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CHICAGO, ILL, SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 1922
No. 24
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The Last Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Fort Dear
born Hospital, Thursday Evening, January 26th, 1922, Was
a Stormy Session. Dr. M. J. Brown Led a Strong and Bitter
Fight Against the Executive Committee, Freely Predicting
That It Would Utterly Fail in Its Attempt to Conduct The
Business Affairs of the Hospital
Shortly after oar highly esteemed
fnend, Dr. M. J. Brown, succeeded in
getting the writer interested in the.
Fort Dearborn Hospital, which was
tor the 1st of August, 1921, we started
a to raise some money for it through
tic columns of this newspaper and
1n4in five or six weeks from that
cat we raised almost four thousand
&2irs directly and indirectly from
c good and generous hearted white
ncnds who were and are still greatly
interested in the welfare of the col
ored people, and at the end of our
successful drive through the columns
of this newspaper Dr. M. J. Brown,
Dr. B R. Bluitt Dr. F. C Cade, Dr.
John W. Burrell and several other
doctors who had dumped their money
into the rat hole in connection with
the Fort Dearborn Hospital, heartily
thanked us for rushing in just in the
rick of time and with the four thou
sand dollars which we dug up and
turned over to Dr. Brown 'and Dr.
Cade for the hospital. They all de
clared that we had prevented the
doors of the Fort Dearborn Hospital
from being closed up tight never to
open again under their management.
for that they had arrived at the end
of their rope and that it was utterly
impossible for them to raise the
money to carry the heavy load any
further: that at that time they owed
more than ten thousand dollars run-
ping indebtedness; that -we had saved
the day for them and had interjected
new life or blood into their fast fall-
ling or tottering or shaky institution
!for them.
Not long after thatime our good
and true friend, Dr. M. J. Brown,
declared that inasmuch as we had
single handed and alone, accom
plished such a wonderful work for
the Fort Dearborn Hospital in the
ay of raising money for it at the
critical time when- it was sadly in
need of it; that he further desired
cs to endeavor to get some of our
prominent white friends to become'
trustees and officers of the Fort Dear
born Hospital, and our following
arm white friends of many years
standing willingly consented to serve
to tie best of their ability as trustees
ad oScers for at least one year from
the time that they were inducted into
.5ce, namely: Hon. .George B.
Holmes, Judge of the Municipal Court
of Chicago, Trustee and President of
tie Board of Trustees; Hon. Em
rtt Whealan, Commissioner of Cook
Comity, Vice-President; Hon. James
W. Breen, First Assistant Corpora
tion Counsel of Chicago; Hon. Thos.
Cy, President of the Chicago Na
tional Life Insurance Company; Hon.
Hry Stuckart, ex-City and ex
County Treasurer; Mr. T. Frank O -Connell,
Secretary-Treasurer of the
Chicago National Life Insurance Co
ere honored members -of the Advis
ory Committee and again it must be
distinctly under stood that all of the
bove mentioned gentlemen became
deeply interested -in the Fort Dear
born Hospital through our untiring
efforts in its behalL
Our highly distinguished friend. Dr.
M- J. Brown, further contended
toe reason why he wanted some white
Jaen selected as officers of the Fort
Dearborn Hospital, was that every
time that the colored doctors con
nected with it always had a monkey
&& parrot time every time that they
met to discuss its affairs and that
frequently some of the lot-headed
doctors would almost come to blows
before they would wind up their dis
graceful and nngentlemenly conduct;
toat he felt confident that with sev-
ARREST SHERIFF-FOR NEGRO'S
DEATH
Texarkana, Tex. Deputy Sheriff W.
T. Jordan was arrested Saturday fol
lowing indictment for innrder by tfie
Bowie County grand jury in connec
tion with the killing of P. Norman, a
Negro found shot to death two and
ae-half miles Jfrom Texarkana re
cently. Jordan voluntarily surren
rendered whea he heard a warrant for
arrest had ieea issued. He was
ter released under $3,000 bond. Oa
February 11th Jordan went to Ash
don, Ark, to bring Norman to Tex
4tiana. That night Jordan reported
the 'part of our good friend, Dr. M. J.
Brown, was as far from the truth as
the bright shining sun is from the
earth.
For on Thursday evenine. Tanuarv
26, 1922, the members of the Board
of Trustees whose names were pub
lished in the last issue of this paper
met at 3902 South State street, for
re-election of officers for the coming
year and for the transaction of any
Board, that the colored doctors would
refrain from conducting themselves
in such a roughhouse -manner in the
future.
