The San Francisco call., 1908-10-08
.sIRs. A. w. SCOTT,

Sensations have followed each other
rapidly in connection with the investi-
cation of affairs at the California
womens hospital during the last two
weeks. but the climax was reached late
last night when athree of the reform
faction OF the board of lady managers
forwarded their designations, giving as
their reason that it was impossible to
introduce reform measures at the hos
pital under the present regime. Mrs.
Laura Bride Powers, chairman of the
investigating committee, further charged
bad faith on the part of some of the
trustees of the institution.
Mrs. James Shea, a member of the
board of lady managers who also stood
with the reform faction. forwarded her
resignation last night to Mrs. Virginia
Isenberg, president of fhe board. Mrs.
Shea's resignation reads as follows:
Being wholly in sympathy with the
finance committee of the board of lady
managers, of the California womens
hospital in its movement for reforming
the business methods Of the institution,
l hereby tender my resignation as a
member of the board of managers.
MRS. JAMES SHEA"
The action of Mrs. Powers, Mrs. Scott
and Mrs. Shea was the elimination of a
day replete with excitement for both
factions
Although joint meeting of the board
OF trustees and board of lady manage
had been called for yesterday morning
at the hospital. only one of the trustees.
John Hopper, appeared, and he stated
that his colleagues would not be able to
be present, as the investigating COM
mittee's report was complicated and
would require time for analysis The
lady managers then held an informal
session and discussed the report, but no
official action was taken.
The resignation of the three women
reopens the entire matter of the inves-
LEGATION.
Persons in the Confidence of the ex-
ecutors of the Crocker estate stated
last night that as long as the CALI
fornia women's hospital is conducted
as at present there is no hope of re-
storing the regular monthly allowance
which was enjoyed by the Institution
up TO the time that the associated
charities committee recommended its
withdrawal.
Officials of the hospital last night
were unable TO make any statement in
regard TO what would be the probable
effect of the designations of Mrs. Pow
ers and her coworkers. 1t is known
however, that the principal creditors of
the hospital have granted extensions of
time on their accounts on condition that
business methods would be introduced
into the management of the institu-
tion. Whether they will proceed to
take action against the trustees of the
hospital, who are personally RESPONSE
bic for the debts, could not be learned
last night.
In spite Of the fact that the officials
OF the hospital have continually insist
ed that there was no trouble of any
kind among the managers of the insti-
tuition it was officially stated last even
ing that there had been an inyestiga-
ton of its business affairs; that many
Irregularities had been brought to
light; that after an investigation was
started efforts were made to quash it:
and finally that some of the trustees of
the institution had stated that they
would not make change as long as
the newspapers kept bounding them >
Mrs. Laura Bride Powers and Mrs
A W. Scott constituted the committee
appointed by a joint meeting Of the
trustees and lady managers to inquire
into the causes for the hospitals be-
ing in debt TO the amount of $4,000
According to the statement of Mrs
Powers last night the committee had
made its report and done everything
possible TO bring about a change in the
conduct of affairs at the institution,
but without avail. The designations of
the members of the present board OF
lady managers are strangely similar to