Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-16
SH.AKEUP HITS
CITY HOSPITAL
AS SIX RESIGN
New Business Manager to
Quit for Better JOb-Chef
Kicks on Dietiti0n.

Six designations at the City Hospital,
five of them due to dissatisfaction,
brought officials face to face with Sc
rious situation Saturday.
II. r. Comfol, VINO was employed d
short time ago to install a business sys-
tenn in the hospital, has presented his
resignation, to become effective March /.
He has a better paying position offered
him, he snid.
John McCate, head chef, and four Of
his assistants, plan to quit their jobs
tomorrow light because of the appoint
ment of Miss Lola Foster as 1ietitlon,
DR.. Harry L. Foreman. hospital suner-
intendent, admitted Saturday.
The assistants Of McCate who resigned
are: X. jolly, second cook; Mrs. II.
Hawkins, pastry cook; Jock Cunningham,
fourth cook, and Anna Douglas, a helper.
1t was also rumored that other employees
would resign. including a number Of din
ing room girls.
Those who have resigned stated freely
today that the appointment of Miss Fos-
ter was the "cause of all the trouble"
DR.. Foreman described the trouble as one
of personality" aud said that he knew
that Miss Foster was not popular with
work.
DR.. Foreman defended the employment
OF Miss Foster He said that she was a
recognized expert in dietetics and was
given charge Of the kitchens because an
attempt is being made to standardize the
work of the hospital, and follow the re-
qulrements OF the American Medical asso-
citation and College of Physicians.
In the kitchen, which IS the storm
center" OF the hospital. the employees
talked freely Saturday McCate declared
the kitchens were dirty and In bad condi-
tion generally when he took charge Dec.
. lie said the plaster was falling on. He
said new machinery, Including potato
peelers. had been installed.
Mrs. Hawkins, pastry cook, charged
there had been discrimination between
white and colored employees before Nc
Cate became chef.
Every dining room except the one
for colored employees was decorated
Christmas day, but that was due to no
fault OF Mr.. McCate, for he had nothing
to do with the dining rooms" said Mrs.
Hawkins Before McCate came the other
dining rooms were served steak and the
colored employees got hash. Large plat
ters of chops were served In The other
dining rooms and each person could have
all they wanted, but in the colored en-
ployes dining room one chop was served
on a plate 20 each colored employe end
that was all That has not been true
since AfcCate became chef. All have been
treated equally we'll"
Mamie Dean, night cook, who FOR seven
years has worked at the hospital de-
clared that her working conditions had
become unsatisfactory and that she was
dissatisfied with the dictatlon of Miss
Foster.
Il can't stand working under such
boss and am not content 10 serve such
directions and such mixed ways of doing
things here" said Miss Dean.
Mr. Comfort had installed a real bust
ness system for the hospital. according
TO Or. Foreman. The number OF com
plants OF slow ambulance service has
been reduced because Comfort installed
a system by which each driver IS re-
quired to check IN and out every minute
Of his time, and account for the time
the ambulance Is out