The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-09

should nave been presented
TO the members of the association, but
they knew that the people would not
be as anxious to accept as they are. |
was told hat over half of the ma
jority who voted for the acceptance of
the resignation were not sven mem
bers, but were friends of the physi-
clans.
Il understand that they insulted me
right and left, but my record is an
open book, and the majority of the
public know how I worked day and
night for the success of the new nos
pital.
rabbi Brodsky insulted me. too,
but you know he Is related to DIR. Vic
tor Parsonett and his wife, and that
was to be expected, 1 think it would
have been more fitting for the rabbi to
keep out of the affair unless 1t was
to act as p~eacemaker, in accordance
with his profession.
1.-THE doctors think that they can
jump right in and dedicate the hos
pital, but are they sure that the con-
tractors will stand for it before the
$4,000 balance is paid? We tried hard
to make a mortgage, but the largest
financial institutions in the city re-
fused to take any.
MY belief is that the physicians
are not over-enthusiastic for the sue
cess of the hospital, but are looking
after their wv interest. For example,
IL the hospital was crowded and there
was but a single bed left, which would
the physician prefer, the poo mar or
the n in a position to pay? Why,
invariably, it would be the latter.
MY principal fight is for the benefit
of the poor class who saved their PEN
MES and nickles until it reached a dol
lar. and which they turned into the
building fund.
This fight started last Wednesday at
the general meeting, when Mrs. Parson-
EFT rose to read a report. She did not
face me, but practically hid me from
the view of the members and Their re-
marked. Mr.. chairman, l have a report
to read We'll. Mrs. Parsonett.' 1 re-
piled, If you have no respect for me
have it for the chair DR.. Parsonett
then rose In his seat and remarked that
it was his desire to heal the report
read. l told the doctor hat he had
read 1t perhaps several times before the
meeting, for it was his wife that had 1t.
l cite this one instance as an example
of what can be expected while those
professional people and their wives are
members of the board of directors"
A committee of three representing as
many Hebrew congregation in this
city visited Okin at his Office today and
announced that a special meeting would
be called by them to be held next Sun
day at Prince and Morton streets, when
they will submit it to the people
.vL. -~A A. n1rsot1 .11s~-oksz1
should be accepted.
The retiring president was elected
in February of last year, succeeding
Louis Lewis, who resigned also at a
time when trouble was said to exist.
Under Mr.. Okin's administration the
work of erecting the handsome new
hospital at High and West Kinney
streets progressed, and it is practically
ready to be dedicated, although there is
a balance of $4,000 yet to be paid the
contractors for work dom The MEM
bers are now raising a fund to meet
this debt.
Tine meeting was executive and the
resignation was accepted unanimously.
Mr.. Okin's successor was not chosen
last night, for under the provisions of
the constitution this can be done only
az a hACCllll6 VI LAtO1V II SOllLl lOulC0
the $65, 900 necessary to build the hos
pital, which is now completed.
Such a meeting will be called at an
early date and the new president will
be chosen to serve out Mr.. Okin's I'M
expired term, which terminates in Feb
ruary, when the new constitution
adopted at the suggestion of the retir-
ing president, will go into effect.
Mr. nEinse cfo fapaan4 that nInxtnynsa. e
and women should be eliminated from
the board was loudly decried last night.
Two physicians, former presidents of
the board of directors, thought he
should be publicly denounced and ex-
PEELED from the board for abandoning
the presidency before the expiration of
his term. 1t was also said that little
had been accomplished during his adj
m~inistration.
Not a few of those present attributed
Mr.. Okin's resignation to strained per-
sonal relations existing between him
self and members of the board, partbcu-
larly the physicians. Others said the
institution could not be properly o
Quoted without the advice and sugges-
ton of the physicians, who would
know best what is needed in such an
institution.
Tt was also stated at the meeting
that at least 500, 900 of the balance has
been pledged for payment in a short
time, only $4,000 now being necessary to
free the building from debt.
Besides acting on the resignation of
Mr.. Okin. the directors selected Miss
Ray Saffier to have charge of the les
pital pharmacy.
The directors selected as lnternes for
the institution Drs. Schwartz and Polo
yer. There will be a visiting staff of
advisers.