New-York tribune., 1903-04-30
CONFLICTING STATEMENTS.
Army Relief Society Confused by Opposing
Views OF Speakers.

What was construed by many present an at
tack OF the government by Mrs Emerson H Lis
cum the widow of Colonel Liscur, who was killed
tr the attack On Tien-tsin, and defence OF the
government ny General Chaffee, were the main ele-
1nents in what proved heated meeting of the
Army Relief Society at the house Of John Bigeo",
No = Gramercy Park, yesterday forenoon AT one
tine II looked as If the Of the society might
VIE 70 6isband and after the meeting had ad-
jourrled an influential member cornered the re
poIters and besought them, almost Nlth tears not
the expression most generally applied TO the occur
rences Of the morning by some women ,.
II was the third annual meeting OF the society,
f1 reigIe5 appsrentIy in the breasts OF all. from
Mrs TsTlfeI Lamont the president. down, as the
officers and charH1en told OF the $S5S paio 10 ,; re-
c-en. $500 paid for the education OF army oflceTs
Women we're moved to tears as they heard Of the
tvvenfv-one benefciaries relieved and the sixteen
f6eR t5eG@iae iae prosident called on Mrs Liscu
MRS. LIsCUM CRITICIsEs GOVERNMENT
I am afraid you may not Ike what am going
n saw she began. Il speak from the army wom-
s7,,s roirt Of view and army and navy people are
not encouraged talk For myself have noI
yet been starved into gra6tu6e foF small IneTc1es @
50 much suffering. cannot but be little UNHAPPY
are grateful-grateful even 70 the government /
been 50 kind-it brought my husbands body nome
The 0 D Of Of SS oy 9 SIS 6e onf6 m a6fe for ihoe
highest in rank. and from that down to less than
7,sn s5y 2 an fold that our government is more
generous F N efiS fiG e4na6d such risks9 Is there
another great nation which declares - war with an
a few years ago when We seemed on the brink
of q war with England ! heard one Of our frontier
English gentlemen ask ~ lat GeLenJtS i; iate + H.
have no srr9y Wei We have few soldiers, and
b. the time they are all killed we VIII have d
volunteer army in the field e--. -,
I have sometimes wondered at the prsfect 10y
alty OF our soldiers to government which seemed
TO bold them in such slight esteem, - whom the
arrv was -tear-CleveIand. who would not ma ke
R2i6fi %ao d S{ he eoad to prevent which
the country was totally unprepareo aho - hooSV -
who Is one Of US. the head OF The army anu
q stpposed the Army Relief Society was a patr-
otic organizatior when joined it. not charity. =
BY the time Mrs. LiscuIn had h1isleo s3Iny t,r %
pretty flushed Othe~s picked nerrously at the the
fingers Of their gloves or Win Ins Sr from
chair TO chair until the Rev Donald Sage Macktly
ofer and l hearty Words q cheer Tor the society
GENERAL CHAFFEE DEFENDS
u will now ask General Chaffee to speak to US
said Mrs. Lamont. and General Chaffee a1nld
much applause. stood up squared his shoulders
and glanced across at Mrs. Chaffee. VINO was
looking smart in gray tailor gown, and salo
We of the military profession adopt II as a PIo- o.
fession. and when We adopt II we Know & wna' rs -
liable TO happen. Officers Of the army nave or
gauized mutual aid society which has now about
Der 5000 IS Immediately paid to his widow 1t
DenOCNeE
and my heart is cold to him if he does not a
soldier should make provision for his family IN
your efforts help you may get caught by the
undeserTIng. -, -,
Can a young officer afford 10 belong. with his
uniform costing between S4oS end $500 TO pay forE
objected woman
:'F5e must afford f." replied General Chaffee.
How far do you think S3000 win go in bringing
: widow and her children home from the Philip
pines and keeping them after they get hereE
asked another.
I don't want to be damper on your meeting,
said General Chafee- i SPOKE As / dld Io! tne
sake of the men who ought to belong and don't:
Aren't we ueeoed2" put in Mrs Louis Fltz-