Evening journal., 1911-03-16
new PRESIDENT.
FOR HOSPITAL
Charles R. Miller Succeeds
Tllehman Johnson at Della
ware Institution
SECRETARY ALSO RETIRES
AS HOSPITAL OFFICER

Much surprise was caused yester-
day afternoon at the twenty-second
annual meeting Of the Trustees of the
Delaware Hospital, when President
Tilghman Johnston and Secretary
William z. Bancroft presented their
designations. Both will continue as
members Of the trustees. The trus-
tees were reluctant TO accept the
designations, but as It was the desire
Of the officials TO retire their resigna-
tions were accepted.
Later State Senator Charles R.
Miller and William Poole were elect
ed president and secretary, respec-
lively. other officers elected were.
Lewis p. Bush, vice-presldont; J..
Scott Townsend. treasurer. and w.
Poyntell Johnston, assistant treas
urer In addition to these officers four
new trustees were appointed as fol-
lows: r. Coleman DUPONT. Charles
r. Miller, W. II. Fem and Josiah
Marvel.
The following staff was reelected;
Consulting Physician William X.
Bullock.
Surgical Experimentation Palmer,
James A. Draper Joseph +. Wales
and Harold l.. Springer.
Medical Department - John =.
Wales. Willard Springer. j. w. Bas-
tian and ?. w. Tomlinson.
Enr1f.Ilafo Dad af.Kr..a
and car: J. A. l1llcgood nose and
throat; Henry J. Stubbs, gynaecology; ;
Samuel G. Rumford. associate in
gynaecology; William c. Speakman,
mouth.
Dental Departmental William c,
Speakman and Lewis Rumford.
Dispensary Department. Burton
Rutherford. II. 3. Patton. II. h. Elle-
good and Paul r. Smith.
Dispensary for Eye, Ear. Nose and
Throat--Read J. Mckay. r. Raymond
Tybout and j. A. Ellegood
Dispensary GynaecOlogists-
J. Stubbs and Samuel c. Rumford.
ENTHUSIASTICALLY Robin and
William II. Kramer.
Skiagrapher-R. r. Ellegood
The assistant surgeons and ply
sicians are TO be named later as the
staff will have the appointment.
The retiring president, in his re-
port. stated that the cash balahc,
would have been much larger but iol
the large amount of money expended
for wages. fuel and repairs. Th'
total maintenance receipts We're: S25.
S1iS6, an increase Of S1,944.75 ans
maintenance expenses including IN
terest on loan we're $27 ,045.4S, an IN
crease OF $3,71S.73.
During the year two legacies wer
received by the hospital, one Of $500
from the estate Of Henry c. Jones &
endow bed known as the Elizabet
Evans Jones bed and a like amoun
from the nieces and nephews OF Alic
T.. Johnston TO endow a bed know
as the Alice +. Johnston bed
OF the work that has been accom-
plished during the past year the re
port shows there were $40 admissions
total Of 1897 days service and ai
average days attendance per patien
of III. The cost of maintenance be
ing S27 ,045.4S or an average cost pc
day of Sl.76 In the dispensary ther
were a total Of 4,520
The cost OF free work amounted &
S12,453.76 and the receipts, omittin
pay patients. money and legaciei
we're S12,772.69.
The receipts from pay patients wer
12.35S67. and the cost of pay patient
was S14,664.96. so that the cost of pa
patient service exceeded the receipt
by S2,2S6.29.
The Women's AuXiliary also COZ
trihuted the sum of 1851.
Or. Charles G. Collester. semi;
resident physician, in his report state
that during the year there was s.
patients admitted and but "a dealt
@ for the same period. thirty-four
e them being within "a hours after a
{ mission OF the visits made to q
b dispensaries there were total
G 1920. 575 ambulance and patrol cas-,
= and 40S operations.
r In his report l.. Scott rownser
- the treasurer. states that the receir
o were $S7 7,4Sl.01 and the cash balan
in bank S2,432.2O. the assets bel
Sl9S ,63O.95.
The annual report OF the Woman
Auxiliary showed that a balance
$3.50 remained in the treasury on I
n first of the year. The receipts
n the year we're S2S3SO and expeni
' lures S257.