Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-02-19

aers3 rs Yeeefa y ne Hospital. which
ID 5 hsaa lolnea epap me and part
81 1Eich uNe leoiopsly ignored,
Iasa issea enaea: huk s5here seems to
Se isher persistent and organized |
attempt 10 nisfeprpsent, Of discredat
,IiS position. 81 profound ignoranee
ns e paEl ii some b the ordinary
rules and iaW regulating The conduct
.of Incorporated bodies Or legalized
zationst a passing notice, by
way al self defenee, oi the last article
ii I cur sue 81 February 18th, over the
Signature 81 j.. w. Renehan, may not
he artss. He says:
T am sure II will be mat
tsp of pleasure to learn that
fhe late Secretary rea surer,
Mr. Enoch -. Abell, after u
month elaboration has found
that he can safely and sanely
I aclSnowledee the existence OF
ina new Board Of Directors,
i ana that be has turned over to
the new Treasurer, Mr.. Stephen
hIs5tln ile books and moneys
Ehe association. receiving
therefore,, tho acknowledge
4 inem 81 Tho new Board.
The idea OF lis boldly asserting,
that. after q months deliberation,
HAD found it SAFE and SANE % &C
| knowledge the existence 81 the new
Board 81 Directors, When as 2 mat
tor ii TACT. on the day previous 70 has
lietter. he knew he had signed an ~
IDENTITY bond protecting me and my
bondsmen for the delivery n the seal
| 81 office, moneys, books. &c., thereby
giving the new Board, as far as
could. 4 qrasi legal existence, and
/ hat not unbil February End, one month
after tlle election, had the new Treas
urer's bond been approved, JOINED
/ With the further Information IN hi
possession, and twice conveyed 70 th'
Treasurer elect, that / was ready a
any siinc 10 deliver the Office upon th'
proper qualification Of my successor
if.not brazen earontery II, TO say tn
least. highly discreditable 70 q pious
1T renowned gentleman who essay
To pose IS the CREST champion AM
Hover III right, truth and justice
ind adds nothing TO bis accredited
knowlete h of ordinary business trans
actions. til had aequiesced N III
legality IT the election 81 the Direc
: tosate, Why ask for an indemnit,
bond: and ii he sol thought, why did b
sien such z bond9 Ny hesitancy 70 de
lliver Tie seal Of the ONCE, books an
moneys to Mn. jones was not certainl
based Oh any lack Of confidence In him
! tor I would trust him with any amount
|, without bond; but was based upon u
idea Of passing over a trust for whic
!, Twas bonded ID the penalty 81 $500
Z 10 wflnt conssdered.Dn Illegally cor
4 stitntea body. No one who knows "a
eudiments 81 business transaction
Z would expect a bonded officer 70 q
liver up Els charge until his snccesso
had duly qualified, which, ~ tue prs
ent case Ems not until Feb. lnd, whe
attended the meeting Of the Directors
9y request, and informed the Boar
b Officially chat ! was ready 70 deiivs
q lie official paraphanalia, upon the
4 passing ia Indemnity order, IN lQ8i
& phrase0logy, 70 that effect
;t q'he writer's further allusiQA p 2
1900 ~ isssySfiysfb
~ thought, ihat iny acceptance 81 II
very lucrative position was scpiou
sacrifice 70 my many onerOus publ
y ard private duties. Any one familia
3 Wilh my disposition would know tbs
t was . pleasure, ratherthan regFt
4 fell ~ the severance 81 unconRenia
associations. The insinuation That
M&m throwing obstacles ia the WAY @
PIE success Of the hospital IS contra
III dieted bg The following expression
tGnIn The Enterprise Immediately ate
The election.
+ ~ is 70 be hoped that an insti.
tuition SO needed and Of such vital
ilnp0rtance Ia bur midst viii not
suffer il The hands 81 the present
very efficient Directors. With a
helping hand from tho State aud
County Commissioners, the lnstf.
tuition, under judicious lnanaQe-
maht, car be and should be naae
success, TO be successful the
Uaua cement must recognize no
sect, Clique, clan or faction. Trusf4
ing these principles may he 5lae
1 guiding star az tie new Dirccto-
rate, We wish The future OF the
i Hospital Q fitting measure OF sue
/ CESS
iilhe state appropriation Tor the
Atar fails the fault cahu0t be laid
A II nsS door but AZ that of those vic.
I through petty spite, bayc inaugnrated
the rlisa eteeweat and unnecessary dis
custom
The writer remarks as 10 the effect
my 7eitef 70 the Comptroller, (which
was Ni0eqly z SUGGESTION OF bonded
I o1sceei, fbat as there was some ques-
/ don aJ ~ tae legality u the newly
elected Be8rc, ! as tie only bonded
oaiicef would suggest that Il might bc
l&eil not 70 honor any reqnisitlon on
me rrescnt appropriation, until tho
ma tier WIS adjusted, reminds me az
the story Of siie iraia weakling parent.
Who, atice trying 10 ehastisc 4 husky.
strappeng ou. Tell exhausted in.o q
etb saying 10 his unhuit child.
'N pw, son, do rot cry very loud.
because y might give The reighbors 4
bad opinion ~ ne
AS. Adito9 ny position from The
Tery bcEilMing on this unnecessary
cortroyefsg, brought on through peftv
spite, ard lack 81 Judgment a. theI
part oil tle aggressOrs. has been eiic.
Gated entirely from an honest fort "a
place The Directorate upon LEGAL
iootia9, and thereby put ths instifl-I
ton fn safer position To- Obtain
State All This Was evidenced 81 tbe
50 calied membership meeting when
piaNlg lnQlcated thal the membership
proyiaedfoASn lho constitution ha5