The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-06
|. BRANDS
is ASSISTANT SUP 7
Takes Isadore Lovenstein's
Place at the City
Home.
LOOK AFTER THE DRUG-RooM
LOOK AFTER THE DRUG-R00M
Committee Combines the Office
of Pharmacist With That of
Observation-Disclosures.

The Committee on Relief of the Poor
held an interesting meeting. beginning
at s o'clock last evening. A new as
sistant superintendent was elected to
fill the vacancy occasioned by the en-
forced resignation of Isadore Loven-
stein. who has filled the position for n
number of years. The committee be-
fore entering into an election made a
change in the rules and regulations.
recurring the assistant superintendent
to be a registered pharmacist, and
named a subcommittee to draw up new
rules for his duties In compliance with
the change. Mr.. Ernest L. Brands was
the only applicant for the place VINO
was a registered pharmacist and al
ter the change in the rules he was
practically the only candidate before
the committee. He was unanimously
elected.
Eight members of the committee
were in attendance. and chairman
Marx Gunst welded the gavel.
Must Be Pharmacist.
After the disposition of a batch of
routine business, the committee took
I'M the question of the election Of a
first assistant superintendent of the
home
Mr.. satterfield raised the point that
before going into an election the COM
mittee should settle the question OF
change of the rules as to what manner
of a. man should be required to fill the
Mace general discussion followed,
and it was the opinion of the commit
tee that the first assistant should be a
registered pharmacist and also compe-
tent to perform the duties outiiheo
by the present rules.
The further question then came UP
as to the power of the committee to
change the rules to meet this new sit
uation. After careful study OF the
ordinances and the general laws. 1T was
decided that the committee did have
the power to change the rules and
regulations, and, on motion, they were
changed so as to make 1T necessary
that the first assistant superintendent
should be registered pharmacist.
MIR. Brands Elected.
A resolution making this change was
adopted and a subcommittee was APP
pointed to draw Up amended rules and
regulations for the government of the
home In accordance With this change.
The members of the subcommittee are
Messrs. Miner, Williams and Bliley
There We're several applications Tor
the position of first assistant superln-.
tendent, but under the new rule adopt
fC
wa eligible. Mr.. Ernest l.. Brands, VINO
was highly recommended, was unani-s
mously elected. He was elected SUP
ject to the rules and regulations INA I
NAV hereafter be adopted by the com
mite on the recommendation OF me
subcommittee appointed to make the
new rules.
Born in Manchester.
Mr.. Brands is a Manchester BOY,
ha wing been horn on the south SIDE OF
the James August A. 1876. lie mas
lived In Richmond since 1920, .pe'ns
the drug business all of the TINS. ,,t,,
the o University i College Of M Ne same
teaching in pharmacy, and at ~ For sa the
time acting as business agent ~
Virginia Hospital. .a IN nharmacy
M 1coa bta and is now a member Of the
Al An,a aSSs, tPharmaceutical Association
land also of the Virginia as a,,arga 81
At present Mr. Bra q pbn as IA owned
Or. Williams Explains. ~
II this immsdiats G nnte' from Dr..
I EnniNn 3 Williams is self-explanatory /.
To The Times Dispatch:
i Your report Of my r ,3aa,, iTne ag q
night represented me. as saving that
the COMMITTEES on Relief of the Poor
were ION trail that would ,uneart n
graft AZ the CITY Home N dlrectlons
!. 1t. is easy to see that. remark OF
this kind might direct unjust snspicions
against persons who are innocent. !,
cannot recall my exact WORDS, nut, !
am sure Y did not intend to give the
impression carried by the above at
tempt to quote me- was Very care
slfu 10 avoid the use of the word
i"graftH / assume that "a reporter UNI
ldertook to write what he took to be