The evening times., 1900-02-02
THE WHITE CROSS TROUBLES.
Denial That Peace and Harmony
Now Prevail

The troubles Of the National White Cross
Society instead Of having reached a happy
conclusion with the resolution adopted al
he last meeting when Mrs. Jane V
Creighton, the president general Of the or
ganization. was publicly exonerated Of
charges which rumor had brought against
her. seem TO be growing.
bill has been introduced in Congress
for the Incorporation OF the society ard
| Instead Of advocating IT'S passage. certain
members of the society are saif to be
preparing to oppose il.
E. J. Roche the treasurer general cf the
society. said that the trouble ia the orgaHi-
zatjon had been happily ended by the resO-
luton of exoneration but thai a small
element of dissatisfied members still ex-
isted as they always would exis, in such
bodies.
He said that the special invest eating
committee, of which he was the chairman.
had found the report of Mrs. Creighton TO
be entirely satisfactory, and that the resO-
,ion referred 10 had been adopted and
PASSED upon this knowledge.
The following statement was made yes
terday by the second and third vice presi-
dents. Mrs. Sarah II. Hatch and Miss I=s-
bel $ Chamberlain.
This organization that has had such an
cphemeral existence. seems to have been
entirely a one-persCn affair. Hotwithstand
ing that it has had regular officers who pre-
sUmahly had charge Of the management.
and by the names Of distinguished people
being upon the board. Of directors il very
naturally inspired the confidence of the
public ia the organization and the work in
which il pretended To engage, and while
the article referred TO is intended 10 Ofse.
number of reports concerning the man
agement of thS affairs. and the utter unre-
liability of some of the persons engaged
in the work il still remains fact that the
affairs are in such a condition that IL the
public are at all interested they should
demand a specific investigation so that ali
OF the acts of such a public charity should
be laid bare for the approval or the con
demnation of those who have been 50 far
interested in the mission as To make nm
ancial contributions toward its success
which undoubtedly would be a very wise
course. as many of the ladies and gentle
men connected with the organization can
connection Herewith il they are 10 BE- the
subjects of criticism and the objects OF
suspicion.
1T is said that one of the officers at
tributed the circulation of certain reports
to the dissatisfied element in the society.
There is no dissatisfaction in the society
except among those VINO are honest them
selves. and wish to be honest with the pub
lie in desiring only that fair and square
reports should be made not only to the
society. but likewise TO the public and
until this is done it is very certain that
there will be dissatisfaction.
This week the Senate District Commit
tee has. recommended a favorable action
on Senate bill 25S1 to incorporate the Ma
tional White Cross OF America The COM
mittee is acting under misapprehension.
and before the subject can BE- considered
by the Senate. the true facts OF this or
ganization will be placed before those who
are interested in the passage Of this act
in the Senate. and notwithstanding the
favorable report of the committee il should
be re-committed for further and closer
scrutiny into the affairs of the organiza-
ton up to this time. prior TO sending u
out TO the world with the sanction of the
Congress of the United States.