The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-28
Big BILL OF THE RED CROSS
Eleven Thousand Dollars for cabled
Greetings From Rulers.
Leading omcfaIs os the society Pro-
Tossing Ignorance - to Who
VIII Have to pay.

A communication of the following i'm
port has been received by The Times:
rs ii true. as stated in communica-
tion from New York tc The Times Of De-
hcember 26, apparently on the authority of
an official of the Red Cross Society, that
that society has a batch Of greetings
from rulers ard ether persons of note. the
gathering OF which cost the society Sill
9e0?' At this moment the writer has be-
fore him an appeal from this society for
contribution to its funds. But L the
society can afford S11. goo for batch Of
greetings from anybody, its aeed is not
apparent. Is there no mistake, then,
either IN the fact or in the management
Of the seeietyz,'
This communication bears the sigma
ture Of one OF the most puoiic-spiTited
citizens of Washington
when the communication vas submit
ted 10 Mrs. Ellen Spencer Nussey, one Of
tie vice presidents OF the american Red
Cross, she said she did not know aay-
thing Oh the subject OF the alleged ez-
peuditIre OF s11 e99, or who is 20 foot
the bills Mrs. Aussey stated that the
Red Cross Society has aEraD ged 70 held
.'tEeEtieth century watch meetings IN 2
number OF cities and towns throughout
the country, for the purpose e. raising
permanent fund The admission fee IS
fixed by those having charge OF tsze inset
fngs in the various places For this par
pose, the society has requested the rep
resentatiyes of this country abroad to Sc
cure the greetings above referred TO
from rulers potentates and prominent
people to te read at the watch meetings
Mrs. Aussey said that the greetings were
rel = - Published before they have bsen
read ct the msefinss and sac proEesssi
net n ksoW the names CO any CT he
rulers or potenzates fran whom greet
inss hsYe besE received.
10 satsa Easerg Niil be held Ia la5s
1ily E2 Mrs AuSseTe because no suitzEzs
church or thea Ire could 6e secuTes-sseT-1ae
PURPOSE Mrs Massey professad a6scsate
Ignorance * T. w1a assrsyed tie costs Ct
sselrilg tae greetings but she admitted
thas thsv misb5 1aRs 70 be PAD y he
sosssty4 SHe said that william ]. Father
OF the Riggs National Bank wao is s5A
national treasurer OF the society. could give
full Information on the subject as coming
within his Jurisdiction.
Mr. Father, when seen about the mat
ter also professed absolute ignorance Of
the financial end Of the affair He 7aid
that Frank D. Higbee, with offices IN the
St James Building IN New York. acted as
cure the greetings. and that he paid all the
expenses connected Herewith out OF his
own pocket. No arrangements haG been
made, said Mr Father so far as he knew,
to reimburse Mr.. Higbee for the outlay
sIt is possible. however" said Mr.
Father, that all costs may be covered
By the admission fee charged to these
watch meetings" Mr. Father refused to
say whether he paid any money to Mr.
rserfar7s-sS IN
connection, and referred the reporter to
3. Il. Warner, who Mr.. Father said. is
one Of the vice presidents of The society,
and could give all the information looked
for
Mr. Warner, it was said, at his Office
on F Street, is out OF town, and will not
return for about a week