The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-11-22
Committee Orders DrS.
Foster. Henderson and
SOuthdll Removed.
DR.. O. G. BRUNK
Is THE NEW HEAD
No First Assistant Elected and
Recommended That Second
Assistant Be a Female.
Dr.. Bullard. of Rad
ford, Likely to
Be Chosen.


WILLIAMSBURG. VA. November
2l.-Sesoived. That In conformity
with the report OF Messrs. j.
Treadvsay. J. .. Osborne and j. Cor
don Bohannon, this day filed and
adopted, Or. L. S. Foster, superinten-
dent; Dr. J. NJ. Henderson. first as
sistant physician, and Or. p. r.
Southall. second assistant physician.
o. the Eastern State Hospital. be and
they are hereby. removed from their
respective offices afolrsaic for the
causes mentioned IN said report. said
removal TO take effect January 1.
1907.
Staff Deposed.
Or. T.. s. Foster superintendent Of
the Eastern state Hospital. was denoeed
this afternoon by the members Of the
General Hospital Board. Assistant Phv-
sicians DIS. Henderson and SouthaH We're
also deposed. the removals of all TO take
effect on January 1st
br- o. G Brunk NJ. A, was Unanimous
ly elected superintendent. to succeed DR.
Foster and the selection OF two assistant
physicians to succeed Drs. Henderson and
Southan was left to the local board. com
posed of Messrs. Wright Bland and Cole.
The vote on the deposinE OF Drs Fostcr.
Henderson and southau was 9 to 3.
Messrs. Bland. Turk and Wright voted
% retain the officers. while NTessrs. Tread
way. Gillian, Bohannon. Osborne. Talia-
ferro. Morgan. Straus. Cole and Hans
brough voted 70 depose.
There were nominated for the Office of
superintendent Dr. Freed. first assistant
physician of Western state Hospital: Dr
Ed. y. Rowe. Of Parkersburg " Va
who was formerly superintendent OF the
West Virginia Hospital. who was deposed
10y the Republicans. and DR.. O. Q. Brunk
New Superintendent.
Dr. F'reod's name was withdrawn and
Dr. Brunk was unanimously elected as
superintendent. TO take Office on January
1st
Dr. Brunk was educated at the TTniver-
sitv Of Virginia, where he received tho
degree Of NJ a. and NJ y. He is about
thirty years Of ago. and bears n high
reputation In his profession. He entered
Central State Hospital under DR. VIII
liam F. Drewry as interne. and rose to
the position Of first assistant. He was
slated TO succeed Ir Drewrv as super
intendent OF Central state Hospital when
Il was thought that Dr Drewrv would
accept the superintendcncv Of Western
state Hospital However. as Dr. Drewrv
decided 10 remain NJ Central. and Or
Brunk resigned and accepted the POSI-
tio0 OF assistant TO DR. Paul Barringer.
dean Of the medical school OF the Uni
versity OF Virginia IN his private sani-
tarium.
The report of tho special committee
adopted by tho general board contained
a clause recommending that the second
assistant physician Of Eastern state
Hospital he hereafter "a female physi-
clan. Dr. Irene Bunard. OF Radford. will
In all probability be selected rs second
assistant physician IN charge OF the fe-
male wards. The new first assistant phy-
sician has not been selected.
No Other Changes.
There viii be no other changes among
the officials at this time. Under the new
rules adopted October - 1905. the super
intendent IS elected by the general board.
the assistant physicians. steward. clerks
and engineer are elected by the special
board and the other officials and ems
ployes are appointed by the superinten-
dent. and confirmed by the special board
On January lst. when Dr Rrunk be-
comes superintendent, he viii mako such
changes as he deems proper
DR.. Foster. when asked for an inter
view. said he had nothing TO say at this
time. but that he would speak plainly
later on.
Drs Henderson and Southau were both
equally reticent.
DIT. Foster entered upon his duties as
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