Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-01-11

WILDWOOD Senatorium, Conn, ca
pscity, 90, l. 4OS
Adirondack Cottage Sanatorium,
New York, capacity, 110,.-A.. L 6S7
Rhode Island State Sanatorium.
Rhode Island, capacity, $780,, =. 1871
Average. ......... -. .....! l.53l
Catawba Sanstorium, Virginia,
capacity, III, ........-....... 1.480
You will notice that the per capita
cost OF the Catawba Sanatorium is less
than the average of the others.
My opinion is that Mr.. Martin is an
unusually competent business manager.
and the State should be congratulated
upon having him.
6. Mr.. Elliott makes his sixth COM
plant that certain patients were allow
ed to remain at the Sanatorium longer
than SIX months. When the Catawba
Relief Association was organized to
raise money to build and equip buildings
TO accommodate patients affected bv
the rule limiting the stay of patients.
the Committee of the Association pass
ed resolution requesting that three of
their number be allowed to remain at
the Sanatorium in order to carry on the
work of the Association. This was
agreed to with the condition that the
committee select the three members.
The three were Messrs. Brauer. Bar
rem and Goode. Later Mr.. Brauer left
and Mr. Adams took his place. MIR.
Lyon, another patient referred to nv
Mr.. Elliott, was allowed to remain be-
cause permission had been given him to
open little store on the grounds of the
Sanatorium as an accommodation to pa
tients. Mr.. Ligon has secured a rner-
chants license and laid in a stock of
goods at cost of several hundred dol
lars. He was consequently allowed to
remain. Miss Vaughan, trained nurse.
was also allowed to remain and given
light duties on the infirmary ward but
with no compensation. She could not
stand the work and has since left.
T. The seventh complaint that the
regulation of the State Board of Health
limiting the stay of patients is ''uncon-
stitutionsl and illegal" could only be de-
cided definitely by the courts. The
State Board believes that it is ''consti-
tutional and legal" Mr.. Elliott is at
liberty to make test case.
8 A history of the Catawba Relief
Association offers sufficient answer to
the eighth complaint. When 1t became
necessary to put into effect the repula-
tons of the State Board of Health linn
iting the stay of patients, meeting of
all the patients affected by this rule
was held in the amusement hall of the
Sanatorium. At this meeting were
present, besides the patients, Drs.
Lloyd and Fowlkes, Capt. Carlton Nc
earthly, Mr.. A. L. Martin and myself.
After much consideration and discus
sion as to what could be done by which
the old patients could remain or return
to the Sanatorium, it was decided to
form an organization for the purpose of
raising funds to put up buildings which |
should be used exclusively. for patients
who wanted to stay longer than the |
time limit. A committee of ten. or /
Board Of Directors, was appointed bv |
those present to consider the question |
further and to perfect an organization.
The official members of the staff as well
as myself declined to serve on the COM
mittee although we said we would glad
ly cooperate with them and do what we
could to assist in carrying out their
plans. / attended, upon invitation, such
meetings Of the committee as were held
while ! was at the Sanatorium. The
committee perfected the organization.
Mr. Elliott was member of the COM
mlttee of ten, and.so far as know. an
proved every motion. The COMMITTEES I
of three, who, as before mentioned. re-
manned at the Sanatorium, have verv
successfully carried on their plans.
They have raised nearly five thousand
dollars. One building IS now being con-
structed and will accommodate twenty
patients They hope to have enough
funds in the course of another month to
begin another, building Mr.. Elliott
tiatters me by saying / ''got up'' the
Catawba Relief Association. 1t is an
organization of the patients and oper-
ated by the patients for the benefit of
the patients. The building which will
shelter SO many sufferers who other
wise could not go to Catawba will bear
sufficient testimony as to the reason for
the Cataw5a Relief Association.
g. In regard to the nurses, would
say that in the early days of the history
OF the Ssnatorium we endeayored to
employ as nurses or attendants only
strong and vigorous persons Who had
never had tnharcnlnrin w. - |