Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 37, Number 189, 13 June 1912 — Page 6

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THE KIUIOXUXD PAIXA3DITT3I AXD SUN-TELEGRAM, THURSDAY, JUNE 13,

HOSPITAL IS NOT POPULAR SAY DOCTORS

Management Has Failed to Hold the Good Will of the Public and Doctors, Reads Statement. (Continued from Page One.) cipalities, we are most anxious to see the same achieved here. We believe that the present constitution of the Board of Trustees does not work to the best interests of the hospital. When St. Stephen's Hospital was Srst launched, the Vestry of St. Paul's Episcopal church selected the trustees. When this institution was merged into Reid Memorial Hospital, and after the people had contributed to the endowment fund $25,000, the same selfperpetuating board of trustees, with a few additions, assumed control. On the death or resignation of a member the place is filled by those remaining. The cnoice naturally falls upon one, who because of age and temperament, social and business relations is "compatible." The self-perpetuating board assures harmony and a consistent policy. But experience proves that it is not conducive to progress and to a responsiveness to outside opinion and desire. Th; title to the hospital is vested in th Board of Trustees. They are amendable to no one. City Has No Control. Representatives of the public on the Itoard by the addition of a member of Council and the possession and exercise "of visitorial powers" by the Mayor gives the people no power in fact to determine the policy of the inctitution, which has been represented to ihem as their own. As to the rejorts of the trustees to the Council (made in view of appropriations from the City's treasury) the report of Council's investigating committee tstates that there has been a lack of confidence and frankness toward that body on the part of the trustees. Therefore in no real sense does the hospital belong to the people or has the City any control of the expenditure of its appropriations. The present arrangement does keep sectarianism and politics out of the management, but is this td vantage to be secured only at the cost of such manifest disadvantage?" Further, a condition that the doctors believe militates greatly against a general Interest in the institution and against its progress is the inactivity of numerous members of the board. Inasmuch as it is the doctors who bring profitable business to the Hospital it is but fair and right that the management -show them consideration and be responsive to their desires and suggestions, so as to secure their active co-operation rather than a passive interest. The fact that, at this time the hospital has few patients, many going elsewhere for hospital attention; and that the management has failed to hold the good will of the doctors and the public, (which they bad at the time of the dedication, and Thich prompted. Mr. Reid to remark, "You have the people with you, now ltold them there," marks thes present administration as a failure. The policy of the Board is to avoid publicity. The investigating committee states that there has been a lack of frankness and openness towards the City Council, toward the public and toward the doctors on the part of the Trustees. We believe that if Reid Memorial Hospital is to be in fact a public institution, receiving aid from the City Treasury there should be the full-1 est publicity in regard to the affairs I the institution. Are Too Conservative. The attitude of the trustees individually and as a body toward scientific and modern medicine and toward a i'lcgressive profession is a thorn in the fle6h of the doctors'. Communications from the medical staff to the board involving vital matters have gone unrecognized or unanswered. Upwr. the appointment of a committee of jthree doctors by the board, plans were 1-repared for an isolation building for contagious diseases, which plans were approved by Dr. Hurty, Secretary of the State Board of Health and other qualified persons. But these plans jwere summarily rejected by the trustees for other plans prepared by the mperintendent that were plainly unsuitable and unsanitary. It is a matter . of history if not of record, that during the Schillinger adminstration an appropriation of $4500 was secured from the city on the express understanding that the trustees would satisfy the crying need by erecting and maintaining Isolation wards for cases of contagious d'sease, excepting smallpox, but this appropriation was diverted to other purposes. There is absence of readiXiess to receive or act upon suggestions of the doctors in regard to matters in which by circumstances and experience they are especially qualified to know the needs of the institution. So It has come to be that the trustees etc not impressed with the desirability, nay, the. duty and necessity of providing the institution with a better equipment of surgical instruments, of keeping up the X RAY outfit, originally donated and installed by a doctor but now, through neglect, out of commission for the past two years, although constantly in demand for diagnosis and treatment. This department should and would be a feature of the 1 oppital If the desires and requests of the doctors were heeded. A pathological and bacteriological department, and clinical laboratory, absolutely necessary for the modern practise of medicine, If properly equipped could and would be conducted by the doctors ere they given recognition. However, Improvements for nurses and employen, a laundry and other matters of the

