The Washington times., 1894-10-07
WENT DOWN BEFORE FIRE
Miss LOrinq Resigns as President of
the Children S Guardians.
SIMON WOLF SUCCEEDS HER
elimination Of Internal Dissensions-Third
Resignation Within Year-Rsorganiza
tion of the Board and Election Of Off
Radical Element Wins.

Miss Harriet B. Loring is no longer presi-
bent or even member OF the Board OF Chill
dren's Guardians. Her resignation has been
rendered to the judges having the appointive
NH power. and Hon. Simon Wolf has been elected
president by the board.
Miss Loring's action forms the climax OF a
difficulty which is as old as the board OF
guardians. and upon several occasions il has
threatened the permanency of that institu-
tion. Ever since the board was organized Its
members have been divided upon the question
OF the relations which that body should sus-
tain toward the charitable institutions and
founding asvlums of the city Some have
maintained that Congress should withdraw
its support almost entirely from these latter
institutions, and instead appropriate directly
10 the board for the purpose OF enabling II 10
extend its plan Of placing out IN lnd1vld-
ual homes the children consigned TO its care
by the courts IN compliance with the law.
These members were termed the radicals.
Other members of the board took the oppo-
site view and, championing the cause OF the
charitable institutions, argued that the proper
course for Congress 10 pursue was 10 appro-
pirate directly TO the institutions, as had
beon the custom in years previous. These
were called the conservatives.
A CLOSE CORPORATION.
The board Of guardians holds secret meet
ings, and is, besides, pretty close corpora
ton, but nevertheless it has been stated from
time to time that the bone Of contention has
provoked some pretty warm feelings, and the
designations OF j. j. Darlington and r.
Ross Perry We're handed in because
they had neither the time nor the disposition
10 struggle with the radicals. Miss Lor-
ing's resignation completes the victory OF the
opposition, and places the board ia control
OF those who favor the system Of placing
out" dependent children.
The regular annual meeting Of the guard
lans was held yesterday afternoon at the
headquarters in the Walker Building. All
the members were present except the presl-
dent. Miss Loring.
b. Pckman Mann. Simon Wolf. and Mrs.
Lucy S. Doolittle having been reappointed
September q for a term Of three years. and
MISS LOring's resignation having been
handed in, a reorganization OF the board
was made necessary, and it was accom-
plished.
Mr. Wolf was made president. Mrs. Mary
l.. -. MacEarland vice president, and Mr..
Mann reelected secretary and dsDursing
officer. The executive committee consists Of
the officers mentioned and Mrs. Doolittle and
w. j. Miller. Herbert Lewis will continue 10
act Is agent
Mr.. Mann submitted his report showing
that out OF the quarters allowance. -. $50. OF
the appropriation made 10y Congress tor this
year for the care Of children. the board had
TO pay $3.50 for children other than feeble
minded, while the expense on account OF the
feeble minded was over $1,000.
This makes a deficit OF over II 100. and il is
apparent. the report states THAI unless the
District authorities MAKE some arrangement
n sstrf fp- IA 7a1 rf ~bEaT-
will have to be thrown upon the community.
SOME INSIDE FACTS.
A member of the board last night gave TIE
TINES the following version Of the cause of
Miss Loring's action: when the charity ap-
preparations were under consideration
in the Senate last July Senator
Blackburn made violent attack upon the
board, charging il with inellcieacv and eX-
travagance. He gave as his authority Miss
Lorlng, the president OF the board
The board called special meeting immedi-
aJely upon learning Of these charges, and
passed TWO series OF resolutions, one request
ing the Senate Committee on Appropria-
tions 10 Investigate the charges, at the
same time protesting that they were
entirely unfounded. The other. addressed to
Miss LorIng, calling upon her TO explain her
action in making the charges.
by letter, which was brought before the board
for consideration. but as many members ofthe
board were Out Of town the final disposition
Ol the matter was postponed until September
and then upon representations that she was
soon 10 return TO town. aud that it would not
l'e fair 10 discuss the subject in her absence.
at the request OF her friends action was post
poned until the present or October meeting.
SHE SENT NOTICE..
"Instead OF appearing before the board.
she sent letter stating that she had pre-
pared a letter of resignation from
the board in July last and had
just sent it to the judges who make the ap-
pointments. The board therefore concluded
that she was without the jurisdiction and con-
tented itself with passing a resolution
that tie reply she had written to the resOlu-
tion passed in July was unsatisfactory, aud
the further consideration OF the charges made
by her was postponed until after the investi-
CATION 10 be held by the Senate this winter
Practically Mss Loring resigned under fire.
Miss Loring positively refused last night to
be interviewed upon the subject. she could
not be induced 10 make a statement even
when told that ii was reported that her resig-
nation had been forced
Mr.. Wolf only remarked when seen: "AIiss
Loring is an estinaaie lady and a con-
scientlous worker in the cause Of divinity"