The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-27
ROW IN WV. A.
Miss Harriet Broad, the Secre-
tary, May be Retained.
Failure to Re-emplOy Her Causes
Trouble.
TWO OFFICERS RESIGN.
Mrs. McClintock and Mrs. HUI
ron Quit.
Were President and Vice Pres1-
dent Of the Association.
TWO OFFICERS RESIGN.

retirs ss secretary of the local Young
Wonen's Christian Association, VII
probably be re-engaged by the poafu y y
trustees of the association. Inc - Doe-L
will meet Saturday ana II IS peli0sSo
that the former decision not 70 Le-Sl
gage Miss Broad will be recons lS-sS
This is the outcome of an insured
! ton of the men bers of the asosclaLloh
/ against the members Of the BOARD; Inc rs
| members of the association wanted N1lsa s
4 Broad retained. and II IS clalIleo IHs-N
! +he trustees were not altogether IN
/ sympathy with the feelings OF the nlelii-
/ bers In fact, there was quite sSAtou
/ split in the relations between the poalu
and the members, which mas nanl1es 81
/ ed itself in indignation meeths OH
| the part of the members. ,-...
/ A few nights ago, at this Indignation
| zion Of the members of the association (
/ called to protest against the retirement
/ of Miss Broad, a committee of i've was
appointed to represent the assoc ai .lqil
| mem ers before the board. Last nlgnl
] this committee held conference Win
/ a committee of I'VE from the ooaso o. o.
/ trustees The meeting is said to nave
/ l,aan AMIGA Bile but resulted in dennlte
! understanding that the members OF the
/ association did not approve OF the S &c
tion of the directors in dismisslng MISS
Strictly speaking. Miss Broad did
not resign. nor was she dIsmlssea:
though the members OF the assocla1lo155
saw that her withdrawal from the "oIh
arnoun4ed to the same thing as as
nissal Miss Broad was engaged TOT
period Of 10 months. The period Is
/ a bo1,t to expire, and had the board Oe-
eiye5 to retain her it would have given
! ,,otire of her Employment me mem
bers of the board justify thelr aeti on
in falling to re-engage MISS bIVdu ~
the assertion that she IS in poor neaAkl'
and that she has had opportunities OF
fered to go elsewhere which shoulq n0e
} he interfered with. The fact IS, now
z ever, that Miss Breads health is nlucH
better now than ever before, and thaI
She is willing to stay in Topeka.
Every effort has been made by the Of
2 ficers of the association 10 keep tle
facts in the controversy from the news
T7aners and it has even been denied by
t some of the officers that any trouble
Mrs, ]. c. MeClintock. who is general
= " supposed to be president Of the I.
e W G A. said today to a reporter 1oI
2 the State Journal:
Il am no longer president OF the as
=, sociation having resigned some time
!, ago because of the large number OF 9TH
: or duties which were crowdlng upon
me No meetings have been called, ana
while there are some VINO 1aNoi the
= tanning of Miss Broad as seerels.4y'
;. could not say what viii he done
Mrs. McClintocks resignation mas
been rendered to the board but mas
never been acted upon She is prooaply
stin the legal president She was tne
chairman of the conference comm &
70 appointed by the trustees to CONFER VA"
the members last night
a.
. and acting president during the receh'
trip of Mrs. McClintock to California
" said today: Il have nothing WhateNe'
to do with the Y. W. c. A. work any
h Soora am devoting all my time Il
charity work in my church. l am no.
Is vice president or acting president any
have called no meetings to consldel
I'd the question of Miss BrOad's retirement
IF there is any dispute about the matte
- II Is fol-. Mrs McClntock, the president
and the board to discuss was ashs'
he to cali a meeting Of the board VIM VIM
y Mrs McClintOck was away, ana oecnn
- ed because I did not consider It Wlthi
ne my. powers as acting president
&C. Mrs Huron would not give a dlree
answer to the question as to Whethe
ne she had resigned her position as VIZ
ts president but simply said; Il am en-
fireiv ont of the Y. NJ. c. A. work
ur is likely that her resiglnlatlon, Is IA "a
s. Miss Broad was also seen by q re
porter for the State journal ana +
vn fused to say anything FOR puplcdtao
mi about the situation.
nd IT is reported today that Miss Legget
the physical director, has also Ialle
- under the ban of the board and VIII "a
to be retained unless the members u -
his association demand it as they did IN II
case of Miss Broad.
fShe whole source of the trouble seen
Ioi to be that the board Of trustees Is cor
Sc posed of society women, and woms
-a4A who come little in contact with q
members of the association Ehey
~ not appreciate now popular MISS p V
IN. is with the mem bers when they feiltE.
her from her position here. Most OF q
tia members Of the association ana OF Il
- board deny emphatically that there
ana anv personal feeling in the matter. tn
BIG saw that the whole trouble was caus
bv the lack Of mutual understandil
can Of the board and the members, ana IN
] 70 the little breeze will bring the once
Of the orga nization closer to the mel
We bers in the future.
ince Miss Broad is the daughter OF t
- i he a-lf -CT ~
as representative Of the missiona
ord work in the Congregational churches
or Kansas. He had held the position
and many years. He was also trustee
yNashburn college. Miss Broad has ma
a success of her work in the local
". c. A, and the members Of the as
- I citation are much opposed to constan
tba changing the secretary, as has been
ou0- / custom in the past.
4. $50 Frances Barnett the general agent
lula- an eastern life insurance company.
lied a warm personal friend Of Miss Bro
nese and seems to be quite active as a Leaf
p in the movement to induce the boi
Il of directors to retain Miss Broad as S
rotary of the association.
A reporter for the State Journal e
" ed at her office in the Columbian bui
ing today to interview her in regard
fhe situation in Y w c. A circles
was with difficulty that the repor
% reached .er. A first atten pit was fri
less. but : second visit was product
OF better results.
Miss Barnett at first -efused 70
cuss the s1--1tion. She later relen
IS. and gave her version of the trouble
The board Of directors, she said,
COMPOSED Of a lot OF old ladies who
partially, if not entirely, ignorant OF
wants and needs of the associat
They would be better employed at h'
bv their own fireside knitting, thar
endeavoring to conduct the aIfalIs
the association. Two or three domil
go ing spirits control the whole board
- board is also too large anyway.
members of the board have been la
srs ing under the misrepresentation