Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-06

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M Hilburn then said that he had been in
business IN this city Cor thirty-six years and
| Is acquainted with every business man in
| the city, and added that every business man
Knows Mr. Emery. Mr.. Hilburn though it
a,, SHAME on the city of Washington to go
outside for secretary 1t plainly said. in
ms opinion, that Washington could nor sum-
| ply competent men.
The Committees Explanation,
Mr. Woodward followed. His committee,
| he said, was of the opinion that Mr.. Emery
| wished to retire from the position of secre-
tary, and, he went on to say, the problem Of
municipal government is a science. If the d.
Commissioners were going to lay out new
| system of sewerage they wouldn't stop at
the bounds of the District in looking for a
| civil engineer, and he thought the same
| ought to apply in the case in question.
Dr. Gallaudet again arose, and after stat
ing that he dated his residence in Washing
| ton since 1.-The good old times before the
| war;" went on to say that he could express
| only the greatest confidence in Mr.. Emery
| and, as a member of the committee, could
| say mat the committee did not mean the
sngntest rejection on Mr.. Emery when it
! nominated Mr.. Wilson. Deep and serious
problems are involved in the dispensation
| OF charities,' continued the speaker. I'VE
are all aware that Mr.. Emery has not given
| his entire time to the work, and we haven
expected 1t of him for the salary he receives
we need a man who has given time and
| thought to the problems of sociology Mr.
| wilson is recommended by such men as
PRESIDENT Gilman of Johns Hopkins Univer-
81 sity and Prof Ely of Wisconsin, formerly
letter from Philip S. Ayres, general
| secretary of the Associated Charities of
! cincinnati, was read, speaking very highly
of Mr.. Wilson.
If you vote to put Wilson in shall sup
| port him heartily" said DIR. RamsdeIl. who
was next recognized, but If he is not
elected l want 1t understood that you will
give undivided support to Mr.. Emery. Did
you hear, Mr. Woodward, the vote a while
| ago, and then can you say that il was the
sentiment of this meeting that Mr.. Emery's
resignation be accepted? And didn't YOU
Know that the resignation was laid on the
table,? And here DR.. Ramsdell became so
vehement that it was necessary for the
chairman to rap for order and inform him
70 direct his remarks to the chair. "Mr
Emery is not exactly what / want" con-
| tihued Dr. Ramsdell, but neither is the
Associated Charities, and neither am l what
l would like to be. Why don't you support
MI. Emery? Come to the meetings of the
poard. Don't only show up when there is
night on hand. Come and give your sup
port and advice"
What Two Ministers Said
The president of the retiring board of
| managers. DR.. Parsons. supported all that
had been said in commentator of Mr.
Emery, but added that the association
disband. IA man in Mr.. Emery's position
cannot grapple with the situation" the
speaker went on to say. He has other
things first in his mind. We must have a
| man who can give his entire time to the
work ! will support Emery If he will lay
aside all other interests. AS an inkling
rom rom the inside, l will tell you that Mr..
Emery has worked night and day at times
and more than earned his salary but he
mas recently made an issue between him.
self and the board of directors 1t was the
nrst time l was ever disappointed in Mr.
Emery. l submit that the report be adopt-
ed without amendment
Rev; Randolph H; McKim, pastor Of the
Church of the Epiphany, declared that the
matter was not personal one between two
men. but was to decide whether or not the
great work Of charity is to be conducted on
greater and more scientific scale THE
report of Mr. Emery shows that we are not
graphing properly with the sociological
evil, said DR.. McKim. at is broad fact
that the condition Of things here last win
ter encouraged and not decreased pauper-
Ism. This is a great scientific problem. I
say let us get man who is expert in
the problems Of sociology: Lay aside all
personalities and get out of the rut. If the
man we need is in Jupiter or at the south
pole, bring him from there"
Again DR.: Bradford took the floor. II say
amen to all that has been said by DIR. Nc
KIM, he began, but do not jump out of
| the frying pan into the fire. Don't pick up
man we don't know anything about"
II
ly against the statement that nothing was
known of MIR. Wilson. but he was promptly
called to order. THE recommendations of
men who are superintendent of charities
do not go very far with me-" continued DR..
Bradford. But let us compromise. Let
Wilson come here and live a year so,
and then We will decide whether he is the
proper man. Do not say tonight that he
shall come here and thereby throw over a
man we know and who is ready to go ahead
of us at all times when work is necessary.
IF Wilson iS dntnQ such good work N To-
ledo, let him stay there"
Mr.. Davis remarked that the question al
Issue is "a practical as well as scientific
one. and went on to say that the recon-
mendation of theoretical men for thee.
retical man did not have much weight.
The Vote.
After further remarks by several others.
the question as to whether the name Of Will.
son should be stricken OUT and that OF
Emery substituted was placed before ths
Getting. BY rising vote Mr.. Emery had
twenty-three supporters and the opposition
forty-five, thereby defeating the amend
ment. The report of the committee as rem
dered was then adopted. the vote being for
ty-eight to sixteen. The majority of Mr.
Emerys supporters then left the meeting
The proposed amendments to the consti-
tuition. as decided on by the board OF d.
rectors, ard recently published in The
Star at the time, were read for the in
formation of those present. 1t being i'm
possible to vote on them, because two
weeks notice had not been given, as re-
quired. 1t was moved by Mr.. Janney and
carried that the association meet two
weeks hence to consider the amendments.
After deciding to lave one thousand
copies of the secretary's report printed.
and that the newly elected board of direc-
tors should meet at $3.50 o'clock Thursday
afternoon at the board rooms, the meeting
adjourned.
The New General Secretary.
Mr.. George s. Wilson. the newly elected
general secretary, at present holds sim
liar position with the Associated Charities
| of Toledo, Ohio. He is a graduate OF the
| University of Wisconsin. and took special
| course there. He went to Cincinnati on q
| scholarship to study the social conditions
of cities He remained In Cincinnati for
some time and is said to have done excel
lent work there. For the past year he has
been in Toledo. and. his supporters say,
has given perfect satisfaction. The Toledo
press has commended him on various oc-
casions and at the recent conference Of
the Ohio state charities Mr.. Wilson read