The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-16
5.
RECEIVERS
NAMED
Institutional Politics Said to
Be Responsible for Hos
pitaI's Failure.


Oracle K. Richards treasurer Of
the Episcopal Eye, Ear and
Throat Hospital, residing at
Stoneleigh Court, were today APP
pointed receivers Of the Casualty
Hospital by Justice Hitz Of the
District Supreme Court, fixing
their joint bond at $4,000.
No Capital or Income.
A petition for the appointment of
a receiver was today submitted to
the court by Attorney Jeffords, i
member of the board Of directors of
the hospital, who told the court that
at q meeting Of the board last night
at which eighteen members were
present the present course was
unanimously decided upon.
Jeffords informed the court that
the hospital has no capital or in.
come, except that which comes from
subscriptions, donations and SUD.
plies and appropriations which now
and then are made by Congress for
the treatment of the poor. Counsel
for the hospital stated that there are
now due to the hospital from Con-
gress for the treatment Of the poor
between $1,000 and $4,000 and that
the institution has been running bc-
hind and is forced to suspend opera
tons.
'The board 9 not willing to ask
the public for subscriptions or do
nations under these conditions" said
Jeffords. There is no available
money TO meet obligations, and
tradesmen refuse to supply bread.
butter, eggs, milk, and other articles,
claiming that they had not been
paid for more than a year and .
half. At present there are only
about twelve. persons in the hos
pital undergoing treatment who
could easily be removed to another
hospital.
Assets Very Small.
The assets Of the hospital, accord
ing to Jeffords, consist Of $4,000
worth of equipment, $4,000 value
Of unencumbered real estate, and
S., 1000 value of another plot Of real
estate above encumbrance.
Jeffords stated that the sale OF
the equipment would not realize as
much as $4,000. The liabilities Of
the hospital consist Of $4,000 for
supplies, equipment, and other neces-
stiles. Satisfactory arrangement for
the payment Of a promissory note
Of S., 900 have been made, according
to Attorney Jeffords.
The name under which the hos
pital was originally incorporated
and under which 1t appears in to-
days petition is Eastern Dispen-
sary and Casualty Hospital 1t
has been in active operation since
1883 and it's purposes are: 1.-THE
medical and surgical treatmnt Of
diseases and injuries, and to pro-
vide medicines free Of charge to
poor and needy persons in the Dis
trict Of Columbia, and all else
thereto incident, appurtenant and
germane."
The entire south from the square
between Seventh and Eighth streets
and Massachusetts avenue north
east, Is occupied for hospital pur-
poses.
Attorneys Jeffords and Dutton
represent the petitioners, and they
stated to the court that the hospital
is solvent and Is able to nay all it's
obligations.
Institutional politics is declared
responsible for the action of the
trustees of Casualty Hospital in
deciding to ask that a receiver be
appointed for the institution, az.
cording to Mrs. Margaret A. Mays,
superintendent.
During the past few years the
history OF the hospital, according
to Mrs. Mays, is revelation nf
acknowledgement fairly staggering
in it's character.
No Audit. She Alleges.
Among other things she insists
that for serVeral years no audit Of
Its accounts was made and that
when she assumed office in March
she was informed no audit would be
made indicating the financial status
of the hospital.
THE executive officers of the hos
pital have done everything possible
to embarrass me-" declared Mrs.
Mays. when I assumed charge of
the institution l asked that an audit
be made. l was flatly told this
would not be done. Eventually I
forced the board of trustees to take
such action. Auditors have been at
work on the accounts for some time,
The hospital Is badly needed in
this section Of the city and I ad-
Vised the trustees that to meet the
outstanding bills, the property,
which is clear of encumbrance, be
mortgaged. The suggestion was not
acceptable and this is the result"