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Ex-senator William Flinn, of Pittsburg, known for his forcefulness as a political leader, who is at the Bead of the Roosevelt Vigilance Cora,niittee in Chicago.

kind take precedence with the trustees over equipment more directly necessary for a medical and surgical diagnosis and treatment of the patients. Superintendent "Boss." The influence of the superintendent is paramount. She always meets with the board. No discussion is had, no plans are made, no action taken without her full cognizance. nuwa-s Ubl shed at hHugge ! (ion and through thPifnrts of f he H. tors in face of the discouragement and d mbts of the board and although sue-! cessfulfy managed by the doctors for j many years, . tne Doara at one time decided to assume the management themselves to the exclusion of the doc-, tors. Protest caused them to rescind . tneir action and the school board of j .ctors (now appomted by the board , ijjfieiiu ui ueiug eeiecieu Dy ine uoc- ; tcrs) was continued but it has no voice in the school, though doctors do most ot the teaching. In this attitude the board furthers the policy of the State Association of Nurses, which policy is to make the nursing profession, in their training and practice, independ ent of the doctors, whose aids they I are supposed to be in caring for the j sick. Thus an atmosphere is created at the hospital, which the doctors do not hnd congenial, and which does not encourage efforts to build up the institution. A committee of three doctors is reg iJarly invited to meet with the board, but they have no voice, nor, apparently, any influence with it. At a meeting of this committee with the board on the eve of April 2nd, 1912, they were given to understand that in time an amicable arrangement in harmony with the recommendations of Council's Investigating Committee would be made and desires of the doctors would be met, but tBey were requested to say rothing as to the result of this conference except to reassure the rest of the doctors. There is evidence that the trustees used this interval of quiet to influence the council to rescind their action approving the report of tne committee. Attitude of Doctors. The doctors do not desire to domiI'jtte in the management of the hospital but they feel confident that a measure of professional influence wculd prove advantageous here as it has elsewhere. It is not for 'professional aggrandizement or gain, but simply that the institution shall fulfill the functions of a standard hospital Briefly, the ambitions of the doctors

of Wayne County Medical Society for Some of the New York Yankees were the hospital are that it shall become j having breakfast, but Sheck'didn't recin equipment and in progressive man- ognize any of them. Later he asked

tagement a standard institution, render ing every service to the community r.ghtly to be expected of it, and shall promote the scientific practice of medicine; that it may and shall have back of it the interest, the confidence and patronage of the people generally. For the realization of these ends, we re convinced that the public and doctors should have influence in the management. The present constitution of the board Is admirably adapted to safeguard the property interests of the Hospital and to exclude sectarian and rolitical influence and may well be retained. We, however, suggest the sdoption of a plan worked with great tuccess elsewhere in public institutions. We suggest the organization in this community of a Hospital Society, composed of such citizens as would be interested sufficiently to contribute nominal annual membership dues. Let the members of this organization at the annual meeting elect a Board of ten Directors from among the membership, this Board of Directors to be charged with the active management of the affairs of the hospital. This is the plan under which the local Y. M. C. A, the Home for Aged Women, and many other, organizations successfully

operate. Under this plan the Trustees would still retain their trusteeship, but would be relieved of the duties that are time consuming and onerous. The effecting of such a society would contribute aid, financially, but what is more important and most needed in this community, it would develop a hospital spirit and an apprecia-

