The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-03-10
ANNUAL MEETING OF
HOSPITAL MEMBERS

bers of the Marion County Hospital e
Association was held at $3.50 o'clock IN
Yesterday morning in the superintend- Il
ent's office at the hospital. There a
were present Messrs. t. T. Munroe, I
D. S. Woodrow, Ben Rheinauer, R. F.
Rogers, E. H. Martin, G. ]. Bitch, L.
R. Chazal and R. R. Carroll.
Mr.. Woodrow was asked to act as
secretary of the meeting. The min
utes of the meeting held at the Won
ans Club on March 18th were read
and approved.
Report of the auditor of the books
of the treasurer for the two years
last past was read and the books
were found to be in order and the ac- /
counts well kept and balanced.
Election of officers was proceeded
with.
Mr.. T. T. Munroe was elected pres
Iident, the position he has held since
the organization of the hospital. Mr..
} Munroe would not know what to do
without the hospital work, which he
e puts his whole heart into, and the as
: ISOLATION would certainly not know
what to do without him for its pres
ident.
Mr.. Ben Rheinauer has always
been its treasurer, the two are insep-
s arabic. and there was no other
thought but he should continue in the
D. Office.
. DR.. Chace having declined to longer
l. serve as secretary, on account of in
to creasing duties, Mr.. E. H. Martin was
r unanimously elected secretary.
ne The following board of managers
TO was then elected to serve for the en-
OF suing year: d. S. Woodrow, E. ii
PC Martin, Ben Rheinauer, J. H. Taylor
r. and T. T. Munroe.
nd On motion of Col. Rogers vote OF
ev thanks was extended the officers fol
of their valiant work in behalf of the
,lf association. A unanimous vote o.
ire thanks was extended to Miss Mar
TO shall, the efficient superintendent, TO
od her faithful work and most successful
no management of the big institution.
;1a Following is the list of nurses a
n the hospital at the present time
ar Miss NJ G. Marshall, superintendent
a Miss Lola Pope, graduate; Misse
nc Minnie Stevens, Rowena Chapel
,ca Willie Mobley, Fife Parramore, Roxi
or. Connell and Minnie Milford, studen
he nurses.
md The members IN attendance on III
meeting were more than gratified E
the successful years work for 191
; and despite the unprecedented cond
lions that prevail in our land, the no
the pital has far more than held its ow
sec The receipts have been good, the VOL
Tor of treating and curing patients h;
hat been better and every one connects
her with its management feels encou
ned aged and gratifed over the outlook
the Scan the financial report and s
sue how good it looks. Of the heavy e
penses or sums paid out, note t
large portion that was for permane
TIE improvements. With two more ore
Nc nary successful years the hospii
on will be entirely out of debt, with t
te exception of the bonds and the int'
.om- est and the sinking fund will ia
in care of those when due.
ters- The management is very gao u
the it commenced work on the hospi
when it did. If this work had be
postponed another year, the hospi
would still be located in the old bui
IL.
The management, the physici;
ding : .4aI,~ -..olf.,.o oo,,,rro+,,lo+a +be
selves every time they see the hos
.yihs tai on the fact that it was loca
ie'eu where it is, instead of on the lot OF
s'e inally bought for the home of the
eSei pital. The site of the hospital is
~ u of the most beautiful in this sect
hase of the country, is ideal for the I
pony pose and just far enough from
ene business center of the town.
'lol Last year the hospital treated
de Oh cases. Twenty of these died, abo'
Cum per cent. The death rate is remal
= GU bly, low, when one stops to cons
that many of the patients were
!, ried into the hospital as a last re:
fNs' many of them being in dying co
ton.
Only white. patients are handle
the hospital under the rules ado
'NE some time since, and since the es
most hshment of the colored hospita
COM the city.
ic ser The association treated 81 pat
nicipal without cost to them. This is in ;
it'll a ton to treatment administered to
and is nurses whenever i'll.
It has The Woman's Auxiliary paid
e. 1t hospital association for treating
tricity. charity cases.
.ar for The county gives the assoeii
&c for $500 per year, and the associ
lowatt. treats the county's charity cases
ere es- Under the proposed amendmel
t arc the city's charter the city of
lie cur can aid the hospital. As it is
ON its lights and water which is very