Evening star., 1925-11-10
ANSWERS CHARGES
. AGAINST HOSPITAL
Blair Denies Nurses Home
at Emergency Was Built
With Casualty Funds.

at Emergency Was Built
With Casualty Funds.
Charges that the new nurses home
at Emergency Hospital was paid for
out of "A subscription Of S3O3.0eO sun
Scribed for the maintenance OF cas-
t!alty Hospital i'll d drive last Spring
were answered today by Woodbury.
RIair, chairman of the board of
Emergency Hospital. The charges
were made IN Il report presented to
the Northeast Citizens Association
at the Ludlow School last night by
Bruce l.. Casteel, chairman OF a
committee appointed TO inquire into
lunors of a possible abandonment of
Casualty Hospital.
Mr. Blair also said everything
would be done to keep Casualty Hos
pital open.
G.. II. Aschenbach and Edward y.
Parker were the other members of
the committee. which made visits TO
Casualty and Emergency Hospitals TO
determine the status of the north
east institution.
Claim Board Is Idle.
The report stated that Casualty.
which has been in existence for more
Than 20 years. closed Its books at the
end of the year 1922. with a balance
for the year of nearly $4,000, and that
since being taken over and operated
by expert hospital managers. 1t has,
in the short space of two years, for
no known reason. been allowed to be
come an object of charity. The re-
mort stated that the committee would
make further inquiry as 10 why the
valuable and efficient board or lady
mana gers. with Mrs. Martha j.
Vaughn as president, is lying dor
mant with respect TO Casualty. IN
stead of carrying on the noble work
for humanity's Ike which 1t has done
for many years up until o. short time
ago"
Chairman Casteel further reported
that "at the beginning OF October,
1923, the board OF directors or Casu-
atty, through shameful mlsmanase-
ment by those in charge, was wiling
to make an assignment or the entire
assets OF the institution for the benefit
Of its creditors. Liabilities amounted
to S33231, aside from which there
were other outstanding claims not in
Cluded in this report, bringing the
whole amount up TO S4i.9Uo.o@. truly
a small sum when il is considered that
a $500, 900 goal was set i'll the drive for
which CaSualty's need was put torth
and which institution was to beneht
from the proceeds derived therefrom.
Probe TO Be On.
CDon motion the committee was in
struCted to continue its investigation.
We realize the need for maintain
ing Casualty Hospital" Mr.. Blair
said. "and everything possible will
he done to keep it open.
Mr.. Blair said he was not in d
position today TO discuss the plans
that are III mind for providing for the
future of Casualty Hospital, but in
dicated that a definite plan was un-
der consideration.
Discussing the committee report or
he citizens association dealing with
results of a drive conducted year
ago for Casualty and Emergency
Hospitals. Mr. Blair said that, while
approximately 100000 was pledged,
about 20 per cent of that sum has
not yet been paid in.
He also stated that from intorma
ion furnished him by the account.
ants. about $4,000 of the total amount
subscribed in the drive was from the
Northeast section of the city.
One statement of the committee was
that s123.0 from the drive was used
for nurses home at Emergency Hos
pitaI Mr.. Blair pointed out today
that the entire cost OF the nurses
home did not come from the proceeds
of the drive, as Emergency Hospital
already had a fund of $4,000 toward
The home.
President Evan II. Tucker an
nounced the following committee ap-
pointments, at last nights meeting,
which We're approved:
Executive communicable be COM
posed of chairmen of all tina standing
committees.
Legislation-Evan IL Tucker. chair
man: Prof. Percival Hall, DR.. l.. D.
Walter, DR.. Starr Parsons, Bruce l..
Casteel, Dr.. j. *. Duncan and Hugh
Reid.
Public health-W. L Belts. chair
man: Eugene 5. Thomas. DR.. George
H Magee. DR.. L. r. Schreiher. DR.. W.
E Bradley, Mrs. Parker, Samuel
Cease. J. NJ. Pearce, Miss Sadie II.
Wilson and DR.. Robert Mccullough.
Public utilities - Roscoe Jenkins,
chairman: Henry Zuschnitt, Elmer
Zirkle. John \. Knapp. William II.
Mcconnell, Luther I. Eall and +. \.
carpenter.
Police and fire departments-Dr. i.
n Walter, chairman. Timothy Han
lon. Abram IIOughian. Frank Fabrizio.
ST: Samuel Thomas +. l.. Weber and
Hugh A. Kane.
Membership r. Edward y. Parker,
chairman. Charles A Meyer, DR.. Par
sons, 6. II. Aschenbach l.. K. Ger
man. Dr. +. y. Ladder and J. f.
I2voadfoot.
Streets. avenues and alleys-W. q.
Lang. chairman W. ". Deal. J. II.
NalIy, T.. &. Wurdrn. William Loetfier.
:. W. T@hbs. William L. Muf1ey and
Louis Amorse.
Assessnls snts- MI C2steel chairman
!. NJ. Annadale, w, De Luca. David
VI. Mclean, Thomas Iiadou, William
J. koerth and John Casev.
Publicity and mail serviCe-llr. Asch.
enbach, chairman; =. Killian. John \.
Farran, H. =. Ciay,yLeopold Birllle
George Dovakos and Hugh Reid
Water. lights and s~wers-Samuel
Namara. p. J. O'Dea. r. 3. Linkins
Peter Peterson. Charles y. Holden
Gus BrahIer and PasGuale Vesco.
Parks and spaces-W. ". Sisson
chairman: J.. E. German. Miss Emma
:. kihbey. Robert :. Peterson, Roscoe
Jenkins, Rufus j. Allen. William y.
iFettinGer and CAPT. \. +. Enuuist
colleges and sChools-Dr. Parsons
chairman; Prof. Charles Hart. Mabel
&. Hawes. CYRUS j.. Cook. Rev. G. 6.
Abbott, Thomas Holmes and Mrs. &.
r Winters.