i tion among our people of hospital ad ntages. Such spirit and such appre- j o.07S eS I ny nospita1' our experience demon-, : strntps rflnnnr hA frrortrl horja i through the instrumentality of the ent seif.perpetuating Board of Trustees j Finally we express the earnest hope ifhat t Vl o nrooont i o l q t i -i ti ef iha of. fairg of Reld Memorlal Hospital may Ifcad to a satisfactory understanding am al, concerned and to the st&h. j-gLment of conditions that will make it possible for trustees, the public and doctors to work harmoniously together to make Reid Memorial Hospital what its donor intended it to be, an efficient and much loved institution in the community. Sporting Gossip Philadelphia fans recently presented "Kid" Gleason, the White Sox coach, v.ith a $700 watch. The "Kid" says the watch contains all the latest imnrovements with the exception of a pushbutton The Philadelphia Quakers are now able to put up a strong team in the field, and the other National League teams, are booked for a real battle vhen they meet Charlie Dooin's outlt. Pitcher Baumeartner is holdine his

own with the St. Louis Browns. So far'tiave become a fad at the store that this season the youngster has defeated I "Vry &rl who accepts a position in

Ed Walsh and George Mullin, two veteran stars of the American League. The Harvard "University baseball team will be without the services of "Sam" Felton the big t wirier, for the remainder of the season. Felton is in difficulty with the college office on account of his studies. Manager McGraw, of the Giants, is well fixed in outfield material. If De vore, Snodgrass and Murray were incapacitated at the same time McGraw could use Becker, McCormick and Burns and still have one of the strongest outfields in the National League. When the train bearing the Cubs ar rived at Syracuse the .other day the dining car of a west-bound train stopj ped beside Jim Sheckard's window what team that was and was informed. I knew they were ball players" said '2 L Al . j Jim, because they were such tough Icoking guys WITH THE BOXERS. The veteran Harry Forbes, once bantam champ, will enter the featherweight class. Martin Canole, the Fall River lightweight, has retired from the boxing g'ime for good. How tlid Made by Puritan Bed Springs Co., Indianapolis.

