Elected by the Board: Walter J. Mackey, 1959; Harry
Teter, 1959; Harry Poland, 1959.
James E. Bangerd, Administrative Assistant, I

54 Tarn Terrace, Frostburg Telephone: Frostburg 800
801

Miners Hospital, established in 1912, is governed by a Board of
Trustees of seven members. Four are appointed by the Governor
for four-year terms; three are elected by the Board for two-year
terms (Acts 1912, chap. 441).

The Hospital, founded originally for the purpose of providing hos-
pital facilities to miners and their families, today serves as a gen-
eral hospital for the residents of Frostburg and vicinity. The
capacity of the hospital is 68 beds. During the fiscal year 1956,
the hospital served a total of 1,322 patients.

Appropriations 1957 1958

General Funds ... $167,363 $167,363
Special Funds 140,000 149,767
Total $307,363 $317,130
Staff: 61.

STATE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE

Board of Public Welfare

Chairman: Alvin Thalheimer, 1963

Lee L. Dopkin, 1959; Herbert R. O'Conor, Jr., 1959; Henry
C. Evans, 1961; Kenneth Jones, 1961; Howard H. Murphy,
1961; Sanford V. Larkey, M.D„ 1963; Sam Eig, 1963.

Thomas J. S. Waxter, Director
Elizabeth G. Smith, Assistant Director
120 West Redwood St., Baltimore I Telephone: Lexington 9-0050

The State Department of Public Welfare is the central, coordi-
nating, and directing agency of all welfare activities in the State,
including aid to dependent children, old age assistance, public assist-
ance to the needy blind, aid to the permanently and totally disabled,
child welfare services, and any other welfare activities financed in
whole or in part by the State or Federal government. The Governor
designates the Chairman of the Board and appoints its nine mem-
bers for six-year terms so arranged that three terms expire on
June 1st of every second year (Code 1951, Art. 88A, secs. 2, 3).

In each county there is a County Welfare Board, constituting an
administrative department of the local government, which adminis-
ters under the supervision and control of the State Department
the welfare activities within each county, including the care of neg-
lected, dependent, and delinquent children. Each County Board con-
sists of six persons appointed for six-year terms by the Board of
County Commissioners and one County Commissioner chosen yearly
by the Board of County Commissioners (Code 1951, Art. 88A, secs.
13,14).

The Department investigates the public and private institutions, or-
ganizations, and agencies of a charitable nature in the State of Mary-
land, including those which receive part of their income from the
State, but excepting those placed by law under the supervision of
another State agency. Each year before the General Assembly con-
venes, the Director reports to the Governor on activities of the