The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-11

Oasoo Ues Opansso AbouA Mss. Ovlnee
80 49, Wasssnslsa 1xpsss.
TACOMA. Ane l0.-l6pseial. 1-Mrs. Alice
Houghtoa. president Il the washinston
ve0en's WoeldS fais oommiseiou. To-
eether With Nss. G. ". 0riges, of the
soms board, spsnt the morning going over
NJ lormss'e unpaid vouchers. mountine
- betveeA d. 20 and $500. Al the con.
eiueiea Of the conference. which lasted
soas noufs. Msa Osiegs took the bills and
Gove Hfs. Houehton 70 undeTstand that
shs would ssnd them q once 70 State
Auditor 0simsa Mrs.. Houghton reaches
6pokans tomorrow. She anticipates that
TIE money due her viii b teIegraphed 20
her there. and II u b not MrA Houghton
repeats her statement made last night that
che viii tell the people through the prsss
some very startling things which she has
not ret divulasd.
The ladies we're business like Ia their
transactions. and Mrs. Houghton admits
that shs thinks Mrs. 0siGEs means we'll.
etiil. Il 10 her opinion that she has bsen
ul-advissd by .'uouid-bs business man"
and Ma osings. Mrs. Houghton has
nothing TO say about the latter. She will
have no business transactions with her.
Nothing will be done. 20 far a. Mrs.
Hoaxhton - concerned. until tho financial
matters Of the board are adjusted, and
when they are adjusted she Wishes 20 nut
ZONE one In charge OF the women's de-
sartmsnt who shalt DO under her control.
She says che teicgraphcd Miss Fearnside
and Miss Cochrsns. who were sent IN take
her place. that they had not been legally
appointed, and that she would not allow
them To come into possession of the
women's department.. They are nice ,irts
and Mrs. Houghton is sorry for them
under the circumstances. II the money
due her is forthcoming, Mrs. Houghton
says. she will try and find something for
the girls Ia do but she will not do il IL
taere IL not adjustment Of the finances.
And II there - no adjustment, then Mrs.
Hougeson again promises 10 make IL
Lively for the other women members of
the board. For instance. she says Mrs.
oaings and Mrs. Gsiggs drew money for
their expenses, and she does not see how
this could be done uniess Mrs Owings
gned herself as president When they
changed the bylaws there we're only two
present, SO Mrs Hoaghtoa is Informed.
and they had IA authority TO act w.thou;
VAC assent of tso-tairas of the members.
Therefore their acts were illegal.
As 30 the exhibit. Mrs. Horrhton con-
ssdHFs herself personally responsible for /,
and responsible Tor the safe return o. ALI
the contributions. or most O. them. In So.
curing the articles contributed. she signe,.
an agreement 10 have personal charge o.
thsus, and those who donated them did a,
in accordance with written agYecm,n,
that Mrs. Hoarhton was at AL times "a
have personal charge of the articles
In case sire were succeeded hv ser,eon.
else. Mrs. Hoaghson Is sure she wonld
take her sxhlaits~shose under her rer
sonas control-~ish her. A rather anus
Ing statement Is credited To Mrs. Hoarh
ten in regard 10 she statement that she i,
extraysgaaa This statement is in essect
tina, What appeared 10 a woman isxe her
Who had travelled and knew What ~,
really beautiful. and what appeared beau,
thai 20 man sho sgent most Of hss time
raising ss'ermcioas, would be quite differ.
ens and would result quite likely in
charges Of exsrayssance 90 the part OF the
wssssnse.on exp~rs Therefore, the ehArrs
a. exsrassgsnce Is all based entirely on
ethical snessnasions not possessed BY the
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