Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-04

rstate Ho3pitai must be Z Protestant" /
All Catholics Who pay city and county
tax, and state income tax. Ars Justly |
indignant. and we resent any such dis
crimination against our religion an isI
implied by this sd.
We wish you to meet 4 committee
from our organization at tho same
time yow mcet the Representatives OF
the Knights OF Columbus--feeling as
sured you arc too broad-mnded man
to allow any such discrimination while
you are our executive head.
Trusting you will give US an audi
ence, / am
Very respectfully.
Mary A. Moran,
Grand Regent
On February ]. hearing< that DR..
Walter II. Steele OF Newark was acting
president OF the board N trustees Of
the Delaware State Hospital, the fol-
lowing letter was sent To him, which
regret did not reach DR.. Steel before
the meeting held at Farnhurst on
February q
'Dr. Walter II. Steele. Chairman,
Board OF Trustees. Delaware State
Hospital, Newark Delaware.
MY dear Doctor eele:--Court Our
Lady OF Lourdes, No. All, Catholic
Daughters OF America, representing
Ave hundred and twenty OF the
women voters OF Delaware. wishes to
call your attention to the following
want nd' appearing In the Journal Of
the American Medical Association on
January FL apd again on January 2s,
1922:
"'WANTED--Second Assistant Ply
sician: Malc--singlc, Protestant
trained In pathology and bacteriology
salary $1,000 per year, full malntcn-
ance; complete information, reference
1 Fin first letter. photograph. Dr. William
) n. Hancker, supt.. Delaware Stat,
) Hospital Fsrnhurst, Delaware
: I'VE read In the daily paper tha'
e DIR. Hancker. fearing the word Protes
! tant In this I'D might give a wron,
! impression, has wired the Journal I,
: eliminate this word from the ad.
$ 1T seems to us that there is bu
= one impression any fsirminded persol
y could possibly get from reading thI
. ad and that is. that pne but
3 Protestant physician is eligible ac
cordng 10 DR.. Hanckers standards.
we are also reliably Informed tha
similar ad was ploeeA in the sam
journal by a superintendent of tn
:. Danville State Hospital and whe
, called to the attention of Governo
l. Sproul of Pennsylvania. and the al
Is torney general. the superintendent (
i Danville Hospital was dismissed fror
~ the service.
l. We, therefore, prefer charge
r. against DIR. Hancker because of tn
r advertisement In question. and unle,
lie he can prove that he is not respons
rs BILE for this ad, we respectfully reque
~ your board 10 give this waiter yo,
" earnest consideration and TO take sue
~ definite action That Delaware will |
W vindicated from the suggestion tht
r religious intolerance Is permitted /
10 those In charge Of public institution
es Sincerely yours,
~ Mary A. Moran, Grand Regent"
:, On the evening of February ].
"a was invited to attend n conference
representatives OF different societi
=. held ut tho Knights OF Columbus Ha
=. and as diocesan representative repr
3. senting the Catholic women OF Il
r. State. / was appointed as one OF
,e committee to present a protest to II
board OF trustees OF the Delawa
or State Hospital at their monthly NEE
as ing on February 2. Mr.. Charles l.
ne Horsey representing the Nation
he Council Of Catholic Men and q
OF other members OF tho committee fro
mt the Knights Of Columbus. being N
T. Charles F. Curley. Mr.. Thorn
Monaghan and Mr.. Charles r. Hi
al gins.
y We received tho most courteo-
ed treatment from tho board Of truste,
t. who were truly sorry that DR. Hanck