The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-19

- 9ses Tie .pssDoaai peunoan' eommuni-
eessons ~ TIE splstt they ars Indicated.
nos 60 enoro 70 assume any personai
props1esosship noe vasfsnted By ths Law
eses.ne sae commsseson any noee than !
e.n euorG 20 answef hertn kind Crimina-
do not Prove anything and must =
nsusess,og 20 the psbiie. The lacts =
.n sns rrcofos ana the lau sre
xnas We Y Ant Why this eass should b
Wa m tas psess OF the stats 10 beyond
ny comp snsns,on, nniess II y actuased
u McSpso oeslre Tor nosofiety. all II
Snaen = - ne e1ceedingiy distastefui."
=. y. yonr omciai setion matter az re.
o' ~. ~. - sne rSpcrser
Eaniz.tics vs. Affected. Al shs soiicits-
Won o. Mvs. noo9hton she vs. mads presi-
esI. ~ 1nSes was e3scted secretary
.na ysssi VICE peeesdenk No provision
n~r.on . ~ r "a ne oy-'aws employing any
- on ~ ponss no compensation Fixed
OF anytnis,s pertaining thersso. In few
s.sxl organisations found that the
a.. ~. ~ sssee aooitor's once showed
Ia o.Snson na0 drawn 2,5O and
nso empa3yed nerseif at . ssaasy Of 3100
for sii XIX. . ~ ss;n.s s;nd,nf in vouchers
caIcuiataa 70 erhsrst a.. :.s..
: ve,v ;ho,s TO- ~ appropriation In
without ..1s shy authority Of the board"
ton drew. AN this money. endowed hsrseif
q 500 p4f month and incurred sddifionai
ord 70 show she hal : richs - AZ s. "a na ,
ing IN yosIr bylaws or the minute, of vonr
meet:nzE 70 shov she had autho,ity 10
do sof"
THAT q lust what the record shows
Then" said the reporter nv That
suthoiity did che draw it?'
Il do rot know"
Does she not claim that sha n = sor4 ~
OK osficso member OF the msn's hoard ana
that she has the right 20 do "a bv v;ytue ~
holding IA ONCE 10 which al. vss ~.
pointed E,y the mems board under -. IA
Iaw7
Yes. said Mn. OwinRs: that IN very
funny ara makes me laugh. By the vsx.
I zee M,ssra. Calhoun and Neany a.:
made 70 say in the press disuatrhea that
such 10 tie case: they never ssid 40 Thsv
are far too clever to saw 70. sec.' q and
Of the scs Of 1858. found ON uave n If fhs
session laws. provide 4, follnSs. " 'A'
SEC & .rhst In .aai.,o, =, ~. ., =, ESQ -.
above spsropristed. the am a 81 On =, -
much the. col e msy BE- necss.sry. l. ser:bv Az.
w not ot,eswise . pproostsssd. in aid Of the
srns~as,c, syss 81 o. .os crio.s Coiumosan
a. ths isa ms".ss!s ~ ~ sncsr sas I,fseson
expositi0E fos The ststs Of Wsshinston s,d shss,
alteruasss --''' 1853
See. T. All acts aud parts Of acts in conflict
VIZ the Eaovisions OF shis Get are hereby re-
pssIed.
do you not ses that this Law has .
sweeping repeating clause, compulsory
wiplng e1t all Of the old Law and abso-
lutely cccating . new board for women's
work. fro and independent Of the mems
boardf Sec. 8 makes this plain. Re-
fesring 10 the amount the Law SAYS. TO
n ~
lady managers Of the Worlds Columbian
Exposition for the state of Washington.
and their alternates' It does not say Il
shall be an employe Of the men's board. or
the WousAn's board. but Il shall be spent
under the direction of the four ofiicerv.
The lacy managers are to expend this
money. and no one else: not % indiyidu-
els, but 40 . board, all OF whom. under the
Law, are ;ipon the same footing"
.Why was it that Mrs. Griggs refused 70
countcrS;gn Mrs. Houghton's vouchers p
asked thu reporter.
II haze tried to make that plain to You
BY explssninx that Mrs. Houghton had no
right TO spend one dollar without author
ity from the board 10 do 20. who arc all
alike and EQUAL in power and AUTHORITY
under tie Law creating the board"
ibid :Mrs. Griggs urge Mrs. Houghtou
to call a meeting at Tacoma. so this
matter could be arran ged and q settlement
made wish Mr., ColIyer?"
s.Mrs.s Houghton." said Mrs. Ovines.
"havinr returned from Chicago to Epo.
kane dusine the latter part of June. Mrs.
Griggs. being alive 70 her pecuniary re-
sponsib; litv in Approving vouchers for the
disburs. msut Of public funds by one not
duly Authorized 70 do so. urged Mrs.
Honght,p TO call a meeting at Tacoma at
once a. Mr.. ColIyer. treasurer. was an xious
TO make . statement a 70 funds on hand.
The ana ger nov on file in the state audi
tors Office Was. impossible. Leave for
Chicago Sunday night Being confronted
by thess facts. a. above stated. Mira
Houghfon out Of the state ana Treasurer
Coilyer insisting upon . settlement As per
letter IN auditors Office. I at once called a
meeting 10 convene ut OLYMPIA ON the
path OF yun~. notifying both Mrs. Houyh-
ton. Mr.. Et,iuxer and Mrs. Griscs. Tho
meeting was held, We amended the by-
Law, o. that no money could be taken
from this treasury save upou duly anthem
ticsted vouchers. when money has been
expended by the person making the dis
bursemsnt."
Wh$ we're these ladies appoinIed
ia. 49, hs.r ,ecornived bv .hs ~omsn,.
board. and as Misses Cochrane and fearn-
side wess highly recommended by leading