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INVITATIONS ISSUED. Invitations reading as follows have been issued: Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Manville Norris will give in marriage their daughter Opal Irene Norris to Mr. Clifford Ray Umpleby on Wednesday evening the twentysixth of June, Nineteen Hundred and Twelve at eight o'clock Two hundred forty-four South Fourth Street Richmond, Indiana The honor of your presence is requested. At Home After July tenth. THIMBLE PARTY. The first of a series of parties to be given this week by Mrs. George A. Reid, of South Fourth street, was the one of yesterday afternoon and which was in the nature of a thimble party. The rooms were beautifully decorated throughout with flowers and ferns. The color scheme pink and white was carried out in the decorative motif. Vases filled with pink and white carnations were placed on the toantlepiece in the living rooms and also on the piano and various pedestals used in the room. The afternoon was spent socially and with needlework. A guessing contest also featured the afternoon. The favors went to Mrs. Edward Templar and Mrs. Fred Goebel. An attractive feature of the afternoon was the musical program presented by Mrs. Leo Gard, Miss Pearl Crumbaugb. Miss Ruth James, soloists, Miss Lorine Slinger and Mrs. Walter Snaveley, piano solos. Miss Arline Elliott, of Dayton, Ohio, gave two pretty readings. A delicious luncheon was served during the afternoon. The color scheme was carried out in the menu. The guests were: Mrs. Henry Knollenberg, Mrs. Albert Reinhard, Mrs. Will Loehr, Mrs. Harry Randle, Mrs. Howard Sudhoff, Mrs. Henry Kluter, Mrs. Will Widnp, Mrs. Adair Feldman, Mrs. Lewis Frauman, Mrs. Charles Sudhoff, Mrs. Gus Eggemeyer, Mrs. George Cutter, Mrs. Charles Kuhlman, Mrs. Jacob Bayer, Mrs. Edward Mashmeyer, Mrs. Edward" Klute, Mrs. Henry Dietrich, Mrs. Leo Gard, Mrs. Walter Snaveley, Miss Carrie Eggemeyer, Mrs. Edward Feldman, Mrs. Alice Reid, Miss Eva Neal, Miss Nettie Neal, Mrs. Walter Crane, Mrs. Fred Goeble of Cambridge City, Mrs. Bud Thomas, of Muncie, Mrs. Harry Greyer, Mrs. Gordon Ribble, Mrs. Milt Thomas, Mrs. T. J. Slinger, Mrs. Edward Templar, Mrs. Edward Slinger, Mrs. Chris Heckenhauer, Muncie, Mrs. Frank Sower, Muncie, Miss Ruth James, Miss Marguerite Border, Muncie Misg Arline Slinger, Miss Ar ,lne Em0tt' WU D ton Miss Pearl Crumbaugh, Miss White. Mrs. Reid is giving a euchre party this afternoon. GOLF CONTEST. The Golf committee of the Country club returned Monday from Dayton, O., where it made arrangements for a series of twelve meets to be held between Dayton, Richmond and Springfield during the summer. An invitation is extended to all golfers to take part in an elimination contest Saturday, J.me fifteenth at the Country club for places on competing teams. Golfers are asked to heed this announcement DANCE A SUCCESS. The dancing party given Wednesday evening at Glen Miller park by Willett and Wright was very successful. About fifty couples attended. Smith and Jelly furnished the dance music. FOR BRIDE-ELECT. A pretty out-of-door party was given lost evening at Glen Miller park by Miss Minnie Grottendick and Miss Kutn Bradley for the clerks of the No!uon "epaniuut ui ivuuire.iw.B Store, out or courtesy to anss Liouise Keller who will soon be married to Mr. Everett Lichtenfels. It seems to the pattern department soon becomes a happy bride. Miss Keller is a most efficient clerk and is held in high esteem by her employers. They will rep,ret to see her leave. Supper was served at six thirty o'clock. The table was beautifully decorated for the occasion. The green of the wood giving a most effective setting to the happy affair NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF AD MINISTRATOR NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed by the Wayne Circuit Court of Indiana administrator of the estate of Ella C. Lewis, deceased, late of Wayne Coun ty. Indiana, and that said estate is supposed to be solvent. WILLIAM A. LEWIS, Administrator. Dated June 6, 1912. Shiveley & Shiveley, Attys. june 6-13-20 wkly Piles Can be cured without cutting or the use of cosmetics. I will prove it. Send for FREE booklet today. Dr. J. S. RINEHART, Kokomo. Indiana. yon rest last night? What you accomplish during the. day depends greatly upon how you have rested during the night. A Puritan "Rest Easy" Doable Deck Spring Is the essential foundation for a good night's sleep. The most com

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In the center of the table was a basket filled with lilies, roses, ferns and other garden flowers. Covers were laid tor Miss Minnie Grottendick, Miss Ruth Bard ley. Miss Marie Rosa, Miss Grace Landwehr, Miss Edna Early, Miss Clara Thomas. Miss Florence Nolan, Miss Myrtle Menke. Miss Mary Schuerman, Miss Irma Winnings, Miss Florence Guthrie, Miss Louise Keller, Mr. Everett Lichtenfels, Mr. Carl Fienuing, Mr. Clarence Grottendick and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Haner. The brideelect received a number of beautiful gifts including silverware, china and

