HOSPITAL BOARD.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1742, 6 May 1913, Page 6

HOSPITAL BOARD.

FIRST MEETING.OF NEW BODY. Tho first meeting of thb newly-elected Hospital'and Charitable Aid Board was held yesterday, for the purpose of electing a chairman of the full board, and advisory committees for the various departments of the board's authority. Tho proceedings were somewhat protracted, owing to some discussion which arose on certainmatters (reported olsewhere). 1 Oil the motion of Mr. D. M'Laren, tho Rev. W. A. Evans was unanimously elected to the position of chairman. "Speak- : ing to the nomination', Mr. M'Laren referral in high terms to Mr. Evans's previous record as chief executive officer of ""'the board. < Other menibns snoke in similar strain. The J'ev. J. K. Ivlliod', while endorsing all that had ken said of Mr. Evans's capacity and sound judgment, desired to nominate Mr. D. IJobortson for flio position, but. that gentleman declined, expressing his dr-iro to bo a "free lance" oil • the Hospital Committee. Mr. JI. Baldwin was unanimously elected trcasur?r. Tlii dale and time of the monthly mooting of (he full board was fixed as tho third Thursday in each month, at 3 p.m. On the motion of Mr. D. M'Laren, tlio folloviti*;; monibers wire appointed as. a committee to invesligaie and .report to tho l>oa«l upon the ouestion of revising the present constitution of iho various "committees:—Th? chairman, (Kev. AV. A. Evans), 'Or. Elizabeth 'Platts-Mills, Dr. F. Wallace Mackenzie, (he Kev. 11. Van Stav- : eren and M0..--vs. 11. Baldwin, G. Nash, D. M'l.aren, D. liobertsjii, and .T. Smith. It was the oninion of several speakers thai; the various committees, particularly the two principal bodies—the Hospital Comuiitlre and the Charitable Aid Coin-imttee--shoiild by more evenly balancrd, numerically, am! that some system of rotation should be devised whereby members of the board would be able in gain a , deeper in-ight inlo all departments of the board's iidmiiiislratioii. Tho following conimillees will hold office until such time in the board, in pursuance of its inve.-ligalioi'i. in regard to the proposed amendment, of the presmt system and nunurienl strength of the existing committees. detn-iniues (heir constitution. I.Y.Wic Health Committee.—The liev. H: Yon Stavoren and Messrs. F. T. Mr,ore, ,1. W. M'Kwan. If. Baldwin, and P. Castle. Hospital Committee.—Dr. F. W. Mackenzie, the liev. !1. Vnii Slavrren. and Mes«rs. D. Itol'rrlson. G. Nash. 1?. J?.. Gardiner, It. Baldwin, J. Smith, D. M'Laren, W. Freeman, W. Galloway, and F. T. Moore. Miss Richmond and Mrs M'Laren tied ■with tho Rev. TT. Van Stavoren on the vote (for eleventh place), but elected (o withdraw in order to avoid a. further ■ballot. The first meeting of the Hospital Committee takes place on Thursday next, at 2.?>f) p.m., when the chairman will be appointed. Charitable Aid Committee (which meets at, 2 p.m. to-day to elect its chairman).— Mrs. T). M'Tiaren. Miss Richmond. Dr. : Elizabeth Platt.,-Mills, file Kev. .1. Iv. Elliott, and Mo"rs. F. Castle. G. .T, Pclli-rru-k. D. Campbell, and .1. W. M'Ewau. Finance" Committee.—Tho Finance and Property Committee will be constituted after the other committees have appointed , tlioir chairmen.