency in all branches of the Health
Department of these Islands, promptly
aligning it with the most modern and
progressive ideas. He deserves a spe-
cial credit for bringing this department
into closer touch with the central health
authorities at Washington; who now
recognize, as never before, the impor-
lance of the Health Board of this Ter
ritory as the outpost of national de-
fence against the great epidemic dis
eases of Asia. This is evidenced by the
selection, by SurgeOn-General Wyman,
of DR.. Cooper as chairman of the sec
ton on leprosy in the coming confer
ence of the United States Boards of
Health at Washington, fitting tribute
to DR.. Cooper's standing in sanitary
science.
I'VE express sincere regret at the
close of DR.. Cooper's occupancy of the
chair but trust that his public services
will be as highly appreciated by the
people generally as they are by each
member of this Board.
"(Signed)" w. H. MAYS,
IN. P. ROBINSON,
IF. c. SMITH,
JOHN c. LANE,
"E. c. PETERS.
Honolulu, April 6, 1904"
Dr. Cooper cordially thanked the
Board for its expressions of confidence
and good feeling, and promised to give
all the assistance in his power. Regard
ing the Boards request that DR.. Coop
er remain a member of the Board DR..
Mays, occupying the chair made the
following statement:
1.-THE request made of DR.. Cooper the
other day, that he remain on the Board
as a private member, was not made in
any fractional spirit whatever. Just
now we need the benefit of his knowl-
edge of health affairs. The Legislature
will no doubt require thorough informa-
ton as to the workings and require
ments of the Board of Health, and
there is no one who can better give that
information than our late president.
\ Before taking action on health mat
ters, committees of the House and the
Senate will naturally expect to confer
with the official head of this depart
ment. Whoever shall be chosen as pres
ident of this Board we hope that DR..
/ Cooper will assist him in these confer
/ ences, if called upon, and so promote
the object for which the session has
| been called"
! A number of petitions and routine re-
ports were received, among them be-
ing the quarterly report of DR.. H. c.
! Sloggett, superintendent of the Asylum
! for Insane, showing a total of 175 pa
tients, 1872 males and 43 females, divid-
! ed by nationalities as follows
| Hawaiians As, Chinese SO, Portuguese
26, Japanese "a, American Z, English 2,
German 6, Norwegian 2, French 1, East
Indian l, West Indian l, Manila 1, Cen
trail American l, S. s. Islands 3, Gil
bert Islands 3, Polish l, Porto Rican T.
part Hawaiian 6, Scotch l.
During the quarter IS We're receiv-
! ed. 20 discharged and 4 died.