The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-16
nAII CHANGES At
HOSPITAL RECENTLY
superintendent However. reports
That All IL Now Harmony NJ
Institution.
MISS McGEE's CASE
Hospital Attaches Said to Have Been
Dissatisfied Over Manner In Which
Food Was Scrved--Instituti0n Is
Under Management Of Administers
tive Board.

tive Board.
The Richmond Evening Journal has
recently delyed rather deeply into the
management OF the Virginia Hospital.
ia public institution. supported by the
funds OF the taxpayers of Richmond.
The Journal of yesterday prints the
following:
The records show that there have
been many changes In the personnel
of the Virginia Hospital since July l.,
so many. In fact, that it has attracted
attention. The superintendent Of the
hospital reports that harmony exists
at the city institution at this time.
| The list, taken from the minutes
Of the Administrative Board, show the
following changes
'tMany DismissaIs.
Chronological list since JUL / OF
the changes In the personnel of the
Virginia Hospital.
July the following item was re-
corded on the minutes Of the Admin
istrative Board meeting:
Miss MCGEE, dietitian at the Vir-
ginia Hospital has resigned and Miss
Elsie Baker has been appointed In her
place at a salary of $50 month.
Miss Margaret Ashton, head nurse,
resigned and Miss Ethlynd Smith was
placed in her place at salary OF
$55 a month.
"Dr. g.. C. Goodwin, an inferno, has
/ left the hospital and was called on by
the board for reason. No reason was
given.
July Is 1t Is written on the rec
ords that Commissioner Mccarthy
moved that the communication OF Miss
A. Mary MCGEE, received by him. ask
ing that she be advised for the reason
of her dismissal from the Virginia
| Hospital. where she was employed re-
Gently as dietitian. be referred to the
superintendent OF the Virginia Hospi-
tai for a report as to the cause for
| the Dismissal Of the party The board
adopted the resolution. but no re-
sponse has been heard from the su-
| perintendent of the hospital.
leave OF Absence.
"July 22-Moved by Commissioners
Mccarthy that Miss Jane Minor. ma
iron at the Nurses Home. Virginia
Hospital, be granted a leave Of alb
sence during the month OF August.
without pay. and that the superintend-
/ ent OF the hospital be notified Of the
action OF the board.
July 26-Assistant superintendent
| of the Virginia Hospital reported that
/ Archie Foster. an orderly. was dis
missed for drinking on duty and that
Howard White has been appointed In
his place at sac month.
: July 29-Superintendent OF the
Virginia Hospital reports that Robert
Austin, ORDERLY. was dismissed for
rudeness. Sam Terry replacing him
August 3-The superintendent of
| the Virginia Hospital reported that
she notified, Mrs. Lacy Pierce that her
position OF housekeeper would be
aboifshed September I, 1915. and that
| the duties of the position would be
assumed by a graduate nurse with no
increase In pay. in the diet kitchen.
| August f3--The superintendent OF
the Virginia Hospital reported that
she employed Estelle Turner. a maid.
effective August /. to relieve the col
ored help in the hospital who have
been employed for more than one
year.
August 17-Miss Pearl Belue. Miss
Hattie Arzali and Miss Elizabeth Per-
kins, were taker on as nurses in train
ling at So month
August 2e--The superintendent OF
| the Virginia Hospital reported that
Eta Terrell. maid. left the hospital.
iand that Miss Daisy Graham was APP
/ pointed in her place at SIS a month.
September IA motion was adopt
ed by the Administrative Board that
Iafter September | the position OF ma
tron at the Nurses Home, Virginia
Hospital, In accordance with the
recommendation Of the superintend-
emit of the Virginia Hospital. be abol-
sshed.
"Monatfs Case.
September l3-Interne H B.
| Moffatt of the Virginia Hospital. left,
although ne had contract for one
year. The Administrative Board went
on record that he was dismissed
Mics Elizabeth Winburne, super
visor of nurses. who resigned Septem-
her 10. reconsidered her action and
the superintendent Of the hospital said
that all was harmonious In the In
stitution once more:
Miss MCGEE. the dietitian OF the
hospital, was given notice June that
her services would no longer be re-
quired after July l. thirty days pre-
vious to her dismissal. She left the
hospital July l. and Miss Baker was
given her place The Administrative
Board has no records Of the dismissal
OF Mics MCGEE until July 8, or thirty
, SIX days after Miss Niece was noti-
Ned that she was to be dismiss and
six days after Miss Baker had taken
over the duties OF the position.
s.In Public Schools.
Miss MCGEE before leaving Rich
mond applied for a place az domestic
science teacher in the Richmond pub
lie schools. and on the strength Of
her credentials and experience she was
engaged and started her work yester-
day. When she was dismissed from
the hospital she left for her home In
Michigan. and from there she wrote
to Commissioner Carlton Mccarthy. Of
the Administrative Board, asking why
she was dismissed from the hospital.
Mr. Mccarthy moved at the meet
ing OF July 8 that the superintend-
ent OF the hospital give a reason for
the dismissaI OF Miss MCGEE.
According to the minutes Of the
administrative Board. Miss MCGEE re-
signed and was not dismissed. Then
/ nine days later came the deposed
young woman's request asking for a
reason for her dismissal. But that
| 10 ~ far 40 the matter has gone. for
Miss MCGEE has never received a re-
ply from the Board. although MIR. Nc
Carthy offered a resolution asking for
such 4 reply
Miss MCGEE was In the employ OF
| tho hospital ten months. It was her
duty to supervise the diets Of the pa
tienta In the hospital according to z
Etate law which provides for an ex-
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