Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-10-14
TRUSTEES AND
SUPER|NTENDENTS

The Association of Trustees and Sup
erintendents of the State and Incorp.
( GRATED Hospitals for the Insane and
| Feeble minded of Pennsylvania held
its semi-annual meeting at the hospit-
al at Danville Tuesday.
The meeting was called TO order at
/ o'clock by II. l.. Orth, superintend-
ent of the hospital for the insane at
Harrisburg, first vice president, Col.
Thomas G. Zimmerman of Reading.
the president of the association, being
absent. The address of welcome was
made by William Field Shay. ESQ.
president of the board of trustees of
Danville hospital for the insane
At II 30 O'Clock an inspection of the
hospital was made including the new
buildings now in course of erection as
well as the sewage disposal system.
The latter feature was given a thorough
examination earlier in the day by
those members of the association that
arrived on the early morning trains.
1t was the first system of the kind that
most of the visitors had ever seen and
as they have sewage problems of their
own to solve they We're glad to have
an opportunity to observe the working
of the plant 1t seemed to be the con-
sensus of opinion that the system is
doing all in the way of sewage purif-
cation that is claimed for it,
At | :15 p. III. "A luncheon was serv-
ed.
At 2:30 the afternoon session began
After the reading of the minutes of
the last meeting discussion was OPEN
ed on Classification of Mental Dis
eases" by II. B. Meredith, NJ. ID. sup
erintendent of the hospital for the in
sane at Danville. The discussion of
this subject will be resumed at the
next meeting.
\ most excellent paper entitled
Ourselves, was read by Edward
BEETLE, trustee of the Friends Asylum
for the insane at Frankford. Philadel-
phia
Officers for the ensuing term were
elected as follows:
President, H. /. Orth, NJ. D.. sup.
erintendent of the hospital for the in
sane at Harrisburg; first vice presi-
dent, Henry NJ. Comfort, trustee of
the Friends asylum of Frankford Sec
ond vice president. 5. :. Hill. super
intendent of the hospital for the in
sane at Warnersville; DR.. Morris 5.
Guth, of Warren, was reelected sec
retary.
In addition to Dr. Orth. of Harris
burg Henry NJ. Comfort, of Frank
ford; and S. s. Hill, of Warnersville,
president and vice presidents-elec the
following members of the association
Were present II. \. Hutchinson, sup
erintendent of DiXmonr hospital for
the insane; William Reilly. trustee OF
the hospital for the insane at Harris
burg; W. W. Richardson. chief male
physician. and Elizabeth Spensrr. chief
female physician. ut the hospital for
the insane at Norristown Robert II.
Chase, superintendent, and Edwar
BEETLE, trustee. Of the Friends Asylum
for the insane AT Franbford: Philadcl-
phia; a. 5. Bell, trustee of the hos
pital for the insane at Warren; Thorn
as c. Fitzsinmons, superintendent of
construction of the new asylum for the
criminal insane at Farview, Pike
county; W. +. Shay, Esq, B. H. Det-
wiler, NJ. D., G.. R. VanAlen, Hon.
James Foster and r. J. Pegg, trustees
of the hospital for the insane at Dan
vile. Hon. r. S. zimmerman, attor-
ney for the local board of trustees was
also present at the meeting.
On the invitation of DR.. Hutchinson
was decided TO hold the next meet
ing at the hospital for the insane at
DiXmont convening at the call of the
executive committee.