The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-03-14
Aeainst the nudowood sanitarium-

Against the Eudowood Sanitarium-
] Think It a Menace to the Neighborhood.-
| special meeting of the Towson improvement
Association was held on Monday afternoon at
which resolution was adopted by vote of
1910 opposing any further extension of Eudo
| wood Sanitarium for the treatment of those
suffering with tuberculosis and located on the
Hliien road near Towson. The resolution also
| protests against the General Assembly grant
ing the appropriation of $4,000 asked for the
institution. President James j. Lindsay ap-
pointed committee composed of d. g., McIn-
tosh, ex-State Senator John Hubner T. Scott
Onutt, Frank l. Wheeler and ]. w. Hall, to
present the resolution to the Legislature.
The resolution was offered by Col. Mcintosh,
VINO said: "In common with all humane per-
| sons feel warm sympathy with the object of
the sanitarium and esteem for the worthy per-
sons who are giving the institution their earn
est support. If we did not feel that we could
| consclentiously oppose the further extension Of
the sanitarium in its present location would
luton.
The gathering together of large number
OF persons there suffering with tuberculosis
| would be seriously destructive to the growth of
Towson. These patients would have to travel
on our cars, constantly coming into contact
with our residents, thereby menacing their
| health"
Continuing, Colonel Mcintosh said that
underwood was not located at proper point
for the treatment of tuberculosis, and that the
state has acquired large tract of land ID the
| Blue Ridge Mountains which is admirably
adapted for the purpose and, therefore, there is
no need Of the Legislature making an appro-
priation for Eudowood. He said that the
sanltarlum is surrounded by thicket of woods
making q southern exposure impossible.
| Colonel Mcintosh said that the removal of the
| institution from its present site would be justi-
Maple. Already, he said, persons were refusing
to buy property in the vicinity of the santa
md hon
come to Towson.
DR.. Alexius Foster, resident physician ofthe
| sanltarium, made an earnest plea that no action
be taken on the resolution until the board of
managers was given an opportunity to be
heard. He said that while he had been the
resident physician of the institution the most
rigid rules had been enforced to prevent any
| one from becoming infected from the patients.
He said that one riding in a street car could
not become infected from the presence of a
tuberculosis patient Dr. Foster said that he
had himself at one time been infected with
tuberculosis and had brought his family to
| Towson to live. He said that out of the 80
| patients who had been discharged from the
institution last year IS we're cured and all of
| the remainder were improved except four. DR..
Foster made plea that the resolution not be
acted upon until there had been thorough
| investigation,
| Mr.. Hubner said that he entertained kindly
| interest in the welfare of Eudowood, but it was
| not properly located for its purpose. He said
that it was proposed that the State should ap-
| propriate $4,000 for the sanitarium to be es-
tabished in the Blue Ridge Mountains, which
| would meet the emergency for the treatment.
| President Lindsay and T. Scott Offutt spoke
in support of the resolution. The latter said
that be heard that some things had occurred
which threatened the danger of infection from
the hospital to residents of the village.
Mr.. A. G. Snyder asked DR.. Foster if it was
| not true that patients of the hospital roamed at
their will. He said that DR.. Henry Barton
Jacobs, one of the managers of the sanitarium,
had told him that theinstitution was not re-
| spOnsibe for the actions of the patients. DR..
Foster said that since he had been in charge of
| the hospital no patient was allowed to leave
| the sanitarium grounds.
| The resolution, which was adopted, was in
/ part as follows:
| to be behind the humanity of others of our
fellow citizens. AT the same time that we feel
| thus the present agitation for the enlargement
of Eudowood, and seeking large appropriation
from the State for additional buildings for ad
vanced cases. fills US with apprehension and
alarm, and we earnestly deprecate this action,
whether on the part of individuals or through
| the bounty of the State.
'This is the county seat and is daily visited
by large numbers of people from the city and
the surrounding country, most of whom reach
| it over the trolley line We ourselves go to
town every day over the same line; and the
| patients at Eudowood with their friends and
| families are transported over the same line and
| in the same cars
THE unfortunate inmates of the hospital
| pass over our roads and streets, and we have
| nothing but kindness for them but their null
| tiplication becomes serious menace to health
| and will exercise a deplorable effect upon
| property values"
Work of the Orphans Court.-In the Bal
| timore County Orphans Court this week let
| tiers we're granted on the following estates:
| On the personal estate of Bertha Hutchins
| to DR.. Marie E ThalwitZer, administrative.
| On the personal estate of Bennett T. Hoshal
e y FSapklip =. Hoshs!l' sdministEstqg,
| Charles W. Dorsey, executor
| yOn the personal estate of George I. Loomis
| to Ella K Dorsey, executrix.
| On the personal estate Of Mary A. Curett to
| Louis R. Curlett administrator.
On the personal estate of Andrew j. Kelley
| to William E. Harris, administrator.
On the personal estate of John Martin to
| Dora Martin, executrix.
| The will of Albert A. Ramia, of Grange, was
| admitted to probate this week. Arnold E.
| RAMA is given IS and the residue of the estate
| is bequeathed to Blanche Miller, of Grange A
| notice of caveat was filed, but after hearing
| the Orphans Court decided to admit the will
| to probate.
The will of George T. LOOMS was filed for
| PROBATE on TUESDAY. his property is lett to MS
| widow, and at her death goes 10 her daughters
| Ella K Dorsey and Estelle F. Ewing-with
| the exception of house and lot, which goes to
| his granddaughter, Lulu May Ewing, and
| some real estate at Hampden.
| The will of Edgar A. Dorsey was admitted to
| probate on Tuesday. He gives to his widow
| onethird of his personal property and 81 600,
the latter to be in lieu of her dover in the real
estate owned by him. The following cash be-
| quests are then made: $4,000 to his sister,
| Mrs. Lizzie D. Kennedy $4,000 to his step
mother, Mrs. Charles W. Dorsey; $4,000 to his
brother, Charles W. Dorsey, Jr. $4,000 to his
nephew, William Norman Kennedy; $4,000
| to his niece, Elizabeth Kennedy $1,000 to bis
| aunt, Sarah F. Waidner; $4,000 each to the
three daughters of his stepmother, Miss E. L.
Ewing, Mrs. E. s. Hutton and Mrs Caroline
| Gillaur. A life interest in farm in Prince
| Georges county is given his aunt, Mary A.
| Paxson, and then to her daughter, Caroline
| M Lancaster absolutely. The residue of the
estate is given to his father, Mr.. Charles w.
Dorsey. for life, and then to the testator's sis
ter, Mrs. Lizzie D. Kennedy, absolutely
Preliminary Steps for horticultural
| Shows.-The executive board ofthe Maryland
| State Horticultural Society mapped out its pro-
gram for this year at meeting held in Balti
more last Saturday afternoon. Two shows will
| be given The summer show will be held at
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