Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-12
RED CROSS GIVES $4,000
TO INQUIRE HOSPITAL
Promises as Much More Later to
Outfit .1,OOO.Bed Unit for
Service In Franco.
STAFF OFFICERS ARE NAMED
DIR. W. Lowndes Pcple Made Assis.
tant Director and Chief of Surgi.
cal Division-Dr. Garrett Nelson,
Chief of Medical Division.
STAFF OFFICERS ARE NAMED

With the professional and enlisted
personnel practically complete, and
with the local Red Cross organization
lending it solid financial support, the
Medical College of Virginia Base Hos
pital has made, in the past few days.
a long stride toward the accomplish
ment OF the essential details necessary
to put 1t on war footing.
Among the notable developments of
the week was the immediate decision
of the Richmond Red Cross Chapter to
place at the disposal of Dr. Stuart Nc
CURE. director of the base hospital, the
sum of $4,000, with assurances that
as much more as might be necessary
for equipment would be Forthcoming.
Several important new appointments
to the medical staff were also made
as 4s j.
DR.. W. Lowndes Pcp1E to ybS assist.
ant director and chief of the surgical
division, with rank OF major.
DR.. J. Garrett Nelson. to be assistant
director and chief OF tho medical divis-
ion. with rank of major.
DR.. L. Guy Hopkins. to be assistant
director and chief of the laboratory
division. with rank of captain.
ogist with rank OF captain.
All four of the new members OF the
staff occupy prominent positions in the
medical affairs of the city and State.
DR.. Peplo is professor of clinical surg
cry at the Medical College Of Virginia;
DR.. Nelson is associate professor of
medicine: DR.. Hopkins is professor of
clinical pathology, and Dr. Anderson
is associate in neurology and PSYCHE
airy.
Only one or two appointments re-
main. and these have been practically
decided upon by DR.. Mcclure. The
complete STAFF will be announced this
week. as soon as the official list has
been forwarded to Washington for con-
firmation. In selecting members OF
the faculty for his staff, DR.. Mcclure
is acting with the advice and cooper
alton of the board Of visitors of the
college. as it is important to preserve
sufficient teaching force for the next
session and to guarantee mainte-
nance of the standards. in spite of the
temporary absence of q number OF the
professors and their associates.
STAFF WILL DE ORDERED
INTO SERVICE SHORTLY
1t will probably be the policy of
DR.. Mcclure to have the various mem
bers of his STAFF ordered promptly into
active service, for the benefit of the
preliminary military training they will
thus receive. DIR. Peple is already at
Fort Oslcthorpe. where he has been
stationed cevcral months. Drs. Nelson,
Hopkins and Anderson will subse-
quently be ordered away. DR.. Joseph
F. GeisinEer, a member OF the surgi-
cal staff, has been ordered into active
service for duty in Richmond in con-
nection with the Medical Officers Re-
servo Corps. AS acting adjutant of
tho base hospital. he will be in charge
OF the details OF organization, and
when this work is completed he will
also probably be sent elsewhere, pro-
vided time permits. DIR. James II.
Smith goes to Fort Oglethorpe for sew
eral months special training in the
duties of permanent adjutant. Dr.
Greer Baughman. registrar Of the base
hospital, has not yet received orders,
but will probably leave Richmond
early in next month DR.. Fred M.
Hodges. who will be In charge of the
S-ray work. Is already in active SER
vice under Major a. l.. Gray, in Rich
mond. and similar work has been as
signed to Dr.. ]. IT. Mckinney, mem
Der OF the medical staff. DR.. W. 3.
Porter. also a member of the medical
staff, goes to Gettysburg. Pa. for ac-
tive duty. DIR. Charles Phillips, of the
laboratory division. Is now at Rookie
Teller Institute. in New York. pursu-
ing special studies Other members Of
the staff will be ordered away from
| time to time. DR.. Mcclure himself
will remain in Richmond. with his hand
at the helm. Once the base hospital
| Is ready to move and ordered into SER
vice by the War Department. his entire
staff will be Immediately relieved by
! tho SUPERINTENDENT Of all other du-
ties and reassembled in Richmond.
Various problems are presenting
themselves from time to tme and
| some difficulty has been experienced
In getting specific information from
Washington but as whole these