That statement or conclusion on
eral high-class white gentlemen pres
ent at the meetings of the Trustee
other business which might come be
fore it, and all went well until after
President Hon. George B. Holmes
stated that the executive committee
had accomplished wonders in such a
short space of time in handling the
business affairs of the Fort Dearborn
Hospital, that he had made up his
mind to re-appoint it for the coming
year, the executive committee consist
ing of Mr. Alfred Clover, Mr. A. L.
Williams and Mr. Julius F. Taylor;
then the fireworks or the bitter fight
ing began against it which was led by
Dr. M. J. Brown, who was ably
backed up by Dr. B. R. Bluitt and by
Drv-C-W. Bibb; they bitterryifought
and protested against the re-appointment
of the executive committee, and
at that point each member of the ex
ecutive committee informed President
Holmes that its members were ready
and willing to step aside and permit
other members of the Trustee Board
to discharge its duties as at best it
was a thankless job. For the sake of
peace and harmony, Dr. Brown in
timated that he had contributed 'one
thousand dollars to the Fort Dear
born Hospital and had made a grand
stand play by giving another thou
sand dollars at the meeting at the
Wendell Phillips High School at the
time that Mr. Alfred Clover donated
one thousand dollars to the Fort
Dearborn Hospital to be used to se
cure a home for the nurses and not
to be used in paying off the old
running debts of the hospital; that
all the doctors and others connected
with the hospital must work under
him and his very able associates and
not attempt to work over them, or
words to the same effect
Dr. Brown, in continuing his bitter
fight against the executive commit
tee, asserted that it had failed to treat
him right and he freely predicted that
it would utterly fail in conducting
(he business affairs of the hospital;
that statement on the part of Dr.
Brown was enough- to cause the boss
devil to crack his fat sides with loud
laughter when we take into consid
eration the fact that the executive
committee was forced to buy more
than one hundred dollars worth of
new surgical instruments in order for
the doctors to perform operations
properly. That was one of the first
thmcrs it was forced to do on assum
ing charge of its business affairs and
the next thing it was compellea to
do was to 6uy new bedding for all
patients above eight or. ten.
The hospital being far short on
..P,r;nl instmments it was no won
der that one of the lady patients lab
ored tinder the impression that the
doctor rushed down stairs into the
vurhm after the butcher knife and
after a big pair of tailor's shears.
which she thought he used while per
forming an operation on her.
(To be continued next week.)
to Sheriff G. A. Richardson and Dis-?-...
Attn- fL A. "Wheeler that
U1M fcfcw..-.,
masked men had taken the colored
man from him. Next morning or
roan's .tody, containing four bullet
wounds, was found on a country road.
It is said the Negro drove Jordan off
another Negro's farm at the point of a
gun.
Mrs. L, B. Griffen, 3350 South
Park avenue, was .one' of the guests
nresent at the Juvenile Protective
Mr- - ,
Association dinner at the City "Club,
315 Plymouth place, Aionuay, rw
ruary 27th.
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The
NATIONAL NEGRO
HEALTH WEEK
Eighth Annual Clean-Up Campaign to
be Observed April 2-8
Tuskegee Institute, Alabama.
In accordance with the request of
the Annual Tuskegee Negro Confer
ence and in co-operation with the Na
tional Negro Business League and
other influential organizations, an invi
tation is extended to the following or
ganizations and agencies to unite, from
April 2 to 8, in the observance of the
FIcrhth Annual National Negro Health
Week: Daily and Weekly Newspapers,
Health Journals, the United Mates
Public Health Service, State Boards
of Health, the National Medical Asso
ciation, State Medical Associations, the
XT,.:nnal Tuberculosis Association,
State Tuberculosis Associations, the
American Red Cross, the National As
sociation of Graduate Nurses, the
American Social Hygiene Association,
the National Child Welfare Associa
tion, the National Association of Col
ored Women's Clubs, the National
League on Urban Conditions Among
Negroes, the Young Men's Christian
Association, the Young Women's
Christian Association, the National As
sociation of Teachers in Colored
Schools, the Associated Negro Press,
the National Negro Press Association,
inter-racial committees, bishops and
other officers of religious deominations,
anuaJ church conferences and associa
tions, secret societies, insurance com
panies, farmers conferences, farm
ers' improvement societies, churches,
schools and other local organizations.
The Eighth Annual National Negro
Health Week should secure a more
ceneral interest in an understanding of
health problems and health education
than any which has preceded t- Re
sults of the last annual Health Week
gave great impulse to this health
, wfcfch is olanned to effect
the co-operation of all welfare agen-
.t Mtf1 ,n tn re
cies ana groups ui Yy
HON. MARTIN B. MADDEN
Greatest Champion of the Civil and Political Rights of the.
