The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-12
STATE HOSPITAL NO. q.
The Board of Managers at Cross Pur-
poses and Its Proceedings Some.
what Complicated.

The Board OF Managers of Stat
Hospital No. 4 met in regular month
ly session last Monday, Alta previou
meeting of the board at jefferson Cit,
with the Governor on the I'd inst, ,h,
matter of the election of officers at th,
meeting on June 10th was considered
it being declared by some of the mem
hers that they intended to move re.
consideration OF the election Of Secre
tary and Steward. The Governor, We
are informed, declared that their actioi
on the 10th settled that matter and
that II would be an injustice to the
officers elect TO take such action. One
OF the bones of contention was re.
moved by Prof. Mouthart, who had
been elected Secretary, resiguing be-
cause he could not give his whole at
tenlion to the business of the office.
THIS left a vacancy aud the friends of
Mr.. Waters, the former Secretary,
we're left free to re.eect him. But
not so with the Stewardship. Mr.
Tuttle's friends conteuded that his
election should stand, and the Gov
ernor coincided with this view by say
ing "that matter is settled"
When the board met last Monday at
nine O'Clock there were present DR.. b.
c. Jones, John A, Hope and Paul b.
Moore. Merrill Pipkin, president of
the board, and Paul Hinchey we're at
the long distance telephone Office wait
ing to get into communication with
the Governor, to further consult with
him over the stewardship contention,
and he again declared to them, so we
are informed, that that matter was
settled by the election on the 10Th of
June. In the meantime the board
elected MIR. Hope temporary chairman
and went through the routine business
Section 2 of the bylaws governing the
action of the board reads as follows;
"Threc members of the board shall
constitute quorum, who shall have
power to transact all business of the
board, except the election or removal
of officers OF the board or of the hos
pi;al, or the amending of these by
laws, when II full meeting Is required. "
About II O'Clock Messrs Pipkin
and Hnchey went out TO the meeting
of the board. They we're told what
had been done; that Mr.. Hope had
been elected temporary chairman:
that they had taken up the routine
business of the board and disposed of
it; that they had approved the min.
utes OF the previous meeting with the
exception of the election of John A
Tuttle as steward, had declared the
office of steward vacant because Mr..
futile had been ''inadverteutly" elect
ed, and hnd reelected Mr.. Waters
secretary and Mt. Highley steward
Mr.. P'pkin presented the resignation
OF Dr. Wm. +. Kuhn as Superintcnd-
ent, and a motion was made to elect
DIR. Frank Harrison of Fulton, Mo. as
Superintendent, whereupon Messrs,
Pipkin and Hinchey retired from the
meeting.
MIR. Pipkin then went to the long
distance phone called up Governor
Folk and informed him of the action
OF the board. The Governor instructed
MIR. Pipkin to notify the board to meet
with him in st. Louis the following
day. and he impaired this instruction
to Temporary Chairman Hope.
About five O'Clock Monday evening
MIR. Pipkin received telegram from
Governor Folk, calling off the meeting
At St. Louis on Tuesday and instruct
ng him TO call meeting of the board
o convene in Jefferson City next Mon
lay, July 18th, at 2 O'Clock p. M,
when 1t is to be hoped for the sake of
III concerned that the tangled thread
will be Strengthened out and that ami.y
nay prevail.