cut glasses in addition to many hand some pieces of linen. After supper the guests went to the Grottendick home and were entertained with a musical. CHILDREN'S DAY. The Elkhorn Baptist church will observe Children's Day Sunday afternoon i,t two o'clock. The public is invited to attend. DANCE TUESDAY. The young people of the city are looking forward with pleasure to the dancing party to be given at Jackson's Park on Tuesday, June the 18th by Mr. C. L. Linton in honor of Miss Pearl McMinn's eighteenth birthday anniversary. Some hundred invitations have been issued for the affair. Music will be furnished by Harris and Steinkamp. Each age of our lives has its joys. Old people should be happy, and they will be if Chamberlain's Tablets are taken to strengthen the digestion and keep the bowels regular. These tablets are mild and gentle in their acion and especially suitable for people of middle age and older. For sale by al.l dealers. CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY Yesterday W. K. Young, of North Sixth street, celebrated his seventysixth birthday anniversary and twelve of his old comrades formed into line and marched in a body to his home and gave him a pleasant surprise. He was informed by his comrades that he was a few years older than when tt- participated in the battle of Antiet&m and White Mountain. The com rades who payed their respects to the venerable old soldier were Alonzo Marshall, Ralph Weller, John Markley, Frank Davenport, Asa Ogborn, Sanford Reddish, Amos Henning, Benjamin Deuker, James Parsons, Rufus Newman, Allen Grave and Fred Bartel. A sumptuous luncheon was served and all agreed it was much better than the hardtack served fifty years ago. The comrades gave Mr. Young a soldier's Bible. He made a short talk thanking the guests and said it was the first public speech he had ever made. After some two hours of real enjoyment the guests bade their comrade goodnight, wishing him many more happy birthdays. A "Wild Hair." A "wild hair" is the most annoying freak of nature a man can be afflicted with. It grows in from the eyelid instead of out and, constantly brushing against the eyeball, sometimes causes an irritation that results in a loss of sight. To pull it out gives only temporary relief, since in a few weeks it comes back, as well grown and strong as ever. The only way to kill it Is to destroy the sac from which it springs. This is done by means of the electric needle. City Statistics Marriage Licenses. Maurice Black, 24, foreman Hoosier Drill, and Lillie D. Wasson, 22, city. William Lind, 38, laborer, Dayton, and Katie Brodrick, 34, city. Deaths and Funerals. LIENHARDT The funeral of Lou isa Lienbardt will take place Saturday afternoon at two o'clock from the home of David Heithaus, 427 South Sixth street. Friends may call Friday afternoon and evening. Burial in Lutherania.

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COLISEUM TO HOLD BIG CROWD TONIGHT

Event Is the Graduation the Senior Class of the High School. of The commencement exercises for the seventy-three graduates of the Richmond high school will be held at the Coliseum this evening. Special decorations have been made, and special music for the occasion will be furnished by the famous high school -roloaf r Thu nrinoinal address of the evening will be delivered by Dr. ! Charles H. Keyes of New York. Every seat in the large coliseum has been reserved except the gallery, where the first row only has been reserved. The vast hall will be full of friends and relatives of the large graduating class. The program will be as follows and will start promptly at 8:15. Overture. Calif of Bagdad. . .Boieldien Orchestra Invocation Rev. Conrad Huber Kamenoi-Ostrow Rubinstein Arranged by Ross Jungnickel Orchestra Address Dr. Chas. H. Keyes. N. Y. Seconde Mazurka, Op. 54 Godard Ruth Hadley Serenade Nicoise Volpattl Orchestra Class Presentation Isaac E. Neff Presentation of Diplomas Hon. Chas. A. Greathouse, State Supt. Public Instruction, Indianapolis. Benediction Rev. S. R. Lyons Music by the Richmond High School Orchestra, Will Earhart, Director. The seating of the vast crowd will be in the hands of twenty ushers. The following announcement "in regard to the seating of the audience issued by Principal I. E. Neff. will be of interest. "Holders of reserved seat tickets for the high school commencement exercises this evening will not be recognized after 8:30, and all vacant seats will be open to holders of tickets at that time. The exercises begin prompt ly at 8:15." Tomorrow is enrollment day at the

high school and all students expecting ; tiff, by her Attorney, filed in the ofto enroll for the next term should ' flee of the Clerk of the Wayne Circall at the high school, the old stu-! cuit Court her petition against said