Colored Race in America Today, Who Will B Re-elected to
Congress from the First Congressional District of Illinois.
duction of preventable sickness and
deaths, and the increase of Witality
and resistance to disease. Such results
not only lessen the misery and cost of
preventable sickness and death to the
family, community and the Govern
ment, but also increase the well-being,
earning capacity and service of the
healthj citizen to home, community
and country.
As was done last year, the United
States Public Health has prepared the
Health Week Bulletin. Copies of the
same may be secured by application to
Tuskegee Institute or to Dr. Roscoe
C Brbwn, the United States Public
Health Service, Washington, D. C
At a meeting of representatives of
a number of national health organiza
tions held at Tuskegee Institute, Jan
uary 20th, the following program for
Health Week was approved:
Sunday, April 2nd Sermon and
Lecture Day. Health sermons and lec
tures by ministers, doctors and other
qualified persons. Urge the carrying
out of the Health Week program.
Give references to health information
and urge co-operation with organiezd
agencies. Emphasize mother and in
fant welfare week to reduce high in
fant mortality.
Monday, April 3rd Hygiene Day.
Personal and community hygiene talks
by doctors, visiting nurses, social
workers and other qualified persons.
Social hygiene education and venereal
disease control measures should be
considered in special meetings. Health
films, slides and exhibits should be
ased wherever possible under proper
supervision.
Tuesday, April 4th Fly and Mos
quito Day. Destroy the breeding
places of flies; also of mosquitoes.
Talk on the possibility and danger of
disease being spread by insects and
rats, and describe the methods of de
stroying them. All homes, markets,
bakeries and food establishments
should be screened aganist flies.
' Wednesday, April 5th Children's
Health Day. Health programs, stories
of modern health crusades, parades,
etc It is suggested that, on or before
this day, school buildings and premises
be put in sanitary condition; and, if
programs are rendered in school build
ings, parents be invited to attend.
Some part of the exercises of this day
should be devoted to the commemora
tion of the birthday of the late Booker
T. Washington, founder of the Na
tional Health Week.
Thursday, April 6th Tuberculosis
Day. Talks by doctors, visiting
nurses, social workers and other quali
fied persons. Explain that tuberculosis
(consumption) is not hereditary, but
spreads through carelessness; that
treatment should begin early. Em
phasize for prevention: 1, Good cheer;
2, Good food; 3, Fresh air; 4, Proper
living.
Friday, April 7th Church Sanita
tion Day. Clean churches thoroughly
inside and out. Gear the yards of all
rubbish, etc Put toilets in sanitary
condition. It is suggested that health
entertainments or meetings for in
formal talks on the week's program
and the Saturday general clean-up fol
low the day's work.
Saturday, April 8th General Clean
up Day. Complete all cleaning of
homes, buildings and premises. The
community supervising committee
should prepare, through its secretary
or other person, a report of the results
of the Health Week program and
send copy or summary of report to
newspapers and co-operating organiza
tions. ,
It is suggested that a committee be
organized in ech community to su
pervise the carrying out of the above
program.
Tuskegee Institute will appreciate
suggestions for maldry the campaign
a success, and will be glad to furnish
'or co-operate in helping any individual
or group to receive the necessary
literature. Address:
R. R. MOTONPrindpaL
TuskegecInstitete, Alabama.
THE COLONIAL HOSPITAL SUPPLY
CO., 30 EAST RANDOLPH STREET,
IS ATTEMPTING TO FORCE AND
COLLECT ITS CLAIM AGAINST THE
FORT DEARBORN HOSPITAL,
AMOUNTING TO EIGHT HUNDRED
DOLLARS.
SEVERAL FAKE AFFIDA VTTS FILED
IN COURT AGAINST LAWYER A.
L. WILLIAMS FOR THE SOLE PUR-
POSE OF INJURING HIS GOOD
STANDING IN THIS CITY.
In their maddened effort to fool
the Hon. Denis E Sullivan, who is
one of the fairest minded Judges in
Cook County, Chancellor of the Su
perior'Court, two or three low-down
fake affidavits have been presented to
him by some so-called sleek white
and colored lawyer! they have been
hastily hatched up for one purpose
only and that is to play fast and
loose with the honorable court and
Jo. place Attorney A. L Williams,
receiver for tfie Fort" Dearborn Hos
pital, in bad with the court and the
public in general.
One of the affidavits was alleged
to have been signed by Miss A. C.
