Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-10
RATED As GOOD JOKE
Rumor of Disaffection in
Local Hospital.
WEDDING NOT SECRET
Alleged Trouble Over Marriage of
Superintendent and Inferno.
BOARD TO MEET THIS EVENING
But Not to Discipline the Bride and
.Groom-Tendered Resignation
Not Accepted.
BOARD TO MEET THIS EVENING

"A tempest in a teapot was the char
acterization given by the physicians of
the Casualty Hospital today to A publ
cation alleging that there is all manner
of trouble in and about the institution
because DR.. c. Leroy Brock, an interne
recently married Miss Edna May Hen
son. superintendent and head nurse of
the institution.
DR. Brock and his wife are living al
the hospital and. attending to their duties
as attaches. and. it was alleged in the
publication. such thing as a member
of the staff and an official living as hus-
band and wife at the hospital is I'M
precedented." In reply to this statement
a member of the staff asserted today
that at many similar institutions it is
considered very desirable to secure the
services of man and wife in various
capacities. as it gives the couple "a sort
of home interest in the hospital or sim
liar place where they are engaged.
AS to the statement that dissatisfac-
ton exists because DR.. and Mrs. Brock
are quartered at the hospital it was
said that the resident physician, all the
internes and the nurses are willing to
and may sign a petition to the board of
directors of the institution requesting
that body to retain the Brooks in their
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= Not a Secret Marriage.
1t was further asserted that Dr. Brock
and Miss Henson were married regularly
at Fairfax Court House, Va. April - last,
and that there was no mystery connected
with the matter. as all the personal
friends of the couple were aware of the
wedding.
The meeting of the board of directors,
which will be held tonight. was not called
to consider the matter of DR.. and Mrs.
Brock. 1t will be the regular monthly
session of that body, and incidentally the
Brock affair may be brought before the
meeting. Thomas w. Smith, president of
the board. today declared that Mrs. Brock
is the best superintendent the Casualty
Hospital ever had.
When the members of the hospital staff
read this morning that they were about
to go upon strike or walk-out because
of the presence of the Brooks and their
oppressive measures, 1t was stated, much
merriment ensued.
so you propose to domineer over us
because you have married the superin-
tendent. do you?" said one of the physi-
clans to DR.. Brock this morning after
reading the newspaper accounts.
The members if the house staff We're
consregated in an upper room of the in
stitution at the time. A mischievous
smile stole over the face of DR.. Brooks
iHteTfoSdtOT. Inc Olner physicians sup
pressed a strong desire to laugh outright.
The good-natured Brock was then quickly
tumbled over on cot and his fellow
surgeons made believe they were going to
give him sound trouncing.
Jolly Good Joke.
That's what we will give you if you
ever start to domneer, exclaimed the in
terrogator, and a chorus of laughter fol-
lowed the demonstration, while one of
the physicians declared the whole thing
was Jolly good joke"
1t was learned that when Mrs. Brock
returned from her vacation and honey
moon she rendered her resignation as
perintendent and head nurse to Mr.. Smith
but he declined to accept it. About the
same time the members of the board of
directors congratulated DR.. and Mrs.
Brock upon their happy marriage.
The July report of the Casualty Hos
pital. which was completed today, is said
to be complimentary to the efforts of Dr.
Thomas y. Lee. the resident physician
Dr. and Mrs Brock. and the internes. 1t
shows that owing to a marked increase of
the service of the hospital 1t is now nee
essary to employ two ambulances. There
were Is, calls for the ambulance last
month and $50 emergency cases were
treated The report also shows that the
income of the institution in July was SGT
over that of July, 1908. The number OF
cases treated have at times been SO great
that it was necessary to place cots in the
offices and waiting rooms.