The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-11
|DRENIRY SUCCEEDS
DR.. BLACKBOARD.
Elected BY General Board Head
OF the Western State
Hospital.
ASKS TIME TO CONSIDER
ASKS TIME TO CONSIDER
Recommendations for Consump-
tive Cottages and Epileptic
Hospital.
Special to The Times-Dlspa,ch.)

Especial to The Times-Dispa,ch)
PETERSBURG, VA, January io.-Dr.
William f. Drewy was to-day elected
to the supernitendancy of the Western
State Hospital at Stanton. The selec-
ton of DIR. w. Il. Drewry was big
surprise to every one, and possibly to
himself as he asked for time to con-
slider the offer.
Dr. DeJarmith, the first assistant of
DIR. Drewry at the Central State Hos
.pital, for colored insane here, was thought
to be the choice of the board for this
position to succeed the late DR.. BENZ.
f. Blackford.
Livery membo rof the general hospital
board attended to-day's quarterly meet
ing, at the Central Hospital.
DR.. Drewry was elected on the unanl-
nous Recommendation of the special
board of directors, of the Stanton hog
pital, and was notified of the honor paid
to his distinguished service in his pres
ent position. by a committee consisting of
Il. III. Gloves, chairman. Col. r. 8. Turk
and julius Straus.
He expressed his great appreciation of
the compliment, and asked for time to
consider the subject. DR.. Drewry was
not a candidate for the Office, which
came to him entirely msought.
Col. L. w. Lane, Jr., State commits
sioner of hospitals, and ex-officio chair
man of the general board. emphasized
the urgent necessity for additional ac-
Communications at the hospitals for the
white insane, stating that 1t has been
unavoidably necessary to crowd to moro
than their normal capacity every ward
In all the hospitals for the white insane;
and several times during the year, on
account of lack of room. several patients
have been compelled to remain in jail
until their was n vacancy.
A total of 3,422 patients were in the
four State hospitals, September SOth. 1905,
with 46 application on file awaiting va
cancies.
Receipts for the fiscal year from all
sources, including the state appropria-
tions and previous years balance,
amounted to s42l .9s5. 40. expenditures,
$685. $500. Constant improvement dur
Ing the past year In the general condi-
tons of the lospitals is reported.
The board unanimously endorsed Col.
Lanes recommendations. that State APP
pronriat'ons be asked for the treatment
of consumpt've patients in cottages to
be constructed at each hospital. The
tent system Is now In successful use, but
the proposed building Of these separate
cottages, with glass enclosures. is con-
sidered Il far better and moro advanced
mode of treatment, which would produce
the most satisfactory results
The establishment of State colony
for the treatment Of white epileptles. was
one of the most imnortant and Interest,"
ing subjects considered and endorsed Mt
to-day's meeting. Col Lane presented a
paper. showing the urgent necessity for
separating this class of patients from
the others. and recommending an initie!
appropriation of one hundred thousand
dollars for the purchase of q large farm
in desirable section OF the State, and
the erection of cottages for epletic pa
tients, of whom about two hundred and
fifty are now scattered among the in
mates of the hospitals. for the white in
sane.
Memorial resolutions in honor OF the
late Dr. Benjamin blackboard, formerly
superintendent of the Western State Hos
pital We're offered by Col. r. A. Turk,
of the special board of that institution
were adopted. The board found the hos
pltal in the highest state of efficiency.