Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-02
READTO CHICAGO;
PLACETOHAWLEY
State Welfare Department IN Orders
Today Promotes Two lnstitu-
ton Heads.

Aurounc enent was made today ny
Charles Il. Th0rne. director OF the IL
unots department Of public welfare,
-hst DIR Charles r. Read managing Of
6csr Of #atsrt1wn hospital. has been
appointed superintendent OF the chi
laz- state hospital Al Tfunring. and
DIR. ~ ] H3vlev. assistant superIn-
caade1r Of the Elziu state hospital.
has been appointed superintendent OF
E-ateftcan hospital 10 succeed DR..
nd These are fine promotions for
Zen Or Read and Dr. Hawley, and
a.e deserved recognition of merit and
Ions service in Illinois state tnsr51u-
tious
IL Is understood that the new fnstl~
tuition heads viii assume their duties
en- Sept DR. Read succeeds Dr.
George Lezn5nEar, who IS the only man
20 hold the post Of superintendent OF
tle Chicago hospital since it became
one of the state institutions. Dr.
Leiuiuzer has resigned. effective as
soon as his successor. IS ready TO as
auue the post. This is one of the most
imDortauE posts I'm the state Iust5tu-
-ioual service. and the appointment Of
DR. Read carries with 1T substantial
advance i'd salaTE.s
DR. Read advancement came en-
tlreIy without his solicitation Though
q Republican in politics. he was ad-
FauleE 10 the grade Of superintendent
under the Democratic state admlnIstTa-
ton, and lie declined 10 seek any post
other than the one he was given under
the previous administration when the
Republicans came into control of the
state admiulst ration. Dir. Reads re
MN 5ra rfe- to
the uperirteudency Of #arertOwn hos
gltaI bat the welfare department
heads fell that he merited a larger
field.
It was a. tae I5aukasee state hospital
that Er- Read began his service III IL
Iiu1i4 institutions. He was named head
physician there and later. by aXamlna-
tica was promoted to assist superiu-
ta1delJ. and in 1919 was transferred
TO WlteTtouD lcspitaI as assistant
slparlut endeut he served here seven
months. and then was transferred
back to the EauEaaee hospital lie tha
same capacity. He remained there
three years. and then served IN the
chicago hospital year. ana also
served q year In the Peoria state hos
D-tal as assistant periuteudenG. he
fore the appointment as the managing
officer Of #sJertOWu hospital He was
assigned as head Of the local iustilu-
t5ou sn EEaz- 1916.
HIS aauiu5stra tlou 81 The hospital
has been remarkably successful and
ha has won an euTiabia reputation
throughout The state. lie is progress
s1ve and elnclgut. and under his charge
the institution has kept up the high
standard erom the medical viewpoint
bus la5 been operated at reduced eE-
peuse There was So 900 deficit
when de- Read assumed charge. ana
this was eat 10 SII09G at one time,
and lD spite OF the greatly increased
cost of All supplies and increase OF
$50 In the number o. inmates, the hos
pI-al deficit now is about $4,000 or
S4 600 below the figure when he took
charge. Population Of The institution
is now 1850 inmates Important i'm
provements ID tLe physical conditions
Of Inc plant have been made under his
aiteetfcu others are in progress. and
Still others nave been planned and pro-
r5ded for at his instance
Chicago hospital mas $500 inmates.
and the physical plant is in excellent
condition
D74rilE rbeir residence here DR.. and
Mrs. Read have made many warm
frieHds who regret their departure
from this community. though thew con
graduate Dr. Read on his promotion in
the state service.
Speaking of his experience here. DR..
Read said today that he had en5oved
very much his work here. and had
found the finest c0oneratf0n between
the public and county md cftv officials.
and the hospitals. He smoke highly nj
the LOYALTY and ercfancv Of the c0rnz
Of employees. commenting nsr+ir,4a7r1zz
#Tar- 81 . e ~ Ez-4E
traave stan and the mechanical de-