Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-12
overthrow of the usurpation indicated in

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$500
this circular"
With the circular each member YVES sent
q proxy in blank asking that It be filled and
sent in to be used at the meeting II, case
the recipient did not intend attending. The
circular is clearly an appeal. It is stated by
of the president, Mrs. Ellen A. Richardson
OF New York, who arrived in Washington
last night. and who Will call the meeting
to order tomorrow morning DeIerate
from all over the country are arriving and
the indications point to a heavy attendance
Counter Circular.
Following the receipt of the above eireu
lar the charter members of the association
found in their mail, few days later. a sec
ond communication, dated Ithaca nv
December 2, and signed by Mrs. Susanna
Phelps Gage, recording secretary of the
association. In this the statements of the
hrst document are contradicted and counter
claims made. Addressed to "EeIIou, WorI
ers,' it begins:
As you well know, under certain cir
cumstances nothing is more misleading as
hgures and partial truths. This is SO in
large degree in the circular letter sent ont
by the popular fund division of the WAYS
and means committee. 1t is stated in the
circular that the differences of method and
of administration have within the last year
G.
ISOLATION The truth is this. The methods
of 1898, which are so lauded in the circu-
lar, were so disapproved by the strongest
financial supporters of the association and
seemed SO unwise to the trustees that en-
enlargement was not given and financial
aid was not voted from the funds OF the
association to continue them
In regard to the executive committee the
circular states that as soon as IT was def
nitely settled the appointment of one OF
the members was irregular the meetings of
the executive committee ceased but all
their acts were considered and adopted by
the board The committee, 1t is claimed
was authorized by the bylaws. The an
swering circular declares the officers men
toned have not taken upon themselves the
duties Of various offices. but legally fill. by
appointment election, the various offices
attached to their names. Regarding the
finances the circular has this to say:
The figures given for 1898 are correct
according to the report of the treasurer of
the board. Under expenditures for 1899 are
included the expenses for the annual meet
ing of 1898. 1t is stated. however, on the
opposite page that the expenses of the
coming annual meeting for 1899 should be
added. thus including the expenses of, two
annual meetings in one years expenditures
AS to the appropriation for the coming an
nual meeting-for the meeting proper the
estimated sum of 5000, the estimate being
made by the president-was voted by the
board. Three hundred dollars was appro-
prlated to the commemoration committee
who have in charge the exercises for the
important day in our history. the Tooth an
niversary of Washington's birth.
THE committee ways and means
under the craftsmanship of Mrs. Mallory,
has received pledges for 5000. payable
when 100000 is either pledged or in the
treasury. These pledges are from substan-
tial people with abundant means. and NAV
well be added to the 50, 1868 which the
popular fund division claims has been add
ed to the building fund this year Further
more. it must in truth be stated that the
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where faced by the opposition of those
who would not contribute as long as the
present executive is at the head of the as
ISOLATION.
popular fund division of striving TO over
throw the workers chosen in the first in
stance by the president herself. and who
have most earnestly labored for the asso-
citation ever since their early entrance into
the organization"
Referring again to the fight that it is ex-
pected will be made upon the present presi-
dent, if she should again be a candidate
for the office, and concluding, the circular
is follows:
IN December. 1891. the George Washing
ton memorial committee met in the city of
Washington. formed an association and
elected officers. In September. 1898. a
charter was obtained in, the District of
Columbia. which specified that certain six
teen individuals should act as board Of
trustees for the first year of the corpora
ton. With one exception these individuals
were officers of the original association.
Three Of the sixteen. Including the presi-
dent and the corresponding secretary, were
present when the charter was obtained
The charter was not seen by the other
thirteen persons until the annual meeting
in December, 1898. 1t was then found that
according to the provisions of the charter
no new officers could be elected for one
year, I. e., until 1899. This made the pres
ent executive president Of the association
for one year longer than she had been
elected by the association. 1t likewise con-
tinued the other officers for one year be
yond the period of their election by the
association. Hence those Of US who hold
office are doing so only by mere legal
technicality, and not by the will of the AS
ISOLATION. This has been a serious draw
back to the work of the association.
THE nominating mlnittee appointed by
the president before the annual meeting f
1:9S had, upon thorough investigation, de-
cided to present the name of Mrs Calvin S.
Rrice for president, AS stated above. The
election of officers had to be deferred for
one year. The same nomination committee
was continued by the action OF the board
of trustees in accordance with the Pc
visions of the bylaws"
AS final word, the circular declares:
The majority of those who have given
the strongest encouragement to the work
OF the association by d large financial sup
port are emphatic In the expression that
change In the executive is necessary
With these two circulars before the mem
bers it Is very evident there will be some
interesting debates during the coming ses-
sion or the association, which will continue
throughout tomorrow, Thursday .,nI Fri
day. An informal reception will be held
this evening at $50 O'Clock in the parlcrs
of the Hotel Raleigh, when members of the
association and their friends will be re-
ceived by the president of the association
assisted by a number of other prominent
women of this and other cities
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