The Washington herald., 1909-08-10

sWhen the board OF directors Of Cas-
ualty Hospital assemble tonight for the
regular August meeting. President Thorn
as W. Smith. Of the board. viii spring
a surprise when he officially tells HIS
associates that Miss Edna May Henson.
superintendent OF that institution, and
head nurse. has been married since April
last 10 c. Leroy Brock. an inferno Of the
hospital, a medical student, and that the
couple have been living at the hospital
since their marriage.
II is said dt the hospital that while
no official announcement OF the marriage
OF Miss Henson 70 Mr. Brock has been
made, yet it was generally known TO
those connected with the immediate man
agement While more than three months
have passed since the marriage took
place. the matter has only recently
reached members or the board OF man
agement
A former member Of the medical and
surgical STAFF said last night that when
the marriage OF Mr.. Brock to Miss Hen
son became known. 1t was common gos-
sip among members OF the stats Of the
hospitals Of the city.
VIII Make an Inquiry.
President Smith. Of the board OF d.
rectors. when asked by a representative
Of The Washington Herald late last night
II this matter would be officially brought
70 the attention Of the board at it's meet
ing tonight. said Il was his purpose to
do so. It is said by hospital physicians
that such a thing as an official and a
member OF the staff living as husband
and wife at a hospital is unprecedented.
Interne Brock was married 10 Miss
Henson on April p last. at Fairfax
Court House. Va. The marriage was kept
a secret for a long time. and only a brief
time back did It become known at Casual
" Hospital. Mr.. Brock is medical stu
dent at George Washington University.
now in his second year. The fact that he
IS not a graduate physician and that he
has been married TO the superintendent, II
is claimed by the graduate internes. gives
Mr.. Brock an advantage and Importance
in the matters OF assignment Of cases,
surgical and medical. not enjoyed by the
graduate internes. This matter has been
the basis Of no little friction and disputes,
in several instances the tension being so
strong that a general walkout Of the
graduate internes has been threatened.
The marriage, however, it Is said, was
not the beginning Of the dissatisfaction
that Is said to permeate the atmosphere
among the staff Of the hospital When
Mr.. Brock went 10 Casualty, as a student
helper, II is said. the trouble started
When the trouble originated. Or. Noble
p. Barnes. chief Of the medical STAFF,
pointed out to Miss May Bell Strubell.
superintendent Of nurses Of George Wash
ingtOn University Hospital. which insti-
tuition is under contract to supply nurses
for Casualty Hospital, that by certain
changes and transfers the friction exist
Ing could be removed.
Would Not Interfere.
It is asserted that Miss StrubeI de-
clined TO take the steps she had been re-
quested to take, and would not interfere
in the case. It is charged Miss Strubel
threatened to call all the nurses assigned
to Casualty back to George Washington
University Hospital unless DR.. Barnes
withdrew from the position he had as
sumed. That ended the matter for the
time being Early in June, Dr. H. w.
Nell, an interne. rendered his resignation
suddenly. his friends asserting mis- with
drawal from the staff was due to the
friction brought about by Mr.. Brock
actions.
It is said by those formerly connected
with the hospital and others on the staff
now that when Mr. Brock first went TO
the hospital his attentions TO Miss Hen
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