The San Francisco call., 1908-09-29

the surgeon in charge, as against the
committee which has Investigated af-
fairs at the hospital. 1t is known also
that Mrs. Francis Carolan, who was a
patroness of the institution for years.
withdrew her support and resigned
from the board following bitter con-
troversy over the presence in the in
stitution of Miss Jessie Mckenzie, SUI
perintendent of nurses. In this contro-
versy DIR. Vowinckel sided with Miss
Mex enzie, and informed the board that
il the superintendent of nurses went
he, too, would sever his connection
with the institution.
1t is reported that during the regime
of the last board of managers Miss
Mckenzie was asked for an explana-
tion of purchase of $1,000 worth OF
cotton bandages and gauze in one lot,
an amount, which. it is claimed many
wholesale druggists do not-carry- 1t is
also reported that an Item of $112 for
16 dozen pairs of surgeons gloves is
being held UP for explanation, all the
gloves having been bought within a
period of DO days.
FURTHER DETAILS GIVEN
Further details of the affair that
have come to light are: That trustee
of the Crocker estate has said that he
would reopen the matter of the month
ly allowance for the hospital if re-
organization took place; that the
laundry bills at the hospital were un
duly large for a time because nurses in
the Institution had their washing done
at the institutions expense; that at
one period, when there were only 16
patients in the hospital. eight of whom
were in the free ward, STAFF of 50
people under salary was maintaine ed
at the expense of the patrons of the in
stitution.
The facts surrounding the resigna-
ton Of Mrs. Francis Carolan from the
board of lady managers some months
ago. at which time the entire body re-
signed. have been carefully guarded by
the officials of the institution, but were
learned yesterday from former of.
ficer.
During the regime of Mrs. Carolan' IS
board a movement was started to take
the institution out of the hands of DR..
yowinckel and put DIR. I. W. Hunt
ington in control. Mrs. Carolan at
that time was also vice president of
the board of trustees. and. it is re-
ported. it was chiefly through her in
f1uence that DIR. NoWinckel was re-
tanned.
After this trouble Mrs. Caro1an had
a matron named Mrs. Wainwright ap-
pointed to take charge of the domestic
department of the institution. Miss
Mckenzie and Mrs. Wainwright clashed
and charges of grating were preferred
against the latter. The trustees de-
sired to discharge the matron. but the
charges were not proved to the satis-
faction of Mrs. Carolan, and she was
successful in retaining Mrs. Vain
wright.
Shortly afterward Mrs. Carolan left
for Europe but prior to her departure
secured from her colleagues on the
board of lady managers a promise that
they would retain Mrs. wainwright
Soon a movement WIS started In the
board of trustees to dispIace the matron
but the lady managers. mindful of their
promise to Mrs. Carolan, refused To
agree, and as the matter was entirely
within their jurisdiction they were
successful until the board OF trustees
took the matter up and arbitrarily dis
charged the matron. Mrs. wainwright
refused to leave.
MRS. WAINWRIGHT WAS UNTITLED
When Mrs. Carolan returned from
Europe she demanded an explanation.
An Investigation was started and II
was proved to Mrs. Carolan's satisfac-
tfon that Mrs. Wainwright had untitled
herself for the position, but the former
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