Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-27
FLANAGAN NAMED
TO SUCCEED LEVY
Elected Chief Health Officer Of
Richmond by Administra-
tive Board.
WITH STATE DEPARTMENT
Comes to City's Service Highly
Endorsed by State Health
Commissioner Williams.

latnE to public health. was elected
yesterday by tho Administrative Board
to succeed Or. l.. =. Levy resigned. as
Chief Health Officer. 40 date has been
fixed FOR Or. flannagans assumption
Of his new duties.
Following his announcement last
week that he had determined to quit
the city's service. Dr. Levy presented
his formal resignation to tho Admin
istrative Hoard. In less than ten
minutes It had been accepted and DR..
Flanagan named 10 iii the vacancy.
In his resignation. pr. Levy left opcn
the dat" upon which ho will retire. 1t is
not likely. however that he will turn
over tho rcins OF Office to his successor
until about May !. There are several
important matters which Or. Levy. is
anxious to dispose Of, in order TO leave
the Office with no unfinished tasks for
DR.. Flanagan TO assume One Of the
principal Of these is the completion of
the Health DEPARTMENTS annual report.
II is now being prepared for the
printer.
DR.. Flanagan was the only candi-
date considered by the board He WAS
nominated by Commissioner Hobson
and unanimously elected However. l.,
making tho change. tho board reduced
the salary of the Chief Health OT'ccr
from $4,000 TO $4,000 year
HIGHLY INDonSED ny
DIR. ENNION G.. WILLIAMS
In ndorsing DR. Flanna gans can
dida"y. br. Ennion q. Williams, stat.
Health Commissioner and Rev. !. r
Masiin. secretary o: the Department OF
Charities and Corrections paid high
miss toner's ability.
Dr Williams's Endorsement, was "a
follows:
nounccmcnt OF DIR. Levys resignation
as Health officer Of Richmond after his
long and very Efficient service to tho
people of the city.
II am taking the liberty OF recon-
mcnding To YOU a his successor one Of
your fcllow-citizens. DIR. Roy X Flan-
naGhn. Al present Assistant state
Health Commissioners
DIR. Flanagan graduated at the
University Of Virginia in Iso4. prac-
tccd medicine in Charlottesvillc from
mat time to 1910. Was health officer
OF tharlottesvilie from 1906 TO 1910
In 1910 the state board gave Dr. Flan-
naEan an unsolicited appointment to
It's staff because Of the splendid health
work he was doing in charlottesville.
Since Dr. Flanagan has been with
tho state board his work has been
largely that OF cooperation with town
and county boards, assisting them in
their organization. drafting suitable
ordinances and providing for their en-
forc.ment
lie believes in getting results BY
education and persuasion. His expert
ehee' ms humanitarian spirit. his
earnest zeal and faith in his work. his
genera! temperament and frank man
ner ana his Willingness to cooperate
with every agency. have made him a
most valuable member Of our staff. and
)ustities me in recommending him to
you most highly"
PROMINENTLY CONNECTED
WITH CHARITABLE WORK
bT. Flanagan has been prominentlv
identified with charitable work II, ao
dition 10 that connected with public
health He was at once time president
OF the State Conference OF Charities
and Corrections
lie has won national recognition as
an authority on medical inspection in
rural schools. lie was educated at
Millers School and graduated in ncdi-
cine at the University of NirGini: in.
l>9;. lie took two postgraduate
courses AT Harvard University
The following are among the differ
ont organizations with which DIR. Elan
nagan is prominently identified: Nir-
giuia Child Labor Committee. of which
he is chairman: International Congress
on tuberculosis. American Public
Health Association. American School
Hygiene Association. Southern Socio-
logical Congress. Society for the Study
and Prevention of Infant Mortality.
National Conference Of Charities and
Corrections. Virginia Medical society
and the Richmond Academy OF Mcd-
cine.
LEVY WILL MAKE
RECOMMENDATION TO BOARD
In his letter of resignation. DR.. Levy.
WHO Will identify himself with the
North Public Health Bureau. OF New
York. says that it is his intention to
call the attention of the Administra-
tive Board to several important mat
tiers before he actually retrcs His
letter follows:
II hereby tender my resignation as
Chief Health Officer OF the city Of
Richmond. to take effect in the very
near future, at such time as may b.
determined upon as best,
This is confirming my verbal state
mcnt to YOU on last Wednesday. and
also my announced intention several
weeks ago we'll as my repeated in
dications i'm the past two or three years
that such a step would he necessary
unless proper support could he secured
for the work of the Health Department.
81 need scarcely state that il is with
reluctance that I feel myself
called upon to take this step. which
involves not only giving up the work
to which ! have devoted myself cX-
clusively for the last eleven years. but
which. furthermore, involves my Civ
inr UP my lifelong residence In Rich
mond.
"ln the short time before actually
severing my connection with the de-
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