Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-08
SAVANNAH GIRLS.
ANDCOUNC|LMAN
IN CHARITY WAR
Young Women Leaders Of Kings
Daughters Claim Hospital Head
Ignored Agreement.
MISS BARROW IS DEFIANT
Charity Ward Is Removed From
0gIethorpe Sanitarium Follow
ing Heated Words.

SAVANNAH, March Social and
political Savannah is watching the
row between the Elizabeth Butler
Circle Of Kings Daughters on the
one side and DR.. ]. w. Daniel, a mem
Der of City Council and large stock
holder in the Oglethorpe Sanitariurn,
on the other, in which the young
women Of the society have drawn
first blood.
Miss Patience Barrow, daughter of
the late United States Senator Pope
Barrow and sister of ID. c. Barrow.
Jr, Collector of the Port of Savannah,
and Miss Janet c. Menzies, daughter
of the freight traffic manager Of the
Atlantic Coast Line, are at the head
Of the organization that during the
summer conducts the Fresh Air Home
for children at Tybee and during the
winter maintains a ward for children
in the sanitarium of which DR.. Daniel
is the head.
Council Gives $40.
Some two years ago they got
an appropriation from Council of
$40 monthly for the maintenance Of
the ward for children. The hospital
furnished the ward, but the society
had to put in the furniture. A con-
tract was signed whereby the society
was to pay 65 cents a day for each
child in the ward.
The city Of Savannah supports no
municipal hospital. but appropriates
about $4,000 annually to six or seven
that maintain charity ward. AS the
Oglethorpe was not considered a
charitable institution, being chartered
as a stock company and considered
money making proposition, the city
had not been asked to help 1t.
Fight Opens.
Two weeks ago the Finance Com
mittee of City Council, of which DR..
Daniel is member, recommended
that Council appropriate $54446 an
nually to the home, this being the ex-
act sum of the taxes. 1t was APP
proved by Council.
Immediately Miss Barrow and Miss
Menzies went to DR. Daniel and asked
that, as the institution was not on a
charitable basis, it suspend the
charges of s. cents for each child and
let this money go to the support of
the Fresh-Air Home.
DR.. Daniel took the position that
ing the $40 monthly in his institution
because OF the fact, he said, that 1t
had been appropriated by Council to
be expended in this manner
Miss Barrow made the charge that
the children's ward had been used as
a ruse to get within tihsc charitable
institutions privilege, by securing an
appropriation equal to the exact
amount of the taxes
DR.. Daniel denied this and said that
the hospital supported a charitable
ward on the floor above.
Argument Hot.
The young women state than an
investigation failed to substantiate
this fact Miss Barrow added:
Doctor, unless you live up to the
implied agreement with the city re-
garding charity hospital work, we will
take our ward somewhere else"
Il dare you to-" the doctor is said to
have replied.
"A Barrow has never taken a dare,
my dear DOCTOR" the young woman
answered, heatedly.
Immediately meeting of the cir
Gle was called and it was decided to
take the ward to another hospital.
Council Acts.
In the meantime a meeting OF the
Finance Committee was called and d
resolution was introduced that the
committee withdraw its appropriation
10 the society. II was on the eve of
passage when Alderman Elton, the
Youngest member of Council, opposed
the action so strenuously on the
grounds of its alleged illegality that
It was referred to the City Attorney.