Crisp, cashier and stenographer of
the hospital, to the effect that said
receiver tried to induce her to turn
over finances of the institution that
were in the bank and in her pos
session, which amounted to $443 in
all, to be transferred to his own ac
count. The affidavit further averred that
a note for $500 fell due on Feb. 15.
And since the hospital was short $57,
Mr. Williams agreed to pay this dif
ference out of his personal account,
having received $50 from J. F. Tay
lor. So he ordered his secretary to
bring this amount down and he
would in turn give her a check for
$500 to meet the note due on the fol
lowing day.
Miss Crisp, after being told of the
affidavits purporting to have been
signed by her, declared that" she did
not sign any affidavit or paper of
any kind. But she said that on Feb.
14 she did tell Dr. Brown, Dr. Cade
and Dr. Bluitt, that Mr. Williams
had ordered her to take, the check
of $500 that she had brought to sign
back to the hospital and make out
one for $443, the amount of the in
stitution's total funds, and bring it
to him and he would take that
check, deposit it to his account and
would give her a $500 check on his
personal account to meet the hos
pital's 'obligations.
Charge Double Dealing
Several statements were made by
the attorney for Dr. Brown that they
had Other affidavits. He produced
COLORED MAN ELECTED DI
RECTOR OF BANK
John W. Bowser of Sea Bright
Named as One of the Directors of
the First National Bank of That
Town First Colored Man to Hold
Directorship.
Sea Bright, N. J. Mr. John W.
Bowser, proprietor and owner of
Bowser's Garage of this place, was
elected one of the directors" of the
First Naaonal Bank of Sea Bright
Mr. Bowser is a highly respected col
ored arizen and has one of the most
up-to-date garages along the coast
He is the first and only colored bank
director that we have ever known to
be elected in this part of the coun
try. Mr. Bowser was also appointed
a member of the Chamber of 'Com
merce of this olace and is afn th
only colored .member of the Cham
ber.
It is reliably reported that Doctor
Stork will along the first part of
the summer, pay a visit to the home
of Mrs. Irene McCoy Gaines, 3260
Vernon avenue
one from the Colonial Supply Co,
charging the receiver with double
dealing. But when the Colonial peo
ple were approached, they denied em
phatically that they made any af
fidavits, but said they were in sym
pathy with the fight the receiver was
making and would back it 'to the
limit
It is said that Attorney N. Lorenz,
counsel for Dr. M. J. Brown, who is
the only defendanr who has -attempted
to make a fight in the open, is in
the employ of the Chicago Medical
school, one of the other defendants
in the cause. It is also alleged that
notwithstanding the fact that an in
junction has been served against the
Chicago Medical school and Dr. Fred
C Cade, another defendant restrain
ing them from interfering with the re
ceiver's management of affairs, it ar-
pears that in order to defeat this suit
all the files, documents and records '
that were in the possession of Dr.
Cade, the secretary, were turned over
by him to Attorney Loreriz. ,
The following letter speaks for it
self: Telephone Central 1563
COLONIAL HOSPITAL SUPPLY
COMPANY
Manufacturers and Importers
30 East Randolph Street
Chicago, February 28, 1922.
Mr. A. L. MUliams.
184 W. Washington St,
Chicago, III.
Dear Mr. Williams:
This is to certify that we. Colonial
Hospital Supply Company, have not
at any time made an affidavit of any
nature whatever, for or to The Dear
born Hospital Association, and that
the Dearborn Hospital Association at .
the present time owe us eight hund
red dollars, $800.00, all of which is
past due T
Neither have we made an affidavit
whatever, to any member or director
or officer or to any one else con
nected with either The Dearborn Hos
pital Association or The port Dear- ,.
born Hospital Association.
Yours truly,
Colonial Hospital Supply Co.,
E. G. Lindholm, President
DEATH OF REV. ABRAHAM
LINCOLN MURRAY
The latter part of last week Rev.
Abraham Lincoln Muprray, who was
pasror ot bethel church in this city,
in 1901,1902 and 1903, passed away in
the east
Rev. Murray was one of the most
prominent Bible expounders in the
great A. M. E. church. May he find
favor in the sight of his Lord.
PREACHER IN SOUTH PAIUTED
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Lake" Charles, La. A telephone
message received here said that the
Rev. W. E. Bennett was taken to the
outskirts of Deridder Saturday morn
ing and tarred and feathered by"
masked men. Bennett is alleged to
have deserted his family and broke
jail in Mississippi some time ago.
After the .event, he was brosght to
the town and left on the msia street.
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