Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-08
MISS LORING RESIGNS
The Board of Children's Guardians Regard
Her Reply as Ivasiye.
Mr.. Simon Wolf is OAOseA President
of the Board and Other Omcers
Are Elected. r

The board of children seguarlians held its
annual meeting Saturday afternoon at the
headquarters of the board, In the Walker
building. It was announced, through q let
ter from the president Of the, board, Miss
Harriet B. Loring that she had rendered
her resignation to the justices Of the
Supreme Court, by whom the members of
the board are appointed. This action Of
Miss Loring was a surprise to her asso-
ciates on the board and put a stop to any
further inquiry on the part Of the board in
regard to her connection with the charges
made against the board in the Senate by
Mr.. Blackburn. 1t will be remembered that
at the last session Senator Blackburn, In
the course of a speech. asserted that he had
1t on the highest authority, namely, from
the president Of the board, that the board
was run under one-man-power principle,
and that the policy Of the board was in
furious to the charitable institutions of the
city. These public statements naturally re-
ceived attention at the hands of the board.
and they not only requested that an inVes-
tigation be made by the Senate into the
truth of these charges, which request was
granted and a committee was appointed,
but a letter was written to Miss Loring
asking her to explain the statements for
which she was given as the authority.
The reply received from Miss Loring in
response to this request was. in the opin-
ion of the members of the board. evasive.
and no answer to the inquiry addressed to
her ANY further action in the premises, as
far as Miss Loring was concerned, was
made unnecessary by the announcement OF
her resignation. A resolution was adopted
by the board, which expresses the above
opinion as to the character of the letter
which Miss Loring sent to. the board. A
committee appointed by the board will APP
pear before the Senate committee on inves-
t.gation when the inquiry Is begun.
Officers Elected.
At its meeting on Saturday Mr. Simon
Wolf, who was the first president Of the
board, was elected president in place Of
Miss Loring. Mrs. H. b. F. Mcfarland
WAS elected vice president, and Mr.. b. Pick
man Mann. secretary and disbursing officer;
Mr.. Herbert Lewis was continued as agent.
The report of the agent. Mr.. Lewis.
showed that out Of the allowance for the
quarter. amounting to $3.50 of the appro-
priation made by Congress for this year
for the care of children, the board had
to paw $3.50 for children other than feeble
minded, while the expense on account of
the fceble-min6ed was over $3.50. This
makes deficit of ever S1,1O0, and it Is
apparent the report states. that unless the
District authorities make some arrange
mant to take care of feeble-mindcd children
thew will have TIC be thrown upon the COM
mUuity.
1t is stated that the number of wards in
the care of the board has increased greatly,
and while the appropriation last year was
S2i,NW this year 1t is only $1,000 The
care and maintenance Of feeble 1o1inded
children, heretofore undertaken by the In
terror Department, has been thrown On the
board, and owing to the crippled condi-
ton of the finances ana the increase in the
number of wards the board finds that it
has become a serious problem to do that
which Is essential Of
After full consideration of the situation
the board appointed committee consisting
of MIR. Wolf, Mr. Ha'iim and Mr. VIM
]. Miller to investigate the subject of
finances and to appear before the Commits
sioners and the committee on appropria-
tons,