dents at 11 a. m. dents at 1 p. m. and the new stuThe Sibylline Books. It is recorded of Tarquin the rroud. seventh emperor of Rome, that an old woman came to him with nine books, which contained, she said, sacred oracles. She asked an enormous price for them, and when the emperor refused she flew into a rage, threw three of the books into the fire and still asked the same price for the remainder. The emperor again refused, and she thereupon threw three more into the fire and still asked the same price for the three remaining. This so astonished the emperor that he bought the three at the price for which in the first Instance he might have had the nine. These were the Sibylline books, long looked upon by the Romans as divine oracles. English Gold and Silver. English standards for gold and silver were fixed so long ago as the year 1300. Folger P. Wilson Henry J. Pohlmeyer Harry C. Downing Harvey T. Wilton FUNERAL DIRECTORS Phone 1335. 15 N. 10th St. Automobiles, Coaches, and Ambulance Service.

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With Good String of Speed- j ers Begun by Gosnell. iralladiura Special) CAMBRIDGE CITY. Ind June IS. Curt Gosnell, the well known horse- j man of this place is preparing to leave shortly with a string of fast horses for j the summer racing season. The lat- j ter part of this month GosneU's ani- j mals will be seen at Coshocton, O. j Halley's Comet, a pacer purchased ot Frank Hardin, of Bargersvllle, for a syndicate, will be with the string and ; will be trained and raced by GosnelL I Among the fast horses which Gobnell believes will make good showln8 are 1Urr' K- M bel W.. 2:14'4: Halley's Comet. 2:W .; William Directly. 2:184. all pac-; ers. and Angle B.. 2:15U; F. A. L, ! 2:18: and Oliver II., 2:22U. the i trotters. ANNOUNCEMENT MADE The engagement of Mr. A. A. Kemp-; er and Miss Marguerite Wilson has j been announced. The wedding will ba ' celebrated this month. Haddock Marks. Why do haddocks carry those peculiar black "finger marks' near the bead? Some tell us that they are a memento of the pressure of St. Peter's fingers when be went fishing for tbe tribute money. On the Yorkshire coast of England they say the devil once determlned to build a bridge at Filey. His Satanic majesty did not .start the bridge for the convenience of the people, but for the destruction of ships and sailors and the annoyance of fishermen in general. In the progress of his work Old Nick dropped his hammer into the sea. Snatching at It hastily, be caught a haddock, and all bad. docks carry the imprint of his black fingers to this day. NOTICE. State of Indiana. Wayne County, ss: Carrie Byrne vs. Thomas J. Byrne. Wayne Circuit Court, April Term. 1912. No. 1600S. Petition for Divorce. Be It Known. That on the 12th day 'of June, 1912. the above named PlainDefendant for a Divorce. Said Plaintiff also filed with 6aid complaint the affidavit of Alice S. Lamberson, a disinterested person, showing that .said Defendant is not a resident of this State, and also her own affidavit, showing that her causes for Divorce, as stated in her said Petition, are. Abandonment and fail ure to provide. Said Defendant is therefore hereby notified of the filing and pendency of such Petition, and that unless he appears and answers of demurs thereto, on the calling of said cause on the 5th day of August, 1912, at the Term of said Court to be begun and held at the Court House in the City of Richmond, on the 1st Monday of April, 1912, said cause will be beard and determined in his absence. WITNESS, the Clerk, and the Seal of said Court, at the City of Richmond, this 12th day of June. 1912. George Matthews, Clerk. (SEAL) i WILL W. RELLER. Attorney for Plaintiff, wkly & dly Jun 13-20-27 OLIVER VISIBLE TYPEWRITER For Sale Cheap. TrVt-fecv condition and does splendid writing. Could ship on approval and trlaL Write to Charles W. Rlckart. Rosedale. Kans. i Cswm JLl 9 1 iUUI Jenkins & Co." Exclaims the happy bride.

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