The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-29
MISS ALLEN,s STATEMENT.
She Denies tho Charges Of Nisappropria-
tion Of Teachers Moneys.

| Miss Elizabeth A. Allen OF Hoboken. who IL
| to be examined by q com m ttee Of the trustees
| OF the Teachers Retirement Fund oil q charge
| OF Misrepresentation OF moneys. made q state
| ment yesterday before the State Teachers
Association, which IL In session In Jersey
City. She said. after referring to the
action OF the trustees at Trenton on Tues
day. when the comm ttee was appointed TO In
vestigate the disposition Of moneys raised for
the benefit OF the fund through a concert given
in Jersey City in 1897, and an excursion in
May. last:
by implication. II not by direct charge. 1t Is
made to appear that have, In somo way. been
guilty OF making use OF these funds In a man
ner not contemplated when the moneys were
secured. In regard to the proceeds of last
springs excursion. would say that they arc
intact In tho possession of the treasurer OF tho
retirement fund department OF the associa-
ton. | was present at the meeting OF the
Boar 81 Trustees and voted for the resolution
for tho appointment OF the investigating COM
mittec.
THE charge seems 10 be tina. the moneys
raised by the concert and excursion were to 90
directly into the treasury Of the Teachers Re-
tirement Fund. This is not the fact. The con-
cert was given June g. 1897. In circular
datod May 10 occur these words: The pro-
the Teachers Retirement Fund In u circular
dated MAY \. addressed to prominent women
In the northern part Of the State asking them to
serve as patronesses. are these words: The
Ranizing aconcert tn be given at the Taber-
nacle, Thursday evening. June 3. 1897, to pro:
vide funds for the continuation OF tho work OF
the New jersey State Commlttee on Teachers
Retirement Fund
The peculiar aud really amusing feature OF
the whole bus ness is that personally was
never the custodian OF any portion OF the con-
cert funds. nor did ever dfsburse u penny Of
them. Disbursements were made on regularly
authorized vouchers 10y regularly elected
committee for this purpose, was not Q mem
Fer 81" Fund System %Gt has no%
covered nearly two years. You GER
iainIy are non no, aware tina, an ON on,
done In the way OF newspaper and magazine
work. circulars. correspondence.dc.: that post
stenography and typewritins cannot De- had Tor
nothing that those WHO have done the work
2E tho on s%%d 4s ony y nsy
money in carving on this WORK. bu, u
these matters that even within tho past four
months have advanced a considerable sum
discomfort and self denial to do without, al.
though the Trsa ,,sy OF me hstirement Fund
for such work by the Hudson County EKcur-
sion Committee.
AS TO the assertion that these funds have
Trenton for various purposes. can say they
are without II shadow OF foundation. Tho
same is true OF the assertion that such moneys
were used to buy flowers and presents
Gus classes OF expenditure Indicated
above. we have. / believe. never spent
penny except, for legal advice in drawing the
Retirement Fund Legislation and for other
matters directly CONCERNING the fund: such.
for instance, as a small payment TO former
Chancellor Bird OF Trenton for his opinion
that the state Treasurer is, by the terms OF the
law. obligated 10 administer the fund without
charge to the fund
In all the mOnev that hna been spent for tho
cause OF the Retirement Fund neither nor
my associates hive ever used penny In any
way that We are not quite willing you and the
public should know. From the date OF the be-
ginning Of the agitation for "a teachers
pension or retiring. fund system. nearly
ten years ago. until to-day, | had given
up every other interest in life except my
regular school work. and as to whether this
has been neglected or not leave to tho Board
Of Education. the teachers and the people OF
my own city who must take occasion TO say,
have in the most loyal. generous and helpful
snrit coOperated In my every effort to provide
an honorable resource for the broken years OF
our beloved co-wo6 rIs.
AS TO, tho ma'H'r At issue am content
TO leave the verdict to this association and to
the teachers and people OF New Jersey"