New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-24
LIZ TENNIS FROCK.

in stock and not in cash that would not apply
Would be sYes from int the remaining in his
hands after The 5000 600 needed was raised and ,hat
Carse. authorizing him to vote his entire original
amount Of stock until the whole shall be p1rchased
gift Of 10000 is to be in cash or in stock not worth
at the outside estimate more than Is cents on the
dollar. 1t also makes difference. when one s
attempting TO raise specified sum whether
amount is raised As to the contract the only rea-
bonds is that the stock secured by them would give
us controlling interest in the Temple until such
time as the entire building might be purchased.
Instead OF TITS we we 70 found that after the bonds
to Marshall Field before the womans, Christian
Temperance Union could vote one dollar OF the
this would pnehase So sd ndFo worth 20 not
than N7.lm II seemed TO us hardly n business
The original cost OF the Temple was N25Oo
&0c,00 OF which was subscribed. chiefly by capital
portion. Bonds amounting to 5000 900 were then Is
sued as lien upon the building. This entire block
10000 to the Field Museum There remained a
floating debt Of $50 200. which. from rentals. has
1T was In the mind OF Mrs. Carse that the enter
prise was first formed, and the convention bound
secured. The convention intended that the amount
should be IN actual gifts but Mrs. carse claims to
$500 900 subscriptions for stock wholly ignoring the
tact ina, TINS entire amount must be again raised
own"
MONEY RAISED BY THE W. C. r. U
How much money has been actually raised by
the women Of the Womans Christian Temperance
Unon?' the reporter asked.
Up TO October. 1897. Mrs. Carse reports the gift
fund for the ten years since the beginning OF the
enterprise ss5.ee4 or this amount the sl2 3s7 q
put into the finishing OF Willard Hall may be said
to be all tina, remains TO u.s. since the remainder
has been spent for interest and the necessarily
large expenses OF the Temple Trustees Office II
willard Hall cannot be secured society there
is nothing TO show for the entire amount. Mrs
Carse, trustee for the National woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union holds $500 in the
Of the union In addition TO this 10000 OF stock
is held in the name OF Mrs. Cnrse, our trustee
by the American Trust and Savings Bank OF Chi
cago. Against this amount the Temple trust
bonds Of $500 900 stand as mortgage.
I'm 1891, the money for the gift fund not coming
In as rapidly had been expected. Mrs. Carse
conceived the idea of securing n controlling interest
for the Womans Christian Temperance Union In
the stock of the Temple. She therefore urged
Miss willard to consent to the raising OF bonds in
Of 1890 90 Of stock This Miss Willard refused to
do. but Mrs. Carse construed the answer as tacit
consent to herself to issue them. She did so. and
they nave been sold all over the country, many OF
women purchasing them. some indeed In
ut was this view Of the which made Miss
Willard feel so keeny that the honor Of the society
bonds She had always declared that were not
legally responsible In any for the Temple. and
vet she felt that the public would not discriminate.
and that reproach would be brought upon her
"The Temple could never be really our own. be-
cause for 19s years ground rental OF $4,000 per
co FAR as n could be owned while standing upon
leased ground. we should be obliged 10 raise still
sf5 200 and this on the assumption That all the
conditional pledges shall be met.
The rentals Of the Temple have not yet been SUN,
Client to pay off the floating debt and last year there
was a deficit Of $1,000 on the running expenses II
has been stated us. what seems competent
authority that the same deficit will occur this year
NO LACK OF BUSINESS ABILITY
81 supposc there will be good deal OF adverse
criticism on woman's business ability. but when
so many enterprises In which men have embarked
have ended disasrously. | cannot see why the
Temple should be regarded In this light The failure
cannot seriously affect our organization, as we
stand for principles rather than for things. and
building could fifty represent us except the house
NOT made with hands the principles OF divine truth
and Justice worked out in human institutions The
threo human beings who knew Miss Wizards in
most thought best are Anna Gordon. Lady Henry
Somerset and Lillian VI. n. Stevens. and they
think We had better have more to do with tho
Temple They believe. do, that there is good
deal OF business ability in getting out OF hole
rather than going into II further.
1--WE accord to Mrs. Carsc fun sincerity IN ner
heuef-which by no means weakens our own rain
,n Inc fact that being led OF God In our
EFFORT to set the truth. the whole truth ana noth.
ing but the truth OF this matter before our great
constituency. There Is no argument win "hlcn 70
meet the claim Of Divine guidance except lne utl-
mate argument Of history. Each must follow her
own conception OF right and duty ana leave me
solving Of the problem 10 that innnite power WHICH
makes for righteousness.
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