The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-12-16
Or. WINDESHEIM, PHYSICIAN
Veteran Crusader Against White Plague
Is Named as House Physician and
Superintendent Will Be Named at
An Early Meeting Of the Beard.


Wlllowbr0ok sanatorium held It's first
meeting on Friday afternoon at the
county building and Organization was
completed by the election of William
n. Fisher as president Of the board,
Thomas Fleming as vice-president and
wv. T, Maratt as secretary, President
Fisher is the thrce>year member OF tho
board and as ranking member he was
named to preside over the destinies Of
the new institution.
DIR, G. Windesheim was named by the
unanimous vote Of the board as house
physician at the sanatorium, his duties
to begin just as soon as the institution
lis turned over to the board. No choice
was made of superintendent but il Is
planned to elect the superintendent at
a meeting to be held about the first of
January. Several applications for this
position and for the position of engin.
eer were before the trustees but no &C.
tiOn was taken. The institution will
not be ready for opening before the
first of February and the trustees held
that the pay roll should not be started
until that time.
The election of DR.. Windesheim as
house physician at the sanatorium will
undoubtedly meet with the sanction of
every one in Kenosha who has kept in
touch with the battle against tubercu-
losis. DR.. Windesheim is a veteran
fighter in the ranks of the Wisconsin
Anti-Tuberculosis association and he
has made an especial study of the vari-
GUS forms of tuberculosis and the
methods of treatment and prevention.
His selection will add great strength
to the institution. DIR. Windesheim
will work with the board in putting
the f9al touches on the equipment of
thG sanatorium.
After a careful reading of the law
the members Of the board of trustees
decided that it would be possible for
the county to secure state aid for the
care of INDECENT patients at the new
sanatorium for the present year. The
law provides that the report of the
number of patients in the institution
be filed with the secretary of the state
board of control ON the first day of
July and then the county will receive
rebate in taxes amounting to fec
of five dollars week for each patient
cared for in the institution as a county
charge. The state does not pay any
part of the cost of treatment of such
patients as are admitted as pay pa.
tients. Before any patient may be adj
mitted to the sanatorium as an indi-
gent patient he or she must make afi-
davit before the county judge that he
or she has no funds to pay for treat :
ment.
AS Willowbrook may receive patients
from any of the counties in the state
the members of the board of trustees
arranged to send out letter late in
the month announcing the proposed
opening of the institution. This letter
will be sent to every county board
chairman and every county Judge in
the state and the county will make an
effort to secure number of patients
from other counties.
The question of the dedication of
the Willowbrook was taken up and
considered but no plans made, This
matter will be taken up and disposed
of at the next meeting of the board.
John T.. Yule former chairman of the
county board and the Gather of the
tuberculosis hospital plant was present
at the first meeting of the board.